On Sun, 27 Apr 2003, Oyvin Halfdan Thuv wrote:

> Hi,
> I have a powerbook 1400c (no openfirmware). Currently it is impossible to boot NetBSD on this computer. Therefore
> I was wondering if it would be possible to to it the amiga way (loadbsd from amigaos), e.g. using some
> bootup-extension (a la BeOS or MkLinux).

	Someone here already hacked a version of Linux BootX to boot a 
NetBSD kernel. I don't know if the changes were ever submitted and 
integrated into BootX or not. The larger problems with booting this 
machine come from the fact that it does not have OpenFirmware, so we would 
have to fabricate a device tree for each model (may have already been done 
in BootX) and that there is no NuBus glue. I honstly don't know what would 
happen if you tried to boot it. Chances are it would find the processor 
and probably a few of the devices that would attach to obio. You would 
almost certainly have to be on a serial console with a kernel compiled for 
one.

-- 
I'm trying to port NetBSD to my cup of tea, but it keeps kernel panicking 
on refill. This is odd, because I ported it to my toaster and my bookcase 
easily enough and it survives bread- and book-replacement fine.

Any hints?

Jared Earle - http://mail-index.netbsd.org/tech-ports/2002/07/04/0000.html