Re: Stopping the PPC

["Georges Heinesch" <geohei-ml%geohei.lu@localhost>]

Quoting Ignatios Souvatzis (05-Mar-01 22:36:55):

> On Mon, Mar 05, 2001 at 10:01:19PM +0100, J.O. Aho wrote:
>> On Mon, 5 Mar 2001, Ignatios Souvatzis wrote:
>> 
>> > - determine that we have a ppc capable board in loadbsd
>> > - switch it off.
>> > 
>> > We'd have to watch for nice fun effects. E.g., loadbsd doesn't
>> > work from MorphOS, obviously; thats a nuisance. Switching the PPC
>> > off on that board is however not only a nuisance, but much worse.
>> 
>> You could make it quite simple, just a check if the person is
>> runing MorphOS or not. If, then just give a small message that
>> loadbsd can't be run from MorphOS.
>> 
>> Other option could be that loadbsd makes a small RAD unit where it
>> stores it self and reboots the machine (this requers that the RAD
>> unit has a high boot-priority). I know this would make the loadbsd
>> alot bigger and more complicated to code too. But thats just a
>> silly tought.

> Oh... if at all, we should make a RAD unit with the miniroot (and
> bootblock etc) in it. Now THIS is an evil idea but  ... I'm
> shivering with anticip-ation.

> Are RADs really bootable?

Confirmed! I did it quite often some time ago.

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