From: "Joseph Jezak" <josejx@lark.gentoo.org>
To: gentoo-doc-cvs@lists.gentoo.org
Subject: [gentoo-doc-cvs] cvs commit: hb-install-ppc-bootloader.xml hb-install-ppc-disk.xml hb-install-ppc-medium.xml
Date: Tue, 25 Jul 2006 18:01:46 +0000 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20060725180147.14FBA6451E@smtp.gentoo.org> (raw)
josejx 06/07/25 18:01:46
Modified: hb-install-ppc-bootloader.xml
hb-install-ppc-disk.xml hb-install-ppc-medium.xml
Log:
Added note that MacOS is MacOS 9 or earlier. Added example for boot arguments. Added note about OldWorld partitioning.
Revision Changes Path
1.5 xml/htdocs/doc/en/handbook/2006.0/hb-install-ppc-bootloader.xml
file : http://sources.gentoo.org/viewcvs.py/gentoo/xml/htdocs/doc/en/handbook/2006.0/hb-install-ppc-bootloader.xml?rev=1.5&view=markup
plain: http://sources.gentoo.org/viewcvs.py/gentoo/xml/htdocs/doc/en/handbook/2006.0/hb-install-ppc-bootloader.xml?rev=1.5&content-type=text/plain
diff : http://sources.gentoo.org/viewcvs.py/gentoo/xml/htdocs/doc/en/handbook/2006.0/hb-install-ppc-bootloader.xml?r1=1.4&r2=1.5
Index: hb-install-ppc-bootloader.xml
===================================================================
RCS file: /var/cvsroot/gentoo/xml/htdocs/doc/en/handbook/2006.0/hb-install-ppc-bootloader.xml,v
retrieving revision 1.4
retrieving revision 1.5
diff -u -r1.4 -r1.5
--- hb-install-ppc-bootloader.xml 14 Jul 2006 07:05:45 -0000 1.4
+++ hb-install-ppc-bootloader.xml 25 Jul 2006 18:01:46 -0000 1.5
@@ -4,12 +4,12 @@
<!-- The content of this document is licensed under the CC-BY-SA license -->
<!-- See http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5 -->
-<!-- $Header: /var/cvsroot/gentoo/xml/htdocs/doc/en/handbook/2006.0/hb-install-ppc-bootloader.xml,v 1.4 2006/07/14 07:05:45 rane Exp $ -->
+<!-- $Header: /var/cvsroot/gentoo/xml/htdocs/doc/en/handbook/2006.0/hb-install-ppc-bootloader.xml,v 1.5 2006/07/25 18:01:46 josejx Exp $ -->
<sections>
-<version>6.1</version>
-<date>2006-07-14</date>
+<version>6.2</version>
+<date>2006-07-25</date>
<section>
<title>Choosing a Bootloader</title>
@@ -257,7 +257,7 @@
<body>
<impo>
-BootX can only be used on OldWorld Apple systems!
+BootX can only be used on OldWorld Apple systems with MacOS 9 or earlier!
</impo>
<p>
1.3 xml/htdocs/doc/en/handbook/2006.0/hb-install-ppc-disk.xml
file : http://sources.gentoo.org/viewcvs.py/gentoo/xml/htdocs/doc/en/handbook/2006.0/hb-install-ppc-disk.xml?rev=1.3&view=markup
plain: http://sources.gentoo.org/viewcvs.py/gentoo/xml/htdocs/doc/en/handbook/2006.0/hb-install-ppc-disk.xml?rev=1.3&content-type=text/plain
diff : http://sources.gentoo.org/viewcvs.py/gentoo/xml/htdocs/doc/en/handbook/2006.0/hb-install-ppc-disk.xml?r1=1.2&r2=1.3
Index: hb-install-ppc-disk.xml
===================================================================
RCS file: /var/cvsroot/gentoo/xml/htdocs/doc/en/handbook/2006.0/hb-install-ppc-disk.xml,v
retrieving revision 1.2
retrieving revision 1.3
diff -u -r1.2 -r1.3
--- hb-install-ppc-disk.xml 27 Feb 2006 00:37:17 -0000 1.2
+++ hb-install-ppc-disk.xml 25 Jul 2006 18:01:46 -0000 1.3
@@ -4,12 +4,12 @@
<!-- The content of this document is licensed under the CC-BY-SA license -->
<!-- See http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5 -->
-<!-- $Header: /var/cvsroot/gentoo/xml/htdocs/doc/en/handbook/2006.0/hb-install-ppc-disk.xml,v 1.2 2006/02/27 00:37:17 fox2mike Exp $ -->
+<!-- $Header: /var/cvsroot/gentoo/xml/htdocs/doc/en/handbook/2006.0/hb-install-ppc-disk.xml,v 1.3 2006/07/25 18:01:46 josejx Exp $ -->
<sections>
-<version>6.0</version>
-<date>2006-02-27</date>
+<version>6.1</version>
+<date>2006-07-25</date>
<section>
<title>Introduction to Block Devices</title>
@@ -67,6 +67,11 @@
you can use the partitioning scheme we use throughout this book:
</p>
+<note>
+If you are using an OldWorld machine, you will need to keep MacOS available.
