josejx 05/08/05 03:32:08 Modified: xml/htdocs/doc/en gentoo-ppc-faq.xml Log: Last of the updates from Bug #99073.
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Therefore, type in -a Terminal the following: +You can check your MD5 sum using the <c>md5sum</c> tool provided with OSX. On +versions of OSX without md5sum, you can use <c>openssl</c> capability to produce +an md5 checksum. </p> -<pre caption="md5sum with the help of openssl"> +<pre caption="Creating an md5sum with openssl"> <comment>(This could take some time depending of the size of the ISO and your CPU)</comment> $ <i>openssl md5 /path/to/iso</i> </pre> @@ -76,20 +76,17 @@ </uri> for details on yabootconfig). The trick is in how you partition your hard drive. Before installing Gentoo, startup with the Mac OS X Install CD. Use the <c>Disk Utility</c> to partition the drive in your machine into two or three -partitions. Alternatively, use <c>parted</c> from the recent LiveCD, since that -can handle HFS and HFS+ partitions. Parted is also able to shrink a partition -so you don't need to delete your existing install. The first partition should -be big enough to contain all your Linux partitions (root+swap+/home etc.). The -format of this partition does not matter. The second partition should be for -OS X. The third (and optional) partition should be for classic Mac OS. It is -needed only if you want to put Mac OS 9 on a separate partition. +partitions. Alternatively, use <c>parted</c> from a recent Gentoo InstallCD, +since that has been patched to handle HFS and HFS+ partitions. Parted is also +able to shrink a partition so you don't need to delete your existing install. +The first partition should be big enough to contain all your Linux partitions +(root+swap+/home etc.). The format of this partition does not matter. The +second partition should be for OS X. The third (and optional) partition should +be for classic Mac OS. It is only required if you intend of being able to +triple boot, since OS9 must be on a seperate partition from OSX for this to +work. </p> -<note> -If you want to be able to triple-boot with yaboot, Mac OS 9 needs -to be on a separate partition from your Mac OS X installation. -</note> - <p> After partitioning, install Mac OS X and Mac OS 9 onto their respective partitions. Once installation is complete, start following @@ -134,8 +131,7 @@ </pre> <p> -The CD should load as expected afterwards. Thanks to John Plesmid for this -workaround. +The CD should boot as expected now, thanks to John Plesmid for this workaround. </p> </body> @@ -158,37 +154,6 @@ </section> <section> <title> -Is it possible to boot Gentoo Linux on an OldWorld machine without Mac OS? I -would like to have a Mac OS-free machine. -</title> -<body> - -<p> -If you have a lot of time to experiment, you could try -<uri link="http://penguinppc.org/projects/quik/";>Quik</uri>. <e>Quik</e> is a -bootloader for OldWorld PPC machines. If your machine uses <e>BootX</e>, you can -use <e>Quik</e>; if it uses <e>yaboot</e>, you can't. <e>Quik</e> can be -incredibly difficult to install, but the end result is somewhere between "neato" -and "breathtaking" because Mac OS does not have to load. Think yaboot on speed. -</p> - -<p> -Be sure to read the <uri -link="http://penguinppc.org/projects/quik/quirks.shtml";>Quik quirks -page</uri> for help getting your Old World PPC booting with Quik. The -"<uri link="http://www.netbsd.org/Ports/macppc/models.html";>NetBSD/MacPPC Model -Support</uri>" documents various OpenFirmware versions for various Apple and -clone PowerPC machines and is also a helpful reference. -</p> - -<p> -Thanks to vladimir for this information. -</p> - -</body> -</section> -<section> -<title> I have a Beige G3 machine. Can I install Gentoo Linux/PPC on a second IDE hard drive? </title> @@ -527,12 +492,15 @@ </pre> <p> -Where wlan0 is your wifi card's device name. For Airport users, the wifi device -is often eth1. For more details on iwconfig, refer to its man page. +Where wlan0 is your wifi card's device name. For Airport users, +the wifi device is often eth1. For more details on iwconfig, +refer to its man page. </p> <note> -Airport Extreme cards are not yet supported on Linux. +Airport Extreme cards are not yet supported on Linux, but a workaround now +exists, please see this forum post for more information: +<uri>http://forums.gentoo.org/viewtopic-t-365647.html</uri> </note> </body> @@ -665,9 +633,11 @@ <body> <p> -Simply emerge <c>Xautoconfig</c>. Once the package has been emerged, run -Xautoconfig to generate the config for your setup. To enable DRM, you may need -to do further tweaking, see the sections below. +Simply emerge <c>Xorgautoconfig</c>. Once the package has been emerged, run +<c>Xorgautoconfig</c> to generate the config for your setup. If you would like +to set a keyboard layout, you can use the --keymap flag. Note that although +<c>Xorgautoconfig</c> does set up DRM for most users, you may need to change +your kernel configuration to support this. </p> </body> @@ -697,7 +667,7 @@ <p> Rebuild and install the kernel if necessary. After this, make sure you have booted to the native framebuffer (i.e. radeonfb or atyfb and -<e>not</e> from offb or ofonly video), and run <c>Xautoconfig</c>. +<e>not</e> from offb or ofonly video), and run <c>Xorgautoconfig</c>. </p> <impo> @@ -708,10 +678,12 @@ </impo> <note> -There currently isn't any DRI support for the R300/R400 chipsets, a project has -been started at <uri>http://r300.sourceforge.net</uri>. nVidia chipsets are also -mostly unsupported on PPC, there is basic 2D acceleration provided by the nv -driver, but no 3D acceleration. +There currently isn't any DRI support for the R300/R400 chipsets, but a project +has been started at <uri>http://r300.sourceforge.net</uri>. Initial support for +the chipset is slated to be included in the next major version of X.org as the +r300 project is now part of the DRI project. nVidia chipsets are also mostly +unsupported on PPC, there is basic 2D acceleration provied by the nv driver, but +no 3D acceleration. </note> </body> @@ -1054,9 +1026,7 @@ <p> Yes! We sell Gentoo on CD-ROM in our <uri link="http://store.gentoo.org/";>Gentoo -store</uri>. You can choose between CDs with precompiled packages for generic -ppc hardware, or optimized for G3 and G4 processors, or a KDE/GNOME LiveCD that -boots directly in a live Gentoo Linux environment. +store</uri>. </p> </body> -- [email protected] mailing list
