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| author | Joey Hess <joeyh@debian.org> | 2005-10-07 19:51:38 +0000 |
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| committer | Joey Hess <joeyh@debian.org> | 2005-10-07 19:51:38 +0000 |
| commit | 1ea73eea5ecc6a8ed901316049259aee737ee554 (patch) | |
| tree | 03a077f0b1b1548f3c806bd1c5795964fba0fb52 /en/using-d-i/modules/powerpc/yaboot-installer.xml | |
| download | installation-guide-1ea73eea5ecc6a8ed901316049259aee737ee554.zip | |
move manual to top-level directory, split out of debian-installer package
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diff --git a/en/using-d-i/modules/powerpc/yaboot-installer.xml b/en/using-d-i/modules/powerpc/yaboot-installer.xml new file mode 100644 index 000000000..b3ad198b6 --- /dev/null +++ b/en/using-d-i/modules/powerpc/yaboot-installer.xml @@ -0,0 +1,17 @@ +<!-- retain these comments for translator revision tracking --> +<!-- $Id$ --> + + <sect3 arch="powerpc"> + <title>Install <command>Yaboot</command> on a Hard Disk</title> +<para> + +Newer (mid 1998 and on) PowerMacs use <command>yaboot</command> as +their boot loader. The installer will set up <command>yaboot</command> +automatically, so all you need is a small 820k partition named +<quote>bootstrap</quote> with type +<emphasis>Apple_Bootstrap</emphasis> created back in the partitioning +component. If this step completes successfully then your disk should +now be bootable and OpenFirmware will be set to boot &debian;. + +</para> + </sect3> |