On 11/01/2005, at 4:52 AM, Larson, Tim ((Corporate)) wrote:
Hello MaX fans!
A friend is giving me his copy of A/UX, so I'm in for some more retro computing! I have a couple questions, though.
1) Can one just add the 68882 to '030 machines, or upgrade LC040 to full '040, and run A/UX on "unsupported" machines?
Background: Finding a machine to run A/UX on is tough. I only keep Macs I have specific uses for, because otherwise my wife would kick me into the garage to live with them. :D So my only 68k Macs are IIsi, LC III, Q840AV. A/UX doesn't support AV models (bummer!), so the Quadra is completely out. Of the others, both lack FPU, which A/UX needs. I know IIsi ethernet cards exist which can add an FPU, but the LC III is better (smaller, faster). Are there any LC NICs which have a FPU socket? (I think I have a LC NIC, but I don't remember it having a FPU socket.) If so, I'll look for one. I'd rather not drag another 68k machine home, for the reason given above, especially since they are all physically bigger than the two I have.
Looks like the IIsi is your only bet. It's a pity a Powerbook 500 isn't included in the list of compatible machines - then this little fantasy could become a reality! http://www.danamania.com/glgallery/vhacks/powerbook_550c
Anyway, From the A/UX FAQ at http://www.faqs.org/faqs/aux-faq/part2/
==================================================== G.02) What's the minimum system I need (CPU, disk and RAM) to run A/UX? ------------------------------------------------------------------------
A/UX 3.0 works on the MacII (with PMMU _or_ 68030 upgrade with FDHD ROM's
installed), IIx, IIcx, IIci, IIfx, SE/30, IIsi (with 68882 chip) and the
Quadra 700|900|950 computers. A/UX 3.0.1 (and later) adds support for the
Q800 and Centris Machines (the Centrises _must_ have the real 68040 w/FPU -
See Q&A #G.03). A/UX will run on the Quadra 610 and 650s (recall that A/UX
requires the _real_ 68040 chip!) with a little bit of work:
You should make a copy of the A/UX Install Boot floppy and then copy the
Enabler for the Q610|650 onto this copy. You then boot up from this floppy
and install A/UX as usual. Finally, you'll need to copy the Q610|650
Enabler onto the A/UX MacPartition (or whatever MacOS disk you will use
when starting up your Mac and booting A/UX); do this by first booting off
a boot floppy or boot CD and then copy the Enabler over. You do _not_ need
to make any changes to the A/UX System Folder (i.e. the System Folder used
under A/UX).
A/UX will NOT run on the PowerMacs, any AV machines, any PowerBooks (or
portables), the LCs, the Duos, the ClassicII, the Q605 or on the Quadra
630... It is recommended that you NOT run A/UX 3.1.1 on the II, IIx, IIcx or
SE/30 machines, since their MacOS-compatibility is unreliable under 3.1.1
===================================================
I've personally tried A/UX in a Quadra 605. It starts running, then blanks out part way through boot and doesn't go any further. Adding the full 68040 there didn't help - I suspect that was unsupported video hardware at least.
dana --
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