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8		8
9	<sections>	9	<sections>
		10
		11	<version>2.9</version>
		12	<date>2006-02-27</date>
		13
10	<section>	14	<section>
11	<title>Hardware Requirements</title>	15	<title>Hardware Requirements</title>
12	<subsection>	16	<subsection>
13	<title>Introduction</title>	17	<title>Introduction</title>
14	<body>	18	<body>
15		19
16	<p>	20	<p>
17	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
18	successfully install Gentoo on your box. This of course depends on your	22	successfully install Gentoo on your box.
19	architecture.
20	</p>	23	</p>
21		24
22	</body>	25	</body>
23	</subsection>
24	<subsection>	26	</subsection>
25	<title>The PPC Architecture</title>	27	<subsection>
		28	<title>Hardware Requirements</title>
26	<body>	29	<body>
27		30
28	<p>	31	<table>
29	Check the following requirements before you	32	<tr>
30	continue with the Gentoo installation:	33	<th>Apple NewWorld Machines</th>
		34	<ti>
		35	Power/PowerPC microprocessors (G3, G4, G5) such as iMac, eMac, iBook
		36	PowerBook, Xserver, PowerMac
		37	</ti>
		38	</tr>
		39	<tr>
		40	<th>Apple OldWorld machines</th>
		41	<ti>
		42	Apple Machines with an OpenFirmware revision less than 3, such as the Beige
		43	G3s, PCI PowerMacs and PCI PowerBooks. PCI based Apple Clones should also
		44	be supported.
		45	</ti>
		46	</tr>
		47	<tr>
		48	<th>Genesi's Pegasos</th>
		49	<ti>
		50	Pegasos I/II, Open Desktop Workstation
		51	</ti>
		52	</tr>
		53	<tr>
		54	<th>IBM</th>
		55	<ti>
		56	RS/6000, iSeries, pSeries
		57	</ti>
		58	</tr>
		59	<tr>
		60	<th>Memory</th>
		61	<ti>At least 64 MB</ti>
		62	</tr>
		63	<tr>
		64	<th>Diskspace</th>
		65	<ti>1.5 GB (excluding swap space)</ti>
		66	</tr>
		67	<tr>
		68	<th>Swap space</th>
		69	<ti>At least 256 MB</ti>
		70	</tr>
		71	</table>
		72
31	</p>	73	<p>
32
33	<ul>
34	<li>
35	You need at least 2 GB of free disk space
36	</li>
37	<li>
38	If you do not use prebuilt packages, you need at least 300 MB of memory (RAM +
39	swap), if you do use prebuilt packages you need at least 64 MB of memory to boot the system.
40	</li>
41	<li>
42	For the <e>PowerPC architecture</e>, you can install Gentoo/PPC on NewWorld machines
43	having a Power or PowerPC microprocessor, including but not limited to G3, G4
44	or G5 powered Apple computers such as the iMac, the eMac, the iBook, the PowerBook,
45	Xserve, PowerMac, and bPlan's Pegasos II. We also provide limited
46	support for OldWorld systems, IBM (RS/6000, iSeries, pSeries, ...) and Amiga
47	systems. Be sure to read up on the <uri link="/doc/en/gentoo-ppc-faq.xml">Gentoo	74	Be sure to read the <uri link="/doc/en/gentoo-ppc-faq.xml">Gentoo PPC FAQ</uri>
48	PPC FAQ</uri> before you begin.	75	for help with some common installation related issues or if you're unsure as to
49	</li>	76	just what's in that PowerPC machine you've got sitting on your desk right now.
50	</ul>	77	</p>
51		78
52	</body>	79	</body>
53	</subsection>	80	</subsection>
54	</section>	81	</section>
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		83	<!-- START -->
55	<section>	84	<section>
56	<title>Make your Choice</title>	85	<title>The Gentoo Installation CDs</title>
57	<subsection>	86	<subsection>
58	<title>Introduction</title>	87	<title>Introduction</title>
59	<body>	88	<body>
60		89
61	<p>	90	<p>
62	Still interested in trying out Gentoo? Well, then it is now time to
63	choose the installation medium you want to use. Yes, you have the
64	choice, no, they are not all equal, and yes, the result is always the same: a
65	Gentoo base system.
66	</p>
67
68	<p>
69	The installation media we will describe are:
70	</p>
71
72	<ul>
73	<li>Gentoo's Minimal LiveCD</li>
74	<li>Gentoo's Universal LiveCD</li>
75	</ul>
76
77	<p>
78	Every single media has its advantages and disadvantages. We will list
79	the pros and cons of every medium so you have all the information to
80	make a justified decision. But before we continue, let's explain our
81	three-stage installation.
82	</p>
83
84	</body>
85	</subsection>
86	<subsection>
87	<title>The Three Stages</title>
88	<body>
89
90	<p>
91	Gentoo Linux can be installed using one of three <e>stage</e> tarball files.
92	The one you choose depends on how much of the system you want to compile
93	yourself. The <e>stage1</e> tarball is used when you want to bootstrap and
94	build the entire system from scratch. The <e>stage2</e> tarball is used for
95	building the entire system from a bootstrapped "semi-compiled" state.
96	The <e>stage3</e> tarball already contains a basic Gentoo Linux system that has
97	been built for you. As we will explain later, you can also install
98	Gentoo without compiling anything (except your kernel and some optional
99	packages). If you want this, you have to use a <e>stage3</e> tarball.
