Subject: Re: RC4 Release ISO (not hybrid) available
To: Tim Kelly <hockey@dialectronics.com>
From: Patrick Welche <prlw1@newn.cam.ac.uk>
List: port-macppc
Date: 10/28/2004 23:11:54
On Thu, Oct 28, 2004 at 02:08:23PM -0400, Tim Kelly wrote:
> > Does this mean that an alternative way to getting into OF and setting
> > all the relevant load-base parameters and what have you is to add
> > those to a BOOT-SCRIPT and just boot the CD? (no need for a second mac
> > to use as a serial console incase the default i/o is ttyb..)
> 
> I could be wrong, but I'm under the impression that Macs capable of
> reading CHRP-BOOT scripts don't need settings to be altered (and in
> the case of OF 3.0, it's very advisable not to alter real-base and
> load-base, as storing the new values corrupts the NVRAM....)

Oh :-( So it may well not work on the OF 2.0.3 box I'm stuck on.. (power
mac 5500/225)

Cheers,

Patrick