Git-Url: http://git.frugalware.org/gitweb/gitweb.cgi?p=frugalware-current.git;a=commitdiff;h=de2dd69be318a3a7e867553addd877f4dd1dd328
commit de2dd69be318a3a7e867553addd877f4dd1dd328 Author: Miklos Vajna <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Wed Oct 1 02:40:20 2008 +0200 docs/install: add ppc usb part diff --git a/docs/install.txt b/docs/install.txt index b53ed9e..d3d6e64 100644 --- a/docs/install.txt +++ b/docs/install.txt @@ -60,6 +60,35 @@ dd if=frugalware-<version>-<arch>-usb.img of=\\?\Device\Harddisk1\Partition0 \ bs=1M --size --progress ---- +On PPC, create a partition of type "Apple_Bootstrap" on your USB stick using +`mac-fdisk` and extract the image there. For example: + +---- +# dd if=/dev/zero of=/dev/sda bs=1M count=1 +# mac-fdisk /dev/sda +/dev/sda +Command (? for help): i +size of 'device' is 1014784 blocks: +new size of 'device' is 1014784 blocks +Command (? for help): p +/dev/sda + # type name length base ( size ) system +/dev/sda1 Apple_partition_map Apple 63 @ 1 ( 31.5k) Partition map +/dev/sda2 Apple_Free Extra 1014720 @ 64 (495.5M) Free space + +Block size=512, Number of Blocks=1014784 +DeviceType=0x0, DeviceId=0x0 + +Command (? for help): C +First block: 64 +Length (in blocks, kB (k), MB (M) or GB (G)): 1014720 +Name of partition: boot +Type of partition: Apple_Bootstrap +Command (? for help): w +Command (? for help): q +# cat frugalware-0.9-ppc-usb.img > /dev/sda2 +---- + Pros: No need to burn any CD. Cons: You have to be able to boot from USB. _______________________________________________ Frugalware-git mailing list [email protected] http://frugalware.org/mailman/listinfo/frugalware-git
