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/floppy/i386.xml | 35 ++++++++++ fi/install-methods/floppy/m68k.xml | 29 ++++++++ fi/install-methods/floppy/powerpc.xml | 122 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 3 files changed, 186 insertions(+) create mode 100644 fi/install-methods/floppy/i386.xml create mode 100644 fi/install-methods/floppy/m68k.xml create mode 100644 fi/install-methods/floppy/powerpc.xml (limited to 'fi/install-methods/floppy') diff --git a/fi/install-methods/floppy/i386.xml b/fi/install-methods/floppy/i386.xml new file mode 100644 index 000000000..00a80a4df --- /dev/null +++ b/fi/install-methods/floppy/i386.xml @@ -0,0 +1,35 @@ + + + + + + + + Writing Disk Images From DOS, Windows, or OS/2 + + + +If you have access to an i386 machine, you can use one of the +following programs to copy images to floppies. + + + +The rawrite1 and rawrite2 programs +can be used under MS-DOS. To use these programs, first make sure that you +are booted into DOS. Trying to use these programs from within a DOS box in +Windows, or double-clicking on these programs from the Windows Explorer is +not expected to work. + + + +The rwwrtwin program runs on Windows 95, NT, 98, 2000, +ME, XP and probably later versions. To use it you will need to unpack +diskio.dll in the same directory. + + + +These tools can be found on the Official Debian CD-ROMs under the +/tools directory. + + + diff --git a/fi/install-methods/floppy/m68k.xml b/fi/install-methods/floppy/m68k.xml new file mode 100644 index 000000000..839eefcea --- /dev/null +++ b/fi/install-methods/floppy/m68k.xml @@ -0,0 +1,29 @@ + + + + + Writing Disk Images on Atari Systems + + +You'll find the &rawwrite.ttp; program in the same directory as the +floppy disk images. Start the program by double clicking on the +program icon, and type in the name of the floppy image file you want +written to the floppy at the TOS program command line dialog box. + + + + + + Writing Disk Images on Macintosh Systems + + +There is no MacOS application to write images to floppy disks +(and there would be no point in doing this as you can't use these +floppies to boot the installation system or install kernel and modules +from on Macintosh). However, these files are needed for the +installation of the operating system and modules, later in the +process. + + + + diff --git a/fi/install-methods/floppy/powerpc.xml b/fi/install-methods/floppy/powerpc.xml new file mode 100644 index 000000000..6c05a2e49 --- /dev/null +++ b/fi/install-methods/floppy/powerpc.xml @@ -0,0 +1,122 @@ + + + + + Writing Disk Images From MacOS + + +An AppleScript, Make Debian Floppy, is +available for burning floppies from the provided disk image files. It +can be downloaded from +. To +use it, just unstuff it on your desktop, and then drag any floppy +image file to it. You must have Applescript installed and enabled in +your extensions manager. Disk Copy will ask you to confirm that you +wish to erase the floppy and proceed to write the file image to it. + + + +You can also use the MacOS utility Disk Copy +directly, or the freeware utility suntar. The +root.bin file is an example of a floppy +image. Use one of the following methods to create a floppy from the +floppy image with these utilities. + + + + + Writing Disk Images with <command>Disk Copy</command> + + +If you are creating the floppy image from files which were originally +on the official &debian; CD, then the Type and Creator are already set +correctly. The following Creator-Changer steps are +only necessary if you downloaded the image files from a Debian mirror. + + + + + +Obtain +Creator-Changer +and use it to open the root.bin file. + + + + +Change the Creator to ddsk (Disk Copy), and the +Type to DDim (binary floppy image). The case is +sensitive for these fields. + + + + +Important: In the Finder, use Get +Info to display the Finder information about the floppy +image, and X the File Locked check box so +that MacOS will be unable to remove the boot blocks if the image is +accidentally mounted. + + + + +Obtain Disk Copy; if you have a MacOS system or CD it +will very likely be there already, otherwise try +. + + + + +Run Disk Copy, and select +Utilities Make a Floppy +, then select the +locked image file from the resulting dialog. It +will ask you to insert a floppy, then ask if you really want to erase +it. When done it should eject the floppy. + + + + + + + + Writing Disk Images with <command>suntar</command> + + + + + +Obtain suntar from +. Start the suntar program and select +Overwrite Sectors... from the Special +menu. + + + + +Insert the floppy disk as requested, then hit &enterkey; (start at +sector 0). + + + + +Select the root.bin file in the file-opening dialog. + + + + +After the floppy has been created successfully, select +File Eject . +If there are any errors writing the floppy, simply toss that floppy and +try another. + + + + +Before using the floppy you created, set the write protect +tab! Otherwise if you accidentally mount it in MacOS, +MacOS will helpfully ruin it. + + + + -- cgit v1.2.3