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9	<sections>	9	<sections>
10		10
11	<version>1.31</version>	11	<version>1.32</version>
12	<date>November 4, 2004</date>	12	<date>2005-01-04</date>
13		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. This of course depends on your	22	successfully install Gentoo on your box.
23	architecture.
24	</p>	23	</p>
25		24
26	</body>	25	</body>
27	</subsection>
28	<subsection>	26	</subsection>
29	<title>The PPC Architecture</title>	27	<subsection>
		28	<title>Hardware Requirements</title>
		29	<body>
		30
		31	<table>
		32	<tr>
		33	<th>NewWorld machines</th>
		34	<ti>
		35	Power/PowerPC microprocessors (G3, G4, G5) such as iMac, eMac, iBook
		36	PowerBook, Xserver, PowerMac, bPlan's Pegasos II
		37	</ti>
		38	</tr>
		39	<tr>
		40	<th>OldWorld machines</th>
		41	<ti>
		42	Limited suport for IBM (RS/6000, iSeries, pSeries) and Amiga systems
		43	</ti>
		44	</tr>
		45	<tr>
		46	<th>Memory</th>
		47	<ti>64 MB</ti>
		48	</tr>
		49	<tr>
		50	<th>Diskspace</th>
		51	<ti>1.5 GB (excluding swap space)</ti>
		52	</tr>
		53	<tr>
		54	<th>Swap space</th>
		55	<ti>At least 256 MB</ti>
		56	</tr>
		57	</table>
		58
		59	<p>
		60	Be sure to read up on the <uri link="/doc/en/gentoo-ppc-faq.xml">Gentoo
		61	PPC FAQ</uri> before you begin.
		62	</p>
		63
30	<body>	64	</body>
		65	</subsection>
		66	</section>
		67	<!-- Copy/paste from hb-install-x86-medium.xml (with s/x86/ppc/) -->
		68	<!-- START -->
		69	<section>
		70	<title>The Gentoo Installation Approaches</title>
		71	<subsection>
		72	<title>Introduction</title>
		73	<body>
31		74
32	<p>	75	<p>
33	Check the following requirements before you	76	Gentoo Linux can be installed using one of three <e>stage</e> tarball files.
34	continue with the Gentoo installation:	77	A stage file is a tarball (compressed archive) that contains a minimal
		78	environment.
35	</p>	79	</p>
36		80
37	<ul>	81	<ul>
38	<li>	82	<li>
39	You need at least 2 GB of free disk space	83	A stage1 file contains nothing more than a compiler, Portage (Gentoo's
		84	software management system) and a couple of packages on which the compiler
		85	or Portage depends.
40	</li>	86	</li>
41	<li>	87	<li>
42	If you do not use prebuilt packages, you need at least 300 MB of memory (RAM +	88	A stage2 file contains a so-called bootstrapped system, a minimal
43	swap), if you do use prebuilt packages you need at least 64 MB of memory to boot the system.	89	environment from which one can start building all other necessary
		90	applications that make a Gentoo environment complete.
44	</li>	91	</li>
45	<li>	92	<li>
46	For the <e>PowerPC architecture</e>, you can install Gentoo/PPC on NewWorld machines	93	A stage3 file contains a prebuilt minimal system which is almost fully
47	having a Power or PowerPC microprocessor, including but not limited to G3, G4	94	deployable. It only lacks a few applications where you, the Gentoo user,
48	or G5 powered Apple computers such as the iMac, the eMac, the iBook, the PowerBook,	95	needs to choose which one you want to install.
49	Xserve, PowerMac, and bPlan's Pegasos II. We also provide limited
50	support for OldWorld systems, IBM (RS/6000, iSeries, pSeries, ...) and Amiga
51	systems. Be sure to read up on the <uri link="/doc/en/gentoo-ppc-faq.xml">Gentoo
52	PPC FAQ</uri> before you begin.
53	</li>	96	</li>
54	</ul>	97	</ul>
55		98
		99	<p>
		100	To help you decide what stage file you want to use, we have written down the
		101	major advantages and disadvantages of each stage file.
