creating a bootable OSX CD on windows

Huldrich Bullsh!t · Post by **Huldrich Bullsh!t** » Wed May 25, 2011 3:05 pm

i downloaded an OSX torrent containing 4 cds and burned them but obviously they werent bootable. is there a special trick to create bootable OSX cds?
i have this powerbook G4 but dont have the system key so i need to boot from CD / BIOS
other question is what is the keyboard combination to enter BIOS in MAC?

all help is appreciated thanks in advance

siLLy KiD · Post by **siLLy KiD** » Thu May 26, 2011 7:32 am

everything i've read/heard for booting osx on a PC involves booting it from a flash drive...as far as booting from cd, your google guess is as good as mine...

Huldrich Bullsh!t · Post by **Huldrich Bullsh!t** » Thu May 26, 2011 2:33 pm

no i want to boot it on a mac G4 powerbook
i want to create the bootable Cd and since i dont have an apple i have to do it on windows...

siLLy KiD · Post by **siLLy KiD** » Thu May 26, 2011 6:03 pm

oooooooooooooohhhhhhh.....gotcha. well i mean the only way to make a bootable cd is using an iso burner, right...? whats the deal with your G4? it doesn't even boot up or what?

Huldrich Bullsh!t · Post by **Huldrich Bullsh!t** » Mon May 30, 2011 11:31 am

the cd is not bootable.
i could install the osx that i have from the running mac but cant boot from the cd...
in windows you can boot from every windows cd if the computer is compatible.
on mac there seems to be a trick needed...

torchETB · Post by **torchETB** » Thu Jul 21, 2011 10:52 am

I'm not sure what you mean when you say the disc isn't bootable, because you seem to indicate that your only barrier is telling the laptop to boot from it. I have a suggestion.

I don't know if there is a BIOS mode per se, but on the PPC models there's single user mode, open firmware mode, and some others that probably aren't what you're looking for. If all you wanna do is boot into the disc and not the hard drive, you might not have to get into command line at all.

Power on while holding the Option key. It will give you a simple graphic menu showing you the different boot volumes available: your HD, an external like a USB, and/or a disc if it is in fact a boot disc. At the very least it will show you your HD.

It's been a while since I had to do this, but googling "startup keys powerbook" is your friend and probably even gets you to the Apple website. Though IIRC there are only very slightly different keys for booting PPC versus Intel shits.