>> In OF,
>>
>> dev /cpu/PowerPC,604 .properties
>>
>> it might not have the /cpu prefix, as this depends on the version of OF.
>> The properties may have an l2-config node. If it does, OF is handling
>> it. If not, it's probably always on.
>
> Makes sense - since Apple made them and the board is specifically 
> intended to run with CPU modules with L2 cache OF should know.

I have some extra 9600 604ev machines. If someone wants to play around 
with Open Firmware, I can give you a shell on a machine where you can use 
the serial console to talk to one of these 604evs. I can set auto-boot? to 
false and let someone else take the serial from there.

John