On Thu, Nov 10, 2005 at 05:25:51PM -0500, Rod Ross wrote: > Well seeing as how I am unemployed former ISSC/CTG IBM employee why not > ! I must admit I am acquainted with debian build kernel automation ( I > have been making my own for 7401 ppc on debian with make-kpkg for years > ). I avoid bitkeeper at all costs. Also, I am confused by the build > process on nubus. I understand all modules must be built into kernel and > a fake mach header must be patched in ( for mklinux boot loader ) but I > feel something was lost (ppp device ttyS0 , audio etc ) in the transfer > to debian's source code from the bitkeeper repository and kernel the > nubus-pmac.sourceforge.net project was using . I did download ( some > months ago ) the debian nubus source and patch but was unable to get a > proper build. The build completed but the mach kernel header was lacking > from the kernel and the kernel appeared to big. I guess it is time I got > back to trying to build nubus again. The boot process only worked using > mklinux bootloader for me and I tried them all. I realise a different > boot loader ( other than mklinux ) is needed for debian to accept it > because it is not free. Also the whole system depends on macos for > booting and this would need changing and certainly it is above my head. > So perhaps this nubus arch should just fade away ( like old cowboy ). If > you decide to proceed with me, please remember these machines are slow > and I prefer to build on them rather than cross compile so work on these > machines is rather slow.
Do you know if there is any information about how the boot process works for nubus machines? Is it different for each model? I have an old laptop I'm fond of (a 1400) that I'd like to use to learn about writing boot programs, but I haven't been able to find any information with which to begin. I suppose this is not something that is documented anywhere. -- Mike Small [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
