[OpenBIOS] PReP PowerPC "emulation"
Laurent Vivier
Laurent at Vivier.EU
Mon Sep 13 11:39:51 CEST 2010
>Laurent Vivier wrote:
>
>> Hi,
>>
>> the last time I tried to boot AIX (6 or 7 monthes ago...), OpenBIOS was
>> able to load the bootloader but as RTAS is not provided by OpenBIOS,
>> bootloader failed and didn't go further. I think it was with the CHRP
>> emulation.
>>
>> Regards,
>> Laurent
>
>Bizarrely there are lots of "#ifdef USE_RTAS .... #endif" sections
>within the PPC code, but USE_RTAS isn't actually defined anywhere to
>activate them.
I think the entry point is implemented but all the "mechanic" is missing. Probably because it is only used by IBM (neither by Sun, nor by Apple)
Regards,
Laurent
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