		102	</p>
		103
56	</body>	104	</body>
57	</subsection>
58	</section>
59	<section>
60	<title>Make your Choice</title>
61	<subsection>	105	</subsection>
62	<title>Introduction</title>
63	<body>
64
65	<p>
66	Still interested in trying out Gentoo? Well, then it is now time to
67	choose the installation medium you want to use. Yes, you have the
68	choice, no, they are not all equal, and yes, the result is always the same: a
69	Gentoo base system.
70	</p>
71
72	<p>
73	The installation media we will describe are:
74	</p>
75
76	<ul>
77	<li>Gentoo's Minimal LiveCD</li>
78	<li>Gentoo's Universal LiveCD</li>
79	</ul>
80
81	<p>
82	Every single media has its advantages and disadvantages. We will list
83	the pros and cons of every medium so you have all the information to
84	make a justified decision. But before we continue, let's explain our
85	three-stage installation.
86	</p>
87
88	</body>
89	</subsection>	106	<subsection>
90	<subsection>	107	<title>A Stage1 Approach</title>
91	<title>The Three Stages</title>
92	<body>	108	<body>
93		109
94	<p>
95	Gentoo Linux can be installed using one of three <e>stage</e> tarball files.
96	The one you choose depends on how much of the system you want to compile
97	yourself. The <e>stage1</e> tarball is used when you want to bootstrap and
98	build the entire system from scratch. The <e>stage2</e> tarball is used for
99	building the entire system from a bootstrapped "semi-compiled" state.
100	The <e>stage3</e> tarball already contains a basic Gentoo Linux system that has
101	been built for you. As we will explain later, you can also install
102	Gentoo without compiling anything (except your kernel and some optional
103	packages). If you want this, you have to use a <e>stage3</e> tarball.
104	</p>	110	<p>
105		111	A <e>stage1</e> is used when you want to bootstrap and build the entire system
		112	from scratch.
106	<p>	113	</p>
107	Now what stage do you have to choose?	114
108	</p>	115	<p>
109
110	<p>
111	Starting from a <e>stage1</e> allows you to have total control over the	116	Starting from a stage1 allows you to have total control over the
112	optimization settings and optional build-time functionality that is	117	optimization settings and optional build-time functionality that is
113	initially enabled on your system. This makes <e>stage1</e> installs good for	118	initially enabled on your system. This makes <e>stage1</e> installs good for
114	power users who know what they are doing. It is also a great	119	power users who know what they are doing. It is also a great
115	installation method for those who would like to know more about the	120	installation method for those who would like to know more about the
116	inner workings of Gentoo Linux.	121	inner workings of Gentoo Linux.
117	</p>	122	</p>
118		123
119	<p>
120	A <e>stage1</e> installation can only be performed when you have a working
121	Internet connection.
122	</p>
123
124	<table>	124	<table>
125	<tr>	125	<tr>
126	<th>Stage1</th>	126	<th>Stage1</th>
127	<th>Pros and Cons</th>	127	<th>Pros and Cons</th>
128	</tr>	128	</tr>
…		…
146	<ti>Takes a long time to finish the installation</ti>	146	<ti>Takes a long time to finish the installation</ti>
147	</tr>	147	</tr>
148	<tr>	148	<tr>
149	<th>-</th>	149	<th>-</th>
150	<ti>	150	<ti>
151	If you don't intend to tweak the settings, it is probably a waste of time	151	If you don't intend to tweak the settings, it is a waste of time
152	</ti>
153	</tr>
154	<tr>
155	<th>-</th>
156	<ti>
157	Not suitable for networkless installations
158	</ti>	152	</ti>
159	</tr>	153	</tr>
160	</table>	154	</table>
161		155
		156	</body>
		157	</subsection>
		158	<subsection>
		159	<title>A Stage2 Approach</title>
		160	<body>
		161
		162	<p>
		163	A <e>stage2</e> is used for building the entire system from a bootstrapped
		164	"semi-compiled" state.