100	</p>
101
102	<p>
103	Now what stage do you have to choose?
104	</p>
105
106	<p>
107	Starting from a <e>stage1</e> allows you to have total control over the
108	optimization settings and optional build-time functionality that is
109	initially enabled on your system. This makes <e>stage1</e> installs good for
110	power users who know what they are doing. It is also a great
111	installation method for those who would like to know more about the
112	inner workings of Gentoo Linux.
113	</p>
114
115	<p>
116	A <e>stage1</e> installation can only be performed when you have a working
117	Internet connection.
118	</p>
119
120	<table>
121	<tr>
122	<th>Stage1</th>
123	<th>Pros and Cons</th>
124	</tr>
125	<tr>
126	<th>+</th>
127	<ti>
128	Allows you to have total control over the optimization settings and optional
129	build-time functionality that is initially enabled on your system
130	</ti>
131	</tr>
132	<tr>
133	<th>+</th>
134	<ti>Suitable for powerusers that know what they are doing</ti>
135	</tr>
136	<tr>
137	<th>+</th>
138	<ti>Allows you to learn more about the inner workings of Gentoo</ti>
139	</tr>
140	<tr>
141	<th>-</th>
142	<ti>Takes a long time to finish the installation</ti>
143	</tr>
144	<tr>
145	<th>-</th>
146	<ti>
147	If you don't intend to tweak the settings, it is probably a waste of time
148	</ti>
149	</tr>
150	<tr>
151	<th>-</th>
152	<ti>
153	Not suitable for networkless installations
154	</ti>
155	</tr>
156	</table>
157
158	<p>
159	<e>Stage2</e> installs allow you to skip the bootstrap process and doing this
160	is fine if you are happy with the optimization settings that we chose
161	for your particular <e>stage2</e> tarball.
162	</p>
163
164	<p>
165	A <e>stage2</e> installation can only be performed when you have a working
166	Internet connection.
167	</p>
168
169	<table>
170	<tr>
171	<th>Stage2</th>
172	<th>Pros and Cons</th>
173	</tr>
174	<tr>
175	<th>+</th>
176	<ti>You don't need to bootstrap</ti>
177	</tr>
178	<tr>
179	<th>+</th>
180	<ti>Faster than starting with stage1</ti>
181	</tr>
182	<tr>
183	<th>+</th>
184	<ti>You can still tweak your settings</ti>
185	</tr>
186	<tr>
187	<th>-</th>
188	<ti>You cannot tweak as much as with a stage1</ti>
189	</tr>
190	<tr>
191	<th>-</th>
192	<ti>It's not the fastest way to install Gentoo</ti>
193	</tr>
194	<tr>
195	<th>-</th>
196	<ti>You have to accept the optimizations we chose for the bootstrap</ti>
197	</tr>
198	<tr>
199	<th>-</th>
200	<ti>
201	Not suitable for networkless installations
202	</ti>
203	</tr>
204	</table>
205
206	<p>
207	Choosing to go with a <e>stage3</e> allows for the fastest install of Gentoo
208	Linux, but also means that your base system will have the optimization
209	settings that we chose for you (which to be honest, are good settings
210	and were carefully chosen to enhance performance while maintaining
211	stability). <e>stage3</e> is also required if you want to install Gentoo using
212	prebuilt packages or without a network connection.
213	</p>
214
215	<table>
216	<tr>
217	<th>Stage3</th>
218	<th>Pros and Cons</th>
219	</tr>
220	<tr>
221	<th>+</th>
222	<ti>Fastest way to get a Gentoo base system</ti>
223	</tr>
224	<tr>
225	<th>+</th>
226	<ti>Suitable for networkless installations</ti>
227	</tr>
228	<tr>
229	<th>-</th>
230	<ti>You cannot tweak the base system - it's built already</ti>
231	</tr>
232	<tr>
233	<th>-</th>
234	<ti>You cannot brag about having used stage1 or stage2</ti>
235	</tr>
236	</table>
237
238	<p>
239	Write down (or remember) what stage you want to use. You need this later when
240	you decide what LiveCD (or other installation medium) you want to use. You might
241	be interested to know that, if you decide to use different optimization settings
242	after having installed Gentoo, you will be able to recompile your entire system
243	with the new optimization settings.
244	</p>
245
246	<p>
247	Now take a look at the available installation media.
248	</p>
249
250	</body>
251	</subsection>
252	<subsection>
253	<title>Gentoo LiveCDs</title>
254	<body>
255
256	<note>
257	The Gentoo/PPC 2004.2 release is not official, so you will not find them on the
258	mirrors. All of our self-organised mirrors are currently down. The only chance
259	you can get the LiveCDs is via <uri
260	link="http://torrents.gentoo.org/torrents/">BitTorrent</uri>.
261	</note>
262
263	<note>
264	It is known that the Pegasos II will not boot the 2004.2 LiveCD. Please use the
265	2004.1 LiveCD.
266	</note>
267
268	<p>
269	The <e>Gentoo LiveCDs</e> are bootable CDs which contain a	91	The <e>Gentoo Installation CDs</e> are bootable CDs which contain a
270	self-sustained Gentoo environment. They allow you to boot Linux from the CD.	92	self-sustained Gentoo environment. They allow you to boot Linux from the CD.
