25 Jun
2010
25 Jun
'10
3:51 p.m.
On Jun 25, 2010, at 11:40 AM, Ethan Dicks wrote:
On 6/25/10, Dave McGuire <mcguire at
neurotica.com> wrote:
Well , kind of. The OpenBoot rom contains a set of openfirmware codes
(methods) that allow a driver a more universal way to access the card.
I use to design video cards for the early powermacs so I've written a bunch of F-Code.
You still needed a driver on top of the openfirmware rom.
Rob
On 6/25/10 9:57 AM, Ethan Dicks wrote:
Oh? So an Adaptec card with an OpenBoot ROM would work in either,
say, a SPARC machine or a PCI-equipped Apple (like one of the G3
machines)? Is it really that "independent"? If so, that'd be cool.
-ethan ... Adaptec PCI SCSI card that should just drop
in...
*might*... have to find a SPARC boot ROM...
Not a "SPARC ROM", but a standard OpenBoot ROM. They are
platform-independent.