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Subject: [gentoo-doc-cvs] cvs commit: hb-install-ppc64-bootloader.xml hb-install-ppc64-disk.xml hb-install-ppc64-kernel.xml hb-install-ppc64-medium.xml
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26 <!-- The content of this document is licensed under the CC-BY-SA license -->
27 <!-- See http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5 -->
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29 -<!-- $Header: /var/cvsroot/gentoo/xml/htdocs/doc/en/handbook/2007.0/hb-install-ppc64-bootloader.xml,v 1.1 2007/03/19 20:37:28 nightmorph Exp $ -->
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31
32 <sections>
33
34 -<version>7.0</version>
35 +<version>8.0</version>
36 <date>2006-08-30</date>
37
38 <section>
39 @@ -45,34 +45,19 @@
40 </impo>
41
42 <p>
43 -There are two ways to configure yaBoot for your system. You can use the
44 -new and improved <c>yabootconfig</c> included with
45 -<path>yaboot-1.3.8-r1</path> and later to automatically set up yaboot. If
46 -for some reason you do not want to run <c>yabootconfig</c> to
47 -automatically set up <path>/etc/yaboot.conf</path> or you are installing Gentoo
48 -on a G5 (on which <c>yabootconfig</c> does not always work), you can just edit
49 -the sample file already installed on your system.
50 +There are two ways to configure yaBoot for your system. You can use the new and
51 +improved <c>yabootconfig</c> included with <path>yaboot-1.3.8-r1</path> and
52 +later to automatically set up yaboot. If for some reason you do not want to run
53 +<c>yabootconfig</c> to automatically set up <path>/etc/yaboot.conf</path> or you
54 +are installing Gentoo on a G5 (on which <c>yabootconfig</c> does not always
55 +work), you can just edit the sample file already installed on your system.
56 </p>
57
58 -<impo>
59 -If you are installing on a G5 using an online install and have not used the
60 -G5 optimized stages you must change what profile you are linked to now. If you
61 -do not you will not get dependencies necessary for yaboot to run on Apple
62 -equipment. In the command below replace <c>(userland)</c> with your chosen
63 -userland bit level. If you are installing on a G5 using an offline install
64 -you have to install these packages by hand.
65 -</impo>
66 -
67 -<pre caption = "(ONLINE INSTALL FOR G5 USERS ONLY) Changing your profile">
68 -# <i>rm /etc/make.profile</i>
69 -# <i>ln -sf /usr/portage/profiles/default-linux/ppc/2006.1/ppc64/(userland)/970/pmac /etc/make.profile</i>
70 -</pre>
71 -
72 -<pre caption = "(OFFLINE INSTALL FOR G5 USERS ONLY) Installing Necessary File System Tools">
73 +<pre caption="Installing Necessary File System Tools">
74 # <i>emerge hfsutils hfsplusutils</i>
75 </pre>
76
77 -<pre caption = "Installing the bootloader">
78 +<pre caption="Installing the bootloader">
79 <comment>(64bit userland)</comment>
80 # <i>emerge --update yaboot-static</i>
81 <comment>(32bit userland)</comment>
82 @@ -111,7 +96,7 @@
83
84 <p>
85 To use <c>yabootconfig</c>, your drive must have a bootstrap partition, and
86 -<path>/etc/fstab</path> must be configured with your Linux partitions. Both of
87 +<path>/etc/fstab</path> must be configured with your Linux partitions. Both of
88 these should have been done already in the steps above. To start, ensure that
89 you have the latest version of yaboot installed by running <c>emerge --update
90 yaboot-static</c>. This is necessary as the latest version will be available via
91 @@ -119,12 +104,12 @@
92 </p>
93
94 <p>
95 -Now run <c>yabootconfig</c>. The program will run and it will confirm
96 -the location of the bootstrap partition. Type <c>Y</c> if it is correct. If
97 -not, double check <path>/etc/fstab</path>. yabootconfig will then scan your
98 -system setup, create <path>/etc/yaboot.conf</path> and run <c>mkofboot</c> for
99 -you. <c>mkofboot</c> is used to format the bootstrap partition, and install
100 -the yaboot configuration file into it.