271	During the boot process your hardware is detected and the appropriate drivers	93	During the boot process your hardware is detected and the appropriate drivers
272	are loaded. They are maintained by Gentoo developers.	94	are loaded. They are maintained by Gentoo developers.
273	</p>	95	</p>
274		96
275	<p>	97	<p>
276	All LiveCDs allow you to boot, set up networking, initialize your	98	All Installation CDs allow you to boot, set up networking, initialize your
277	partitions and start installing Gentoo from the Internet. However, some	99	partitions and start installing Gentoo from the Internet. We currently provide
278	LiveCDs also contain all necessary source code so you are able to install	100	two Installation CDs which are equaly suitable to install Gentoo from, as long
279	Gentoo without a working network configuration.	101	as you're planning on performing an Internet-based installation using the
280	</p>	102	latest version of the available packages.
281
282	<p>	103	</p>
283	Now what do these LiveCDs contain?	104
284	</p>	105	<p>
		106	If you wish to install Gentoo without a working Internet connection, please use
		107	the installation instructions described in the <uri
		108	link="2006.0/index.xml">Gentoo 2006.0 Handbooks</uri>.
		109	</p>
285		110
		111	<p>
		112	The two Installation CDs that we currently provide are:
		113	</p>
		114
		115	<ul>
		116	<li>
		117	The Gentoo <e>Minimal</e> Installation CD, a small, no-nonsense, bootable
		118	CD which sole purpose is to boot the system, prepare the networking and
		119	continue with the Gentoo installation.
		120	</li>
		121	<li>
		122	The Gentoo <e>Universal</e> Installation CD, a bootable CD with the same
		123	abilities as the Minimal Installation CD. Additionally, it contains
		124	several stage3 tarballs (optimized for the individual subarchitectures).
		125	</li>
		126	</ul>
		127
		128	<p>
		129	To help you decide which Installation CD you need, we have written down the
		130	major advantages and disadvantages of each Installation CD.
		131	</p>
		132
286	</body>	133	</body>
287	</subsection>
288	<subsection>	134	</subsection>
		135	<subsection>
289	<title>Gentoo's Minimal LiveCD</title>	136	<title>Gentoo's Minimal Installation CD</title>
290	<body>	137	<body>
291		138
292	<p>	139	<p>
293	This is a small, no-nonsense, bootable CD which sole purpose is to boot the	140	The Minimal Installation CD is called <c>install-ppc-minimal-2006.0.iso</c> and
294	system, prepare the networking and continue with the Gentoo installation. It	141	takes up only 52 MB of diskspace. You can use this Installation CD to install
295	does not contain any stages (or, in some cases, a single stage1 file),	142	Gentoo, but always with a working Internet connection only.
296	source code or precompiled packages. For example the ppc variant of this
297	LiveCD can be found in the <path>livecd</path> subdirectory and is called
298	<c>install-ppc-minimal-2004.2.iso</c>.
299	</p>	143	</p>
300		144
301	<table>	145	<table>
302	<tr>	146	<tr>
303	<th>Minimal LiveCD</th>	147	<th>Minimal Installation CD</th>
304	<th>Pros and Cons</th>	148	<th>Pros and Cons</th>
305	</tr>	149	</tr>
306	<tr>	150	<tr>
307	<th>+</th>	151	<th>+</th>
308	<ti>Smallest download</ti>	152	<ti>Smallest download</ti>
309	</tr>	153	</tr>
310	<tr>	154	<tr>
311	<th>+</th>
312	<ti>Suitable for a complete architecture</ti>
313	</tr>
314	<tr>
315	<th>+</th>
316	<ti>
317	You can do a stage1, stage2 or stage3 by getting the stage tarball off the
318	net
319	</ti>
320	</tr>
321	<tr>
322	<th>-</th>	155	<th>-</th>
323	<ti>	156	<ti>
324	Contains no stages, no Portage snapshot, no GRP packages and therefore not	157	Contains no stage3 tarball, no Portage snapshot, no prebuilt packages and is
325	suitable for networkless installation	158	therefore not suitable for networkless installation
326	</ti>	159	</ti>
327	</tr>	160	</tr>
328	</table>	161	</table>
329		162
330	</body>	163	</body>
331	</subsection>	164	</subsection>
332	<subsection>	165	<subsection>
333	<title>Gentoo's Universal LiveCD</title>	166	<title>Gentoo's Universal Installation CD</title>
334	<body>	167	<body>
335		168
336	<p>
337	Gentoo's Universal LiveCD is a bootable CD suitable to install Gentoo without
338	networking. It contains a stage1 and several stage3 tarballs (optimized for the
339	individual subarchitectures). For example the ppc variant of this CD is called
340	<c>install-ppc-universal-2004.2.iso</c> and can be found in the
341	<path>livecd</path> subdirectory.
