quick setup

J.R. Lillard mol-general@lists.maconlinux.org
Wed, 19 Jun 2002 07:57:37 -0500


i am using the newworld boot method, but i've got a beige g3.  so the 
Mac OS ROM file is not installed by default in the System Folder.  i 
tried using a 9.2.1 rom file this morning but i still got the same 
segmentation fault.

Nathanael Hasbrouck wrote:
>> since i actually saw things work once (without networking of course) i 
>> have to >think my setup on the mac side is okay.  i extracted a mac os 
>> rom file from the >os 9.2.2 updated.  this rom file is version 8.7 and 
>> is not listed on the >compatibility list on the mol website.  is it 
>> possible that there's something >in the rom file causing the crash?  
>> i've still got the 9.2.1 installer.  i >might try it with that rom 
>> instead since it's actually listed on the >compatibility chart as working.
> 
> 
> Wait a minute...this worked _with_ the rom file?  As of MOL 0.9.60, i 
> thought a rom file wasn't necessary.  You should be able to tell it to 
> use the newworld rom in molrc, and MOL will find and load the rom file 
> by itself.  Sorry i can't give you the actual line for your molrc - my 
> system is hosed at the moment. :^(  It should already be in there, and 
> say something about newworld, rom, or boot.
> 
> Hope this helps.
> 
> NRH


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J.R.