Subject: Re: ELF ?
From: David C. Hacker, DVM (dh55145@alltel.net)
Date: Mon Jun 11 2001 - 20:40:24 MDT
I tried to use the newworld rom v1.2.1 that was on my hard drive from the 8.5
install and it wouldn't work. I finally downloaded the 1.6 rom from apple
and used the util on MOL site to unpack it and it worked no problem Why
won't the installed rom work?
On Friday 08 June 2001 03:01 pm, you wrote:
> On Fri, Jun 08, 2001 at 01:19:58PM -0400, r-may wrote:
> > using the ROM image on the MacOS 9 CD worked just fine for me. I didn't
> > have to use strip_nwrom. But the one off the hard drive didn't work
> > whats the difference between the two?
>
> Below is the current newworld ROM compatibility list (support of the
> 7.8 ROM is only present in the devel tree).
>
>
> ROM Version Mac OS Version MOL Status Bundled with
>
> ===========================================================================
>=== v1.1 MacOS 8.1 - iMac, Rev A v1.1.2
> - iMac Update 1.0 MacOS 8.5
> Retail CD
> v1.1.5 - iMac, Rev B
> v1.2 MacOS 8.5.1 - B&W G3
> Macintosh Server G3
> (B&W) v1.2.1 - iMacUpdate 1.1 Colors
> iMac 266 MHz v1.4 MacOS 8.6 * Retail CD
> Colors iMac 333 MHz
> B&W G3
> v1.6 * Macintosh PowerBook
> G3 Mac OS ROM Update 1.0 v1.7.1 ? PM
> G4
> v1.8.1 - PowerMac G4 ROM
> 1.8.1 Update v2.3.1 * iMac (Slot
> Loading) iBook
> v2.5.1 ? PowerMac G4 (AGP)
> v3.0 MacOS 9.0 * PowerBook G3 Bronze
> Retail 9.0
> installed on iMac Retail 9.0 installed on B&W G3 v3.1.1
> p iBook
> PM G4 (AGP)
> iMac (Slot Loading)
> v3.5 MacOS 9.0.2 * PM G4 (AGB)
> iBook
> PowerBook
> (FireWire) v3.6 MacOS 9.0.3 p iMac (Slot
> Loading) v3.7 MacOS 9.0.4 * Retail / Software
> Update PowerBook (FireWire) v3.8 *
> Ethernet Update 1.0 v4.6.1 p iMac
> (Summer 2000) PM G4 (Summer 2000) v4.9.1 *
> PM G4 MP (Summer 2000) PM G4 (Gigabit Ethernet) v5.2.1
> p PM G4 Cube (Summer 2000) v5.3.1
> p iBook (Summer 2000) v5.5.1
> p PM G4 (with Radeon) v6.1 MacOS 9.1 *
> Retail (?), ADC v6.6.1 MacOS 9.1 *
> PowerBook Titanium v7.5.1 MacOS 9.1 * iMac
> (Early 2001) v7.8f3 xxx *
>
> ===========================================================================
>=== '*' = known to be compatible '-' = known to be incompatible
> 'p' = probably compatible '?' = might work
>
> ===========================================================================
>===
>
> The 1.8.1 version is the only ROM which is known to be incompatible.
> (Well, the ROMs bundled with MacOS 8.1-8.5.1 are unsupported too, but this
> is partially due to the fact that MOL is modeled after a B&W G3.
> If I ever get my hands on a newworld compatible version of MacOS 8.1/8.5,
> I might be able to add newworld support for these versions too.)
>
> I'd like to get some help completing this table. In particular, it
> would be nice if those who have access to 'p' marked ROMs could report
> whether they work with MOL (the latest version) or not. Also, I'd
> like to get information about ROMs bundled with new machines
> (e.g. the new iBook).
>
> It is possible to determine the ROM version by selecting "show info"
> in finder after selecting the "System Folder/Mac OS ROM" file in
> Finder.
>
> /Samuel
>
>
> ----------------------------------------------------------
> E-mail <samuel@ibrium.se> WWW: <http://www.ibrium.se>
> Phone/fax: (home) +46 8 4418431, (work) +46 8 7908470
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-- David C. Hacker, DVM 923 B St. #32 Schuyler, NE 68661 dh55145@alltel.net
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