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josejx 05/07/28 16:42:03 |
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Modified: xml/htdocs/doc/en/handbook/draft/2005.1 |
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hb-install-ppc-bootloader.xml |
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hb-install-ppc-disk.xml hb-install-ppc-medium.xml |
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Log: |
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Yoswink, please don't stab me. (PPC 2005.1 handbook updates.) |
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Revision Changes Path |
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1.2 +195 -51 xml/htdocs/doc/en/handbook/draft/2005.1/hb-install-ppc-bootloader.xml |
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file : http://www.gentoo.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs.cgi/xml/htdocs/doc/en/handbook/draft/2005.1/hb-install-ppc-bootloader.xml?rev=1.2&content-type=text/x-cvsweb-markup&cvsroot=gentoo |
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plain: http://www.gentoo.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs.cgi/xml/htdocs/doc/en/handbook/draft/2005.1/hb-install-ppc-bootloader.xml?rev=1.2&content-type=text/plain&cvsroot=gentoo |
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diff : http://www.gentoo.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs.cgi/xml/htdocs/doc/en/handbook/draft/2005.1/hb-install-ppc-bootloader.xml.diff?r1=1.1&r2=1.2&cvsroot=gentoo |
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Index: hb-install-ppc-bootloader.xml |
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=================================================================== |
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RCS file: /var/cvsroot/gentoo/xml/htdocs/doc/en/handbook/draft/2005.1/hb-install-ppc-bootloader.xml,v |
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retrieving revision 1.1 |
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--- hb-install-ppc-bootloader.xml 5 Jul 2005 08:02:04 -0000 1.1 |
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<!-- The content of this document is licensed under the CC-BY-SA license --> |
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<!-- See http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/1.0 --> |
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-<!-- $Header: /var/cvsroot/gentoo/xml/htdocs/doc/en/handbook/draft/2005.1/hb-install-ppc-bootloader.xml,v 1.1 2005/07/05 08:02:04 swift Exp $ --> |
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+<!-- $Header: /var/cvsroot/gentoo/xml/htdocs/doc/en/handbook/draft/2005.1/hb-install-ppc-bootloader.xml,v 1.2 2005/07/28 16:42:03 josejx Exp $ --> |
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<sections> |
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<date>2005-03-19</date> |
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<section> |
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-<title>Making your Choice</title> |
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+<title>Choosing a Bootloader</title> |
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<subsection> |
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<title>Introduction</title> |
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<body> |
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<p> |
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-Now that your kernel is configured and compiled and the necessary system |
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-configuration files are filled in correctly, it is time to install a |
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-program that will fire up your kernel when you start the system. Such a |
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-program is called a <e>bootloader</e>. But before you start, consider |
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-your options... |
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+Now that the kernel is configured and compiled, you'll need a <e>bootloader</e> |
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+to start your new linux installation. The <e>bootloader</e> that you use will |
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+depend upon the type of PPC machine you have. |
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</p> |
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<p> |
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-Several bootloaders exist for Linux/PPC. We have <uri link="#yaboot">yaboot</uri> |
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-(for NewWorld Apple and IBM machines) and <uri link="#bootx">BootX</uri> (for |
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-OldWorld Apple and IBM machines). The Pegasos does not require a bootloader, but |
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-we included the <uri link="#bootcreator">BootCreator</uri> for creating a |
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-SmartFirmware bootmenu. |
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+If you are using a NewWorld Apple or IBM machine, you need to use |
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+<uri link="#yaboot">yaboot</uri>. OldWorld Apple machines have two options, |
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+<uri link="#bootx">BootX</uri> (recommended) and <uri link="#quik">quik</uri>. |
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+The Pegasos does not require a bootloader, but you will need to emerge |
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+<uri link="#bootcreator">BootCreator</uri> to create SmartFirmware bootmenus. |
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</p> |
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</body> |
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</impo> |
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<p> |
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-First we have to create the <path>/dev</path> files in our new home, which is |
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-needed during the bootloader installation. This could be done by "bind"-mapping |
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-the <path>/dev</path>-filesystem from the Installation CD: |
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+In order to find the boot devices, yaboot needs access to the <path>/dev</path> |
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+filesystem. To do this, you will need to "bind-map" the <path>/dev</path> |
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+filesystem from the Installation CD to <path>/dev</path> inside of the chroot. |
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</p> |
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<pre caption="Bind-mounting the /dev-filesystem"> |
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</pre> |
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<p> |
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-There are two ways to configure yaboot for your system. You can use the |
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-included <c>yabootconfig</c> to automatically set up yaboot. If |
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-for some reason you do not want to run <c>yabootconfig</c> to |
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-automatically set up <path>/etc/yaboot.conf</path> or you are installing Gentoo |
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-on a G5 (on which <c>yabootconfig</c> does not always work), you can just edit |
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-the sample file already installed on your system. |
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+To set up yaboot, you can use <c>yabootconfig</c> to automatically create a |
