On Mon, Mar 26, 2001 at 02:55:53PM -0500, Adam Di Carlo wrote:
> tillman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
>
> > Well, there are still problems in dbootstrap for powermac, for example it
> > can't create a rescue floppy
>
> I didn't even think the floppy on PowerMacs was supported at all, due
> to Apple's closed hardware.
the floppy is supported on powermac hardware, but creating a bootable
floppy for oldworld powermacs (newworlds don't have floppy drives) is
rather non-trivial and complicated. its not like x86 where you can
just dd the kernel to a floppy.
> > and I haven't been successful getting it to
> > boot from the hard disk yet.
>
> Yah, yaboot can be a pain in the butt to get right.
no quik is a pain in the butt to get right. yaboot is quite easy and
could be fully automated by dbootstrap using the tools i have written
and which are already on the boot floppies. (ybin, ofpath,
mkofboot).
it is possible NOW to have a fully working `make linux bootable from
the hard disk' step on newworld powermacs. right now that step is
100% broken on this varient.
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Ethan Benson
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