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>> 1. Does MacBSD finally support PowerBook ADB and SCSI?
>
>Tough call.  The Powerbook SCSI is still flaky, don't know what
happens
>with the new sbc kernels, but it trashed my partition irreparably
while
>mounting it.  C'est la guerre.
>
>I think I remembered hearing progress on ADB for some powerbooks
through
>MRG.  Don't know which models, though.
>
>Fortunately, video display is now functioning on most powerbooks. 
Three
>cheers to M.R. Zucca for his work on that.  Thus, ADB is the last
hurdle
>that hasn't been... reduced at the very least.

Last time I checked, there was also a kernal being developed by a
German gentleman so that NetBSD could boot without a serial terminal
(I guess that included support for video, ADB, SCSI, etc.). Does
anyone have any knowledge of his work or know how I could contact him?

I am assuming that once I get a kernal up and running sucessfully on
the PowerBook, that NetBSD will run fine. Are there other issues to
consider besides the kernal? I know someone has a PowerBook 180 or 145
working. I also have an old thread in my email archives (I keep way
too much email!) about someone working on a kernal for a PowerBook
Duo. Can anyone share personal experiences about NetBSD on a
PowerBook?

While I am here, I might as well ask this question... what third-party
software has been ported to NetBSD for Macintosh? If there is a good
amount, would anyone be interested in doing a NetBSD for Macintosh
CD-ROM distribution with me once NetBSD 1.2 is released? I have access
to CD-ROM writers, and would be very interested in putting together
such a package. It could even have a live filesystem in the CD itself
so that one could boot NetBSD off of the CD! I would only charge the
amount that it would cost to produce the CDs and the shipping. It
could even come with a hardcopy of the NetBSD Users Manual. Anyone
interested? Allen?

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Thessian Technologies

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>Monaco</PARAM>>> 1. Does MacBSD finally support PowerBook ADB and
SCSI?

>

>Tough call.  The Powerbook SCSI is still flaky, don't know what
happens

>with the new sbc kernels, but it trashed my partition irreparably
while

>mounting it.  C'est la guerre.

>

>I think I remembered hearing progress on ADB for some powerbooks
through

>MRG.  Don't know which models, though.

>

>Fortunately, video display is now functioning on most powerbooks. 
Three

>cheers to M.R. Zucca for his work on that.  Thus, ADB is the last
hurdle

>that hasn't been... reduced at the very least.


Last time I checked, there was also a kernal being developed by a
German gentleman so that NetBSD could boot without a serial terminal
(I guess that included support for video, ADB, SCSI, etc.). Does
anyone have any knowledge of his work or know how I could contact him?


I am assuming that once I get a kernal up and running sucessfully on
the PowerBook, that NetBSD will run fine. Are there other issues to
consider besides the kernal? I know someone has a PowerBook 180 or 145
working. I also have an old thread in my email archives (I keep way
too much email!) about someone working on a kernal for a PowerBook
Duo. Can anyone share personal experiences about NetBSD on a
PowerBook?


While I am here, I might as well ask this question... what third-party
software has been ported to NetBSD for Macintosh? If there is a good
amount, would anyone be interested in doing a NetBSD for Macintosh
CD-ROM distribution with me once NetBSD 1.2 is released? I have access
to CD-ROM writers, and would be very interested in putting together
such a package. It could even have a live filesystem in the CD itself
so that one could boot NetBSD off of the CD! I would only charge the
amount that it would cost to produce the CDs and the shipping. It
could even come with a hardcopy of the NetBSD Users Manual. Anyone
interested? Allen?


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Eldee Stephens III, Macintosh Systems Consultant

Thessian Technologies


http://members.aol.com/bpbenda/thessa.html

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