[gentoo-doc-cvs] cvs commit: hb-install-ppc64-disk.xml hb-install-ppc64-medium.xml

[Xavier Neys]

neysx       06/03/16 21:40:33

  Modified:             hb-install-ppc64-disk.xml
                        hb-install-ppc64-medium.xml
  Log:
  #126333 Improvements for pSeries hardware

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1.25                 xml/htdocs/doc/en/handbook/hb-install-ppc64-disk.xml

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retrieving revision 1.24
retrieving revision 1.25
diff -u -r1.24 -r1.25
--- hb-install-ppc64-disk.xml	27 Feb 2006 00:55:34 -0000	1.24
+++ hb-install-ppc64-disk.xml	16 Mar 2006 21:40:32 -0000	1.25
@@ -4,12 +4,12 @@
 <!-- The content of this document is licensed under the CC-BY-SA license -->
 <!-- See http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5 -->
 
-<!-- $Header: /var/cvsroot/gentoo/xml/htdocs/doc/en/handbook/hb-install-ppc64-disk.xml,v 1.24 2006/02/27 00:55:34 fox2mike Exp $ -->
+<!-- $Header: /var/cvsroot/gentoo/xml/htdocs/doc/en/handbook/hb-install-ppc64-disk.xml,v 1.25 2006/03/16 21:40:32 neysx Exp $ -->
 
 <sections>
 
-<version>2.7</version>
-<date>2006-02-27</date>
+<version>2.8</version>
+<date>2006-03-16</date>
 
 <section>
 <title>Introduction to Block Devices</title>
@@ -312,7 +312,37 @@
 </pre>
 
 <p>
-Type <c>p</c> to display your disk's current partition configuration:
+If you still have an AIX partition layout on your system, you will get the
+following error message:
+</p>
+
+<pre caption="Error message from fdisk">
+  There is a valid AIX label on this disk.
+  Unfortunately Linux cannot handle these
+  disks at the moment.  Nevertheless some
+  advice:
+  1. fdisk will destroy its contents on write.
+  2. Be sure that this disk is NOT a still vital
+     part of a volume group. (Otherwise you may
+     erase the other disks as well, if unmirrored.)
+  3. Before deleting this physical volume be sure
+     to remove the disk logically from your AIX
+     machine.  (Otherwise you become an AIXpert).
+
+Command (m for help):
+</pre>
+
+<p>
+Don't worry, you can create a new empty dos partition table by pressing
+<c>o</c>.
+</p>
+
+<warn>
+This will destroy any installed AIX version
+</warn>
+
+<p>
+Type <c>p</c> to display your disk current partition configuration:
 </p>
 
 <pre caption="An example partition configuration">



1.30                 xml/htdocs/doc/en/handbook/hb-install-ppc64-medium.xml

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diff -u -r1.29 -r1.30
--- hb-install-ppc64-medium.xml	27 Feb 2006 00:55:34 -0000	1.29
+++ hb-install-ppc64-medium.xml	16 Mar 2006 21:40:32 -0000	1.30
@@ -4,12 +4,12 @@
 <!-- The content of this document is licensed under the CC-BY-SA license -->
 <!-- See http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5 -->
 
-<!-- $Header: /var/cvsroot/gentoo/xml/htdocs/doc/en/handbook/hb-install-ppc64-medium.xml,v 1.29 2006/02/27 00:55:34 fox2mike Exp $ -->
+<!-- $Header: /var/cvsroot/gentoo/xml/htdocs/doc/en/handbook/hb-install-ppc64-medium.xml,v 1.30 2006/03/16 21:40:32 neysx Exp $ -->
 
 <sections>
 
-<version>2.11</version>
-<date>2006-02-27</date>
+<version>2.12</version>
+<date>2006-03-16</date>
 
 <section>
 <title>Hardware Requirements</title>
@@ -351,23 +351,42 @@
 <body>
 
 <p>
-For pSeries boxes, sometimes the cds might not autoboot. You might have
-to set up your cdrom as a bootable device in the multi-boot menu. (F1 at
-startup) The other option is to jump into OF and do it from there:
+The CD should autoboot on your pSeries box, but sometimes it does not.  In that
+case, you have to set up your cdrom as a bootable device in the multi-boot
+menu. If you start your machine with a monitor and a keyboard attached, you can
+reach the multi-boot menu pressing the F1 key on startup. But if you start your
+machine using the serial console, then you have to press <c>1</c>. Press the
+key when you see the beginning of the following line on the serial console:
 </p>
 
+<pre caption="Hit the '1' key when this line appears">
+memory      keyboard     network      scsi      speaker
+</pre>
+
 <p>
-1) Boot into OF  (this is 8 from the serial cons or F8 from a graphics
-cons, start hitting the key when you see the keyboard mouse etc etc
-messages
-</p>
-<p>
-2) run the command 0> boot cdrom:1,yaboot
-</p>
-<p>
-3) stand back and enjoy!
+The other option is to jump into OpenFirmware and do it from there:
 </p>
 
+<ol>
+  <li>
+    Boot into OpenFirmware: same procedure as getting into multi-boot
+    (described a few lines above), but use F8 and 8 instead of F1 and 1.
+  </li>
+  <li>Run the command 0> boot cdrom:1,yaboot</li>
+  <li>Stand back and enjoy!</li>
+</ol>
+
+<note>
+If you get something like the following output, then OpenFirmware isn't set up
+correctly.  Please use the multi-boot option described above.
+</note>
+
+<pre caption="Output if OpenFirmwareF is not set up correctly">
+0 > boot cdrom:1,yaboot
+ ok
+0 >
+</pre>
+
 </body>
 </subsection>
 <subsection id="booted">



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