Pippin Kickstart (ピピンキックスタート) is an unofficial bootloader disc that allows an unmodified consumer Pippin console to load an unauthenticated CD-ROM, and support booting from external SCSI devices.[1]
Features[]
The disc functions similarly to Swap Magic and is designed to circumvent authentication, allowing an unsigned volume to boot. The program displays the ROM version of the console and amount of memory detected before ejecting itself and looking for a candidate with a compatible System Folder to boot from.[1]
It only works on consumer consoles with Pippin ROM revision 1.0, 1.2, or 1.3. Pippin prototypes with developer ROMs are not supported. On revision 1.3 consoles that do not check CD-ROMs for authentication, Pippin Kickstart will allow it to boot from an external SCSI device, which is normally not permitted.[1]
Releases[]
The disc image of version 1.0 was first released on June 30, 2019 under GNU General Public License v2.[1][2]
Version 1.0.1 was released 2 days later, with improvements to RAM detection while reducing memory usage.[3] This version was demonstrated with two networked Pippin @WORLD consoles at VCF West 2019 in Mountain View, California.[4]
Version 1.1 was released on February 9, 2021, adding some graphic effects and the ability for older consoles with 1.0 ROMs to recognize SCSI devices other than the internal CD-ROM.[5]
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Videos[]
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Exploring the Pippin ROM(s), part 9: Kickstart by Keith Kaisershot, Blitter.net. 2019-07-01.
- ↑ Let today be known as when I instantly and radically diminished the utility value of any "rare" Pippin authentication dongles still clung to by collectors. #SorryNotSorry :D by Keith Kaisershot, Twitter. 2019-06-30.
- ↑ UPDATE: I've just released Pippin Kickstart 1.0.1 by Keith Kaisershot, Twitter. 2019-07-02.
- ↑ Stop by #VCFWest today and play Spectre Supreme head-to-head on two networked Pippins! by Keith Kaisershot, Twitter. 2019-08-03.
- ↑ Pippin Kickstart 1.1 by Keith Kaisershot, Blitter.net. 2021-02-09.
See also[]
- CD-ROM: Pippinized CD-ROMs
- List of Macintosh titles compatible with Pippin
- Mac OS: Pippin OS
- Macintosh on Pippin
External links[]
- Pippin Kickstart by Keith Kaisershot at BitBucket
- Pippin Kickstart, le CD qui débride la Pippin (French) by Pierre Dandumont at Le Journal du Lapin (2019-07-07)
- Pippin Kickstart 1.1, le CD qui débride la Pippin encore mieux (French) by Pierre Dandumont (2021-02-14)
- Making your own Pippin CD by Brian Bijeau at Brian's Computer Retreat (2021-03-11)
