>> >There was some talk of using the work done by the MkLinux and NuBus >>>Linux people to create .kext files that would allow OS X to be run on >>>NuBus machines, but OS X 10.2 looks to have killed that (and 604 >>>processor support). >> >>What do you mean, 10.2 killed that? Details, please! > >Even if you use XPostFacto, Mac OS X wil not run on a machine with a >604, 604e or 604ev, and I presume also a 603 or 603e CPU. You can >still run it on an old 60x machine with a G3/G4 upgrade, if your >machine is supported. >Ryan Rempel, the author of XPsotFacto, is working on getting around >it but the nature of the refusal to even get to the 'Happy Mac' >screen indicates the latest version of the OS X Mach Kernel has been >rigged to refuse to boot on a 603/604 machine.
So in other words, Apple pulled a dirty "hardware detection" trick in 10.2 that wasn't there previously. I don't understand that at all. If people want to try to run OS X on other (unsupported) hardware, it's no skin off Apple. So why do it? Isn't the kernel part of Darwin, and therefore OSS? -- Tim Larson <>< <>< <>< <>< <>< Info. Services - Internal Medicine Clinical Systems, Mayo Clinic, Rochester Of all tyrannies, a tyranny exercised for the good of its victims may be the most oppressive. - C.S. Lewis -- MaX-list is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... / Buy books, CDs, videos, and more from Amazon.com \ / <http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/redirect-home/lowendmac> \ Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> MaX-list info: <http://lowendmac.com/linux/max.shtml> Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/max-list%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Macintosh? Get free email and more at Applelinks! <http://www.applelinks.com>
