Git-Url: http://git.frugalware.org/gitweb/gitweb.cgi?p=frugalware-current.git;a=commitdiff;h=c8c493060c387133a2beb96742dcad84445475b6
commit c8c493060c387133a2beb96742dcad84445475b6 Author: Miklos Vajna <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Wed Oct 1 16:46:34 2008 +0200 docs/install: add commands to boot from usb on ppc diff --git a/docs/install.txt b/docs/install.txt index d3d6e64..ea97d84 100644 --- a/docs/install.txt +++ b/docs/install.txt @@ -93,6 +93,22 @@ Pros: No need to burn any CD. Cons: You have to be able to boot from USB. +On PPC, to boot from a USB stick, you will need to use the Open Firmware +prompt, since Open Firmware does not search USB storage devices by +default. To get to the prompt, hold down Command+Option+o+f all together +while booting. + +You will need to work out where the USB storage device appears in the +device tree. Type `dev / ls` and `devalias` at the Open Firmware prompt +to get a list of all known devices and device aliases. + +Example, in case the path is `/[EMAIL PROTECTED]/[EMAIL PROTECTED]: + +---- +devalias usb0 /[EMAIL PROTECTED]/[EMAIL PROTECTED] +boot usb0/disk:2,\\:tbxi +---- + === TFTP image This is a floppy image, for a very special case: _______________________________________________ Frugalware-git mailing list [email protected] http://frugalware.org/mailman/listinfo/frugalware-git
