Re: [OpenBIOS] [Patch] Fix model string

[Programmingkid]

On Feb 6, 2013, at 5:20 PM, Mark Cave-Ayland wrote:
> On 06/02/13 18:28, Programmingkid wrote:
> > This patch corrects the model string so OpenBIOS reports a value of PowerMac1,1. This string represents the blue and white Power Mac G3.
> >
> > signed-off-by: John Arbuckle
> > Index: arch/ppc/qemu/init.c
> >
> > --- arch/ppc/qemu/init.c	(revision 1098)
> > +++ arch/ppc/qemu/init.c	(working copy)
> > @@ -734,12 +734,12 @@
> >      /* model */
> >
> >    push_str("PowerMac2,1");
> >    push_str("PowerMac1,1");
> >    fword("model");
> >
> >    /* compatible */
> >
> >    push_str("PowerMac2,1");
> >    push_str("PowerMac1,1");
> >    fword("encode-string");
> >    push_str("MacRISC");
> >    fword("encode-string");
>
> Is this just a cosmetic change, or does it actually do anything with regard to Darwin boot on -M mac99?
>
> ATB,
>
> Mark.

It appears to have eliminated an error message I would see when trying to boot Mac OS 10.0. The error message would say "Unable to find driver for platform: PowerMac2,1".

A recent patch for QEMU 1.3.1 made it so that it no longer panics when booting. This means we are closer to booting Mac OS X on QEMU :)

I was able to successfully boot from my Debian CD without any problems after applying the patches.