So, here's my dilemma. I apologize now to the Mods if this is in the wrong spot, I was trying to figure out where to put it, but just couldn't sort that out.
I have my beloved iMac (PPC). I also have a Linux netbook. The netbook ran out of it's meager HD space so badly it won't start up. I ordered a larger SSD HD for it. Because the old HD won't start up, I can't transfer everything over to the new one. So, I've tried everything I can find online to make a Start up disk on a USB drive, from the Mac. I finally got that down this morning. It still won't load. So, I've gone one step further. The new SSD HD came with a kit to make it an external HD (for the presumed transfer of old to new on the netbook). I put it back in its kit and plugged it into the Mac, via USB.
Anyone know how (other than Fink, which doesn't seem to like me) to install Linux onto the little SSD HD direct from the Mac?
I know this is beyond just Mac stuff... but surely there are folks here somewhere who are familiar enough with Linux as well as Mac (since there's a subforum on Windows) to help guide me through this?
Any help would be greatly appreciated.
I've done the 'sudo dd' stuff in Terminal, I've played in Disk Utility... there has to be a way to do this...
Thanks,
ZK
I have my beloved iMac (PPC). I also have a Linux netbook. The netbook ran out of it's meager HD space so badly it won't start up. I ordered a larger SSD HD for it. Because the old HD won't start up, I can't transfer everything over to the new one. So, I've tried everything I can find online to make a Start up disk on a USB drive, from the Mac. I finally got that down this morning. It still won't load. So, I've gone one step further. The new SSD HD came with a kit to make it an external HD (for the presumed transfer of old to new on the netbook). I put it back in its kit and plugged it into the Mac, via USB.
Anyone know how (other than Fink, which doesn't seem to like me) to install Linux onto the little SSD HD direct from the Mac?
I know this is beyond just Mac stuff... but surely there are folks here somewhere who are familiar enough with Linux as well as Mac (since there's a subforum on Windows) to help guide me through this?
Any help would be greatly appreciated.
I've done the 'sudo dd' stuff in Terminal, I've played in Disk Utility... there has to be a way to do this...
Thanks,
ZK