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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 /it/preparing/nondeb-part/sparc.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/it/preparing/nondeb-part/sparc.xml b/it/preparing/nondeb-part/sparc.xml new file mode 100644 index 000000000..f508f2169 --- /dev/null +++ b/it/preparing/nondeb-part/sparc.xml @@ -0,0 +1,45 @@ +<!-- retain these comments for translator revision tracking --> +<!-- original version: 28997 untranslated --> + + + <sect2 arch="sparc"> + <title>Partitioning from SunOS</title> +<para> + +It's perfectly fine to partition from SunOS; in fact, if you intend to +run both SunOS and Debian on the same machine, it is recommended that +you partition using SunOS prior to installing Debian. The Linux +kernel understands Sun disk labels, so there are no problems there. +Just make sure you leave room for the Debian root partition within the +first 1GB area of the boot disk. You can also place the kernel image on a +UFS partition if that is easier than putting the root partition there. +SILO supports booting Linux and SunOS from either EXT2 (Linux), UFS +(SunOS), romfs and iso9660 (CDROM) partitions. + +</para> + </sect2> + + <sect2 arch="sparc"> + <title>Partitioning from Linux or another OS</title> + +<para> + +Whatever system you are using to partition, make sure you create a +<quote>Sun disk label</quote> on your boot disk. This is the only kind of +partition scheme that the OpenBoot PROM understands, and so it's the +only scheme from which you can boot. In <command>fdisk</command>, the +<keycap>s</keycap> key is used to create Sun disk labels. You only need to do this +on drives that do not already have a Sun disk label. If you are using a +drive that was previously formatted using a PC (or other architecture) you +must create a new disk label, or problems with the disk geometry will most +likely occur. + +</para><para> + +You will probably be using <command>SILO</command> as your boot loader (the +small program which runs the operating system kernel). +<command>SILO</command> has certain requirements for partition sizes and +location; see <xref linkend="partitioning"/>. + +</para> + </sect2> |