Re: port-macppc/53549 ppc601 machines need their own INSTALL kernel

[Martin Husemann <martin%duskware.de@localhost>]

The following reply was made to PR port-macppc/53549; it has been noted by GNATS.

From: Martin Husemann <martin%duskware.de@localhost>
To: gnats-bugs%NetBSD.org@localhost
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Subject: Re: port-macppc/53549 ppc601 machines need their own INSTALL kernel
Date: Thu, 30 Aug 2018 18:08:46 +0200

 On Thu, Aug 30, 2018 at 04:00:02PM +0000, scole_mail wrote:
 >  These patches create separate iso and boot floppy images for
 >  macppc/ppc601 machines.  The default macppc install media won't boot as
 >  the 601 kernel needs to be compiled with different flags and #define's.
 >  So the new iso and floppies should be the same as the original macppc,
 >  except for the kernel.
 
 Can we avoid the new ISOs?
 The name of the kernel to load is passed to the bootloader, isn't it?
 
 So even if the CD would not boot by default, it could be made to manually
 boot by dropping to OF and doing some settings?
 
 Or maybe the bootloader can figure it out and do some name magic, maybe
 restricted to the loader in the HFS part?
 
 Martin