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Post #13 by bd1308
Source Forum68kMLA
CategoryPowerPC
Post DateSat, 18 Aug 2012 - 04:33
Original URLhttps://68kmla.org/bb/threads/booting-os9-on-newer-unsupported-macs-part-ii.25922/
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Problem #2: There's a script that gets executed to determine whether or not to continue loading the ROM into RAM, or just puke all over itself. So there's still some digging, but at least I can test this on the new powerbook.

I accidentally changed the COMPATIBLE section of the chrp-boot section and bricked my install of 9.2.2 on my TiBook, but that should be easy to rectify.

If all goes according to plan, this *may* culminate in the remote possibility of using a XServe G4 to boot OS9 over firewire (if the onboard IDE chipset is indeed remarkably different, which I dont believe is the case). I've heard the MDD400 is similar to the XServe G4 1.0, so if anybody could look for a chip named PROMISE and tell me what the chip's ID number is, that'd help me determine if this is even feasible.

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