342	</p>	169	<p>
343		170	The Universal Installation CD is called <c>install-ppc-universal-2006.0.iso</c>
344	<p>	171	and consumes about 578 MB on a CD. You can use this Installation CD to install
345	If you take a closer look on our mirrors, you will see	172	Gentoo, and you can even use it to install Gentoo without a working internet
346	that we provide <e>Gentoo Package CDs</e>. This CD (which isn't	173	connection, just in case you want to bring Gentoo to another PC than the one
347	bootable) only contains precompiled packages and can be used to install software	174	you are currently installing Gentoo on :)
348	after a succesfull Gentoo Installation. To install Gentoo, you only
349	need the Universal LiveCD, but if you want OpenOffice.org, Mozilla, KDE, GNOME
350	etc. without having to compile every single one of them, you need the Packages
351	CD too. For example the G4 (a subarchitecture of ppc) Packages CD is
352	called <c>packages-g4-2004.2.iso</c> and can be found in the appropriate
353	subdirectory (<path>g4/</path>).
354	</p>
355
356	<p>
357	You only need the Packages CD if you want to perform a stage3 with GRP
358	installation.
359	</p>	175	</p>
360		176
361	<table>	177	<table>
362	<tr>	178	<tr>
363	<th>Universal LiveCD with Packages CD</th>	179	<th>Universal Installation CD</th>
364	<th>Pros and Cons</th>	180	<th>Pros and Cons</th>
365	</tr>
366	<tr>
367	<th>+</th>
368	<ti>Packages CD is optimized to your architecture and subarchitecture</ti>
369	</tr>
370	<tr>
371	<th>+</th>
372	<ti>
373	Packages CD provides precompiled packages for fast Gentoo installations
374	</ti>
375	</tr>	181	</tr>
376	<tr>	182	<tr>
377	<th>+</th>	183	<th>+</th>
378	<ti>	184	<ti>
379	Contains everything you need. You can even install without a network	185	Contains everything you need. You can even install without a network
…		…
386	</tr>	192	</tr>
387	</table>	193	</table>
388		194
389	</body>	195	</body>
390	</subsection>	196	</subsection>
		197	<subsection>
		198	<title>Other CDs</title>
		199	<body>
		200
		201	<p>
		202	You might find a <e>Package CD</e> on one of our mirrors. This CD is not an
		203	Installation CD but an additional resource that can be exploited during a
		204	networkless installation. It contains prebuilt packages (also known as the GRP
		205	set) that allow you to easily and quickly install additional applications (such
		206	as OpenOffice.org, KDE, GNOME, ...) immediately after the networkless Gentoo
		207	installation.
		208	</p>
		209
		210	<p>
		211	If you intend to use the Packages CD to quickly install additional software,
		212	make sure that you use the same subarchitecture as the stage3 tarball you use.
		213	</p>
		214
		215	</body>
		216	</subsection>
		217	<subsection>
		218	<title>The Stage3 Tarball</title>
		219	<body>
		220
		221	<p>
		222	A stage3 tarball is an archive containing a minimal Gentoo environment, suitable
		223	to continue the Gentoo installation using the instructions in this manual.
		224	Previously, the Gentoo Handbook described the installation using one of three
		225	stage tarballs. While Gentoo still offers stage1 and stage2 tarballs, the
		226	official installation method uses the stage3 tarball. If you are interested in
		227	performing a Gentoo installation using a stage1 or stage2 tarball, please read
		228	the Gentoo FAQ on <uri link="/doc/en/faq.xml#stage12">How do I Install Gentoo
		229	Using a Stage1 or Stage2 Tarball?</uri>
		230	</p>
		231
		232	</body>
		233	</subsection>
391	</section>	234	</section>
		235	<!-- STOP -->
392	<section>	236	<section>
393	<title>Download, Burn and Boot a Gentoo LiveCD</title>	237	<title>Download, Burn and Boot a Gentoo Installation CD</title>
394	<subsection>	238	<subsection>
395	<title>Downloading and Burning the LiveCDs</title>	239	<title>Downloading and Burning the Installation CDs</title>
396	<body>	240	<body>
397		241
398	<p>
399	You have chosen to use a Gentoo LiveCD (if not, then you are reading the
400	wrong section). We'll first start by downloading and burning the chosen
401	LiveCD. We previously discussed the several available LiveCDs, but where can you
402	find them?
403	</p>	242	<p>
404		243	You have chosen to use a Gentoo Installation CD. We'll first start by
		244	downloading and burning the chosen Installation CD. We previously discussed
		245	the several available Installation CDs, but where can you find them?
405	<p>	246	</p>
406	Visit one of our <uri	247
407	link="/main/en/mirrors.xml">mirrors</uri> and go to	248	<p>
408	<path>releases/ppc/2004.2/livecd</path>, which is	249	You can download any of the Installation CDs (and, if you want to, a Packages
409	the path where the LiveCD(s) of your choice are located. Inside that	250	CD as well) from one of our <uri link="/main/en/mirrors.xml">mirrors</uri>. The
		251	Installation CDs are located in the <path>releases/ppc/2006.0/ppc32/installcd</path>
		252	directory.
		253	</p>
		254
		255	<p>
410	directory you'll find so-called ISO-files. Those are full CD images	256	Inside that directory you'll find ISO-files. Those are full CD images which you
411	which you can write on a CD-R.	257	can write on a CD-R.
