boot.iso does not work in G5

[Paul Nasrat]

On Wed, 2005-03-30 at 00:33 -0800, Ramble Leon wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> I got problems while trying to install FC4-test1 in my
> G5.
> the boot.iso is copied from images/mac64/boot.iso.
> I burned it to CD and booted the G5 from it, but got
> erros like cannot find \\yaboo.conf. 
> I mounted the boot.iso and found there is no
> yaboot.conf in the image(but there is yaboot.conf in
> images/mac/boot.iso). 

Yes that was a bug which is fixed in rawhide and will be fixed in test2.

> So I copied files out from the mounted iso, also
> copied the yaboot.conf from mac/boot.iso and make a
> new disc image by:
>  mkisofs -U -chrp-boot -r -o boot.iso ./boot.
> but the new disc does not work at all. :-( (I wasted 5
> CDRs)

Yes you need to have a hybrid hfs/iso9660 for that to work.

However, you should be able to boot to OF ( Cmd + Option + OF)

boot cd:\\ppc\mac64\ofboot.b 

from one of your coasters.

Paul