[OT] - Downloadable Mac OS

[Julius Naim]

Hi Norberto

If you don't want to use BootX try Quik;

http://penguinppc.org/bootloaders/quik/

It boot via the >v3 Open Firmware.  To familiarise yourself with Oldworld OF
I recommend reading the guides for NetBSD which boots via OF on all PPC
Macs;

ftp://ftp.netbsd.org/pub/NetBSD/NetBSD-1.6.2/macppc/INSTALL.html
and
http://www.netbsd.org/Ports/macppc/SystemDisk-tutorial/

Also you could try MiBoot which comes with BootX but I haven't bothered.

Have fun

Julius

-----Original Message-----
From: yellowdog-newbie-bounces at lists.terrasoftsolutions.com
[mailto:yellowdog-newbie-bounces at lists.terrasoftsolutions.com] On Behalf Of
Norberto Quintanar
Sent: 12 October 2004 21:51
To: Eric Dunbar; Yellow Dog Linux Newbie List
Subject: Re: [OT] - Downloadable Mac OS


--- Eric Dunbar <> wrote:

> You MUST have Mac OS installed on a Beige G3 to run YDL on a Beige G3!
No, no, I don't.
<http://www.tanneryd.com/twiki/bin/view/Techstuff/YDLOnPowerCurveInstall>

> This also means you need a Mac OS licence for each Beige G3 on which 
> you plan to run YDL (plus, if you have Mac OS installed, you'll be 
> able to run MOL under Linux for your Mac users).

I don't want to run Mac OS any flavor

> Conceivably you could create a startup CD (or foppy if you put the 
> kernel on a partition) which has the requisite System Folder, [kernel 
> image(s)] and BootX but that's a lot of effort spent learning how to 
> make an obsolete Operating System (Mac OS 8) work on a CD-ROM.

Not if the eventual outcome is no Mac OS

> Of course... you still need a licence for each computer that is booted
> (concurrently) by that boot floppy/CD.

That's why I wanted Mac OS 7.5.X, it's free therefore no license needed.
But that won't work on my Beige G3/266 rev1 machine.
 
> The reason for this is that you must boot OS 8 or 9 before you boot 
> Linux. XBoot does the hard part of loading the Linux kernel but it 
> requires Mac OS to do its dirty work.


> FYI The Blue & White G3 (New World machines) is the first tower Mac 
> capable of booting Linux without requiring a Mac OS jump-start!
> (you
> use ybin for NewWorld
> Macs, and xboot for OldWorld ones).

I know that.
<http://www.sharplabs.com:8668/space/norberto>

> Sounds like you have enough OS 8 licences for three Beige G3s to run 
> YDL (kind of ironic that you _need_ licences to be able to run the 
> 'free' (it does have a licence but it's very permissive) OS YDL)!
> 
> Eric.

Thanks for your post Eric, but my goals are two.  1) To install YDL 4 on an
old world mac and post the faq once I do it. 2) To install YDL 3.0.X on an
old world mac WITHOUT a parallel install of Mac OS and post the faq once
accomplished.

Norberto



=====
--Norberto Quintanar 

"You belong to something bigger. From birth. And your life is spent
rediscovering the underlying principles, through various players -- coaches,
mentors, teachers, spouses, kids. It's in your genes. Your responsibility.
Destiny. Is all on you.  Lead, follow, or get out of the way."  
--Norberto Quintanar


		
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