Date: Wed, 07 Nov 2007 00:04:49 +0100 From: Torfinn Ingolfsen <torfinn.ingolfsen@broadpark.no> To: freebsd-ppc@freebsd.org Subject: Re: HowTo: Install freebsd-ppc on a g4 mac mini? Message-ID: <20071107000449.65c6ee97.torfinn.ingolfsen@broadpark.no> In-Reply-To: <13610571.post@talk.nabble.com> References: <99bb78d00709280917o7a6f0c26y48c0a4b307da4527@mail.gmail.com> <200709282017.19482.freebsd@oliverlietz.de> <13610571.post@talk.nabble.com>
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On Tue, 06 Nov 2007 08:35:34 -0800 (PST) Robin Stevens <voltechs@gmail.com> wrote: > The only part I keep getting confused about is this. How do you copy > the loader from the FreeBSD install CD to the HFS+ partition? I can't IIRC, I just copied from the CD while I was in Mac OS. Putting the CD in another machine and copying it out there would also work, but then you need a way to transfer the file to your Mac (network or usb stick?) > Also, what if the mac is too old to understand Target mode? Holding > "T" down on boot doesn't do anything other than give me a big O with > a \ through it. Grey like the Apple logo. I'm sorry I need so much > hand holding :( If you are installing from Cd, why do you need target mode? Target mode is a way to make a (supported) Mac behave as an external (firewire) disk. HTH -- Regards, Torfinn Ingolfsenhelp
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