Subject: Re: NetBSD/G3 upgrade
To: John Franklin <franklin@elfie.org>
From: Bill Studenmund <wrstuden@nas.nasa.gov>
List: port-macppc
Date: 06/21/1999 12:37:41
On Sun, 20 Jun 1999, John Franklin wrote:

> On Sun, Jun 20, 1999 at 06:02:36PM -0700, David A. Gatwood wrote:
> 
> PM 7200 has OF 1.05.  The display device is /Platinum and the /
> .properties claims to be 7300 compatible.  I'll print it out when I get
> home.  I expect that support for the 601 is most of what you'd need to 
> get it working on a 7200, at least with a serial console.

Cool. Sounds like it'd be a good testbed for adding 601 suport. :-)

> Dunno about the 7500.  When I get the new brain for it, I'll check.
> I expect that it does, since it's a PCI Mac (like the 7200).  When
> I get the new brain for it, I'll try booting NetBSD on it, too.
> (My 7500 came from an auction and they had stripped it clean including
> the processor board and clock battery.  I've got an XLR8 G3/300/200 on 
> the way.)
> 
> >> Wait, are you sure about the 7300? It's on the "supported hardware"
> >> list...
> > 
> > No, not positive.  I thought its stock card was a 601... I know the 7500's
> > was a 601, and the 7200 is a non-upgradable 601, AFAIK.  I've only seen a
> > 7300 once, so....

Yep, the 7500 & 7200 had 601's, the 7300 and 7600 had full powerpc's (I
think both 604, but the 7300 I forgot).

Take care,

Bill