[Sugar-devel] Adventures with GPA Macbooks

[Sean DALY]

handy links for OSX boot key combinations:

http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1343
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1310

mentioned here:
http://lists.sugarlabs.org/archive/iaep/2009-May/005785.html

and here, I fleshed out most of a small script which could be run
(icon-click) from an inserted Sugar on a Stick to reboot from only the
next boot (bless command, -nextonly option):
http://lists.sugarlabs.org/archive/iaep/2009-May/005882.html

I did not manage to get Fedora to boot, possibly because syntax for
mounting filesystem was incorrect, possibly because of Fedora bug.

Sean



On Wed, Sep 30, 2009 at 10:22 AM, Martin Langhoff
<martin.langhoff at gmail.com> wrote:
> On Wed, Sep 30, 2009 at 12:06 AM, Caroline Meeks
> <caroline at solutiongrove.com> wrote:
>> Thanks Martin,
>> Does that give us any hint about whats happening? How is that PRAM/PROM
>> normally set?  Maybe we need to go change the default somewhere?
>
> Well, I don't know what procedure you are following. The standard
> practice on a Mac is to press a key early in the boot to get a "boot
> menu" that lets you choose the device. IIRC the key is 'O' (for
> Option?).
>
> The PRAM remembers that option, so next time it boots it tries the
> same disk. If you remove the disk (CDROM, external HD) it might get
> confused.
>
> So after booting from a CD-ROM, you want to either boot again with the
> O pressed and choose the internal disk for booting, or reset the PRAM.
>
> cheers,
>
>
> n
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