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+configuration file for you. If you are installing Gentoo on a G5 (where |
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+<c>yabootconfig</c> does not always work), or you plan to boot from firewire |
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+or USB, you will need to manually configure yaboot. |
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</p> |
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+<note> |
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+You will need to manually edit the yaboot.conf when using genkernel, even if |
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+yabootconfig is used. The kernel image section of yaboot.conf should be |
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+modified as follows: |
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+</note> |
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+ |
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+<pre caption="Adding genkernel boot arguments to yaboot.conf"> |
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+<comment>########################################################### |
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+## This section can be duplicated if you have more than one |
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+## kernel or set of boot options - replace kernel-2.6.12 |
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+## with the exact filename of your kernel. |
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+###########################################################</comment> |
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+image=/boot/kernel-2.6.12 |
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+ label=Linux |
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+ root=/dev/ram0 <comment># If using genkernel this is /dev/ram0</comment> |
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+ partition=3 |
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+ append="real_root=/dev/hda3 init=/linuxrc" |
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+ <comment># You can add additional kernel arguments to append such as |
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+ # rootdelay=10 for a USB/Firewire Boot</comment> |
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+ read-only |
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+<comment>##########################################################</comment> |
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+</pre> |
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+ |
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<ul> |
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<li><uri link="#yabootconfig">Default: Using yabootconfig</uri></li> |
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<li> |
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</pre> |
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<p> |
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-Below you find a completed <path>yaboot.conf</path> file. Alter it at |
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-will. G5 users should be aware that their disks are Serial ATA disks which are |
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-seen as SCSI disks by the Linux kernel (so substitute <path>/dev/hda</path> with |
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-<path>/dev/sda</path>). |
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+An example <path>yaboot.conf</path> file is given below, but you will need to |
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+alter it to fit your needs. G5 users and users booting from firewire and USB |
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+should be aware that their disks are seen as SCSI disks by the Linux kernel, so |
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+you will need to substitute <path>/dev/hda</path> with <path>/dev/sda</path>). |
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</p> |
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<pre caption = "/etc/yaboot.conf"> |
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#ofboot=hd:2 |
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-## hd: is open firmware speak for hda</comment> |
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+## Users booting from firewire should use something like this line: |
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+# ofboot=fw/node/sbp-2/disk@0: |
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+ |
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+## Users booting from USB should use something like this line: |
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+# ofboot=usb/disk@0: |
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+ |
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+## hd: is shorthand for the first hard drive OpenFirmware sees</comment> |
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device=hd: |
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+<comment>## Firewire and USB users will need to specify the whole OF device name |
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+## This can be found using ofpath, which is included with yaboot. |
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+ |
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+# device=fw/node@0001d200e00d0207/sbp-2@c000/disk@0: |
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+</comment> |
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+ |
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delay=5 |
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defaultos=macosx |
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timeout=30 |
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label=Linux |
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root=/dev/hda3 |
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partition=3 |
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- sysmap=/boot/System.map-2.6.9 |
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+<comment># append="rootdelay=10" # Required for booting USB/Firewire</comment> |
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read-only |
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<comment>################## |
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</pre> |
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<p> |
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-Once <path>yaboot.conf</path> is set up the way you want it, you run |
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-<c>mkofboot -v</c> to install the settings in the bootstrap partition. <e>Don't |
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-forget this!</e> Confirm when <c>mkofboot</c> asks you to create a new |
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-filesystem. |
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-</p> |
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- |
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-<p> |
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-If all goes well, and you have the same options as the sample |
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-above, your next reboot will give you a simple, five-entry boot menu. If you |
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-update your yaboot config later on, you'll just need to run <c>ybin -v</c> to |
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-update the bootstrap partition - <c>mkofboot</c> is for initial setup only. |
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+Once <path>yaboot.conf</path> is configured, run <c>mkofboot -v</c> to format |
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+the Apple_bootstrap partition and install the settings. If you change |
