Is there a Knoppix equivelent for PowerPC (Mac)?

Bill Freeman f at ke1g.mv.com
Thu Aug 12 14:41:01 EDT 2004


Travis Roy writes:
 > Bill Freeman wrote:
 > 
 > > 	Thanks to all for all of the tips.  I made myself a CD from
 > > the knoppix powerPC iso.  I'll let you all know how it works if I ever
 > > figure out how to get the drive door to open (the button on the front
 > > panel doesn't do it, could be broken), and then how to get it to boot
 > > from the CD.
 > 
 > When you boot it hold down the "C" key on the keyboard, usually right 
 > when you get that mac sound (half way between a ding and a dong I guess).
 > 
 > Then it will boot from CD.

	That probably would have been my next question.  Right now I
can't get it to slide out the drive tray under any circumstances: The
button with the triangle over the line (standard CD open/close symbol)
on the front of the box yeilds no result.  I suppose that it could be
locked (by default, since I've tried pressing the button really soon
after power on).  I haven't been able to find a software button to do
it.

	Just for grins I tried holding C while it booted.  No
difference.  (I get a chord played rather than what I'd call a ding or
dong.)  Might you know how to ask the OS whether it believes that it
has a CD?

							Bill



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