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diff --git a/da/partitioning/partition/powerpc.xml b/da/partitioning/partition/powerpc.xml new file mode 100644 index 000000000..729f1ba75 --- /dev/null +++ b/da/partitioning/partition/powerpc.xml @@ -0,0 +1,55 @@ +<!-- retain these comments for translator revision tracking --> +<!-- original version: 11648 untranslated --> + + + <sect2 arch="powerpc"><title>Partitioning Newer PowerMacs</title> +<para> + +If you are installing onto a NewWorld PowerMac you must create a +special bootstrap partition to hold the boot loader. The size of this +partition must be 800KB and its partition type must be +<emphasis>Apple_Bootstrap</emphasis>. If the bootstrap partition is +not created with the <emphasis>Apple_Bootstrap</emphasis> type your +machine cannot be made bootable from the hard disk. This partition +can easily be created in <command>mac-fdisk</command> using the +<userinput>b</userinput> command. + +</para><para> + +The special partition type Apple_Bootstrap is required to prevent +MacOS from mounting and damaging the bootstrap partition, as there are +special modifications made to it in order for OpenFirmware to boot it +automatically. + +</para><para> + +Note that the bootstrap partition is only meant to hold 3 very small +files: the <command>yaboot</command> binary, its configuration +<filename>yaboot.conf</filename>, and a first stage OpenFirmware +loader <command>ofboot.b</command>. It need not and must not be +mounted on your file system nor have kernels or anything else copied +to it. The <command>ybin</command> and <command>mkofboot</command> +utilities are used to manipulate this partition. + +</para><para> + +In order for OpenFirmware to automatically boot &debian; the bootstrap +partition should appear before other boot partitions on the disk, +especially MacOS boot partitions. The bootstrap partition should be +the first one you create. However, if you add a bootstrap partition +later, you can use <command>mac-fdisk</command>'s +<userinput>r</userinput> command to reorder the partition map so the +bootstrap partition comes right after the map (which is always +partition 1). It's the logical map order, not the physical address +order, that counts. + +</para><para> + +Apple disks normally have several small driver partitions. If you +intend to dual boot your machine with MacOSX, you should retain these +partitions and a small HFS partition (800k is the minimum size). That +is because MacOSX, on every boot, offers to initialize any disks which do +not have active MacOS partitions and driver partitions. + +</para> + </sect2>
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