Re: BootX (linux version) and the install kernel.

[Donald Lee <MacPPC2%caution.icompute.com@localhost>]

In my experience, dead programmers produce very little code, and what they
do produce is of poor quality. ;->

-dgl-


>I would love to see you (or any body else) to work on it as soon as possible, 
>but survival of said programmer is better so I can wait.
>
>On 2012-03-12 02:09, David Riley wrote:
>> On Mar 11, 2012, at 12:00 PM, Pär Moberg wrote:
>>
>>> Hello,
>>> I would love to install NetBSD on my Power Mac 6500 and use it as at 
>>> development platform for all my old computers and other stuff.
>>>
>>> My problem is that I can't boot the installation kernel and I would love it 
>>> if some brave soul could make Bootx boot netbsd. Mainly since it is so easy 
>>> to use compared to ofwboot.xcf, also it makes it possible to dual boot 
>>> easily.
>>
>> That would be interesting.  I boot most of my macppc machines with 
>> ofwboot.xcf because I'm not looking to dual-boot, but I'd love to dual-boot 
>> my 7300.  Once I'm done my Master's thesis (May-ish), that might be 
>> something I could look into.  I've been threatened with death and/or 
>> castration by my wife if I don't finish this semester, though, so... 
>> priorities.
>>
>> On the converse side, I'd be interested in hacking EMILE (the Linux-mac68k 
>> boot-block bootloader) to boot more than just Linux images as well.  Lots of 
>> really neat ROM Toolbox magic going on in that code.  Obviously, this isn't 
>> the list for that project. :-)
>>
>>
>> - Dave
>>