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+yaboot.conf after the Apple_bootstrap partition has been created, you can |
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+update the settings by running <c>ybin -v</c> |
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</p> |
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<body> |
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<impo> |
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-BootX can only be used on OldWorld Apple and IBM systems! |
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+BootX can only be used on OldWorld Apple systems! |
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</impo> |
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<p> |
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-BootX requires that you reboot first. So, let's reboot shall we :) |
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+Since BootX boots Linux from within MacOS, the kernel will need to be copied |
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+from the Linux Partition to the MacOS partition. First, mount the MacOS |
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+partition from outside of the chroot. Use <c>mac-fdisk -l</c> to find the |
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+MacOS partition number, sda6 is used as an example here. Once the partition is |
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+mounted, we'll copy the kernel to the system folder so BootX can find it. |
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</p> |
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+<pre caption="Copying the kernel to the MacOS partition"> |
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+# <i>exit</i> |
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+cdimage ~# <i>mkdir /mnt/mac</i> |
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+cdimage ~# <i>mount /dev/sda6 /mnt/mac -t hfs</i> |
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+cdimage ~# <i>cp /mnt/gentoo/usr/src/linux/vmlinux "/mnt/mac/System Folder/Linux Kernels"</i> |
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+</pre> |
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file : http://www.gentoo.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs.cgi/xml/htdocs/doc/en/handbook/draft/2005.1/hb-install-ppc-disk.xml?rev=1.2&content-type=text/x-cvsweb-markup&cvsroot=gentoo |
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plain: http://www.gentoo.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs.cgi/xml/htdocs/doc/en/handbook/draft/2005.1/hb-install-ppc-disk.xml?rev=1.2&content-type=text/plain&cvsroot=gentoo |
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diff : http://www.gentoo.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs.cgi/xml/htdocs/doc/en/handbook/draft/2005.1/hb-install-ppc-disk.xml.diff?r1=1.1&r2=1.2&cvsroot=gentoo |
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Index: hb-install-ppc-disk.xml |
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RCS file: /var/cvsroot/gentoo/xml/htdocs/doc/en/handbook/draft/2005.1/hb-install-ppc-disk.xml,v |
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+<!-- $Header: /var/cvsroot/gentoo/xml/htdocs/doc/en/handbook/draft/2005.1/hb-install-ppc-disk.xml,v 1.2 2005/07/28 16:42:03 josejx Exp $ --> |
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</body> |
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</subsection> |
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<subsection> |
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-<title>Partitions and Slices</title> |
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+<title>Partitions</title> |
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<body> |
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<p> |
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Although it is theoretically possible to use a full disk to house your Linux |
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system, this is almost never done in practice. Instead, full disk block devices |
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are split up in smaller, more manageable block devices. On most systems, |
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-these are called <e>partitions</e>. Other architectures use a similar technique, |
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-called <e>slices</e>. |
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+these are called <e>partitions</e>. |
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</p> |
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<ti>Type 0x41</ti> |
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</tr> |
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<tr> |
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- <ti>(Not needed)</ti> |
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- <ti>(Not needed)</ti> |
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+ <ti>(Not applicable)</ti> |
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+ <ti><path>/dev/hda2</path> (If using quik)</ti> |
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<ti><path>/dev/hda1</path></ti> |
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<ti>(Not needed)</ti> |
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<ti>ext2</ti> |
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</tr> |
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<ti><path>/dev/hda3</path></ti> |
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- <ti><path>/dev/hda2</path></ti> |
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+ <ti><path>/dev/hda2</path> (<path>/dev/hda3</path> if using quik)</ti> |
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<ti><path>/dev/hda2</path></ti> |
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<ti><path>/dev/sda2</path></ti> |
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<ti>(swap)</ti> |
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</tr> |
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<ti><path>/dev/hda4</path></ti> |
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- <ti><path>/dev/hda3</path></ti> |
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+ <ti><path>/dev/hda3</path> (<path>/dev/hda4</path> if using quik)</ti> |
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<ti><path>/dev/hda3</path></ti> |
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<ti><path>/dev/sda3</path></ti> |
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<ti>ext3, xfs</ti> |
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</table> |
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<note> |
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-There are some partitions named like this: <path>Apple_Driver43, |
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-Apple_Driver_ATA, Apple_FWDriver, Apple_Driver_IOKit, Apple_Patches</path>. If |
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-you are not planning to use MacOS 9 you can delete them, because MacOS X and |
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-Linux don't need them. You might have to use <c>parted</c> in order to delete |
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-them, as mac-fdisk can't delete them yet. |
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+There are some partitions named: <path>Apple_Driver63, Apple_Driver_ATA, |
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+Apple_FWDriver, Apple_Driver_IOKit, Apple_Patches</path>. If you are not |
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+planning to use MacOS 9 you can delete them, because MacOS X and Linux don't |
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+need them. To delete them, either use parted or erase the whole disk by |
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+initialing the partition map. |
