will qnx run in the latest macs?

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Hi…

I wonder if qnx 6.2.1 will run in the latest macintosh computer? They
can make Linux Debian run their OS, and I wonder what would it take to
get QNX running in the same machine?

Thanks.

Regards…

Miguel.

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I wonder if qnx 6.2.1 will run in the latest macintosh computer? They
can make Linux Debian run their OS, and I wonder what would it take to
get QNX running in the same machine?

If you have PE and the time you could make a runtime system that could boot on
the Mac. It has been done before.

chris

–
Chris McKillop <cdm@qnx.com> “The faster I go, the behinder I get.”
Software Engineer, QSSL – Lewis Carroll –
http://qnx.wox.org/

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Miguel Simon <simon@ou.edu> wrote:

Hi…

Thanks Chris.

Do you or any body reading this have a number of steps or sample build
file, etc? Thanks.

Well, you will need more then a buildfile. You are going to have to write
your own startup (possible IPL) for all the interrupt handling functions and
system resource setup. You will also need to write a pci server.

chris

–
Chris McKillop <cdm@qnx.com> “The faster I go, the behinder I get.”
Software Engineer, QSSL – Lewis Carroll –
http://qnx.wox.org/

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Hi…

Thanks Chris.

Do you or any body reading this have a number of steps or sample build
file, etc? Thanks.

Regards…

Miguel.



Chris McKillop wrote:

I wonder if qnx 6.2.1 will run in the latest macintosh computer? They
can make Linux Debian run their OS, and I wonder what would it take to
get QNX running in the same machine?



If you have PE and the time you could make a runtime system that could boot on
the Mac. It has been done before.

chris

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First, you need to find a way to boot. I guess BOOTP/TFTP would be the
easiest approach.

I suppose you can start with a buid image for any G4 PPC (MCP750 or MCPN765
for example). I am not sure which host-PCI bridge the MACs use now. If it is
not something like Raven or Hawk, then you may need a customized pci server.
Also you’ll most likely need to tweak parameters for IDE driver and perhaps
for ethernet.

Once you’re past that, you will need to hack a PREP-style partition table
onto your HD (the PPC version of QNX fdisk will write x86-style partition
table, LOL).

And then you’ll have the joy of making video drivers run. Mode switching may
be a problem (some modeswitchers depend on BIOS calls, AFAIK).

The audio stuff will be your desert.

– igor “who has actually seen iMac running QNX with Photon”

“Miguel Simon” <simon@ou.edu> wrote in message news:3EE967DB.30401@ou.edu…

Hi…

Thanks Chris.

Do you or any body reading this have a number of steps or sample build
file, etc? Thanks.

Regards…

Miguel.



Chris McKillop wrote:
I wonder if qnx 6.2.1 will run in the latest macintosh computer? They
can make Linux Debian run their OS, and I wonder what would it take to
get QNX running in the same machine?



If you have PE and the time you could make a runtime system that could
boot on
the Mac. It has been done before.

chris