Re: G5 powermacs

[Michael <macallan%netbsd.org@localhost>]

Hello,

On Mon, 5 Jun 2017 11:25:17 -0400
David Riley <fraveydank%gmail.com@localhost> wrote:

> On Jun 5, 2017, at 11:22 AM, Michael <macallan%netbsd.org@localhost> wrote:
> > 
> > All Apple OF versions can read iso9660, in theory at least. There are
> > some weirdo versions which screw up though, Performa 6360 for example,
> > and that one can't even netboot ( ethernet is optional, OF sees the
> > bastardized PCI slot as nothing special and doesn't support even
> > Apple's own card in there )  
> 
> Quite honestly, there's no good reason to use a Performa 6000 series
> as anything other than a blunt instrument or boat anchor, anyway.
> Blanket policy should be to fire it into the sun. :-)

I'm pretty sure mine is the only one running NetBSD within a thousand
miles or so. It's an extreme example, and to be treated as such.
There's more weirdness in its OF - I wrote a driver for the onboard
video thing, and OF actually supports it ( unlike all the OF 1.0.5
machines ) but with the OF console set to onboard video it won't boot
from harddisk. OF console on a graphics card or serial and it boots.
Beige G3 has similar weirdness - it won't boot from harddisk unless the
OF console is set to either onboard video or serial, even with the same
card I use in the Performa...

Welcome to the wonderful world of Old World Apple OF.

have fun
Michael