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diff --git a/ca/preparing/nondeb-part/alpha.xml b/ca/preparing/nondeb-part/alpha.xml new file mode 100644 index 000000000..de065da6d --- /dev/null +++ b/ca/preparing/nondeb-part/alpha.xml @@ -0,0 +1,83 @@ +<!-- retain these comments for translator revision tracking --> +<!-- original version: 28997 untranslated --> + + + <sect2 arch="alpha"><title>Partitioning in Tru64 UNIX</title> +<para> + +Tru64 UNIX, formerly known as Digital UNIX, which is in turn formerly +known as OSF/1, uses the partitioning scheme similar to the BSD <quote>disk +label</quote>, which allows for up to eight partitions per disk drive. The +partitions are numbered <quote>1</quote> through to <quote>8</quote> in +Linux and <quote>lettered</quote> <quote>a</quote> through to +<quote>h</quote> in UNIX. Linux kernels 2.2 and higher always correspond +<quote>1</quote> to <quote>a</quote>, <quote>2</quote> to <quote>b</quote> +and so on. For example, <filename>rz0e</filename> in Tru64 UNIX would most +likely be called <filename>sda5</filename> in Linux. + +</para><para> + +Partitions in a Tru64 disk label may overlap. Moreover, if this disk +will be used from Tru64, the <quote>c</quote> partition is required to span +the entire disk (thus overlapping all other non-empty partitions). Under +Linux this makes <filename>sda3</filename> identical to +<filename>sda</filename> (<filename>sdb3</filename> to +<filename>sdb</filename>, if present, and so on). However, the partman +partitioning tool used by &d-i; cannot handle overlapping partitions at +present. As a result, it is currently not recommended to share disks +between Tru64 and Debian. Partitions on Tru64 disks can be mounted +under Debian after installation has been completed. + +</para><para> + +Another conventional requirement is for the <quote>a</quote> partition to +start from the beginning of the disk, so that it always includes the boot +block with the disk label. If you intend to boot Debian from that disk, you +need to size it at least 2MB to fit aboot and perhaps a kernel. +Note that this partition is only required for compatibility; you must +not put a file system onto it, or you'll destroy data. + +</para><para> + +It is possible, and indeed quite reasonable, to share a swap partition +between UNIX and Linux. In this case it will be needed to do a +<command>mkswap</command> on that partition every time the system is rebooted +from UNIX into Linux, as UNIX will damage the swap signature. You may +want to run <command>mkswap</command> from the Linux start-up scripts before +adding swap space with <command>swapon -a</command>. + +</para><para> + +If you want to mount UNIX partitions under Linux, note that Digital UNIX +can use two different file system types, UFS and AdvFS, of which Linux +only understands the former. + +</para> + </sect2> + + <sect2 arch="alpha"><title>Partitioning in Windows NT</title> + +<para> + +Windows NT uses the PC-style partition table. If you are manipulating +existing FAT or NTFS partitions, it is recommended that you use the +native Windows NT tools (or, more conveniently, you can also +repartition your disk from the AlphaBIOS setup menu). Otherwise, it +is not really necessary to partition from Windows; the Linux +partitioning tools will generally do a better job. Note that when you +run NT, the Disk Administrator may offer you to write a <quote>harmless +signature</quote> on non-Windows disks if you have any. +<emphasis>Never</emphasis> let it do that, as this signature will destroy +the partition information. + +</para><para> + +If you plan to boot Linux from an ARC/AlphaBIOS/ARCSBIOS console, you +will need a (small) FAT partition for MILO. 5 MB is quite +sufficient. If Windows NT is installed, its 6 MB bootstrap partition +can be employed for this purpose. Debian &releasename; does not support +installing MILO. If you already have MILO installed on your system, or +install MILO from other media, Debian can still be booted from ARC. + +</para> + </sect2> diff --git a/ca/preparing/nondeb-part/i386.xml b/ca/preparing/nondeb-part/i386.xml new file mode 100644 index 000000000..b89864d7e --- /dev/null +++ b/ca/preparing/nondeb-part/i386.xml @@ -0,0 +1,120 @@ +<!