On Wed, 2007-11-07 at 23:02 +0100, Martin Bochnig wrote: > Martin Bochnig wrote:
> For example, only think > about how difficult it would be to boot a Solaris_x86 kernel via that > method. > In my view this whole project would be a waste of time and resources. > It is a pity. > > Only remember how long it took to just move the Solaris_x86 kernel from > the pre-Newboot framework to Newboot. I had experimented a bit with > that, too (circa snv_14 versus snv_16). Grub would never be able to boot > a legacy pre-Newboot Solaris kernel. Nor would a Newboot based kernel > ever successfully boot when started from DCA: You would instantly get > panics during the attempt to initialize the kernel. > > The whole stuff would add tons of complexity to the Polaris project and > wouldn't really lead to anything usable. > My personal opinion, unfortunately. > QEMU or PearPC are attempting to emulate *parts* of *some* ppc based > platforms. > Even *if* they came close to that goal: Then it would still be a > completely different box, not a PegasosII or ODW. > You can actually get exactly that if you just buy a used PoerMac or any > used RS/6000 from ebay. For a low (end-) price point such as $15 or > something. > > > > -- > > Regards, > > Martin I'm a hobbyist and have tried qemu out on Fedora Linux on a Power Mac G4. The PPC target is presently non-functional, though the next release is scheduled to be in January. Don't know what may change, however. I have tried to use Sparc and x86 Solaris 10 on qemu, but sparc target is as broken as PPC and it freezes during installation on x86. It does get into the GUI, but then freezes with the console window open. So maybe there'll be something to look into with the next release? Eric Wood
