Subject: Re: G4 SCSI
From: Jim Cole (greyleaf@yggdrasill.net)
Date: Fri Mar 17 2000 - 07:18:45 MST
Hi Dan.
That is also what I heard, and why I dove directly and painfully into
yaboot ;) I will drop BootX in and give it a try as soon as I get some
sleep and then let you know what happens.
Jim
Dan Burcaw's bits of Fri, 17 Mar 2000 translated to:
>Jim,
>
>Can you try this under BootX? I've heard reports that it does *not* work
>when booting from BootX.
>
>> Hi - Just received my brand spankin' new G4 500 with Apple's SCSI option.
>> Apple uses a card based on the ATTO ExpressPCI UL2D. This card does use
>> the Sym53C896 chipset. Installation of YDL CS 1.2 was stupid simple. The
>> stock kernel had no problem with the SCSI card. Fifteen minutes for the
>> install and about 12 hours of cursing while figuring out what the hell to
>> do with yaboot so I could actually boot it up ;) Course yaboot is maybe a
>> 10 minute task once you figure it all out *sigh*
>>
>> Anyway, unless Apple changes something, you can add the G4 500 and Apple's
>> SCSI option to the list of hardware on which YDL CS 1.2 will install.
>>
>> Off to patch the kernel and being the battle with X.
>>
>> Jim
>>
>>
>
>Regards,
>Dan
>
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