-- retain these comments for translator revision tracking --> +<!-- original version: 29561 untranslated --> + + + <sect2 arch="i386"><title>Partitioning From DOS or Windows</title> +<para> + +If you are manipulating existing FAT or NTFS partitions, it is +recommended that you either use the scheme below or native Windows or +DOS tools. Otherwise, it is not really necessary to partition from DOS +or Windows; the Linux partitioning tools will generally do a better +job. + +</para><para> + +But if you have a large IDE disk, and are using neither LBA addressing, +overlay drivers (sometimes provided by hard disk manufacturers), nor a +new (post 1998) BIOS that supports large disk access extensions, then +you must locate your Debian boot partition carefully. In this case, +you will have to put the boot partition into the first 1024 cylinders +of your hard drive (usually around 524 megabytes, without BIOS +translation). This may require that you move an existing FAT or NTFS +partition. + +</para> + + <sect3 id="lossless"> + <title>Lossless Repartitioning When Starting From DOS, Win-32 or OS/2 + </title> + +<para> + +One of the most common installations is onto a system that already +contains DOS (including Windows 3.1), Win32 (such as Windows 95, 98, Me, +NT, 2000, XP), or OS/2, and it is desired to put Debian onto the same disk +without destroying the previous system. Note that the installer supports +resizing of FAT and NTFS filesystems as used by DOS and Windows. Simply +start the installer, select the option to <menuchoice> <guimenuitem>Manually +edit partition table</guimenuitem> </menuchoice>, select the partition to +resize, and specify its new size. +So in most cases you should not need to use the method described below. + +</para><para> + +Before going any further, you should have decided how you will be +dividing up the disk. The method in this section will only split a +partition into two pieces. One will contain the original OS and the +other will be used for Debian. During the installation of Debian, you +will be given the opportunity to use the Debian portion of the disk as you +see fit, i.e., as swap or as a file system. + +</para><para> + +The idea is to move all the data on the partition to the beginning, +before changing the partition information, so that nothing will be +lost. It is important that you do as little as possible between the +data movement and repartitioning to minimize the chance of a file +being written near the end of the partition as this will decrease the +amount of space you can take from the partition. + +</para><para> + +The first thing needed is a copy of <command>fips</command> which is +available in the <filename>tools/</filename> directory on your nearest Debian +mirror. Unzip the archive and copy the files +<filename>RESTORRB.EXE</filename>, <filename>FIPS.EXE</filename> and +<filename>ERRORS.TXT</filename> to a bootable floppy. A bootable floppy can +be created using the command <filename>sys a:</filename> under DOS. +<command>fips</command> comes with very good documentation which you may +want to read. You will definitely need to read the documentation if +you use a disk compression driver or a disk manager. Create the disk +and read the documentation <emphasis>before</emphasis> you defragment the disk. + +</para><para> + +The next thing needed is to move all the data to the beginning of the +partition. <command>defrag</command>, which comes standard with DOS 6.0 and +later, can easily do the job. See the <command>fips</command> documentation +for a list of other software that may do the trick. Note that if you +have Windows 9x, you must run <command>defrag</command> from there, since +DOS doesn't understand VFAT, which is used to support for long +filenames, used in Windows 95 and higher. + +</para><para> + +After running the defragmenter (which can take a while on a large +disk), reboot with the <command>fips</command> disk you created in the +floppy drive. Simply type <filename>a:\fips</filename> and follow the directions. + +</para><para> + +Note that there are many other partition managers out there, in +case <command>fips</command> doesn't do the trick for you. + +</para> + </sect3> + + <sect3 