Subject: Re: ADB...
To: Christopher J Mason <cmason+@CMU.EDU>
From: John P. Wittkoski <jpw@netscape.com>
List: port-mac68k
Date: 11/05/1996 12:01:02
Christopher J Mason wrote:
> Actually, it does boot. MacOS fakes a video card, from what I understand.
>
> The problem is in the booter, because it screws up the booter's
> detection of 32/24 bit address, and so the booter displays an alert to
> the effect of "You don't seem to be in 32 bit addressing mode, would you
> still like to continue??" Of course, since you don't have a video card
> in the machine you don't see this. But if you type return, the machine
> _should_ boot. You may have problems if you don't rig some kind of
> serial console. That's what I ended up doing on mine. I didn't
> actually have anything attached to the serial port, however.
Something in the back of my mind is telling me that the newest booter
doe not give you the option of continuing if you are not in 32 bit
mode. This may be a lapse in my memory, however.
> I ended up spending $30 for a Toby card.
Any pointers? I would gladly pay $30 for one of these.
--John