Subject: Re: Booting from PCMCIA
To: Radek Kujawa <streamer@cytrynka.infoland.int.pl>
From: John Klos <john@ziaspace.com>
List: port-macppc
Date: 08/11/2004 21:40:41
Hi,

>  I think it'd be nice to include information about booting from PC Card
> slots in INSTALL document. OpenFirmware 2 is able to boot ofwboot and then
> kernel from any ATA-compatible device inserted into PCMCIA slot. I
> installed 1.6.2 on my primary development machine (PowerBook 3400) this
> way. My PowerBook has no floppy, no cd and no on-board ethernet :).

I wonder if this is possible in the Airport slot of G4 PowerMacs. I just 
set up a G4 with a CF to IDE adapter and a 256 meg CF card to boot and for 
an emergency filesystem. I hadn't thought about trying to boot from 
something in there.

If I get a chance to test this, I'll let people know.

John