I tried the first one without luck but I was a bit tired and may have made an error. I'll try again in a day or two when I"m more rested
Wayne On Mar 6, 11:30 pm, Kris Tilford <[email protected]> wrote: > I just realized your MDD is dual-CPU. This will likely require a > slightly different patch because the G4 Mini is single CPU. The line > in the patch "dev PowerPC,G4@0" would likely need an additional CPU > which I'd guess would probably be identified as "G4@1"? I don't know > the nuances of Open Firmware, so it's possible the solution for dual > CPUs could be as simple as appending "G4@1" to the "dev PowerPC,G4@0" > like this "dev PowerPC,G4@0,G4@1"? > > Since I don't know the real answer for dual CPUs I think that the > simplest solution would be to enter the entire patch TWICE, once for > G4@0 and once for G4@1 in the line "dev PowerPC,G4@0". > > If you want to do this in a single operation without an intermediate > reboot, you could enter up to step #5 "nvstore"<Return> for G4@0 and > then repeat from step #1 again for G4@1 and only after the 2nd step #5 > proceed to #6 & #7 which tell the Mac to use these alternate stored > versions and reboot. > > It's possible you may need to read up on Open Firmware commands for > this dual CPU patch to work correctly, but it should be possible. -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list
