simon raven wrote: > > I have some that can be used for testing, but don't understand all > > that might be needed to make it work. Two things right off the bat, > > though: > > > > 1) Oldworlds need proprietary code to boot CDs, and normally need to > > install from a 1.44 floppy, but the standard 2.4 image doesn't fit; and > > so you make one that fits. initrd the hell out of it and tweak cramfs > so it compresses more. or you use 2.2.x to boot it, and toss devfs out > (like you should anyway), and in the > whatever-is-the-equivalent-to-the-basedebs.tar or the netinst, you > download a 2.4.x kernel. i don't see why you should need to use devfs > when you can use syscalls and/or get info from proc and the OF devices. > > > 2) yaboot doesn't work -- quik is the free solution for booting. > > BootX can be used to boot from a MacOS installation, but many people > > prefer not to have MacOS installed or don't have system disks. > > quik is busted. it works, but it's FUBAR - we all know that and there > are some oldworlds that are going to be supported in yaboot2. if you > folks had bothered to contact the yaboot maintainer, you would have > known that. > > > At one time there were plans to support oldworlds in yaboot, but I > > haven't heard any news lately; there are no announcements at the > > yaboot website regarding it AFAIK. > > see my above. > > > -- > ##-----------------------------------------------------------------## > | http://www.nuit.ca/ | http://simonraven.nuit.ca/ | > | PGP key ID: 6169 BE0C 0891 A038 | | > ##-----------------------------------------------------------------## > -- see shy jo
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