OpenFirmware on old world macs...

[sloopy]

On Fri, 2004-05-21 at 09:16, Bill Hughes wrote:
> I personaly use XPostFacto to boot into Open Firmware,
> but the drawback is that you either have to "try" to
> insatll OS X or have OS X installed (and the "OldWorld
> Macs are 'unsupported' for this of course), @ least in
> the 2.2.5 (stable) version of XPF.
> 
> Sloopy, 
> I'd be interested in viewing/using that patch if you'd
> be so kind to point me in the right direction.
> 
> 
> >not to mention on old world machines the default for
> open firmware is 
> to
> use the modem port not the keyboard and display...
> there is a patch to
> fix it but it mostly only works on some models (the
> power surge 
> machines
> 7300, 7500, 7600, 8500, 8600...) 
> 
> sloopy.
> 


here are a couple relevent links...

http://www.netbsd.org/Ports/macppc/SystemDisk-tutorial/

and

http://www.netbsd.org/Ports/macppc/SystemDisk-tutorial/of105patch.html


sloopy.

p.s. remember, playing with open firmware can make a machine
unbootable... so always remember the 'oh $hit' button is
command+option+p+r...