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diff --git a/ca/partitioning/partition/hppa.xml b/ca/partitioning/partition/hppa.xml new file mode 100644 index 000000000..521a5e848 --- /dev/null +++ b/ca/partitioning/partition/hppa.xml @@ -0,0 +1,22 @@ +<!-- retain these comments for translator revision tracking --> +<!-- original version: 28997 untranslated --> + + + <sect2 arch="hppa"><title>Partitioning for &arch-title;</title> +<para> + +PALO, the HPPA boot loader, requires a partition of type <quote>F0</quote> somewhere +in the first 2GB. This is where the boot loader and an optional kernel +and RAMdisk will be stored, so make it big enough for that — at least +4Mb (I like 8–16MB). An additional requirement of the firmware is that +the Linux kernel must reside within the first 2GB of the disk. This +is typically achieved by making the root ext2 partition fit entirely +within the first 2GB of the disk. Alternatively you can create a small +ext2 partition near the start of the disk and mount that on +<filename>/boot</filename>, since that is the directory where the Linux +kernel(s) will be stored. <filename>/boot</filename> needs to be big enough +to hold whatever kernels you might wish load; 8–16MB is generally +sufficient. + +</para> + </sect2> |