162	<p>	165	</p>
		166
		167	<p>
163	<e>Stage2</e> installs allow you to skip the bootstrap process and doing this	168	Stage2 installs allow you to skip the bootstrap process; doing this
164	is fine if you are happy with the optimization settings that we chose	169	is fine if you are happy with the optimization settings that we chose
165	for your particular <e>stage2</e> tarball.	170	for your particular stage2 tarball.
166	</p>
167
168	<p>
169	A <e>stage2</e> installation can only be performed when you have a working
170	Internet connection.
171	</p>	171	</p>
172		172
173	<table>	173	<table>
174	<tr>	174	<tr>
175	<th>Stage2</th>	175	<th>Stage2</th>
…		…
191	<th>-</th>	191	<th>-</th>
192	<ti>You cannot tweak as much as with a stage1</ti>	192	<ti>You cannot tweak as much as with a stage1</ti>
193	</tr>	193	</tr>
194	<tr>	194	<tr>
195	<th>-</th>	195	<th>-</th>
196	<ti>It's not the fastest way to install Gentoo</ti>	196	<ti>It's still not the fastest way to install Gentoo</ti>
197	</tr>	197	</tr>
198	<tr>	198	<tr>
199	<th>-</th>	199	<th>-</th>
200	<ti>You have to accept the optimizations we chose for the bootstrap</ti>	200	<ti>You have to accept the optimizations we chose for the bootstrap</ti>
201	</tr>	201	</tr>
202	<tr>
203	<th>-</th>
204	<ti>
205	Not suitable for networkless installations
206	</ti>
207	</tr>
208	</table>	202	</table>
209		203
		204	</body>
		205	</subsection>
		206	<subsection>
		207	<title>A Stage3 Approach</title>
		208	<body>
		209
		210	<p>
		211	A <e>stage3</e> installation contains a basic Gentoo Linux system that has been
		212	built for you. You will only need to build a few packages of which we can't
		213	decide for you which one to choose.
210	<p>	214	</p>
		215
		216	<p>
211	Choosing to go with a <e>stage3</e> allows for the fastest install of Gentoo	217	Choosing to go with a stage3 allows for the fastest install of Gentoo
212	Linux, but also means that your base system will have the optimization	218	Linux, but also means that your base system will have the optimization
213	settings that we chose for you (which to be honest, are good settings	219	settings that we chose for you (which to be honest, are good settings
214	and were carefully chosen to enhance performance while maintaining	220	and were carefully chosen to enhance performance while maintaining
215	stability). <e>stage3</e> is also required if you want to install Gentoo using	221	stability). Stage3 is also required if you want to install Gentoo using
216	prebuilt packages or without a network connection.	222	prebuilt packages or without a network connection.
217	</p>	223	</p>
218		224
219	<table>	225	<table>
220	<tr>	226	<tr>
…		…
224	<tr>	230	<tr>
225	<th>+</th>	231	<th>+</th>
226	<ti>Fastest way to get a Gentoo base system</ti>	232	<ti>Fastest way to get a Gentoo base system</ti>
227	</tr>	233	</tr>
228	<tr>	234	<tr>
229	<th>+</th>
230	<ti>Suitable for networkless installations</ti>
231	</tr>
232	<tr>
233	<th>-</th>	235	<th>-</th>
234	<ti>You cannot tweak the base system - it's built already</ti>	236	<ti>You cannot tweak the base system - it's built already</ti>
235	</tr>	237	</tr>
236	<tr>
237	<th>-</th>
238	<ti>You cannot brag about having used stage1 or stage2</ti>
239	</tr>
240	</table>	238	</table>
241		239
242	<p>	240	<p>
243	Write down (or remember) what stage you want to use. You need this later when
244	you decide what LiveCD (or other installation medium) you want to use. You might
245	be interested to know that, if you decide to use different optimization settings	241	You might be interested to know that, if you decide to use different
246	after having installed Gentoo, you will be able to recompile your entire system	242	optimization settings after having installed Gentoo, you will be able to
247	with the new optimization settings.	243	recompile your entire system with the new optimization settings.