101 +Now run <c>yabootconfig</c>. The program will run and it will confirm the
102 +location of the bootstrap partition. Type <c>Y</c> if it is correct. If not,
103 +double check <path>/etc/fstab</path>. yabootconfig will then scan your system
104 +setup, create <path>/etc/yaboot.conf</path> and run <c>mkofboot</c> for you.
105 +<c>mkofboot</c> is used to format the bootstrap partition, and install the
106 +yaboot configuration file into it.
107 </p>
108
109 <p>
110 @@ -149,7 +134,7 @@
111 will.
112 </p>
113
114 -<pre caption = "/etc/yaboot.conf">
115 +<pre caption="/etc/yaboot.conf">
116 <comment>## /etc/yaboot.conf
117 ##
118 ## run: "man yaboot.conf" for details. Do not make changes until you have!!
119 @@ -180,9 +165,9 @@
120
121 <comment>#################
122 ## This section can be duplicated if you have more than one kernel or set of
123 -## boot options - replace 2.6.17-gentoo-r5 with your kernel-version
124 +## boot options - replace <keyval id="kernel-name"/> with your kernel-version
125 #################</comment>
126 -image=/boot/kernel-2.6.17-gentoo-r5
127 +image=/boot/<keyval id="kernel-name"/>
128 label=Linux
129 root=/dev/hda3
130 partition=3
131 @@ -195,25 +180,22 @@
132 </pre>
133
134 <p>
135 -Once <path>yaboot.conf</path> is set up the way you want it, you run
136 -<c>mkofboot -v</c> to install the settings in the bootstrap partition.
137 -<e>Don't forget this!</e> Confirm when <c>mkofboot</c> asks you to create a new
138 -filesystem.
139 +Once <path>yaboot.conf</path> is set up the way you want it, you run <c>mkofboot
140 +-v</c> to install the settings in the bootstrap partition. <e>Don't forget
141 +this!</e> Confirm when <c>mkofboot</c> asks you to create a new filesystem.
142 </p>
143
144 <p>
145 -If all goes well, and you have the same
146 -options as the sample above, your next reboot will give you a simple,
147 -five-entry boot menu. If you update your yaboot config later on, you'll
148 -just need to run <c>ybin -v</c> to update the bootstrap partition -
149 -<c>mkofboot</c> is for initial setup only.
150 +If all goes well, and you have the same options as the sample above, your next
151 +reboot will give you a simple, five-entry boot menu. If you update your yaboot
152 +config later on, you'll just need to run <c>ybin -v</c> to update the bootstrap
153 +partition - <c>mkofboot</c> is for initial setup only.
154 </p>
155
156 <p>
157 For more information on yaboot, take a look at the <uri
158 -link="http://penguinppc.org/projects/yaboot">yaboot project</uri>. For
159 -now, continue the installation with <uri link="#reboot">Rebooting your
160 -System</uri>.
161 +link="http://penguinppc.org/projects/yaboot">yaboot project</uri>. For now,
162 +continue the installation with <uri link="#reboot">Rebooting your System</uri>.
163 </p>
164
165 </body>
166 @@ -224,48 +206,56 @@
167 <body>
168
169 <p>
170 -On IBM hardware you cannot run yabootconfig or ybin. You must proceed with the
171 +On IBM hardware you cannot run yabootconfig or ybin. You must proceed with the
172 following steps:
173 </p>
174
175 <ul>
176 <li>Install yaboot-static</li>
177 - <li>Run 'dd if=/usr/lib/yaboot/yaboot.chrp of=/dev/sdXX' (fill in XX
178 - with your disk and partition for the PReP partition; this was in our
179 - example /dev/sda1)</li>
180 - <li>Next construct your own yaboot.conf file and place into /etc.
