Bug#48778: powermac bf issues (was Re: Bug#48778: Feature has been implemented)
tillman <tillman@azstarnet.com> writes:
> Well, there are still problems in dbootstrap for powermac, for example it
> can't create a rescue floppy
I didn't even think the floppy on PowerMacs was supported at all, due
to Apple's closed hardware.
> and I haven't been successful getting it to
> boot from the hard disk yet.
Yah, yaboot can be a pain in the butt to get right.
> What I thought the writer was referring to, was the ability to access
> other filesystems within dbootstrap to load the kernel, drivers, and base
> system. I have been using dbootstrap from the stable potato distribution,
> and have been able to mount both my internal IDE disk (HFS) and other
> external scsi disk (also HFS) using the dbootstrap menus. Also, when
> installing the kernel or base system, you have the option to use instmnt/
> to mount a filesystem and that works for the HFS volumes also.
>
> I see in reading more closely, that perhaps the writer was referring to
> the fact that the kernel and drivers are both installed in one step, and
> so can't be installed from two different places.
Yes, exactly.
> But I don't see that as a serious liability;
No, I don't think so.
> and from the documentation it looks like the i386 dbootstrap works
> the same way.
Yup.
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