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diff --git a/nl/boot-installer/powerpc.xml b/nl/boot-installer/powerpc.xml deleted file mode 100644 index c11cbc4ba..000000000 --- a/nl/boot-installer/powerpc.xml +++ /dev/null @@ -1,262 +0,0 @@ -<!-- retain these comments for translator revision tracking --> -<!-- original version: 56248 untranslated --> - - <sect2 arch="powerpc" id="boot-cd"><title>Booting from a CD-ROM</title> - -&boot-installer-intro-cd.xml; - -<para> - -Currently, the only &arch-title; subarchitectures that support CD-ROM -booting are PReP (though not all systems) and New World PowerMacs. -On PowerMacs, hold the <keycap>c</keycap> key, or else the combination of -<keycap>Command</keycap>, <keycap>Option</keycap>, -<keycap>Shift</keycap>, and <keycap>Delete</keycap> -keys together while booting to boot from the CD-ROM. - -</para><para> - -OldWorld PowerMacs will not boot a &debian; CD, because OldWorld -computers relied on a Mac OS ROM CD boot driver to be present on the CD, -and a free-software version of this driver is not available. All -OldWorld systems have floppy drives, so use the floppy drive to launch -the installer, and then point the installer to the CD for the needed -files. - -</para><para> - -If your system doesn't boot directly from CD-ROM, you can still use -the CD-ROM to install the system. On NewWorlds, you can also use an -OpenFirmware command to boot from the CD-ROM manually. Follow the -instructions in <xref linkend="boot-newworld"/> for booting from -the hard disk, except use the path to <command>yaboot</command> on the -CD at the OF prompt, such as - -<informalexample><screen> -0 > boot cd:,\install\yaboot -</screen></informalexample> - -</para> - </sect2> - - <sect2 arch="powerpc" id="install-drive"> - <title>Booting from Hard Disk</title> - -&boot-installer-intro-hd.xml; - -<!-- - <sect3><title>Booting CHRP from OpenFirmware</title> - -<para> - - <emphasis>Not yet written.</emphasis> - -</para> - </sect3> ---> - - <sect3><title>Booting OldWorld PowerMacs from MacOS</title> -<para> - -If you set up BootX in <xref linkend="files-oldworld"/>, you can -use it to boot into the installation system. Double click the -<guiicon>BootX</guiicon> application icon. Click on the -<guibutton>Options</guibutton> button and select <guilabel>Use -Specified RAM Disk</guilabel>. This will give you the -chance to select the <filename>ramdisk.image.gz</filename> file. You -may need to select the <guilabel>No Video Driver</guilabel> checkbox, -depending on your hardware. Then click the -<guibutton>Linux</guibutton> button to shut down MacOS and launch the -installer. - -</para> - </sect3> - - - <sect3 id="boot-newworld"> - <title>Booting NewWorld Macs from OpenFirmware</title> -<para> - -You will have already placed the <filename>vmlinux</filename>, -<filename>initrd.gz</filename>, <filename>yaboot</filename>, and -<filename>yaboot.conf</filename> files at the root level of your HFS -partition in <xref linkend="files-newworld"/>. -You will now have to boot into OpenFirmware (see <xref linkend="invoking-openfirmware"/>). -At the prompt, type - -<informalexample><screen> -0 > boot hd:<replaceable>x</replaceable>,yaboot -</screen></informalexample> - -replacing <replaceable>x</replaceable> with the partition number of -the HFS partition where the -kernel and yaboot files were placed, followed by a &enterkey;. On some -machines, you may need to use <userinput>ide0:</userinput> instead of -<userinput>hd:</userinput>. In a few more seconds you will see a -yaboot prompt - -<informalexample><screen> -boot: -</screen></informalexample> - -At yaboot's <prompt>boot:</prompt> prompt, type either -<userinput>install</userinput> or <userinput>install video=ofonly</userinput> -followed by a &enterkey;. The -<userinput>video=ofonly</userinput> argument is for maximum -compatibility; you can try it if <userinput>install</userinput> -doesn't work. The &debian; installation program should start. - -</para> - </sect3> - </sect2> - - <sect2 arch="powerpc" condition="bootable-usb" id="usb-boot"> - <title>Booting from USB memory stick</title> -<para> - -Currently, NewWorld PowerMac systems are known to support USB booting. - -</para> - -<para> - -Make sure you have prepared everything from <xref -linkend="boot-usb-files"/>. To boot a Macintosh system from a USB stick, -you will need to use the Open Firmware prompt, since Open Firmware does -not search USB storage devices by default. -<!