181 - (Take a look at the config above, look into the man page of
182 - yaboot.conf or look at the below yaboot.conf example)</li>
183 - <li>Assuming your boot device in OF is pointing to the harddrive you
184 - prep boot partition is on then it'll just work, otherwise at IPL time,
185 - go into the multiboot menu and set the boot device to the one with
186 - your prep boot partition.</li>
187 + <li>
188 + Run <c>dd if=/usr/lib/yaboot/yaboot.chrp of=/dev/sdXX</c> (fill in XX with
189 + your disk and partition for the PReP partition; this was in our example
190 + <path>/dev/sda1</path>)
191 + </li>
192 + <li>
193 + Next construct your own <path>yaboot.conf</path> file and place into
194 + <path>/etc</path>. (Take a look at the config above, look into the man page
195 + of <path>yaboot.conf</path> or look at the below <path>yaboot.conf</path>
196 + example.)
197 + </li>
198 + <li>
199 + Assuming your boot device in OF is pointing to the harddrive you prep boot
200 + partition is on then it'll just work, otherwise at IPL time, go into the
201 + multiboot menu and set the boot device to the one with your prep boot
202 + partition
203 + </li>
204 <li>That's it!</li>
205 </ul>
206
207 -<pre caption = "yaboot.conf for IBM hardware">
208 +<pre caption="yaboot.conf for IBM hardware">
209 device=disk:
210 partition=2
211 root=/dev/sda2
212 -default=2.6.17-gentoo-r5
213 +default=linux
214 timeout=50
215
216 -image=/boot/kernel-2.6.17-gentoo-r5
217 - label=Linux
218 +image=/boot/<keyval id="kernel-name"/>
219 + label=linux
220 append="console=ttyS0,9600"
221 read-only
222 </pre>
223
224 <p>
225 -For POWER4, POWER5, and blade-based hardware where the PReP disk partition
226 -and the disk partition that contains your kernel are on the same physical disk,
227 -you can use a simplified yaboot.conf. The following should be sufficient:
228 +For POWER4, POWER5, and blade-based hardware where the PReP disk partition and
229 +the disk partition that contains your kernel are on the same physical disk, you
230 +can use a simplified <path>yaboot.conf</path>. The following should be
231 +sufficient:
232 </p>
233
234 <pre caption="yaboot.conf for PReP hardware">
235 default = linux
236 timeout = 100
237 -image=/boot/kernel-2.6.17-gentoo-r5
238 +image=/boot/<keyval id="kernel-name"/>
239 label=linux
240 read-only
241 root = /dev/sda2
242
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259 @@ -4,11 +4,11 @@
260 <!-- The content of this document is licensed under the CC-BY-SA license -->
261 <!-- See http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5 -->
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263 -<!-- $Header: /var/cvsroot/gentoo/xml/htdocs/doc/en/handbook/2007.0/hb-install-ppc64-disk.xml,v 1.1 2007/03/19 20:37:28 nightmorph Exp $ -->
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265
266 <sections>
267
268 -<version>7.1</version>
269 +<version>8.0</version>
270 <date>2006-11-02</date>
271
272 <section>
273 @@ -104,10 +104,10 @@
274
275 <note>
276 There are some partitions named like this: <path>Apple_Driver43,
277 -Apple_Driver_ATA, Apple_FWDriver, Apple_Driver_IOKit,
278 -Apple_Patches</path>. If you are not planning to use MacOS 9 you can
279 -delete them, because MacOS X and Linux don't need them.
280 -You might have to use parted in order to delete them, as mac-fdisk can't delete them yet.
281 +Apple_Driver_ATA, Apple_FWDriver, Apple_Driver_IOKit, Apple_Patches</path>. If
282 +you are not planning to use MacOS 9 you can delete them, because MacOS X and
283 +Linux don't need them. You might have to use parted in order to delete them, as
284 +mac-fdisk can't delete them yet.
285 </note>
286
287 <p>
288 @@ -128,14 +128,14 @@
289 The number of partitions is highly dependent on your environment. For instance,
290 if you have lots of users, you will most likely want to have your
291 <path>/home</path> separate as it increases security and makes backups easier.
292 -If you are installing Gentoo to perform as a mailserver, your
293 -<path>/var</path> should be separate as all mails are stored inside
294 -<path>/var</path>. A good choice of filesystem will then maximise your
295 -performance. Gameservers will have a separate <path>/opt</path> as most gaming
296 -servers are installed there. The reason is similar for <path>/home</path>:
297 -security and backups. You will definitely want to keep <path>/usr</path> big:
298 -not only will it contain the majority of applications, the Portage tree alone
299 -takes around 500 Mbyte excluding the various sources that are stored in it.