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</note> |
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<p> |
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If you are interested in knowing how big a partition should be, or even how many |
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-partitions you need, read on. Otherwise continue now with <uri |
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-link="#fdisk">Default: Using mac-fdisk (Apple/IBM) to Partition your Disk</uri> |
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-or <uri link="#parted">Alternative: Using parted (especially Pegasos) to |
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+partitions you need, read on. Otherwise continue now with |
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+<uri link="#mac-fdisk"> Default: Using mac-fdisk (Apple) to Partition your Disk |
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+</uri> or <uri link="#parted">Alternative: Using parted (IBM/Pegasos) to |
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Partition your Disk</uri>. |
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</body> |
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</subsection> |
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</section> |
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-<section id="fdisk"> |
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<title>Default: Using mac-fdisk (Apple) Partition your Disk</title> |
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<body> |
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<body> |
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<p> |
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-Several filesystems are available. ext2, ext3 and XFS are found stable on the |
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-PPC architecture. jfs is unsupported, ReiserFS still has some problems on ppc |
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-and is not supported. |
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+Several filesystems are available. ext2, ext3, ReiserFS and XFS have been found |
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+stable on the PPC architecture. |
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</p> |
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<p> |
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extremely well and has metadata journaling. As of kernel 2.4.18+, ReiserFS is |
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solid and usable as both general-purpose filesystem and for extreme cases such |
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as the creation of large filesystems, the use of many small files, very large |
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-files and directories containing tens of thousands of files. Unfortunately we still have some |
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-issues with ReiserFS on ppc. We do not encourage people to use this filesystem. |
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+files and directories containing tens of thousands of files. |
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<note> |
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-On OldWorld machines and the PegasosII your partition which holds the kernel must |
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-be ext2 or ext3. NewWorld machines can boot from any of ext2, ext3, XFS, |
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-ReiserFS or even HFS/HFS+ filesystems. |
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+On the PegasosII your partition which holds the kernel must be ext2 or ext3. |
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+NewWorld machines can boot from any of ext2, ext3, XFS, ReiserFS or even |
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+HFS/HFS+ filesystems. On OldWorld machines booting with BootX, the kernel must |
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+be placed on an HFS partition, but this will be completed when you configure |
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+your bootloader. |
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diff : http://www.gentoo.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs.cgi/xml/htdocs/doc/en/handbook/draft/2005.1/hb-install-ppc-medium.xml.diff?r1=1.2&r2=1.3&cvsroot=gentoo |
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Index: hb-install-ppc-medium.xml |
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+<!-- $Header: /var/cvsroot/gentoo/xml/htdocs/doc/en/handbook/draft/2005.1/hb-install-ppc-medium.xml,v 1.3 2005/07/28 16:42:03 josejx Exp $ --> |
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<table> |
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- <th>NewWorld machines</th> |
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+ <th>Apple NewWorld Machines</th> |
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<ti> |
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Power/PowerPC microprocessors (G3, G4, G5) such as iMac, eMac, iBook |
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- PowerBook, Xserver, PowerMac, Genesi's Pegasos II |
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+ PowerBook, Xserver, PowerMac |
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</ti> |
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</tr> |
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- <th>OldWorld machines</th> |
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+ <th>Apple OldWorld machines</th> |
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<ti> |
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- Limited support for IBM (RS/6000, iSeries, pSeries) and Amiga systems |
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+ Apple Machines with an OpenFirmware revision less than 3, such as the Beige |
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+ G3s, PCI PowerMacs and PCI PowerBooks. PCI based Apple Clones should also |
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+ be supported. |
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+ </ti> |
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+</tr> |
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+<tr> |
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+ <th>Genesi's Pegasos</th> |
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+ <ti> |
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+ Pegasos I/II, Open Desktop Workstation |
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+ </ti> |
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+</tr> |
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+<tr> |
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+ <th>IBM</th> |
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+ <ti> |
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+ RS/6000, iSeries, pSeries |
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</ti> |
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You can check its MD5 checksum and compare it with the MD5 checksum we |
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provide (for instance with the <c>md5sum</c> tool under Linux/Unix or |
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- <uri link="http://www.etree.org/md5com.html">md5sum</uri> for Windows). How |
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- to verify MD5 checksums with Mac OS X is described in the <uri |
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+ <uri link="http://www.etree.org/md5com.html">md5sum</uri> for Windows). |
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+ Verifying MD5 checksums with Mac OS X is described in the <uri |
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link="/doc/en/gentoo-ppc-faq.xml#doc_chap1">Gentoo PPC FAQ</uri>. |
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</subsection> |
