Re: oldworld-ppc: quik, initrd, bootx & manual (was Re: timeline for next month and next two releases)
Holger Levsen wrote:
>
> conclusions
> ---------------
> i think i should file the following bug reports, i will do this tonite if
> there are no objections:
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> - document the use of bootx in the manual (with link to mac os 7.5
> installation disks)
Remember that MacOS 7.5 doesn't work on all models of OldWorld Mac.
Folks should check the matrix on this Apple web page:
<http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=8970>
to see if their hardware can run MacOS 7.5, before they invest a lot of
effort in downloading 19 floppy image files and burning a bunch of
floppies they can't use.
If you want to lobby Apple to release selected later versions of MacOS
for free (as in beer) you can sign the petition at:
<http://www.PetitionOnline.com/macos8x/petition.html>
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>
> favorite quote from http://www.penguinppc.org/mac/#bootloaders
> Old World Macs must use either BootX (which requires a bootable Mac OS
> installation) or quik (which must deal with the buggy firmware of that era).
Sadly true!
>
> regards,
> Holger
Enjoy!
Rick
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