id="partitioning-for-dos"><title>Partitioning for DOS</title> + +<para> + +If you are partitioning for DOS drives, or changing the size of DOS +partitions, using Linux tools, many people experience problems working +with the resulting FAT partitions. For instance, some have reported +slow performance, consistent problems with <command>scandisk</command>, or +other weird errors in DOS or Windows. + +</para><para> + +Apparently, whenever you create or resize a partition for DOS use, +it's a good idea to fill the first few sectors with zeros. Do this +prior to running DOS's <command>format</command> command, from Linux: + +<informalexample><screen> +# dd if=/dev/zero of=/dev/hdXX bs=512 count=4 +</screen></informalexample> + +</para> + </sect3> + </sect2> diff --git a/ca/preparing/nondeb-part/m68k.xml b/ca/preparing/nondeb-part/m68k.xml new file mode 100644 index 000000000..dbea5b44e --- /dev/null +++ b/ca/preparing/nondeb-part/m68k.xml @@ -0,0 +1,127 @@ +<!-- retain these comments for translator revision tracking --> +<!-- original version: 28997 untranslated --> + + + <sect2 arch="m68k"><title>Partitioning in AmigaOS</title> +<para> + +If you are running AmigaOS, you can use the <command>HDToolBox</command> +program to adjust your native partitions prior to installation. + +</para> + </sect2> + + <sect2 arch="m68k"><title>Partitioning in Atari TOS</title> +<para> + +Atari partition IDs are three ASCII characters, use <quote>LNX</quote> for +data and <quote>SWP</quote> for swap partitions. If using the low memory +installation method, a small Minix partition is also needed (about 2 MB), +for which the partition ID is <quote>MNX</quote>. Failure to set the +appropriate partition IDs not only prevents the Debian installation process +from recognizing the partitions, but also results in TOS attempting to use +the Linux partitions, which confuses the hard disk driver and renders the +whole disk inaccessible. + +</para><para> + +There are a multitude of third party partitioning tools available (the +Atari <command>harddisk</command> utility doesn't permit changing the +partition ID); this manual cannot give detailed descriptions for all +of them. The following description covers <command>SCSITool</command> (from +Hard+Soft GmBH). + +<orderedlist> +<listitem><para> + +Start <command>SCSITool</command> and select the disk you want to partition +(<guimenu>Disk</guimenu> menu, item <guimenuitem>select</guimenuitem>). + +</para></listitem> +<listitem><para> + +From the <guimenu>Partition</guimenu> menu, select either +<guimenuitem>New</guimenuitem> to add new partitions or change the +existing partition sizes, or <guimenuitem>Change</guimenuitem> to +change one specific partition. Unless you have already created +partitions with the right sizes and only want to change the partition +ID, <guimenuitem>New</guimenuitem> is probably the best choice. + +</para></listitem> +<listitem><para> + +For the <guimenuitem>New</guimenuitem> choice, select +<guilabel>existing</guilabel> in the dialog box +prompting the initial settings. The next window shows a list of +existing partitions which you can adjust using the scroll buttons, or +by clicking in the bar graphs. The first column in the partition list +is the partition type; just click on the text field to edit it. When +you are finished changing partition settings, save the changes by +leaving the window with the <guibutton>OK</guibutton> button. + +</para></listitem> +<listitem><para> + +For the <guimenuitem>Change</guimenuitem> option, select the partition +to change in the selection list, and select <guilabel>other +systems</guilabel> in the dialog box. The +next window lists detailed information about the location of this +partition, and lets you change the partition ID. Save changes by +leaving the window with the <guibutton>OK</guibutton> button. + +</para></listitem> +<listitem><para> + +Write down the Linux names for each of the partitions you created or +changed for use with Linux — see <xref linkend="device-names"/>. + +</para></listitem> +<listitem><para> + +Quit <command>SCSITool</command> using the +<guimenuitem>Quit</guimenuitem> item from the <guimenu>File</guimenu> +menu. The computer will reboot to make sure the