Subject: Re: macppc boot process.
To: Izumi Tsutsui <tsutsui@ceres.dti.ne.jp>
From: Bill Studenmund <wrstuden@netbsd.org>
List: port-macppc
Date: 08/30/2004 12:41:58
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On Fri, Aug 27, 2004 at 05:11:21AM +0900, Izumi Tsutsui wrote:
> In article <20040826153026.94A2E4167B@mail01.powweb.com>
> hockey@dialectronics.com wrote:
>=20
> > As I indicated in an earlier email, I am concerned that
> > this approach could leave me unable to boot if the experimental
> > bootloader fails. Wouldn't I have to have a working system
> > to run installboot?
>=20
> Yes. You have to have altanative boot device on testing it.
> I used bootable CD-ROM to recover from it.

Tim, whenever you're working on such low-level things as bootloaders or=20
console drivers or initial kernel startup, you need good backup systems. A=
=20
bootable CD-ROM sounds like a good way to go.

Take care,

Bill

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