Subject: Re: MacPPC Firmware
To: Andy Ball <andy.ball@earthlink.net>
From: Michael Lorenz <macallan@netbsd.org>
List: port-macppc
Date: 05/18/2006 01:31:52
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Hello,

> I have thought about replacing some of my aging PCs with
> aging CRT iMacs and perhaps a (PPC) Mac Mini.  I recently
> encountered problems with an old iBook because the firmware
> was unable to boot NetBSD.  Am I likely to have similar
> problems with old CRT iMacs and a (slightly less old) Mac
> Mini?

I have a 1st generation iMac here, it refuses to run the NetBSD loader 
from the CD. Loading the same loader from a HFS partition and only the 
kernel from CD works fine though. Booting completely over the network 
works fine as well ( but is problematic, you will definitely want to 
run NetBSD from a local disk ).

have fun
Michael
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