248	</p>
249
250	<p>	244	</p>
251	Now take a look at the available installation media.
252	</p>
253		245
254	</body>	246	</body>
255	</subsection>
256	<subsection>	247	</subsection>
		248	</section>
		249	<section>
257	<title>Gentoo LiveCDs</title>	250	<title>The Gentoo LiveCDs</title>
		251	<subsection>
		252	<title>Introduction</title>
258	<body>	253	<body>
259
260	<note>
261	The Gentoo/PPC 2004.2 release is not official, so you will not find them on the
262	mirrors. All of our self-organised mirrors are currently down. The only chance
263	you can get the LiveCDs is via <uri
264	link="http://torrents.gentoo.org/torrents/">BitTorrent</uri>.
265	</note>
266
267	<note>
268	It is known that the Pegasos II will not boot the 2004.2 LiveCD. Please use the
269	2004.1 LiveCD.
270	</note>
271		254
272	<p>	255	<p>
273	The <e>Gentoo LiveCDs</e> are bootable CDs which contain a	256	The <e>Gentoo LiveCDs</e> are bootable CDs which contain a
274	self-sustained Gentoo environment. They allow you to boot Linux from the CD.	257	self-sustained Gentoo environment. They allow you to boot Linux from the CD.
275	During the boot process your hardware is detected and the appropriate drivers	258	During the boot process your hardware is detected and the appropriate drivers
276	are loaded. They are maintained by Gentoo developers.	259	are loaded. They are maintained by Gentoo developers.
277	</p>	260	</p>
278		261
279	<p>	262	<p>
280	All LiveCDs allow you to boot, set up networking, initialize your	263	All LiveCDs allow you to boot, set up networking, initialize your
281	partitions and start installing Gentoo from the Internet. However, some	264	partitions and start installing Gentoo from the Internet. We currently provide
282	LiveCDs also contain all necessary source code so you are able to install	265	two LiveCDs which are equaly suitable to install Gentoo from, as long as you're
283	Gentoo without a working network configuration.	266	planning on performing an Internet-based installation using the latest version
284	</p>	267	of the available packages.
285
286	<p>	268	</p>
287	Now what do these LiveCDs contain?	269
		270	<p>
		271	If you wish to install Gentoo without a working Internet connection, please use
		272	the installation instructions described in the <uri
		273	link="2004.3/index.xml">Gentoo 2004.3 Handbooks</uri>.
		274	</p>
		275
		276	<p>
		277	The two LiveCDs that we currently provide are:
		278	</p>
		279
		280	<ul>
		281	<li>
		282	The Gentoo <e>Minimal</e> LiveCD, a small, no-nonsense, bootable CD which
		283	sole purpose is to boot the system, prepare the networking and continue with
		284	the Gentoo installation.
		285	</li>
		286	<li>
		287	The Gentoo <e>Universal</e> LiveCD, a bootable CD with the same abilities as
		288	the Minimal LiveCD. Additionally, it contains a stage1 and several stage3
		289	tarballs (optimized for the individual subarchitectures).
		290	</li>
		291	</ul>
		292
		293	<p>
		294	To help you decide which LiveCD you need, we have written down the major
		295	advantages and disadvantages of each LiveCD.
288	</p>	296	</p>
289		297
290	</body>	298	</body>
291	</subsection>	299	</subsection>
292	<subsection>	300	<subsection>
293	<title>Gentoo's Minimal LiveCD</title>	301	<title>Gentoo's Minimal LiveCD</title>
294	<body>	302	<body>
295		303
296	<p>	304	<p>
297	This is a small, no-nonsense, bootable CD which sole purpose is to boot the	305	The Minimal LiveCD is called <c>install-ppc-minimal-2004.3.iso</c> and
298	system, prepare the networking and continue with the Gentoo installation. It	306	takes up only 52 MB of diskspace. You can use this LiveCD to install Gentoo,
299	does not contain any stages (or, in some cases, a single stage1 file),	307	but always with a working Internet connection only.