-- TODO: although it could be made to; watch this space --> -See <xref linkend="invoking-openfirmware"/>. - -</para><para> - -You will need to work out where the USB storage device appears in the -device tree, since at the moment <command>ofpath</command> cannot work -that out automatically. Type <userinput>dev / ls</userinput> and -<userinput>devalias</userinput> at the Open Firmware prompt to get a -list of all known devices and device aliases. On the author's system -with various types of USB stick, paths such as -<filename>usb0/disk</filename>, <filename>usb0/hub/disk</filename>, -<filename>/pci@f2000000/usb@1b,1/disk@1</filename>, and -<filename>/pci@f2000000/usb@1b,1/hub@1/disk@1</filename> work. - -</para><para> - -Having worked out the device path, use a command like this to boot the -installer: - -<informalexample><screen> -boot <replaceable>usb0/disk</replaceable>:<replaceable>2</replaceable>,\\:tbxi -</screen></informalexample> - -The <replaceable>2</replaceable> matches the Apple_HFS or -Apple_Bootstrap partition onto which you copied the boot image earlier, -and the <userinput>,\\:tbxi</userinput> part instructs Open Firmware to -boot from the file with an HFS file type of "tbxi" (i.e. -<command>yaboot</command>) in the directory previously blessed with -<command>hattrib -b</command>. - -</para><para> - -The system should now boot up, and you should be presented with the -<prompt>boot:</prompt> prompt. Here you can enter optional boot -arguments, or just hit &enterkey;. - -</para><warning><para> - -This boot method is new, and may be difficult to get to work on some -NewWorld systems. If you have problems, please file an installation -report, as explained in <xref linkend="submit-bug"/>. - -</para></warning> - </sect2> - - <sect2 arch="powerpc" id="boot-tftp"><title>Booting with TFTP</title> - -&boot-installer-intro-net.xml; - -<para> - -Currently, PReP and New World PowerMac systems support netbooting. - -</para><para> - -On machines with Open Firmware, such as NewWorld Power Macs, enter the -boot monitor (see <xref linkend="invoking-openfirmware"/>) and -use the command - -<informalexample><screen> -0 > boot enet:0 -</screen></informalexample> - -If this doesn't work, you might have to add the filename like this: - -<informalexample><screen> -0 > boot enet:0,yaboot -</screen></informalexample> - -PReP and CHRP boxes -may have different ways of addressing the network. On a PReP machine, -you should try - -<informalexample><screen> -boot net:<replaceable>server_ipaddr</replaceable>,<replaceable>file</replaceable>,<replaceable>client_ipaddr</replaceable> -</screen></informalexample> - -On some PReP systems (e.g. Motorola PowerStack machines) the command -<userinput>help boot</userinput> may give a description of syntax and -available options. - -</para> - </sect2> - - - <sect2 arch="powerpc" condition="supports-floppy-boot"> - <title>Booting from Floppies</title> -<para> - -Booting from floppies is supported for &arch-title;, although it is -generally only applicable for OldWorld systems. NewWorld systems are -not equipped with floppy drives, and attached USB floppy drives are -not supported for booting. - -</para><para> - -You will have already downloaded the floppy images you needed and -created floppies from the images in <xref linkend="create-floppy"/>. - -</para><para> - -To boot from the <filename>boot-floppy-hfs.img</filename> floppy, -place it in floppy drive after shutting the system down, and before -pressing the power-on button. - -</para><note><para> -For those not familiar with Macintosh -floppy operations: a floppy placed in the machine prior to boot will -be the first priority for the system to boot from. A floppy without a -valid boot system will be ejected, and the machine will then check for -bootable hard disk partitions. - -</para></note><para> - -After booting, the <filename>root.bin</filename> floppy is -requested. Insert the root floppy and press &enterkey;. The installer -program is automatically launched after the root system has been -loaded into memory. - -</para> - </sect2> - - - <sect2 arch="powerpc"><title>PowerPC Boot Parameters</title> -<para> - -Many older Apple monitors used a 640x480 67Hz mode. If your video -appears skewed on an older Apple monitor, try appending the boot -argument <userinput>video=atyfb:vmode:6</userinput> , which will -select that mode for most Mach64 and Rage video hardware. For Rage 128 -hardware, this changes to -<userinput>video=aty128fb:vmode:6</userinput> . - -</para> - </sect2> |