> * Even the ill-fated Apple Network Server featured O.F., although it was a
> primitive version of O.F.
ANS Open Firmware was actually more advanced than any other beige Mac OF
except the G3. Most beige pre-G3 PCI Power Macs used version 1.0.5; the ANS
was at 1.1.22, which had a number of bug fix
> I have to say it has been awhile since I have installed linux on that
> vintage of a PPC, and I can tell you it is ALOT of work.
> First things first: You need to get a copy of BootX:
> http://penguinppc.org/bootloaders/bootx/
> This is the boot loader used for "OldWorld" macs
Hey Don,
I have to say it has been awhile since I have installed linux on that
vintage of a PPC, and I can tell you it is ALOT of work.
First things first: You need to get a copy of BootX:
http://penguinppc.org/bootloaders/bootx/
This is the boot loader used for "OldWor
Op 20 mei 2012, om 17:57 heeft Don Wakefield het volgende geschreven:
> I have an older Mac: a PPC 7600 with a Sonnet G4 400 meg upgrade card using
> OS 9.1. The question I have is: What procedures and/or additional software
> would be necessary to enable a dual boot system which would allow Um
I have an older Mac: a PPC 7600 with a Sonnet G4 400 meg upgrade card using OS
9.1. The question I have is: What procedures and/or additional software would
be necessary to enable a dual boot system which would allow Umbutu of some
flavor to be used periodically with my 9.1 when necessary? Idea