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-<title>Default: Booting the Universal Installation CD on an Apple/IBM</title> |
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+<title>Default: Booting the Installation CD with Yaboot</title> |
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<p> |
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-If you have an OldWorld Mac the bootable portion of the Installation CD can't |
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-be used. Instead you need to download <uri |
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-link="http://penguinppc.org/projects/bootx/">BootX</uri> and have a working |
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-MacOS installed on your system. You need to copy the <c>BootX Extension</c> from |
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-the unpacked archive-file into the <c>Extensions Folder</c> and make a new |
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-directory called <c>Linux Kernels</c> in the System Folder. In the next step you |
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-need to copy the files <c>G3G4</c> and <c>G3G4.igz</c> from the |
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-Installation CD <path>boot</path> folder into the <c>Linux Kernels</c> |
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-directory. Then reboot the system and wait for BootX to load. After BootX |
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-loaded you still have to set up a few items. In the options dialog you need |
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-to check <c>Use Specified RAM Disk</c> and select the <c>G3G4.igz</c> |
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-which you put in the <c>Linux Kernels</c> directory. The ramdisk size should |
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-be set to at least <c>32000</c>. |
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-Furthermore the kernel argument needs to be set to <c>rw init=/linuxrc |
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-cdroot</c>. Eventually you are able to boot the Installation CD when you |
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-select Linux on Startup. |
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After the Installation CD loaded, you will be greeted by a friendly welcome |
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message and a <e>boot:</e> prompt at the bottom of the screen. |
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</subsection> |
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<subsection> |
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-<title>Alternative: Booting the Universal Installation CD on a Pegasos</title> |
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+<title>Alternative: Booting the Installation CD on a Pegasos</title> |
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<body> |
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</subsection> |
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+<subsection> |
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+<title>Alternative: Booting the Installation CD with BootX</title> |
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+<body> |
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+ |
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+<p> |
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+If you have an OldWorld Mac the bootable portion of the livecd can't be used. |
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+The most simple solution is to use MacOS to bootstrap into a Linux environment |
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+with a tool called BootX. Boot floppies are being prepared for Macs without |
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+MacOS, but they are not available at this time. |
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+</p> |
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+ |
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+<p> |
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+First, download <uri link="http://penguinppc.org/projects/bootx/">BootX</uri> |
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+and unpack the archive. Copy the the <c>BootX Extension</c> from the unpacked |
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+archive into <c>Extensions Folder</c> and the BootX App Control Panel into |
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+<c>Control Panels</c>, both of which are located in your MacOS System Folder. |
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+Next, create a folder called "Linux Kernels" in your System folder and copy the |
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+<c>G3G4</c> kernel from the CD to this folder. Finally, copy <c>G3G4.igz</c> |
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+from the Installation CD <path>boot</path> folder into the MacOS |
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+<c>System Folder</c>. |
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+</p> |
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+ |
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+<p> |
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+To prepare BootX, start the BootX App Control Panel. First select the Options |
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+dialog and check <c>Use Specified RAM Disk</c> and select <c>G3G4.igz</c> from |
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+your System Folder. Continue back to the initial screen and ensure that the |
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+ramdisk size is at least <c>32000</c>. Finally, set the kernel arguments as |
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+shown below: |
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+</p> |
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+ |
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+<pre caption="BootX kernel arguments"> |
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+cdroot root=/dev/ram0 init=linuxrc loop=livecd.squashfs looptype=squashfs console=tty0 nodevfs udev |
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+</pre> |
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+ |
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+<note> |
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+The kernel parameters in the yaboot section above are also applicable here. |
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+</note> |
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+ |
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+<p> |
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+Check once more to make sure the settings are correct and then save the |
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+configuration. This saves typing just in case it doesn't boot or something is |
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+missing. Press the Linux button at the top of the window to boot into the |
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+Installation CD and continue with <uri link="#booted">And When |
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+You're Booted...</uri> |
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+</p> |
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+ |
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+</body> |
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+</subsection> |
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+ |
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<subsection id="booted"> |
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<title>And When You're Booted...</title> |
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<body> |
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