Re: Stopping the PPC

[Ignatios Souvatzis <is%netbsd.org@localhost>]

On Mon, Mar 05, 2001 at 10:01:19PM +0100, J.O. Aho wrote:
> On Mon, 5 Mar 2001, Ignatios Souvatzis wrote:
> 
> > - determine that we have a ppc capable board in loadbsd
> > - switch it off.
> > 
> > We'd have to watch for nice fun effects. E.g., loadbsd doesn't work from
> > MorphOS, obviously; thats a nuisance. Switching the PPC off on that board
> > is however not only a nuisance, but much worse.
> 
> You could make it quite simple, just a check if the person is runing MorphOS 
> or
> not. If, then just give a small message that loadbsd can't be run from 
> MorphOS.
> 
> Other option could be that loadbsd makes a small RAD unit where it stores it
> self and reboots the machine (this requers that the RAD unit has a high
> boot-priority). I know this would make the loadbsd alot bigger and more
> complicated to code too. But thats just a silly tought.

Oh... if at all, we should make a RAD unit with the miniroot (and bootblock
etc) in it. Now THIS is an evil idea but  ... I'm shivering with anticip-ation.

Are RADs really bootable?

Regards,
        -is