Re: Modernizing a Macintosh LC III
On Tue, 12 Nov 2013, Patrick McCarthy wrote:
> On 11/12/2013 3:50 AM, Geert Uytterhoeven wrote:
> >
> > Can you try to add "keep_bootcon" to the kernel command line? That
> > should keep the boot console alive. It may conflict later with e.g.
> > macfb and the freeing of init memory, and crash horribly there, but it
> > may give some valuable information about what happens during the
> > "black hole".
> >
>
> This was valuable, thanks! I set the parameter and it showed that I'm
> getting a kernel panic for lacking an FPU.
Does the CPU have "02E23G" printed in the top corner? Most (all?) LC Macs
have this chip.
If the CPU has this mask set then FPU emulation isn't a viable solution.
You really need to get a 68040 chip (or a 68LC040 chip without the bug).
See http://www.mac.linux-m68k.org/docs/faq.php#sec-4.5
Finn
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