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| author | Milan Kupcevic <milan@physics.harvard.edu> | 2012-06-18 20:37:09 +0000 |
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| committer | Milan Kupcevic <milan@physics.harvard.edu> | 2012-06-18 20:37:09 +0000 |
| commit | 83db17b75bd3d96ba57a378f997930736fd5ecad (patch) | |
| tree | 18288ad3a1c3c0b1c97436dfc4608af1aa3af223 /en/boot-installer | |
| parent | 2096732505472027dcb37d7fbe2c8ba8ca0a50a4 (diff) | |
| download | installation-guide-83db17b75bd3d96ba57a378f997930736fd5ecad.zip | |
* Clarify how to boot PowerMacs from external Firewire and internal
factory default CD/DVD drives. Closes #378119
Diffstat (limited to 'en/boot-installer')
| -rw-r--r-- | en/boot-installer/powerpc.xml | 34 |
1 files changed, 19 insertions, 15 deletions
diff --git a/en/boot-installer/powerpc.xml b/en/boot-installer/powerpc.xml index ebd27f108..0aeb6ad17 100644 --- a/en/boot-installer/powerpc.xml +++ b/en/boot-installer/powerpc.xml @@ -8,34 +8,38 @@ <para> Currently, the only &arch-title; subarchitectures that support CD-ROM -booting are PReP (though not all systems) and New World PowerMacs. +booting are PReP/CHRP (though not all systems) and New World PowerMacs. On PowerMacs, hold the <keycap>c</keycap> key, or else the combination of <keycap>Command</keycap>, <keycap>Option</keycap>, <keycap>Shift</keycap>, and <keycap>Delete</keycap> -keys together while booting to boot from the CD-ROM. +keys together while booting to boot from the factory default CD/DVD drive. </para><para> -OldWorld PowerMacs will not boot a &debian; CD, because OldWorld -computers relied on a Mac OS ROM CD boot driver to be present on the CD, -and a free-software version of this driver is not available. All -OldWorld systems have floppy drives, so use the floppy drive to launch -the installer, and then point the installer to the CD for the needed -files. +To boot a PowerMac from an external Firewire CD/DVD drive invoke +Open Firmware prompt first (see <xref linkend="invoking-openfirmware"/>), +then type -</para><para> +<informalexample><screen> +0 > boot fw/node/sbp-2/disk:,\install\yaboot +</screen></informalexample> -If your system doesn't boot directly from CD-ROM, you can still use -the CD-ROM to install the system. On NewWorlds, you can also use an -OpenFirmware command to boot from the CD-ROM manually. Follow the -instructions in <xref linkend="boot-newworld"/> for booting from -the hard disk, except use the path to <command>yaboot</command> on the -CD at the OF prompt, such as +for an alternative way to boot from the internal factory default CD/DVD +drive type <informalexample><screen> 0 > boot cd:,\install\yaboot </screen></informalexample> +</para><para> + +OldWorld PowerMacs will not boot a &debian; CD, because OldWorld +computers relied on a Mac OS ROM CD boot driver to be present on the CD, +and a free-software version of this driver is not available. All +OldWorld systems have floppy drives, so use the floppy drive to launch +the installer, and then point the installer to the CD for the needed +files. + </para> </sect2> |