[ale] LinuxPPC image, is it iso9660?

[Wandered Inn]

Chris Ricker wrote:
> 
> On Wed, 13 Dec 2000, Wandered Inn wrote:
> 
> > I downloaded the 'apparent' LinuxPPC image from linuxiso.org, then
> > attempted to mount it using the loop device.  No go.  I figured what the
> > hell, so I burnt, what now appears to be a coaster of this 'image.'
> > Question is, I assumed that this would be an iso9660 format.  I
> > downloaded this for someone else, and know little about Apple hardware,
> > but expected that they use the same cdrom format, since I've purchased
> > cdrom games that have both Windows and Mac versions on the same cdrom.
> >
> 
> It's probably a ISO9660 + HFS (it needs the HFS partition so it'll be
> bootable by Macintrash).  See mkhybrid(8) for info on how to make the
> images....
> 
> If that's what it is, you should just be able to burn it with cdrecord.

Okay, so if it is iso9660/hfs hybrid, is there anyway to tell?  I used
cdrecord to burn the cd, but it won't mount on my machine and 'file
PPC.iso' returns 'data.'

Should I be able to mount it as hfs?

> 
> later,
> chris
> 
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> Chris Ricker                                               kaboom at gatech.edu
>                                               chris.ricker at genetics.utah.edu
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