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    From: po-RNO
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    Dubba wrote:
    And, OK, I understood the instructions. I'll make sure to follow them, hopefully tomorrow. Also, am I correct in assuming that these OF commands will only work if the USB device is connected directly into the Mac mini, and not into a USB hub?

    I imagine that it works with a USB hub, too, but that I'd have to first discover the aliases or where in the device tree the USB device will show up, right? I mean, I guess following these steps must be good enough: https://www.morphos-team.net/guide/usb-boot

    Yes, hubs work too, but you'll have to dig and type more information. Here's something more about the booting MorphOS from the OF prompt: https://library.morph.zone/Open_Firmware#Booting_MorphOS


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    Can I use the same USB device for MorphOS and Mac OS X? Like:
    - HFS partition "Boot" (for MorphOS);
    - SFS partition "MorphOS System" (for MorphOS);
    - SFS partition "Work" (for MorphOS);
    - HFS+ partition "Mac" (for Mac OS X).
    Or Mac OS X and MorphOS have to be on separate devices?

    Basically yes, I think... using APM/FAT was a problematic combo, but I guess OF should see APM/HFS partition on a USB device too. And if it doesn't, you could put boot files on a HFS/HFS+ partition on HD, and then use them to boot the rest of the system from a USB device.


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    Also, I'd be interested in learning more about preparing Forth scripts for easy booting! Is there a website link that shows how that can be done? Currently I'm trying to learn from here: https://elinux.org/Flameman/openfirmware-apple

    There's been some threads discussing Forth made boot menus... I think this is the most recent.
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