Subject: Re: Running in Basilisk
To: port-mac68k@netbsd.org <port-mac68k@netbsd.org>
From: Joshua Coombs <jcoombs@gwi.net>
List: port-mac68k
Date: 05/30/2007 14:43:30
Amitai Schlair wrote:
> Has anyone recently tried running NetBSD/mac68k inside Basilisk? It
> seems like Nigel Pearson's OS X port[1] could be made to do it -- it has
> a knob for FPU support, among other things -- but I'm having trouble
> getting it to boot anything. (For comparison, the pkgsrc Basilisk
> probably won't run NetBSD/mac68k, but I had no trouble booting and
> installing System 7.0.1 from Apple's floppy images.)
>
> [1] http://www.users.bigpond.com/pear_computers/BasiliskII.html
>
> I figured if I could pull this off on my Mac Pro, we could have a speedy
> pkgsrc bulk build. Help appreciated!
I think the missing link is lack of MMU support within Basilisk and
other emulators.
Joshua Coombs