[Sugar-devel] Adventures with GPA Macbooks

[Sean DALY]

Not sure if this is useful info, but the OSX 'bless' command can be
configured to boot removable media only once, or persistently.

Sean


On Wed, Sep 23, 2009 at 8:19 PM, Caroline Meeks
<caroline at solutiongrove.com> wrote:
> I also tried to update the launchpad question so we have one place to look
> for all the info.
> https://answers.launchpad.net/soas/+question/81566
>
> On Wed, Sep 23, 2009 at 1:56 PM, Caroline Meeks <caroline at solutiongrove.com>
> wrote:
>>
>>
>> On Wed, Sep 23, 2009 at 1:34 PM, Bill Bogstad <bogstad at pobox.com> wrote:
>>>
>>> On Wed, Sep 23, 2009 at 11:15 AM, Caroline Meeks
>>> <caroline at solutiongrove.com> wrote:
>>> >...
>>> > Bottom line is we'll get a lot farther if we can use the macbook laptop
>>> > cart.
>>>
>>> Did you ever get the exact model number of those macbooks?  It would
>>> help when researching precise hardware compatibility issues.
>>
>> I'm hoping the attached screenshots will help. Anurag will be back on
>> Friday and can gather more info if you let us know what is needed.
>>>
>>> >...
>>> > I think the next thing i want to try is a CD version of Bill's Floppy
>>> > boot.
>>> > It works differently doing a full linux boot then booting another
>>> > kernal on
>>> > the USB.
>>>
>>> There is a (fixable) issue with just burning the floppy image as the
>>> 'boot floppy' on a CD that involves the fact that 'floppy emulation'
>>> CD booting requires using the BIOS to read/write the emulated floppy.
>>> I think I can move the necessary config files into the initial
>>> ramdisk.   However,  I haven't  had the time to decide if this is the
>>> best/most maintainable way
>>> to do this.  Even once I get you an ISO using my boot floppy, I
>>> wouldn't be surprised if you still have problems.
>>
>> Problems seem to be a good bet! What the golly gosh jimminy crippers is
>> going on?!? Why does it work once and not again? What is linux doing that is
>> keeping MacOSX from booting even after all the linux medium is removed?  why
>> are these macbooks different from all other macs anyone has tired before?
>> My thought is the problem seems to be around how its looking for the USBs.
>>  Your boot helper works in a fundamentally different manner, doing a full
>> boot of one kernel then booting the next one.  It seems worth a try. Mostly
>> because I only have one idea that seems better and I am in super stubborn
>> mode these days.
>> Thanks Bill today is really pushing my family friendly email list limits.
>>>
>>> Bill Bogstad
>>
>>
>>
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>> Caroline Meeks
>> Solution Grove
>> Caroline at SolutionGrove.com
>>
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>
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