300 +If you are installing Gentoo to perform as a mailserver, your <path>/var</path>
301 +should be separate as all mails are stored inside <path>/var</path>. A good
302 +choice of filesystem will then maximise your performance. Gameservers will have
303 +a separate <path>/opt</path> as most gaming servers are installed there. The
304 +reason is similar for <path>/home</path>: security and backups. You will
305 +definitely want to keep <path>/usr</path> big: not only will it contain the
306 +majority of applications, the Portage tree alone takes around 500 Mbyte
307 +excluding the various sources that are stored in it.
308 </p>
309
310 <p>
311 @@ -157,23 +157,23 @@
312 it is with multiple partitions)
313 </li>
314 <li>
315 - Security can be enhanced by mounting some partitions or volumes read-only,
316 + Security can be enhanced by mounting some partitions or volumes read-only,
317 nosuid (setuid bits are ignored), noexec (executable bits are ignored) etc.
318 </li>
319 </ul>
320
321 <p>
322 -However, multiple partitions have one big disadvantage: if not configured
323 -properly, you might result in having a system with lots
324 -of free space on one partition and none on another. There is also a 15-partition
325 -limit for SCSI and SATA.
326 +However, multiple partitions have one big disadvantage: if not configured
327 +properly, you might result in having a system with lots of free space on one
328 +partition and none on another. There is also a 15-partition limit for SCSI and
329 +SATA.
330 </p>
331
332 </body>
333 </subsection>
334 </section>
335 <section id="mac-fdisk">
336 -<title>Default: Using mac-fdisk (Apple G5) Partition your Disk</title>
337 +<title>Default: Using mac-fdisk (Apple G5) to Partition your Disk</title>
338 <body>
339
340 <p>
341 @@ -223,9 +223,11 @@
342 </p>
343
344 <note>
345 -To make sure everything is ok, you should run mac-fdisk once more and check whether all the partitions are there.
346 -If you don't see any of the partitions you created, or the changes you made, you should reinitialize your partitions by pressing "i" in mac-fdisk.
347 -Note that this will recreate the partition map and thus remove all your partitions.
348 +To make sure everything is ok, you should run mac-fdisk once more and check
349 +whether all the partitions are there. If you don't see any of the partitions you
350 +created, or the changes you made, you should reinitialize your partitions by
351 +pressing <c>i</c> in mac-fdisk. Note that this will recreate the partition map
352 +and thus remove all your partitions.
353 </note>
354
355 <p>
356 @@ -241,14 +243,14 @@
357 <body>
358
359 <note>
360 -If you are planning to use a RAID disk array for your gentoo installation and
361 +If you are planning to use a RAID disk array for your Gentoo installation and
362 you are using POWER5-based hardware, you should now run <c>iprconfig</c> to
363 format the disks to Advanced Function format and create the disk array. You
364 should emerge <c>iprutils</c> after your install is complete.
365 </note>
366
367 <p>
368 -If you have an ipr based SCSI adapter, you should start the ipr utilities now.
369 +If you have an ipr-based SCSI adapter, you should start the ipr utilities now.
