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| 11 | <version>8.1</version> |
11 | <version>8.1</version> |
| 12 | <date>2007-06-29</date> |
12 | <date>2007-06-29</date> |
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13 | |
| 14 | <section> |
14 | <section> |
| 15 | <title>Hardware Requirements</title> |
15 | <title>Hardware Requirements</title> |
| 16 | <subsection> |
16 | <subsection> |
| 17 | <title>Introduction</title> |
17 | <title>Introduction</title> |
| 18 | <body> |
18 | <body> |
| 19 | |
19 | |
| 20 | <p> |
20 | <p> |
| 21 | Before we start, we first list what hardware requirements you need to |
21 | Before we start, we first list what hardware requirements you need to |
| 22 | successfully install Gentoo on your box. |
22 | successfully install Gentoo on your box. |
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322 | |
| 323 | </body> |
323 | </body> |
| 324 | </subsection> |
324 | </subsection> |
| 325 | |
325 | |
| 326 | <subsection> |
326 | <subsection> |
| 327 | <title>Alternative: Booting the Installation CD with BootX</title> |
327 | <title>Alternative: Booting the Installation CD with BootX</title> |
| 328 | <body> |
328 | <body> |
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329 | |
| 330 | <p> |
330 | <p> |
| 331 | If you have an OldWorld Mac the bootable portion of the livecd can't be used. |
331 | If you have an OldWorld Mac the bootable portion of the livecd can't be used. |
| 332 | The most simple solution is to use MacOS 9 or earlier to bootstrap into a Linux |
332 | The most simple solution is to use MacOS 9 or earlier to bootstrap into a Linux |
| 333 | environment with a tool called BootX. |
333 | environment with a tool called BootX. |
| 334 | </p> |
334 | </p> |
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335 | |
| 336 | <p> |
336 | <p> |
| 337 | First, download <uri link="http://penguinppc.org/projects/bootx/">BootX</uri> |
337 | First, download <uri link="http://penguinppc.org/bootloaders/bootx/">BootX</uri> |
| 338 | and unpack the archive. Copy the the <c>BootX Extension</c> from the unpacked |
338 | and unpack the archive. Copy the the <c>BootX Extension</c> from the unpacked |
| 339 | archive into <c>Extensions Folder</c> and the BootX App Control Panel into |
339 | archive into <c>Extensions Folder</c> and the BootX App Control Panel into |
| 340 | <c>Control Panels</c>, both of which are located in your MacOS System Folder. |
340 | <c>Control Panels</c>, both of which are located in your MacOS System Folder. |
| 341 | Next, create a folder called "Linux Kernels" in your System folder and copy the |
341 | Next, create a folder called "Linux Kernels" in your System folder and copy the |
| 342 | <c>apple</c> kernel from the CD to this folder. Finally, copy <c>apple.igz</c> |
342 | <c>apple</c> kernel from the CD to this folder. Finally, copy <c>apple.igz</c> |
| 343 | from the Installation CD <path>boot</path> folder into the MacOS |
343 | from the Installation CD <path>boot</path> folder into the MacOS |
| 344 | <c>System Folder</c>. |
344 | <c>System Folder</c>. |
| 345 | </p> |
345 | </p> |
| 346 | |
346 | |
| 347 | <p> |
347 | <p> |
| 348 | To prepare BootX, start the BootX App Control Panel. First select the Options |
348 | To prepare BootX, start the BootX App Control Panel. First select the Options |
| 349 | dialog and check <c>Use Specified RAM Disk</c> and select <c>apple.igz</c> from |
349 | dialog and check <c>Use Specified RAM Disk</c> and select <c>apple.igz</c> from |
| 350 | your System Folder. Continue back to the initial screen and ensure that the |
350 | your System Folder. Continue back to the initial screen and ensure that the |
| 351 | ramdisk size is at least <c>32000</c>. Finally, set the kernel arguments as |
351 | ramdisk size is at least <c>32000</c>. Finally, set the kernel arguments as |
| 352 | shown below: |
352 | shown below: |
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