Re: Bootable Debian install CD-ROM for Mac 68k
Brad Boyer wrote:
> On Sat, Oct 21, 2006 at 12:19:09PM +0200, Laurent Vivier wrote:
>> Yes. But a "dummy" driver returning "noErr" doesn't work.
>> I think it must call at least "AddDrive".
>
> Based on a look at the Driver technote from Apple, it looks like the
> driver from the disk is used to access disk blocks in the ROM code, so
> you need a full driver to be able to use the disk. Although you could
> leave out the write support in this case, I presume.
I agree.
The good thing: I think what is preventing to booting from a non-Apple drive is
in the driver. So, by writing a driver, I can boot from my Yamaha CD-RW drive
and use a CD-RW to develop the driver.
Regards,
Laurent
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