i got to start mol... almost. No rom image

[Samuel Rydh]

On Wed, Oct 30, 2002 at 03:20:35PM +0100, Jorge wrote:
> The 'Mac OS ROM' file is
> >not installed in the System Folder on those... Either
> >
> >i) boot from the MacOS install CD and  install MacOS from within MOL
> >(recommended!), or
> do i have to mount the cdrom to mnt/cdrom and then boot startmol?

No.. just do 'startmol -1'. This will boot MacOS from the CD (if you
are using the default /etc/mol/molrc.macos config file)...

> Would it make to crash my macOS partition wich i use daily for work?

If you rename your System Folder and debless it by putting
the Finder file into a newly created folder, 'disabled finder',
then you should be able to install a new System Folder on the
your HFS partition without affecting the old one.

An alternative is installing MacOS on a linux side disk image.
(look in the archive for information how to setup a disk image).

> >ii) extract the 'MacOS ROM' file from the installer using
> > TomeViewer (it is **important** that the version of the MacOS ROM file
> > corresponds to the MacOS version. If there is a mismatch MacOS will
> > be buggy/refuse to start).
> 
> will this option let mi use the macOS that i'm actually usin?

Yes. But make sure you get the correct 'Mac OS ROM' file and put it
into the System Folder. Also, if MOL hangs in the middle of the 
startup, disable serial-related stuff like "built-in seral".

/Samuel