yellowdog-general digest, Vol 1 #1076 - 11 msgs

[Rick Thomas]

Thanks, Isaac!

That's (DOCS) is what I was thinking of.  I never heard of the 
"DOCS#" variation, but it makes a kind of sense.  As I say, it 
works on older (single SCSI bus) Macs, which is what the original 
poster has.  I've done it.  But that was long ago, in a galaxy far 
away.

Enjoy!

Rick


On Friday, September 19, 2003, at 01:47 PM, Isaac Wingfield wrote:
>
> I couldn't find a reference to the "backwards" scan, but I did 
> find this in
> my files (Other than "C", I haven't tried these):
>
> Delete-Option-Command-Shift-#
>         Boot from a specific SCSI ID, where # is 0 through 6
>
> C	Boot from internal CD (Most late model Macs)
>
> Z	Boot from an internal Zip drive
>
> And this:
>
> During boot up hold down the Delete, Option, Command and Shift keys
> (remember the mnemonic DOCS) until your external device - Jaz or 
> Syquest
> - gives you the Happy Mac icon.  Then release these keys.
>
> Holding down DOCS prevents the internal disk drive from mounting.
> Releasing the keys as soon as booting starts then allows the internal
> drive to mount, but the external one has already become the startup
> drive.
>
> --
>
> Could it be that DOCS *without* an argument causes the backwards 
> scan? On
> single-SCSI-bus Macs, I don't know how it could tell an "internal" 
> from an
> "external" drive.
>
> Isaac