On Tue, Aug 20, 2002 at 11:38:39AM -0400, Larry Coltharp wrote: > Thank you, Jim....that's just my point. Would it not be possible to > create a custom set of hardware extensions and set them up so they > would load first and then recognize that external FireWire drive and > then allow it to boot? > > Again, I'm thinking this for 9.x as X does not have extensions. > > Please, anyone jump in here and help educate us.
Don't extensions load from the hard drive? Doesn't the circular problem still exist? If you understand Forth, you could hack a FireWire driver into OpenFirmware and (I think) solve the problem. At least until the next PRAM reset. > Larry > > >Thanks to Larry Coltharp writing on Tue, 20 Aug 2002 09:20:37 -0400 for > >the following comment: > > > >>Hi again...now that I've been informed that there is no way possible > >>to boot an external FireWire on these old machines, even with 9.x, > >>I'm wondering if someone would explain why this is impossible in a > >>more technical way. > > > >This is just a layman's effort: The computer cannot know if there is a > >fireware interface if it doesn't have the right firm-/software to > >identify it. Pre-firewire machines must load that information from your > >bootdisk, thus cannot boot from a firewire disk it cannot recognize > >before booting! Later models recognize firewire from their firmware and > >can boot accordingly. > > > >Did I do okay, all ye critical readers who know more than I? > > > >Jim Dwyer > >Munich, Germany > > -- > > -- > Unsupported OS X is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> > > Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> > > Unsupported OS X list info <http://lowendmac.com/lists/unsupported.html> > 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/unsupportedosx%40mail.maclaunch.com/> > > Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com -- Carl Kreider Wind River Doctor Design Services 700 E Beardsley Suite 14A Elkhart Indiana 46514 219-206-8050 x112 [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] ============================================================= Failure is not an option. It comes bundled with your Microsoft product. -- Ferenc Mantfeld ============================================================= -- Unsupported OS X is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> Unsupported OS X list info <http://lowendmac.com/lists/unsupported.html> 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/unsupportedosx%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
