Subject: Re: 1.4.2 macppc install notes
To: None <Havard.Eidnes@runit.sintef.no>
From: Bill Studenmund <wrstuden@nas.nasa.gov>
List: port-macppc
Date: 02/22/2000 15:26:59
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On Tue, 22 Feb 2000 Havard.Eidnes@runit.sintef.no wrote:

>    Note   Currently NetBSD 1.4.2_ALPHA requires a dedicated drive if it is
>           going to be run from a local disk drive.  In other words, NetBSD
>           1.4.2_ALPHA cannot be installed on the hard drive on which MacOS
>           and/or any other oparating systems reside.  This is because of
>           NetBSD 1.4.2_ALPHA currently does not support Apple's Disk Parti-
>           tion Map.

Note that this is a bit of a misnomer. The Apple Partition Map code is in
1.4.2. It's just that the tools to install NetBSD on such a thing aren't
there. :-)

Take care,

Bill

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