Re: make-kpkg trying to build wrong type of kernel

[Adam C Powell IV <hazelsct@mit.edu>]

Ethan Benson wrote:

> On Sun, Jan 14, 2001 at 02:58:34PM +0000, Bastien Nocera wrote:
> >
> > But the debian/rules file created by make-kpkg is supposed to take a
> > look at the sub architecture and use that as the target. So, because I'm
> > building on a Power Mac, it shouldn't build the .coff file, which is of
> > no use in this case.
>
> can't coff format kernels be booted from OF on an Oldworld mac?

Yes, they boot just fine on my StarMax 3000/160 (pmac 4400 clone).  AFAIK,
this is the way to make a boot floppy on these machines, before Bastien's
post I never knew they didn't boot on all pmacs. :-)

-Adam P.

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