412	</p>	258	</p>
413		259
414	<p>	260	<p>
415	In case you wonder if your downloaded file is corrupted or not, you can	261	In case you wonder if your downloaded file is corrupted or not, you can
416	check its MD5 checksum and compare it with the MD5 checksum we provide (such as	262	check its MD5 checksum and compare it with the MD5 checksum we provide (such as
417	<path>install-ppc-minimal-2004.2.iso.md5</path>). You can check the MD5 checksum	263	<path>install-ppc-minimal-2006.0.iso.DIGESTS</path>). You can check the MD5 checksum
418	with the <c>md5sum</c> tool under Linux/Unix or <uri	264	with the <c>md5sum</c> tool under Linux/Unix or
419	link="http://www.etree.org/md5com.html">md5sum</uri> for Windows.	265	<uri link="http://www.etree.org/md5com.html">md5sum</uri> for Windows. If
420	</p>	266	<c>md5sum</c> is not available on Mac OS X, see the
421		267	<uri link="/doc/en/gentoo-ppc-faq.xml#doc_chap1">Gentoo PPC FAQ</uri> for help.
422	<p>	268	</p>
423	As long as Mac OS X does not support <c>md5sum</c> you have to use the md5	269
424	capability of <c>openssl</c>. Therefore type in Terminal.app:
425	</p>	270	<p>
426		271	Another way to check the validity of the downloaded file is to use GnuPG to
427	<pre caption="md5sum with the help of openssl">	272	verify the cryptographic signature that we provide (the file ending with
428	$ <i>openssl md5 /path/to/iso</i>	273	<path>.asc</path>). Download the signature file and obtain the public key:
429	<comment>This could take some time depending of the size of the ISO and your CPU</comment>
430	</pre>
431
432	<p>	274	</p>
433	Now compare this output with the appropriate file found on the server where you	275
434	downloaded the ISO (the file will end with .md5). If it is the same, the ISO	276	<pre caption="Obtaining the public key">
435	image downloaded correctly. Be sure you have not mounted it (e.g. with Disk	277	$ <i>gpg --keyserver subkeys.pgp.net --recv-keys 17072058</i>
436	Copy) yet!	278	</pre>
		279
437	</p>	280	<p>
438		281	Now verify the signature:
439	<p>	282	</p>
440	More information are available in our <uri	283
441	link="/doc/en/gentoo-ppc-faq.xml">PPC FAQ.</uri>	284	<pre caption="Verify the cryptographic signature">
		285	$ <i>gpg --verify <signature file> <downloaded iso></i>
442	</p>	286	</pre>
443		287
444	<p>	288	<p>
445	To burn the downloaded ISO(s), you have to select raw-burning. How you	289	To burn the downloaded ISO(s), you have to select raw-burning. How you
446	do this is highly program-dependent. We will discuss <c>cdrecord</c>,	290	do this is highly program-dependent. We will discuss <c>cdrecord</c> and
447	<c>k3b</c> and the MacOS burning possibilities here; more information can	291	<c>K3B</c> here; more information can be found in our <uri
448	be found in our <uri link="/doc/en/faq.xml#isoburning">Gentoo FAQ</uri> and	292	link="/doc/en/faq.xml#isoburning">Gentoo FAQ</uri>.
449	the <uri link="/doc/en/gentoo-ppc-faq.xml">PPC FAQ</uri>.
450	</p>	293	</p>
451		294
452	<ul>	295	<ul>
453	<li>	296	<li>
454	With cdrecord, you simply type <c>cdrecord dev=/dev/hdc</c> (replace	297	With cdrecord, you simply type <c>cdrecord dev=/dev/hdc <downloaded iso
455	<path>/dev/hdc</path> with your CD-RW drive's device path) followed	298	file></c> (replace <path>/dev/hdc</path> with your CD-RW drive's
456	by the path to the ISO file :)	299	device path).
457	</li>	300	</li>
458	<li>	301	<li>
459	With k3b, select <c>Tools</c> > <c>CD</c> > <c>Burn Image</c>. Then	302	With K3B, select <c>Tools</c> > <c>CD</c> > <c>Burn Image</c>. Then
460	you can locate your ISO file within the 'Image to Burn' area. Finally click	303	you can locate your ISO file within the 'Image to Burn' area. Finally click
461	<c>Start</c>.	304	<c>Start</c>.
462	</li>	305	</li>
463	<li>
464	With Mac OS X Panther, launch <c>Disk Utility</c> from
465	<path>Applications/Utilities</path>, select <c>Open</c> from the
466	<c>Images</c> menu, select the mounted disk image in the main window and
467	select <c>Burn</c> in the <c>Images</c> menu.
468	</li>
469	<li>
470	With Mac OS X Jaguar, launch <c>Disk Copy</c> from
471	<path>Applications/Utilities</path>, select <c>Burn Image</c> from the
472	<c>File</c> menu, select the ISO and click the <c>Burn</c> button.
473	</li>
474	</ul>	306	</ul>
475		307
476	</body>	308	</body>
477	</subsection>	309	</subsection>
478	</section>
479	<section>	310	<subsection>
480	<title>Booting the PPC LiveCD(s)</title>	311	<title>Default: Booting the Installation CD with Yaboot</title>
481	<subsection>
482	<title>Default: Apple/IBM</title>
483	<body>	312	<body>
484		313
485	<p>
486	On NewWorld machines place the LiveCD in the CD-ROM and reboot the system. When
487	the system-start-bell sounds, simply hold down the 'C' until the CD loads.