370 </p>
371
372 <pre caption="Starting ipr utilities">
373 @@ -704,11 +706,13 @@
374
375 <p>
376 Now that your partitions are initialized and are housing a filesystem, it is
377 -time to mount those partitions. Use the <c>mount</c> command. As an example we
378 -mount the root partition:
379 +time to mount those partitions. Use the <c>mount</c> command. Don't forget to
380 +create the necessary mount directories for every partition you created. As an
381 +example we create a mount point and mount the root and boot partition:
382 </p>
383
384 <pre caption="Mounting partitions">
385 +# <i>mkdir /mnt/gentoo</i>
386 # <i>mount /dev/sda4 /mnt/gentoo</i>
387 </pre>
388
389
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406 @@ -4,11 +4,11 @@
407 <!-- The content of this document is licensed under the CC-BY-SA license -->
408 <!-- See http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5 -->
409
410 -<!-- $Header: /var/cvsroot/gentoo/xml/htdocs/doc/en/handbook/2007.0/hb-install-ppc64-kernel.xml,v 1.1 2007/03/19 20:37:28 nightmorph Exp $ -->
411 +<!-- $Header: /var/cvsroot/gentoo/xml/htdocs/doc/en/handbook/2007.0/hb-install-ppc64-kernel.xml,v 1.2 2007/04/01 23:16:09 nightmorph Exp $ -->
412
413 <sections>
414
415 -<version>7.1</version>
416 +<version>8.0</version>
417 <date>2007-02-26</date>
418
419 <section>
420 @@ -17,8 +17,8 @@
421
422 <p>
423 You first need to select your timezone so that your system knows where it is
424 -located. Look for your timezone in <path>/usr/share/zoneinfo</path>, then copy
425 -it to <path>/etc/localtime</path>. Please avoid the
426 +located. Look for your timezone in <path>/usr/share/zoneinfo</path>. You then
427 +set your timezone in <path>/etc/conf.d/clock</path>. Please avoid the
428 <path>/usr/share/zoneinfo/Etc/GMT*</path> timezones as their names do not
429 indicate the expected zones. For instance, <path>GMT-8</path> is in fact GMT+8.
430 </p>
431 @@ -26,7 +26,8 @@
432 <pre caption="Setting the timezone information">
433 # <i>ls /usr/share/zoneinfo</i>
434 <comment>(Suppose you want to use GMT)</comment>
435 -# <i>cp /usr/share/zoneinfo/GMT /etc/localtime</i>
436 +# <i>nano -w /etc/conf.d/clock</i>
437 +TIMEZONE="GMT"
438 </pre>
439
440 </body>
441 @@ -56,13 +57,13 @@
442 <p>
443 When you take a look in <path>/usr/src</path> you should see a symlink called
444 <path>linux</path> pointing to your kernel source. In this case, the installed
445 -kernel source points to <c>gentoo-sources-2.6.17-r5</c>. Your version may be
446 -different, so keep this in mind.
447 +kernel source points to <c>gentoo-sources-<keyval id="kernel-version"/></c>.
448 +Your version may be different, so keep this in mind.
449 </p>
450
451 <pre caption="Viewing the kernel source symlink">
452 # <i>ls -l /usr/src/linux</i>
453 -lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 12 Aug 10 11:04 /usr/src/linux -&gt; linux-2.6.17-gentoo-r5
454 +lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 12 Aug 10 11:04 /usr/src/linux -&gt; linux-<keyval id="kernel-version"/>
455 </pre>
456
457 <p>
458 @@ -136,11 +137,10 @@
459 </pre>
460
461 <p>
462 -Now go to <c>File Systems</c> and select support for the filesystems you
463 -use. <e>Don't</e> compile them as modules, otherwise your Gentoo system
464 -will not be able to mount your partitions. Also select <c>Virtual
465 -memory</c>, <c>/proc file system</c>, and <c>/dev/pts file system for
466 -Unix98 PTYs</c>:
467 +Now go to <c>File Systems</c> and select support for the filesystems you use.
468 +<e>Don't</e> compile them as modules, otherwise your Gentoo system will not be
469 +able to mount your partitions. Also select <c>Virtual memory</c>, <c>/proc file
470 +system</c>, and <c>/dev/pts file system for Unix98 PTYs</c>:
471 </p>
472
473 <pre caption="Selecting necessary file systems">
474
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491 @@ -4,11 +4,11 @@
492 <!-- The content of this document is licensed under the CC-BY-SA license -->
493 <!-- See http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5 -->
494
495 -<!-- $Header: /var/cvsroot/gentoo/xml/htdocs/doc/en/handbook/2007.0/hb-install-ppc64-medium.xml,v 1.2 2007/03/20 05:31:13 nightmorph Exp $ -->
496 +<!-- $Header: /var/cvsroot/gentoo/xml/htdocs/doc/en/handbook/2007.0/hb-install-ppc64-medium.xml,v 1.3 2007/04/01 23:16:09 nightmorph Exp $ -->
497
498 <sections>
499
500 -<version>7.0</version>
501 +<version>8.0</version>
502 <date>2006-08-30</date>
503
504 <section>
505 @@ -137,11 +137,10 @@
506
507 <p>
508 You can download the Universal Installation CD (and, if you want to, the
509 -Packages CD as well) from one of our <uri
510 -link="/main/en/mirrors.xml">mirrors</uri>. The Installation CDs are located
511 -in the <path>releases/ppc/2007.0/ppc64/installcd</path> directory; the Package
512 -CDs are located in the <path>releases/ppc/2007.0/ppc64/packagecd</path>
513 -directory.
