Subject: Re: Why not BootX on Rev 2 G3 (New World) ??
From: David C. Hacker, DVM (dh55145@alltel.net)
Date: Mon Jun 18 2001 - 14:06:03 MDT
I think the problem with bootX on new world macs comes with Mac OS 9.1
something not compatible between the 2 most of the time
On Monday 18 June 2001 07:08 am, you wrote:
> I'm curious about this as well. I have a B&W G3, rev 1. and it boots with
> BootX. I assume that David's machine is a B&W G3, rev2.
>
> Nick
>
>
> on 6/17/01 6:44 PM, christopher.murtagh@mcgill.ca at
>
> christopher.murtagh@mcgill.ca wrote:
> > On Sun, 17 Jun 2001, Dr. David Sterling wrote:
> >> Hi. I'm running a rev 2 G3 with YDL 2 installed on a slave 30GB IDE
> >> drive.
> >
> > <snip>
> >
> >> Following my natural instinct (being a shoot-from-the-hip type of dude
> >> sometimes) I hastily installed bootX and to my (semi-)surprise
> >> everything works fine now and I start YDL with the bootX extension. But
> >> this is a new world rom system so this shouldn't work, right?.
> >
> > Is your G3 beige? AFAIK, only TupperMacs (blue and white) are New
> > World. So, the Rev 2 isn't New World, and that would explain your
> > problems.
> >
> > Cheers,
> >
> > Chris
-- David C. Hacker, DVM 923 B St. #32 Schuyler, NE 68661 dh55145@alltel.net
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