+The layout here assumes MacOS is installed on a separate drive.
+</note>
+
<table>
<tr>
<th>Partition NewWorld</th>
1.3 xml/htdocs/doc/en/handbook/2006.0/hb-install-ppc-medium.xml
file : http://sources.gentoo.org/viewcvs.py/gentoo/xml/htdocs/doc/en/handbook/2006.0/hb-install-ppc-medium.xml?rev=1.3&view=markup
plain: http://sources.gentoo.org/viewcvs.py/gentoo/xml/htdocs/doc/en/handbook/2006.0/hb-install-ppc-medium.xml?rev=1.3&content-type=text/plain
diff : http://sources.gentoo.org/viewcvs.py/gentoo/xml/htdocs/doc/en/handbook/2006.0/hb-install-ppc-medium.xml?r1=1.2&r2=1.3
Index: hb-install-ppc-medium.xml
===================================================================
RCS file: /var/cvsroot/gentoo/xml/htdocs/doc/en/handbook/2006.0/hb-install-ppc-medium.xml,v
retrieving revision 1.2
retrieving revision 1.3
diff -u -r1.2 -r1.3
--- hb-install-ppc-medium.xml 27 Feb 2006 00:37:17 -0000 1.2
+++ hb-install-ppc-medium.xml 25 Jul 2006 18:01:46 -0000 1.3
@@ -4,12 +4,12 @@
<!-- The content of this document is licensed under the CC-BY-SA license -->
<!-- See http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5 -->
-<!-- $Header: /var/cvsroot/gentoo/xml/htdocs/doc/en/handbook/2006.0/hb-install-ppc-medium.xml,v 1.2 2006/02/27 00:37:17 fox2mike Exp $ -->
+<!-- $Header: /var/cvsroot/gentoo/xml/htdocs/doc/en/handbook/2006.0/hb-install-ppc-medium.xml,v 1.3 2006/07/25 18:01:46 josejx Exp $ -->
<sections>
-<version>6.0</version>
-<date>2006-02-27</date>
+<version>6.1</version>
+<date>2006-07-25</date>
<section>
<title>Hardware Requirements</title>
@@ -290,9 +290,19 @@
</table>
<p>
-At this prompt, hit enter, and a complete Gentoo Linux environment will be
-loaded from the CD. Continue with <uri link="#booted">And When You're
-Booted...</uri>.
+To use the above options, at the <e>boot:</e> prompt, type <e>ppc32</e> followed
+by the desired option. In the example below, we'll force the kernel to use the
+OpenFirmware framebuffer instead of the device specific driver.
+</p>
+
+<pre caption="Force the use of the OpenFirmware framebuffer">
+boot: <i>ppc32 video=ofonly</i>
+</pre>
+
+<p>
+If you don't need to add any options, just hit enter at this prompt, and a
+complete Gentoo Linux environment will be loaded from the CD. Continue with
+<uri link="#booted">And When You're Booted...</uri>.
</p>
</body>
@@ -321,8 +331,8 @@
<p>
If you have an OldWorld Mac the bootable portion of the livecd can't be used.
-The most simple solution is to use MacOS to bootstrap into a Linux environment
-with a tool called BootX.
+The most simple solution is to use MacOS 9 or earlier to bootstrap into a Linux
+environment with a tool called BootX.
</p>
<p>
--
gentoo-doc-cvs@gentoo.org mailing list
next reply other threads:[~2006-07-25 18:02 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 2+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2006-07-25 18:01 Joseph Jezak [this message]
-- strict thread matches above, loose matches on Subject: below --
2006-07-25 18:01 [gentoo-doc-cvs] cvs commit: hb-install-ppc-bootloader.xml hb-install-ppc-disk.xml hb-install-ppc-medium.xml Joseph Jezak
Reply instructions:
You may reply publicly to this message via plain-text email
using any one of the following methods:
* Save the following mbox file, import it into your mail client,
and reply-to-all from there: mbox
Avoid top-posting and favor interleaved quoting:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Posting_style#Interleaved_style
* Reply using the --to, --cc, and --in-reply-to
switches of git-send-email(1):
git send-email \
--in-reply-to=20060725180147.14FBA6451E@smtp.gentoo.org \
--to=josejx@lark.gentoo.org \
--cc=docs-team@lists.gentoo.org \
--cc=gentoo-doc-cvs@lists.gentoo.org \
/path/to/YOUR_REPLY
https://kernel.org/pub/software/scm/git/docs/git-send-email.html
* If your mail client supports setting the In-Reply-To header
via mailto: links, try the mailto: link
Be sure your reply has a Subject: header at the top and a blank line
before the message body.
This is a public inbox, see mirroring instructions
for how to clone and mirror all data and code used for this inbox