514 +Packages CD as well) from one of our <uri
515 +link="/main/en/mirrors.xml">mirrors</uri>. The Installation CDs are located in
516 +the <path><keyval id="release-dir"/>installcd</path> directory; the Package CDs
517 +are located in the <path><keyval id="release-dir"/>packagecd</path> directory.
518 </p>
519
520 <p>
521 @@ -236,16 +235,16 @@
522 <ti>
523 This option takes one of the following vendor-specific tags:
524 <c>radeonfb</c>, <c>rivafb</c>, <c>atyfb</c>, <c>aty128</c>, <c>nvidiafb</c>
525 - or <c>ofonly</c>. You can follow this tag with the resolution and
526 - refreshrate you want to use. For instance <c>video=radeonfb:1280x1024@75</c>
527 - . If you are uncertain what to choose, <c>ofonly</c> will most certainly
528 - work.
529 + or <c>ofonly</c>. You can follow this tag with the resolution and
530 + refreshrate you want to use. For instance
531 + <c>video=radeonfb:1280x1024@75</c>. If you are uncertain what to choose,
532 + <c>ofonly</c> will most certainly work.
533 </ti>
534 </tr>
535 <tr>
536 <ti><c>nol3</c></ti>
537 <ti>
538 - Disables level 3 cache on some powerbooks (needed for at least the 17'')
539 + Disables level 3 cache on some powerbooks (needed for at least the 17")
540 </ti>
541 </tr>
542 <tr>
543 @@ -351,11 +350,11 @@
544
545 <p>
546 When the Installation CD boots, it tries to detect all your hardware devices and
547 -loads the appropriate kernel modules to support your hardware. In the
548 -vast majority of cases, it does a very good job. However, in some cases it may
549 -not auto-load the kernel
550 -modules you need. If the PCI auto-detection missed some of your system's
551 -hardware, you will have to load the appropriate kernel modules manually.
552 +loads the appropriate kernel modules to support your hardware. In the vast
553 +majority of cases, it does a very good job. However, in some cases it may not
554 +auto-load the kernel modules you need. If the PCI auto-detection missed some of
555 +your system's hardware, you will have to load the appropriate kernel modules
556 +manually.
557 </p>
558
559 <p>
560 @@ -391,8 +390,10 @@
561 </p>
562
563 <pre caption="Tweaking hard disk performance">
564 -<comment>Activate DMA:</comment> # <i>hdparm -d 1 /dev/hda</i>
565 -<comment>Activate DMA + Safe Performance-enhancing Options:</comment> # <i>hdparm -d 1 -A 1 -m 16 -u 1 -a 64 /dev/hda</i>
566 +<comment>Activate DMA:</comment>
567 +# <i>hdparm -d 1 /dev/hda</i>
568 +<comment>Activate DMA + Safe Performance-enhancing Options:</comment>
569 +# <i>hdparm -d 1 -A 1 -m 16 -u 1 -a 64 /dev/hda</i>
570 </pre>
571
572 </body>
573 @@ -467,7 +468,7 @@
574 </p>
575
576 <pre caption="Viewing the Online Documentation">
577 -# <i>links http://www.gentoo.org/doc/en/handbook/handbook-ppc64.xml</i>
578 +# <i>links http://www.gentoo.org/doc/en/handbook/2007.0/handbook-ppc64.xml</i>
579 </pre>
580
581 <p>
582
583
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