Can't boot CD

[ipodrulz]

I just downloaded ubuntu 6.06 ppc version... and i burnt it onto a disc without opening the file, but i tried to boot it (holding C at startup) but it didn't work. I also tried following https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Installation/PowerPC <- that guide and it tells me to do some stuff on open firmware. (Because I do use a third party keyboard also) but nothing seems to be working. When I tried to boot it using the boot cd;,\\txbi command it just gave me the phrohibition sign.. what to do??

[srgregson]

Are you sure that your firmware isn't password protected? Generally a Mac should boot up just fine from a properly burned cd, but if it has password protected firmware then there is nothing you can do unless you get the password from the admin or original owner.

[ipodrulz]

Well i am the first hand user of this iBook... and i do remeber playing around with firmware password.. but I'm not to sure if I actually set anything... Also I have tried holding option to see the boot options and the cd wasn't listed and I also tried the command + option + shift + delete thing, and that just showed a folder with a question mark and than flashing to finder. I'm not sure if I burnt this disc right though.. I just draged the iso file un-opened, onto a blank cd and clicked burn.....

P.S if I did set a password how would I undo that password???

UPDATE: I was bored and had some extra discs lying around and decided to burn many iso's in many different ways. Good thing I choose Disk Utility First. Now it works... and everything is fine..

[Jorge]

In what mode it worked? I have the same problem: I burned the ISO, but I was unable to boot from two different PowerPc's. They just ignored the disk at boot (holding C), although I can see the contents on the Macinstoh desktop.

[ixus_123]

I had this problem on my indigo ibook - I used 2 different computer to burn the images & various speeds but nothing worked.

In the end someone sugggested trying a shipit CD - I had to wait a while for it to arrive but it boot up right away.

I did get some issues with teh screen being split in half but that was resolved in another thread

[b5mC]

Yeah, at first it sounded like you wernt hitting "c" at bootup, however, an improperly burned iso will also give you the same results as you yourself discovered.

[ipodrulz]

In what mode it worked? I have the same problem: I burned the ISO, but I was unable to boot from two different PowerPc's. They just ignored the disk at boot (holding C), although I can see the contents on the Macinstoh desktop.

I just opened up Disk Utility and dragged the unopened ISO file into the source list... or the place where all your drives appear. than I inserted a Blank CD, and clicked burn... after that it just worked.. but now I'm trying to get it to install on a external USB drive..