Subject: Re: What part does Mac OS play in MacBSD?
To: None <rgfischer@mail.hac.com, port-mac68k@NetBSD.ORG>
From: Allen Briggs <briggs@canolog.ninthwonder.com>
List: port-mac68k
Date: 05/04/1998 11:50:48
> I'm curious what part the Mac OS plays in running MacBSD.
> I know you want virtual memory off, video set to 1 bit, etc... but
> how much of the OS stay's in RAM once NetBSD is booted up and running
> on the machine?
Nothing, really. NetBSD just grabs some info from the MacOS and then
replaces everything.
You won't gain anything from installing a different system. In fact, I
seem to recall that a minimal system install is bad news to some of
NetBSD's mac-side utilities (don't recall the details right now).
-allen
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Allen Briggs - briggs@ninthwonder.com