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From: Joseph Jezak <josejx@×××××××××××.org>
To: gentoo-doc-cvs@l.g.o
Subject: [gentoo-doc-cvs] cvs commit: hb-install-ppc-bootloader.xml hb-install-ppc-disk.xml hb-install-ppc-medium.xml
Date: Tue, 25 Jul 2006 18:02:14
Message-Id: 20060725180146.138D76423F@smtp.gentoo.org
1 josejx 06/07/25 18:01:45
2
3 Modified: hb-install-ppc-bootloader.xml
4 hb-install-ppc-disk.xml hb-install-ppc-medium.xml
5 Log:
6 Added note that MacOS is MacOS 9 or earlier. Added example for boot arguments. Added note about OldWorld partitioning.
7
8 Revision Changes Path
9 1.36 xml/htdocs/doc/en/handbook/hb-install-ppc-bootloader.xml
10
11 file : http://sources.gentoo.org/viewcvs.py/gentoo/xml/htdocs/doc/en/handbook/hb-install-ppc-bootloader.xml?rev=1.36&view=markup
12 plain: http://sources.gentoo.org/viewcvs.py/gentoo/xml/htdocs/doc/en/handbook/hb-install-ppc-bootloader.xml?rev=1.36&content-type=text/plain
13 diff : http://sources.gentoo.org/viewcvs.py/gentoo/xml/htdocs/doc/en/handbook/hb-install-ppc-bootloader.xml?r1=1.35&r2=1.36
14
15 Index: hb-install-ppc-bootloader.xml
16 ===================================================================
17 RCS file: /var/cvsroot/gentoo/xml/htdocs/doc/en/handbook/hb-install-ppc-bootloader.xml,v
18 retrieving revision 1.35
19 retrieving revision 1.36
20 diff -u -r1.35 -r1.36
21 --- hb-install-ppc-bootloader.xml 14 Jul 2006 07:04:39 -0000 1.35
22 +++ hb-install-ppc-bootloader.xml 25 Jul 2006 18:01:45 -0000 1.36
23 @@ -4,12 +4,12 @@
24 <!-- The content of this document is licensed under the CC-BY-SA license -->
25 <!-- See http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5 -->
26
27 -<!-- $Header: /var/cvsroot/gentoo/xml/htdocs/doc/en/handbook/hb-install-ppc-bootloader.xml,v 1.35 2006/07/14 07:04:39 rane Exp $ -->
28 +<!-- $Header: /var/cvsroot/gentoo/xml/htdocs/doc/en/handbook/hb-install-ppc-bootloader.xml,v 1.36 2006/07/25 18:01:45 josejx Exp $ -->
29
30 <sections>
31
32 -<version>2.10</version>
33 -<date>2006-07-14</date>
34 +<version>2.11</version>
35 +<date>2006-07-25</date>
36
37 <section>
38 <title>Choosing a Bootloader</title>
39 @@ -256,7 +256,7 @@
40 <body>
41
42 <impo>
43 -BootX can only be used on OldWorld Apple systems!
44 +BootX can only be used on OldWorld Apple systems with MacOS 9 or earlier!
45 </impo>
46
47 <p>
48
49
50
51 1.35 xml/htdocs/doc/en/handbook/hb-install-ppc-disk.xml
52
53 file : http://sources.gentoo.org/viewcvs.py/gentoo/xml/htdocs/doc/en/handbook/hb-install-ppc-disk.xml?rev=1.35&view=markup
54 plain: http://sources.gentoo.org/viewcvs.py/gentoo/xml/htdocs/doc/en/handbook/hb-install-ppc-disk.xml?rev=1.35&content-type=text/plain
55 diff : http://sources.gentoo.org/viewcvs.py/gentoo/xml/htdocs/doc/en/handbook/hb-install-ppc-disk.xml?r1=1.34&r2=1.35
56
57 Index: hb-install-ppc-disk.xml
58 ===================================================================
59 RCS file: /var/cvsroot/gentoo/xml/htdocs/doc/en/handbook/hb-install-ppc-disk.xml,v
60 retrieving revision 1.34
61 retrieving revision 1.35
62 diff -u -r1.34 -r1.35
63 --- hb-install-ppc-disk.xml 27 Feb 2006 00:55:34 -0000 1.34
64 +++ hb-install-ppc-disk.xml 25 Jul 2006 18:01:45 -0000 1.35
65 @@ -4,12 +4,12 @@
66 <!-- The content of this document is licensed under the CC-BY-SA license -->
67 <!-- See http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5 -->
68
69 -<!-- $Header: /var/cvsroot/gentoo/xml/htdocs/doc/en/handbook/hb-install-ppc-disk.xml,v 1.34 2006/02/27 00:55:34 fox2mike Exp $ -->
70 +<!-- $Header: /var/cvsroot/gentoo/xml/htdocs/doc/en/handbook/hb-install-ppc-disk.xml,v 1.35 2006/07/25 18:01:45 josejx Exp $ -->
71
72 <sections>
73
74 -<version>2.5</version>
75 -<date>2006-02-27</date>
76 +<version>2.6</version>
77 +<date>2006-07-25</date>
78
79 <section>
80 <title>Introduction to Block Devices</title>
81 @@ -67,6 +67,11 @@
82 you can use the partitioning scheme we use throughout this book:
83 </p>
84
85 +<note>
86 +If you are using an OldWorld machine, you will need to keep MacOS available.
