Re: install files on mac UFS partition (mac mini G4)

David Brownlee <[email protected]> Tue, 2 Nov 2021 21:40:59 +0000

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On Tue, 2 Nov 2021 at 01:04, Valery Ushakov <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> On Tue, Nov 02, 2021 at 02:19:49 +0300, Valery Ushakov wrote:
>
> > The solution however is simple - just don't use apple partition table
> > at all.  Use MBR.  E.g. this is from my test mini:
> >
> >   http://mail-index.netbsd.org/port-macppc/2019/06/03/msg002587.html
>
> Also
>
>   https://mail-index.netbsd.org/port-macppc/2017/04/12/msg002313.html
>
> As I said,  about bi-annually...

Do we know which other macs can boot from MBR disks? Does it work to
install onto a USB drive (very handy for testing :)?

David