> I believe that NetBSD does some things to Open Firmware that let > you boot directly to BSD (no MacOS required). According to > http://netbsd.org/Ports/macppc/models.html, the 7300 is > supported... follow the directions and you should be OK.
As a user of NetBSD 1.6.2 on a 7300, yes, it works fine. You'll need to do a couple of tricks; you have to set Open Firmware's output device to /chaos/control, and on Open Firmware ROMs of this generation, you need to put in a kludge to control refresh rate and a couple other things as well. Once this is done, the 7300 will boot NetBSD directly, no MacOS partition required. -- ---------------------------------- personal: http://www.armory.com/~spectre/ -- Cameron Kaiser, Floodgap Systems Ltd * So. Calif., USA * [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- There are 10 kinds of people: those who read binary, and those who don't. -- -- MaX-list is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... / Buy books, CDs, videos, and more from Amazon.com \ / <http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/redirect-home/lowendmac> \ Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> MaX-list info: <http://lowendmac.com/linux/max.shtml> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/max-list%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