87 +The layout here assumes MacOS is installed on a separate drive.
88 +</note>
89 +
90 <table>
91 <tr>
92 <th>Partition NewWorld</th>
93
94
95
96 1.53 xml/htdocs/doc/en/handbook/hb-install-ppc-medium.xml
97
98 file : http://sources.gentoo.org/viewcvs.py/gentoo/xml/htdocs/doc/en/handbook/hb-install-ppc-medium.xml?rev=1.53&view=markup
99 plain: http://sources.gentoo.org/viewcvs.py/gentoo/xml/htdocs/doc/en/handbook/hb-install-ppc-medium.xml?rev=1.53&content-type=text/plain
100 diff : http://sources.gentoo.org/viewcvs.py/gentoo/xml/htdocs/doc/en/handbook/hb-install-ppc-medium.xml?r1=1.52&r2=1.53
101
102 Index: hb-install-ppc-medium.xml
103 ===================================================================
104 RCS file: /var/cvsroot/gentoo/xml/htdocs/doc/en/handbook/hb-install-ppc-medium.xml,v
105 retrieving revision 1.52
106 retrieving revision 1.53
107 diff -u -r1.52 -r1.53
108 --- hb-install-ppc-medium.xml 27 Feb 2006 00:55:34 -0000 1.52
109 +++ hb-install-ppc-medium.xml 25 Jul 2006 18:01:45 -0000 1.53
110 @@ -4,12 +4,12 @@
111 <!-- The content of this document is licensed under the CC-BY-SA license -->
112 <!-- See http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5 -->
113
114 -<!-- $Header: /var/cvsroot/gentoo/xml/htdocs/doc/en/handbook/hb-install-ppc-medium.xml,v 1.52 2006/02/27 00:55:34 fox2mike Exp $ -->
115 +<!-- $Header: /var/cvsroot/gentoo/xml/htdocs/doc/en/handbook/hb-install-ppc-medium.xml,v 1.53 2006/07/25 18:01:45 josejx Exp $ -->
116
117 <sections>
118
119 -<version>2.9</version>
120 -<date>2006-02-27</date>
121 +<version>2.10</version>
122 +<date>2006-07-25</date>
123
124 <section>
125 <title>Hardware Requirements</title>
126 @@ -372,9 +372,19 @@
127 </table>
128
129 <p>
130 -At this prompt, hit enter, and a complete Gentoo Linux environment will be
131 -loaded from the CD. Continue with <uri link="#booted">And When You're
132 -Booted...</uri>.
133 +To use the above options, at the <e>boot:</e> prompt, type <e>ppc32</e> followed
134 +by the desired option. In the example below, we'll force the kernel to use the
135 +OpenFirmware framebuffer instead of the device specific driver.
136 +</p>
137 +
138 +<pre caption="Force the use of the OpenFirmware framebuffer">
139 +boot: <i>ppc32 video=ofonly</i>
140 +</pre>
141 +
142 +<p>
143 +If you don't need to add any options, just hit enter at this prompt, and a
144 +complete Gentoo Linux environment will be loaded from the CD. Continue with
145 +<uri link="#booted">And When You're Booted...</uri>.
146 </p>
147
148 </body>
149 @@ -403,8 +413,8 @@
150
151 <p>
152 If you have an OldWorld Mac the bootable portion of the livecd can't be used.
153 -The most simple solution is to use MacOS to bootstrap into a Linux environment
154 -with a tool called BootX.
155 +The most simple solution is to use MacOS 9 or earlier to bootstrap into a Linux
156 +environment with a tool called BootX.
157 </p>
158
159 <p>
160
161
162
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