488	</p>	314	<p>
489		315	On NewWorld machines place the Installation CD in the CD-ROM and reboot the
		316	system. When the system-start-bell sounds, simply hold down the 'C' until the
		317	CD loads.
490	<p>	318	</p>
491	If you have an OldWorld Mac the bootable portion of the livecd can't be used.	319
492	Instead you need to download <uri
493	link="http://penguinppc.org/projects/bootx/">BootX</uri> and have a working
494	MacOS installed on your system. You need to copy the <c>BootX Extension</c> from
495	the unpacked archive-file into the <c>Extensions Folder</c> and make a new
496	directory called <c>Linux Kernels</c> in the System Folder. In the next step you
497	need to copy the <c>G3</c> kernel and the <c>initrd.img.gz</c> from the LiveCD
498	into the <c>Linux Kernels</c> directory. Then reboot the system and wait for
499	BootX to load. After BootX loaded you still have to set up a few items. In the
500	options dialog you need to check <c>Use Specified RAM Disk</c> and select the
501	<c>initrd.img.gz</c> which you put in the <c>Linux Kernels</c> directory. The
502	ramdisk size should be set to at least <c>32000</c>. Furthermore the kernel
503	argument needs to be set to <c>rw init=/linuxrc cdroot</c>. Eventually you are
504	able to boot the LiveCD when you select Linux on Startup.
505	</p>	320	<p>
506
507	<p>
508	After the LiveCD loaded, you will be greeted by a friendly welcome message and a	321	After the Installation CD loaded, you will be greeted by a friendly welcome
509	<e>boot:</e> prompt at the bottom of the screen.	322	message and a <e>boot:</e> prompt at the bottom of the screen.
510	</p>
511
512	<p>	323	</p>
513	At this prompt you are able to select a kernel for the subarchitecture you use.	324
514	We provide <c>G3</c>, <c>G4</c> and <c>G5</c>. All kernels are built with	325	<p>
		326	We provide one generic kernel, <e>ppc32</e>. This kernel is built with support
515	support for multiple CPUs, but they will boot on single processor machines as	327	for multiple CPUs, but it will boot on single processor machines as well.
516	well.
517	</p>
518
519	<p>	328	</p>
		329
		330	<p>
520	You are also able to tweak some kernel options at this prompt. The following	331	You can tweak some kernel options at this prompt. The following table lists
521	table lists the available boot options you can add:	332	some of the available boot options you can add:
522	</p>	333	</p>
523		334
524	<table>	335	<table>
525	<tr>	336	<tr>
526	<th>Boot Option</th>	337	<th>Boot Option</th>
…		…
528	</tr>	339	</tr>
529	<tr>	340	<tr>
530	<ti><c>video</c></ti>	341	<ti><c>video</c></ti>
531	<ti>	342	<ti>
532	This option takes one of the following vendor-specific tags:	343	This option takes one of the following vendor-specific tags:
533	<c>radeonfb</c>, <c>rivafb</c>, <c>atyfb</c>, <c>aty128</c> or	344	<c>nvidiafb</c>, <c>radeonfb</c>, <c>rivafb</c>, <c>atyfb</c>,
534	<c>ofonly</c>. You can follow this tag with the resolution and refreshrate	345	<c>aty128</c> or <c>ofonly</c>. You can follow this tag with the resolution
535	you want to use. For instance <c>video=radeonfb:1280x1024@75</c>. If you are	346	refresh rate and color depth you want to use. For instance,
536	uncertain what to choose, <c>ofonly</c> will most certainly work.	347	<c>video=radeonfb:1280x1024@75-32</c> will select the ATI Radeon frame buffer
		348	at a resolution of 1280x1024 with a refresh rate of 75Hz and a color depth of
		349	32 bits. If you are uncertain what to choose, and the default doesn't work,
		350	<c>video=ofonly</c> will most certainly work.
537	</ti>	351	</ti>
538	</tr>	352	</tr>
539	<tr>	353	<tr>
540	<ti><c>nol3</c></ti>	354	<ti><c>nol3</c></ti>
541	<ti>	355	<ti>
542	Disables level 3 cache on some PowerBooks (needed for at least the 17")	356	Disables level 3 cache on some PowerBooks (needed for at least the 17")
543	</ti>	357	</ti>
544	</tr>	358	</tr>
545	<tr>	359	<tr>
546	<ti><c>debug</c></ti>	360	<ti><c>dofirewire</c></ti>
547	<ti>
548	Enables verbose booting, spawns an initrd shell that can be used to debug
549	the LiveCD
550	</ti>	361	<ti>
551	</tr>	362	Enables support for IEEE1394 (FireWire) devices, like external harddisks.
552	<tr>
553	<ti><c>sleep=X</c></ti>
554	<ti>	363	</ti>
555	Wait X seconds before continuing; this can be needed by some very old SCSI	364	</tr>
556	CD-ROMs which don't speed up the CD quick enough	365	<tr>
		366	<ti><c>dopcmcia</c></ti>
557	</ti>	367	<ti>
558	</tr>	368	If you want to use PCMCIA devices during your installation (like PCMCIA
559	<tr>	369	network cards) you have to enable this option.