changed partition +table is used by TOS. If you changed any TOS/GEM partitions, they will +be invalidated and have to be reinitialized (we told you to back up +everything on the disk, didn't we?). + +</para></listitem> +</orderedlist> + +</para><para> + +There is a partitioning tool for Linux/m68k called +<command>atari-fdisk</command> in the installation system, but for now we +recommend you partition your disk using a TOS partition editor or some +disk tool. If your partition editor doesn't have an option to edit the +partition type, you can do this crucial step at a later stage (from +the booted temporary install RAMdisk). <command>SCSITool</command> is only +one of the partition editors we know of which supports selection of +arbitrary partition types. There may be others; select the tool that +suits your needs. + +</para> +</sect2> + + <sect2 arch="m68k"><title>Partitioning in MacOS</title> +<para> + +Partitioning tools for Macintosh tested include <command>pdisk</command>, +<command>HD SC Setup</command> 7.3.5 (Apple), <command>HDT</command> 1.8 (FWB), +<command>SilverLining</command> (LaCie), and <command>DiskTool</command> (Tim +Endres, GPL). Full versions are required for <command>HDT</command> and +<command>SilverLining</command>. The Apple tool requires a patch in order +to recognize third-party disks (a description on how to patch <command>HD +SC Setup</command> using <command>ResEdit</command> can be found at +<ulink url="http://www.euronet.nl/users/ernstoud/patch.html"></ulink>). + +</para><para> + +For IDE based Macs, you need to use <command>Apple Drive Setup</command> to create +empty space for the Linux partitions, and complete the partitioning under +Linux, or use the MacOS version of pdisk available from the MkLinux FTP +server. + +</para> +</sect2> + diff --git a/ca/preparing/nondeb-part/powerpc.xml b/ca/preparing/nondeb-part/powerpc.xml new file mode 100644 index 000000000..8b70dc6a3 --- /dev/null +++ b/ca/preparing/nondeb-part/powerpc.xml @@ -0,0 +1,43 @@ +<!-- retain these comments for translator revision tracking --> +<!-- original version: 28672 untranslated --> + + + <sect2 arch="powerpc"><title>MacOS/OSX Partitioning</title> + +<para> + +The <application>Apple Drive Setup</application> application can be found in the +<filename>Utilities</filename> folder on the MacOS CD. It will not adjust existing +partitions; it is limited to partitioning the entire disk at once. The +disk driver partitions don't show up in <application>Drive Setup</application>. + +</para><para> + +Remember to create a placeholder partition for GNU/Linux, preferably +positioned first in the disk layout. it doesn't matter what type it +is, it will be deleted and replaced later inside the &debian; installer. + +</para><para> + +If you are planning to install both MacOS 9 and OS X, it is best to +create separate partitions for OS 9 and OS X. If they are installed on +the same partition, <application>Startup Disk</application> (and reboot) must be used to select +between the two; the choice between the two systems can't be made at +boot time. With separate partitions, separate options for OS 9 and OS +X will appear when holding the <keycap>option</keycap> key at boot time, and separate +options can be installed in the <application>yaboot</application> boot menu as well. Also, +Startup Disk will de-bless all other mountable partitions, which can +affect GNU/Linux booting. Both OS 9 and OS X partitions will be +accessible from either OS 9 or OS X. + +</para><para> + +GNU/Linux is unable to access information on UFS partitions, but does +support HFS+ (aka MacOS Extended) partitions. OS X requires one of these +two types for its boot partition. MacOS 9 can be installed on either HFS +(aka MacOS Standard) or HFS+. To share information between the MacOS and +GNU/Linux systems, an exchange partition is handy. HFS, HFS+ and MS-DOS FAT +partitions are supported by both MacOS and Linux. + +</para> + </sect2> diff --git a/ca/preparing/nondeb-part/sparc.xml b/ca/preparing/nondeb-part/sparc.xml new file mode 100644 index 000000000..9bcc1239b --- /dev/null +++ b/ca/preparing/nondeb-part/sparc.xml @@ -0,0 +1,44 @@ +<!-- 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> |