From 1ea73eea5ecc6a8ed901316049259aee737ee554 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Joey Hess Date: Fri, 7 Oct 2005 19:51:38 +0000 Subject: move manual to top-level directory, split out of debian-installer package --- fi/install-methods/boot-drive-files.xml | 176 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 176 insertions(+) create mode 100644 fi/install-methods/boot-drive-files.xml (limited to 'fi/install-methods/boot-drive-files.xml') diff --git a/fi/install-methods/boot-drive-files.xml b/fi/install-methods/boot-drive-files.xml new file mode 100644 index 000000000..e80cf406a --- /dev/null +++ b/fi/install-methods/boot-drive-files.xml @@ -0,0 +1,176 @@ + + + + + Preparing Files for Hard Disk Booting + + +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. + + + +A full, pure network 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. + + + +The installer cannot boot from files on an NTFS file system. + + + +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 Get Info for the volume in question. HFS +file systems appear as Mac OS Standard, while +HFS+ file systems say Mac OS Extended. You must +have an HFS partition in order to exchange files between MacOS and +Linux, in particular the installation files you download. + + + +Different programs are used for hard disk installation system booting, +depending on whether the system is a NewWorld or an +OldWorld model. + + + + + Hard disk installer booting using <command>LILO</command> or + <command>GRUB</command> + + +This section explains how to add to or even replace an existing linux +installation using either LILO or +GRUB. + + + +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. + + + +Copy the following files from the Debian archives to a +convenient location on your hard drive, for instance to +/boot/newinstall/. + + + + +vmlinuz (kernel binary) + + + + +initrd.gz (ramdisk image) + + + + + + +Finally, to configure the bootloader proceed to +. + + + + + + + Hard Disk Installer Booting for OldWorld Macs + + +The boot-floppy-hfs floppy uses +miBoot to launch Linux installation, but +miBoot cannot easily be used for hard disk +booting. BootX, launched from MacOS, +supports booting from files placed on the hard +disk. BootX can also be used to dual-boot +MacOS and Linux after your Debian installation is complete. For the +Performa 6360, it appears that quik cannot make the +hard disk bootable. So BootX is required +on that model. + + + +Download and unstuff the BootX +distribution, available from , +or in the +dists/woody/main/disks-powerpc/current/powermac +directory on Debian http/ftp mirrors and official Debian CDs. Use +Stuffit Expander to extract it from its +archive. Within the package, there is an empty folder called +Linux Kernels. Download +linux.bin and +ramdisk.image.gz from the +disks-powerpc/current/powermac folder, and place +them in the Linux Kernels folder. Then place the +Linux Kernels folder in the active System Folder. + + + + + + Hard Disk Installer Booting for NewWorld Macs + + +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 +yaboot, 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. BootX is +not supported and must not be used on NewWorld PowerMacs. + + + +Copy (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 +option-dragging each file to the hard drive icon). + + + + +vmlinux + + + + +initrd.gz + + + + +yaboot + + + + +yaboot.conf + + + + + + +Make a note of the partition number of the MacOS partition where you +place these files. If you have the MacOS pdisk +program, you can use the L 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. + + + +To boot the installer, proceed to . + + + + -- cgit v1.2.3