Cameron Kaiser <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I believe that NetBSD does some things to Open Firmware that let > > you boot directly to BSD (no MacOS required). According to > > http://netbsd.org/Ports/macppc/models.html, the 7300 is > > supported... follow the directions and you should be OK. > > As a user of NetBSD 1.6.2 on a 7300, yes, it works fine. You'll need to > do a couple of tricks; you have to set Open Firmware's output device to > /chaos/control, and on Open Firmware ROMs of this generation, you need to > put in a kludge to control refresh rate and a couple other things as well. > Once this is done, the 7300 will boot NetBSD directly, no MacOS partition > required.
I was just reading the macppc FAQ at netbsd.org, and it says that the internal serial ports don't really work! Is this correct? Have you been able to use an external modem with your 7300? I guess I could get a USB card, but I'd have to get a USB modem too, and I really don't want to turn this project into a money sink. Thanks for everybody's suggestions, BTW. -- David W. Drake -- 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> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; 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 Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
