Re: Boot X extension
> > BS. Rather because MacOS has a tendency to mess up some hardware settings
> > and the X server has trouble coping with that mess. If you don't have to
> > use BootX (as in: ancient hardware) please use yaboot.
>
> i'm using (i.e. trying to use <s>) linux [1] since about three years
> on my 7500/g3/400 which might be called 'ancient', but ;-)) it's the
> only powermac i own.
If it doesn't list NewWorld in the PowerMac generation field in the
/proc/cpuinfo output, it's ancient in my book and hence may need to use
BootX. You did seem to advocate BootX use regardless of Mac model or OF
version, and that just doesn't seem wise.
Michael
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