On (25/05/05 11:13), Michael Schmitz wrote: > > > > Is there any documentation on these partition maps? > > > > > > Use the source, Luke. Or search the Apple techinfo database. I don't know > > > of any other documentation. > > > > Apple's documentation of this stuff is surprisingly useful. If you really > > care about reading or writing them, look on the Apple website. > > Right, you would be the one to know this :-) Since mac-fdisk is strictly in > maintenance mode these days (waiting for parted to slim down enough to > fit onto install images), I don't feel like poking around in the Apple > docs. I still gladly take patches, though. > > > > The installer created the Driver43 and Driver_ATA partitions? I would have > > > thought the driver code to be copyrighted by Apple, and not > > > redistributable. Weird. > > > > I highly doubt the installer created the Driver partitions. My guess is > > that whatever the original poster was using to delete them didn't really > > do it completely. The code that Apple puts in them is very much copyrighted > > Nuking a partition table should really not leave any drivers behind, > though. > > > If someone was going to go to the trouble of getting that support in, it > > would be used first for bootable CDs on oldworld and nubus macs, I suspect. > > The awkward way of booting Nubus Macs is what keeps me from setting up an > old box with Debian around here. Not really worth the effort, building > stuff on that box is way too slow.
This is probably of no interest to anyone in the light of Michael's comments but if anyone is interested, I have an 8100/80 nubus Mac, here in London, looking for a home. It has woody installed and boots using a Mach_Kernel a la MK Linux. Regards Clive -- www.clivemenzies.co.uk ... ...strategies for business -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
