Subject: Re: HFS & us
To: Bob Nestor <rnestor@augustmail.com>
From: Jake Luck <netbsd@10k.org>
List: port-macppc
Date: 02/29/2000 15:12:37
Pefect, that sounds like a place where I can do some work. I will keep you
guys posted on my progress of code migration. 

-jake


> This is correct.  Sysinst/macppc only knows how to populate a dedicated 
> disk; it does not know how to partition and populated an HFS disk like 
> sysinst/mac68k.  As far as I know no one has tried pulling sysinst/mac68k 
> into the macppc port. My efforts to do so have been hampered by system 
> crashes trying to build the parts and pieces of an Installation kernel 
> for it.  The sysinst/mac68k code shouldn't have much problem running on 
> the macppc port.  The Apple disk Partition Map is identical for both 
> mac68k and macppc systems.
> 
> You have identified the correct file, but you still need to grovel around 
> and find out where the bootstrap is written so it can be disabled.  It's 
> not in this file but there is probably a call in here that invokes the 
> routine that does the job.
> 
> Hope this helps,
> -bob
>