Linux PPC Live-CD not booting: why?

[Steve]

Luca Manganelli wrote:
> Hi, I'm a totaly newbie with PPC systmes (my friend has an old iMac G4
> 733 Mhz - the mac that fits all into a roundet and transparent
> blue-white CRT monitor).
> I have recorded a CD with live version of ubuntu and gave it to my
> friend. My friend inserted into CD, then rebooted its Mac OS X and
> none happened: boots only to Mac OS X. Pheraps there's a command to
> boot to CD and not to HD?
> 
> --
> "An algorithm must be seen to be believed."
>    -- Donald Knuth, in "Fundamental Algorithms"
>                                http://www.trapanator.com/blog
> 

I seem to remember (when I had an iMac years ago), that you have to hold 
a key down to get it to boot from the CD (when booting up)... I think 
the "c" key?? Good luck! I miss my old iMac... :-(

-Steve.
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