Do you have the source for this modified loader? Is it Open Source? Bryan.ONeal@asu.edu wrote: >Well, the knoppix people probably could not help because (and correct me if >I'm wrong) PPC is not a popular port for Knoppix. I asked on a few Yellow Dog >list and they sorta indicated I was a fool for even trying (since I should >only run installed YDL?) And the Ubuntu forum was not very responsive to my >request I think, like asking BSD questions on Mac forums, they know it's >relevant, but it still scares them :) > >BTW the Mac forums where dead quite to the question and the XUsers group had >never heard of the use of this advanced boot loader / small host os thing to >read and load OS from a file. Eventually some one smarter then I shall port >something cool, and when they do I will say "Hey that's cool" :) > > >Not a big deal, when I get some cash I am thinking about picking up a F/W >drive and just loading a few things on their. I just wanted to play with a >few live distro's and use the CD/DVD-R drive > > >On Thu, 14 Apr 2005, ec wrote: > > > >>Join and ask the forums on knoppix.net. ??? >> >>--- Bryan.ONeal@asu.edu wrote: >> >> >> >>>Hehehe, yha, but can you do it on a PPC using soft >>>partitions (disk images of >>>.iso or .dmg files?) ie. boot to a disk image on my >>>G4.... >>> >>>A while back I had a modified loader (from some one) >>>that read .iso files as >>>active CDROMS and loaded them as if they came from >>>the CDROM. Unfortunatly >>>I can not find my i386 version and even if I did I >>>would still need a PPC >>>version (Sigh) >>> >>> >>> >>>On Thu, 14 Apr 2005, ec wrote: >>> >>> >>> >>>>Even tho I have Mepis installed, I am on >>>> >>>> >>>Knoppix3.6 >>> >>> >>>>mirrored image right now Bryan! Here's how in >>>> >>>> >>>Knoppix. >>> >>> >>>>http://www.knoppix.net/wiki/Basic_Poor_Mans >>>> >>>> >>>>--- Bryan.ONeal@asu.edu wrote: >>>> >>>> >>>>>I would love to be able to do this sort of thing >>>>> >>>>> >>>for >>> >>> >>>>>a couple of live CD's on >>>>>my G4 laptop... ie. boot to a disk image... >>>>> >>>>> >>>Any >>> >>> >>>>>thoughts? >>>>> >>>>>On Thu, 14 Apr 2005, ec wrote: >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>>>Oh, and it looks like you have more than one >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>hd on >>> >>> >>>>>>that or at least more than one partition. You >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>could do >>>>> >>>>> >>>>>>a 'poor man's install' of Knoppix to another >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>partition >>>>> >>>>> >>>>>>so as to free up the cdrom/dvdrom writer if >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>only >>> >>> >>>>>one >>>>> >>>>> >>>>>>on the machine. What it does is copy verbatim >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>the >>> >>> >>>>>cd >>>>> >>>>> >>>>>>and with the Knoppix cd in the cdrom, it loads >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>only >>>>> >>>>> >>>>>>vmlinux...about 2 seconds worth then runs off >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>the >>> >>> >>>>>>'poor man's copied cdrom on the partition. >>>>>> >>>>>>http://www.knoppix.net >>>>>> >>>>>>should have a 'how to' on poorman's install. >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>If >>> >>> >>>>>not, >>>>> >>>>> >>>>>>email me, I know how to. >>>>>>--- Richard Whitney wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>>>Hello! >>>>>>> >>>>>>>I'd like to save what data I can from this >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>drive. I >>>>> >>>>> >>>>>>>have tried to reinstall >>>>>>>like 5 distors and they all report >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>unrecoverable >>> >>> >>>>>>>errors on hdf1 (/home). >>>>>>>It's always been separate from / (hda1). >>>>>>>Recovery experts! >>>>>>>If you need the exact error from, say, >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>Fedora - >>> >>> >>>>>I >>>>> >>>>> >>>>>>>can produce that. >>>>>>> >>>>>>>Thank you in advance! >>>>>>> >>>>>>>R. 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