Re: [Pearpc-devel] Problems booting from Panther DVD

[Sebastian B. <sb...@bi...>]

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Daniel Foesch wrote:

> 2005/5/31, Sebastian Biallas <sb...@bi...>:
> 
>>Bob Deblier wrote:
>>
>>>Dear all,
>>>
>>>Before DVD support was added to PearPC, I was able to boot from a
>>>Panther DVD I have, albeit with errors later in the installation
>>>process. Since DVD support has been added, PearPC refuses to boot from
>>>this DVD in jit mode, both from the native device as well as from an ISO
>>>image created from it (which is 4561299456 bytes, or > 4GB). In
>>>cpu_generic mode, the boot process seems to go further.
>>
>>I have no idea what exactly is going on. But note that using an ISO
>>longer than 99 min (~912'000'000 bytes) is not supported (and - if it
>>works - works unintentional).
>>
>>Since you have different results with the JITC: which CPU emulation do
>>you use (G3 or G4)?
>>
> 
> Sebastian, look at the error output.  The error is established before
> the CPU is even started.  In fact, before the code in the promboot
> that sets up the CPU's initial register values.

Then this is a completely different error from the one the others see
(e.g. Stéphane Rieppi).

Ah! I didn't even read the subject. It's Panther not Tiger.

Did the Panther DVD ever work?

> 
> So, really having a G3 or G4 emulation on that shouldn't be making a
> difference at all.  In fact, neither should generic vs. JITC.
> 

Indeed.

Sebastian

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