560	<ti><c>bootfrom=X</c></ti>
561	<ti>
562	Boot from a different device
563	</ti>	370	</ti>
564	</tr>	371	</tr>
565	</table>	372	</table>
566		373
567	<p>	374	<p>
…		…
571	</p>	378	</p>
572		379
573	</body>	380	</body>
574	</subsection>	381	</subsection>
575	<subsection>	382	<subsection>
576	<title>Alternative: Pegasos</title>	383	<title>Alternative: Booting the Installation CD on a Pegasos</title>
577	<body>	384	<body>
578		385
579	<p>	386	<p>
580	On the Pegasos simply insert the CD and at the SmartFirmware boot-prompt type	387	On the Pegasos simply insert the CD and at the SmartFirmware boot-prompt type
581	<c>boot cd /boot/pegasos root=/dev/ram0 init=/linuxrc looptype=gcloop	388	<c>boot cd /boot/menu</c>. This will open a small bootmenu where you can choose
582	cdroot</c>. If you need any special boot options you can append them to the	389	between several preconfigured video configs. If you need any special boot
583	command-line. For instance <c>boot cd /boot/pegasos root=/dev/ram0	390	options you can append them to the command-line just like with Yaboot above.
584	init=/linuxrc looptype=gcloop cdroot video=radeonfb:1280x1024@75 mem=256M</c>.	391	For example: <c>boot cd /boot/pegasos video=radeonfb:1280x1024@75 mem=256M</c>.
		392	The default kernel options (in case something goes wrong and you need it) are
		393	preconfigured with <c>console=ttyS0,115200 console=tty0 init=/linuxrc
		394	looptype=squashfs loop=/image.squashfs udev nodevfs cdroot root=/dev/ram0</c>.
585	</p>	395	</p>
586		396
587	</body>	397	</body>
		398	</subsection>
		399
588	</subsection>	400	<subsection>
		401	<title>Alternative: Booting the Installation CD with BootX</title>
		402	<body>
		403
		404	<p>
		405	If you have an OldWorld Mac the bootable portion of the livecd can't be used.
		406	The most simple solution is to use MacOS to bootstrap into a Linux environment
		407	with a tool called BootX.
		408	</p>
		409
		410	<p>
		411	First, download <uri link="http://penguinppc.org/projects/bootx/">BootX</uri>
		412	and unpack the archive. Copy the the <c>BootX Extension</c> from the unpacked
		413	archive into <c>Extensions Folder</c> and the BootX App Control Panel into
		414	<c>Control Panels</c>, both of which are located in your MacOS System Folder.
		415	Next, create a folder called "Linux Kernels" in your System folder and copy the
		416	<c>ppc32</c> kernel from the CD to this folder. Finally, copy <c>ppc32.igz</c>
		417	from the Installation CD <path>boot</path> folder into the MacOS
		418	<c>System Folder</c>.
		419	</p>
		420
		421	<p>
		422	To prepare BootX, start the BootX App Control Panel. First select the Options
		423	dialog and check <c>Use Specified RAM Disk</c> and select <c>ppc32.igz</c> from
		424	your System Folder. Continue back to the initial screen and ensure that the
		425	ramdisk size is at least <c>32000</c>. Finally, set the kernel arguments as
		426	shown below:
		427	</p>
		428
		429	<pre caption="BootX kernel arguments">
		430	cdroot root=/dev/ram0 init=linuxrc loop=image.squashfs looptype=squashfs console=tty0 nodevfs udev
		431	</pre>
		432
		433	<note>
		434	The kernel parameters in the yaboot section above are also applicable here. You
		435	can append any of those options to the kernel arguments above.
		436	</note>
		437
		438	<p>
		439	Check once more to make sure the settings are correct and then save the
		440	configuration. This saves typing just in case it doesn't boot or something is
		441	missing. Press the Linux button at the top of the window. If everything goes
		442	correctly, it should boot into the Installation CD. Continue with
		443	<uri link="#booted">And When You're Booted...</uri>
		444	</p>
		445
		446	</body>
		447	</subsection>
		448
589	<subsection id="booted">	449	<subsection id="booted">
590	<title>And When You're Booted...</title>	450	<title>And When You're Booted...</title>
591	<body>	451	<body>
592		452
593	<p>	453	<p>
594	You will be greeted by a root ("#") prompt on the current console. You can also	454	You will be greeted by a root ("#") prompt on the current console. You can also
595	switch to other consoles by pressing Alt-fn-F2, Alt-fn-F3 and Alt-fn-F4. Get	455	switch to other consoles by pressing Alt-F2, Alt-F3 and Alt-F4. Get
596	back to the one you started on by pressing Alt-fn-F1.	456	back to the one you started on by pressing Alt-F1. Due to the keyboard layout,
		457	you may need to press Alt-fn-Fx on Apple machines.
597	</p>	458	</p>
598		459
599	<p>	460	<p>
600	If you are installing Gentoo on a system with a non-US keyboard, use	461	If you are installing Gentoo on a system with a non-US keyboard, use
601	<c>loadkeys</c> to load the keymap for your keyboard. To list the available	462	<c>loadkeys</c> to load the keymap for your keyboard. To list the available
602	keymaps, execute <c>ls /usr/share/keymaps/i386</c>. Do not use the keymaps in	463	keymaps, execute <c>ls /usr/share/keymaps/i386</c>. On NewWorld machines or the
603	<path>ppc</path> or <path>mac</path> as they are for ADB-based OldWorld	464	Pegasos do not use the keymaps in <path>ppc</path> or <path>mac</path> as they
604	machines.	465	are for ADB-based OldWorld machines.
