On Tue, Dec 04, 2001 at 04:28:49PM +0000, Mark Brown wrote:
> Package: boot-floppies
> Version: 3.0.17
> Severity: normal
>
> [I'm not sure if this is the right package to report against but
> apt-cache doesn't seem to be giving me any better ideas right now]
>
> Having just installed on a Cube coming from a "little PPC experience" I
> have to agree with this. Branden's iBook page would make a very good
> addition to the installation manual - there's a bunch of stuff I
> wouldn't have picked up from the manual as it stands in there (in
> general, I find the install manual doesn't cover "how do I boot this
> ?@!* machine into the installer" questions at all well).
>
> The page:
> http://people.debian.org/~branden/ibook.html
Thanks for your input. I reviewed Branden's page, and found a couple
of items that needed to be added to the install docs. I recently
updated the mac-fdisk man page, which goes into the install docs as
well. Branden's page still has the advantage of being specific to
iBooks and newer G4s, and makes a great quickstart install guide for
newer Mac owners.
If you see anything I missed, let me know. The patch for my doc
changes is below.
Index: inst-methods.sgml
===================================================================
RCS file: /cvs/debian-boot/boot-floppies/documentation/en/inst-methods.sgml,v
retrieving revision 1.82
diff -u -r1.82 inst-methods.sgml
--- inst-methods.sgml 2001/12/02 17:43:36 1.82
+++ inst-methods.sgml 2001/12/05 04:57:15
@@ -754,9 +754,13 @@
initrd-size=8192
</example>
<p>
-If you edit <file>yaboot.conf</file>, be sure not to disturb the Unix
+
+In addition, newer (G4) iMacs and iBooks need a fifth line in the
+.conf file: <tt>append="video=ofonly"</tt> . If you edit
+<file>yaboot.conf</file>, be sure not to disturb the Unix
linefeeds. If you use MacOS newlines (just carriage returns), the
bootloader will be unable to read the file.
+
<p>
To boot the installer, proceed to <ref id="boot-newworld">.
<!-- end %powerpc --> ]]>
Index: rescue-boot.sgml
===================================================================
RCS file: /cvs/debian-boot/boot-floppies/documentation/en/rescue-boot.sgml,v
retrieving revision 1.70
diff -u -r1.70 rescue-boot.sgml
--- rescue-boot.sgml 2001/12/02 17:43:36 1.70
+++ rescue-boot.sgml 2001/12/05 04:57:17
@@ -1117,6 +1117,17 @@
in the same place in all national language keyboard layouts, so they
are independent of the keyboard configuration.
+<![ %powerpc [
+<p>
+
+There are two keyboard layouts for US keyboards; the qwerty/mac-usb-us
+(Apple USB) layout will place the Alt function on the Command/Apple
+key (in the keyboard position next to the space key similar to Alt on
+PC keyboards), while the qwerty/us (Standard) layout will place the Alt
+function on the Option key (engraved with 'alt' on most Mac keyboards). In
+other respects the two layouts are similar.
+]]>
+
<![ %supports-nfsroot [
<p>
If you are installing a diskless workstation, the next few steps will
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| Chris Tillman [EMAIL PROTECTED] |
| May the Source be with you |
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