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-
- <sect1 condition="bootable-disk" id="boot-drive-files">
- <title>Preparing Files for Hard Disk Booting</title>
-<para>
-
-The installer may be booted using boot files placed on an
-existing hard drive partition, either launched from another operating
-system or by invoking a boot loader directly from the BIOS.
-
-</para><para>
-
-A full, <quote>pure network</quote> installation can be achieved using this
-technique. This avoids all hassles of removable media, like finding
-and burning CD images or struggling with too numerous and
-unreliable floppy disks.
-
-</para><para arch="x86">
-
-The installer cannot boot from files on an NTFS file system.
-
-</para><para arch="powerpc">
-
-The installer cannot boot from files on an HFS+ file system. MacOS
-System 8.1 and above may use HFS+ file systems; NewWorld PowerMacs all
-use HFS+. To determine whether your existing file system is HFS+,
-select <userinput>Get Info</userinput> for the volume in question. HFS
-file systems appear as <userinput>Mac OS Standard</userinput>, while
-HFS+ file systems say <userinput>Mac OS Extended</userinput>. You must
-have an HFS partition in order to exchange files between MacOS and
-Linux, in particular the installation files you download.
-
-</para><para arch="powerpc">
-
-Different programs are used for hard disk installation system booting,
-depending on whether the system is a <quote>NewWorld</quote> or an
-<quote>OldWorld</quote> model.
-
-</para>
-
- <sect2 arch="x86" id="files-lilo">
- <title>Hard disk installer booting using <command>LILO</command> or
- <command>GRUB</command></title>
-<para>
-
-This section explains how to add to or even replace an existing linux
-installation using either <command>LILO</command> or
-<command>GRUB</command>.
-
-</para><para>
-
-At boot time, both bootloaders support loading in memory not
-only the kernel, but also a disk image. This RAM disk can be used as
-the root file-system by the kernel.
-
-</para><para>
-
-Copy the following files from the &debian; archives to a
-convenient location on your hard drive, for instance to
-<filename>/boot/newinstall/</filename>.
-
-<itemizedlist>
-<listitem><para>
-
-<filename>vmlinuz</filename> (kernel binary)
-
-</para></listitem>
-<listitem><para>
-
-<filename>initrd.gz</filename> (ramdisk image)
-
-</para></listitem>
-</itemizedlist>
-
-</para><para>
-
-Finally, to configure the bootloader proceed to
-<xref linkend="boot-initrd"/>.
-
-</para>
- </sect2>
-
-
- <sect2 arch="powerpc" id="files-oldworld">
- <title>Hard Disk Installer Booting for OldWorld Macs</title>
-<para>
-
-The <filename>boot-floppy-hfs</filename> floppy uses
-<application>miBoot</application> to launch Linux installation, but
-<application>miBoot</application> cannot easily be used for hard disk
-booting. <application>BootX</application>, launched from MacOS,
-supports booting from files placed on the hard
-disk. <application>BootX</application> can also be used to dual-boot
-MacOS and Linux after your &debian; installation is complete. For the
-Performa 6360, it appears that <command>quik</command> cannot make the
-hard disk bootable. So <application>BootX</application> is required
-on that model.
-
-</para><para>
-
-Download and unstuff the <application>BootX</application>
-distribution, available from <ulink url="&url-powerpc-bootx;"></ulink>,
-or in the
-<filename>dists/woody/main/disks-powerpc/current/powermac</filename>
-directory on &debian; http/ftp mirrors and official &debian; CDs. Use
-<application>Stuffit Expander</application> to extract it from its
-archive. Within the package, there is an empty folder called
-<filename>Linux Kernels</filename>. Download
-<filename>linux.bin</filename> and
-<filename>ramdisk.image.gz</filename> from the
-<filename>disks-powerpc/current/powermac</filename> folder, and place
-them in the <filename>Linux Kernels</filename> folder. Then place the
-<filename>Linux Kernels</filename> folder in the active System Folder.
-
-</para>
- </sect2>
-
- <sect2 arch="powerpc" id="files-newworld">
- <title>Hard Disk Installer Booting for NewWorld Macs</title>
-<para>
-
-NewWorld PowerMacs support booting from a network or an ISO9660
-CD-ROM, as well as loading ELF binaries directly from the hard
-disk. These machines will boot Linux directly via
-<command>yaboot</command>, which supports loading a kernel and RAMdisk
-directly from an ext2 partition, as well as dual-booting with
-MacOS. Hard disk booting of the installer is particularly appropriate
-for newer machines without floppy drives. <command>BootX</command> is
-not supported and must not be used on NewWorld PowerMacs.
-
-</para><para>
-
-<emphasis>Copy</emphasis> (not move) the following four files which
-you downloaded earlier from the &debian; archives, onto the root level
-of your hard drive (this can be accomplished by
-<keycap>option</keycap>-dragging each file to the hard drive icon).
-
-<itemizedlist>
-<listitem><para>
-
-<filename>vmlinux</filename>
-
-</para></listitem>
-<listitem><para>
-
-<filename>initrd.gz</filename>
-
-</para></listitem>
-<listitem><para>
-
-<filename>yaboot</filename>
-
-</para></listitem>
-<listitem><para>
-
-<filename>yaboot.conf</filename>
-
-</para></listitem>
-</itemizedlist>
-
-</para><para>
-
-Make a note of the partition number of the MacOS partition where you
-place these files. If you have the MacOS <command>pdisk</command>
-program, you can use the <command>L</command> command to check for the
-partition number. You will need this partition number for the command
-you type at the Open Firmware prompt when you boot the installer.
-
-</para><para>
-
-To boot the installer, proceed to <xref linkend="boot-newworld"/>.
-
-</para>
- </sect2>
- </sect1>