605	</p>	466	</p>
606		467
607	<pre caption="Listing available keymaps">	468	<pre caption="Listing available keymaps">
608	<comment>(PPC uses x86 keymaps on most systems. The mac/ppc keymaps provided	469	<comment>(PPC uses x86 keymaps on most systems. The mac/ppc keymaps provided
609	on the LiveCD are ADB keymaps and unusable with the LiveCD kernel)</comment>	470	on the Installation CD are ADB keymaps and unusable with the Installation CD
		471	kernel)</comment>
610	# <i>ls /usr/share/keymaps/i386</i>	472	# <i>ls /usr/share/keymaps/i386</i>
611	</pre>	473	</pre>
612		474
613	<p>	475	<p>
614	Now load the keymap of your choice:	476	Now load the keymap of your choice:
…		…
627	<subsection id="hardware">	489	<subsection id="hardware">
628	<title>Extra Hardware Configuration</title>	490	<title>Extra Hardware Configuration</title>
629	<body>	491	<body>
630		492
631	<p>	493	<p>
632	When the LiveCD boots, it tries to detect all your hardware devices and	494	When the Installation CD boots, it tries to detect all your hardware devices and
633	loads the appropriate kernel modules to support your hardware. In the	495	loads the appropriate kernel modules to support your hardware. In the
634	vast majority of cases, it does a very good job. However, in some cases, it may	496	vast majority of cases, it does a very good job. However, in some cases, it may
635	not auto-load the kernel modules you need. If the PCI auto-detection missed some	497	not auto-load the kernel modules you need. If the PCI auto-detection missed some
636	of your system's hardware, you will have to load the appropriate kernel modules	498	of your system's hardware, you will have to load the appropriate kernel modules
637	manually.	499	manually.
638	</p>	500	</p>
639		501
640	<p>
641	In the next example we try to load the <c>8139too</c> module (support for
642	certain kinds of network interfaces):
643	</p>	502	<p>
		503	In the next example we try to load the <c>airport</c> module. This module
		504	supports only the old Airport cards (802.11b). Airport Extreme (802.11g) is not
		505	supported on the InstallCD due to restrictions on firmware distribution.
		506	</p>
		507
		508	<pre caption="Loading the airport module">
		509	# <i>modprobe airport</i>
		510	</pre>
		511
		512	<p>
		513	On older iMacs, sometimes the network card is not detected properly. These use
		514	the BMAC driver:
		515	</p>
644		516
645	<pre caption="Loading kernel modules">	517	<pre caption="Loading the bmac module">
646	# <i>modprobe 8139too</i>	518	# <i>modprobe bmac</i>
647	</pre>	519	</pre>
648		520
649	</body>	521	</body>
650	</subsection>	522	</subsection>
651	<subsection>	523	<subsection>
…		…
726	<body>	598	<body>
727		599
728	<p>	600	<p>
729	If you want to view the Gentoo Handbook (either from-CD or online) during the	601	If you want to view the Gentoo Handbook (either from-CD or online) during the
730	installation, make sure you have created a user account (see <uri	602	installation, make sure you have created a user account (see <uri
731	link="#useraccouts">Optional: User Accounts</uri>). Then press <c>Alt-F2</c> to	603	link="#useraccounts">Optional: User Accounts</uri>). Then press <c>Alt-F2</c> to
732	go to a new terminal and log in.	604	go to a new terminal and log in.
733	</p>	605	</p>
734		606
735	<p>	607	<p>
736	If you want to view the documentation on the CD you can immediately run	608	If you want to view the documentation on the CD you can immediately run
737	<c>links2</c> to read it:	609	<c>links</c> to read it:
738	</p>	610	</p>
739		611
740	<pre caption="Viewing the on-CD documentation">	612	<pre caption="Viewing the on-CD documentation">
741	# <i>links2 /mnt/cdrom/docs/html/index.html</i>	613	# <i>links /mnt/cdrom/docs/handbook/html/index.html</i>
742	</pre>	614	</pre>
743		615
744	<p>	616	<p>
745	However, it is preferred that you use the online Gentoo Handbook as it will be	617	However, it is preferred that you use the online Gentoo Handbook as it will be
746	more recent than the one provided on the CD. You can view it using <c>links2</c>	618	more recent than the one provided on the CD. You can view it using <c>links</c>
747	as well, but only after having completed the <e>Configuring your Network</e>	619	as well, but only after having completed the <e>Configuring your Network</e>
748	chapter (otherwise you won't be able to go on the Internet to view the	620	chapter (otherwise you won't be able to go on the Internet to view the
749	document):	621	document):
750	</p>	622	</p>
751		623
752	<pre caption="Viewing the Online Documentation">	624	<pre caption="Viewing the Online Documentation">
753	# <i>links2 http://www.gentoo.org/doc/en/handbook/handbook-ppc.xml</i>	625	# <i>links http://www.gentoo.org/doc/en/handbook/handbook-ppc.xml</i>
754	</pre>	626	</pre>
755		627
756	<p>	628	<p>
757	You can go back to your original terminal by pressing <c>Alt-F1</c>.	629	You can go back to your original terminal by pressing <c>Alt-F1</c>.
758	</p>	630	</p>

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