Subject: Re: Can't run mol 0.9.58-1 on PowerTower Pro and LinuxPPC
From: Robert M. Fuhrer (rmf@asgard.pasttime.com)
Date: Sat Aug 18 2001 - 10:20:57 MDT
> Robert M. Fuhrer wrote:
> > I tried using the ROM file I grabbed from my machine, but that
> > doesn't seem to work. It dies mid-way through the boot process
> > (before it gets to loading any control panels), showing the little
> > empty plain dialog with no buttons or text in it.
>
> Because you can't run 9.1 on an OldWorld ROM (like what I'm guessing
> that machine has).
Huh? I'm able to run 9.1 on this OldWorld machine with its OldWorld
ROM (outside of MOL). I don't understand what you're saying, unless
you mean that MOL has some restriction that MacOS itself doesn't.
> > I also tried using the version 3.8 ROM file from the download
> > area. That gave me a msg "this install can't be used on your
> > machine" (paraphrased).
>
> You need to get the "Mac OS ROM" file from the system folder (should
> be in the System Folder on the OS 9.1 boot CD). Put it into
> /usr/lib/mol/rom, and specify 'newworld' as the boot method, and
> point to the appropriate file for the ROM image. (I don't think it
> includes strip_nwrom, and I don't think 0.9.58 needs it either.)
I *was* using the 3.8 ROM file with MOL's "newworld" boot method.
Unless I missed something, the 3.8 ROM file *is* a NewWorld ROM; it
just doesn't work. I think the problem was that the 3.8 ROM is too
old for MacOS 9.1.
Anyway, before I saw your message, I fixed the problem by using
TomeViewer to grab the 9.1 ROM file from my MacOS 9.1 CD. That
works fine.
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