300	source code or precompiled packages. For example the ppc variant of this
301	LiveCD can be found in the <path>livecd</path> subdirectory and is called
302	<c>install-ppc-minimal-2004.2.iso</c>.
303	</p>	308	</p>
304		309
305	<table>	310	<table>
306	<tr>	311	<tr>
307	<th>Minimal LiveCD</th>	312	<th>Minimal LiveCD</th>
…		…
311	<th>+</th>	316	<th>+</th>
312	<ti>Smallest download</ti>	317	<ti>Smallest download</ti>
313	</tr>	318	</tr>
314	<tr>	319	<tr>
315	<th>+</th>	320	<th>+</th>
316	<ti>Suitable for a complete architecture</ti>
317	</tr>
318	<tr>
319	<th>+</th>
320	<ti>	321	<ti>
321	You can do a stage1, stage2 or stage3 by getting the stage tarball off the	322	You can do a stage1, stage2 or stage3 by getting the stage tarball off the
322	net	323	net
323	</ti>	324	</ti>
324	</tr>	325	</tr>
325	<tr>	326	<tr>
326	<th>-</th>	327	<th>-</th>
327	<ti>	328	<ti>
328	Contains no stages, no Portage snapshot, no GRP packages and therefore not	329	Contains no stages, no Portage snapshot, no prebuilt packages and is
329	suitable for networkless installation	330	therefore not suitable for networkless installation
330	</ti>	331	</ti>
331	</tr>	332	</tr>
332	</table>	333	</table>
333		334
334	</body>	335	</body>
…		…
336	<subsection>	337	<subsection>
337	<title>Gentoo's Universal LiveCD</title>	338	<title>Gentoo's Universal LiveCD</title>
338	<body>	339	<body>
339		340
340	<p>	341	<p>
341	Gentoo's Universal LiveCD is a bootable CD suitable to install Gentoo without	342	The Universal LiveCD is called <c>install-ppc-universal-2004.3.iso</c> and
342	networking. It contains a stage1 and several stage3 tarballs (optimized for the	343	consumes the entire surface of a 650 MB CD. You can use this LiveCD to install
343	individual subarchitectures). For example the ppc variant of this CD is called	344	Gentoo, and you can even use it to install Gentoo without a working internet
344	<c>install-ppc-universal-2004.2.iso</c> and can be found in the	345	connection, just in case you want to bring Gentoo to another PC than the one you
345	<path>livecd</path> subdirectory.	346	are currently installing Gentoo on :)
346	</p>
347
348	<p>
349	If you take a closer look on our mirrors, you will see
350	that we provide <e>Gentoo Package CDs</e>. This CD (which isn't
351	bootable) only contains precompiled packages and can be used to install software
352	after a succesfull Gentoo Installation. To install Gentoo, you only
353	need the Universal LiveCD, but if you want OpenOffice.org, Mozilla, KDE, GNOME
354	etc. without having to compile every single one of them, you need the Packages
355	CD too. For example the G4 (a subarchitecture of ppc) Packages CD is
356	called <c>packages-g4-2004.2.iso</c> and can be found in the appropriate
357	subdirectory (<path>g4/</path>).
358	</p>
359
360	<p>
361	You only need the Packages CD if you want to perform a stage3 with GRP
362	installation.
363	</p>	347	</p>
364		348
365	<table>	349	<table>
366	<tr>	350	<tr>
367	<th>Universal LiveCD with Packages CD</th>	351	<th>Universal LiveCD</th>
368	<th>Pros and Cons</th>	352	<th>Pros and Cons</th>
369	</tr>
370	<tr>
371	<th>+</th>
372	<ti>Packages CD is optimized to your architecture and subarchitecture</ti>
373	</tr>
374	<tr>
375	<th>+</th>
376	<ti>
377	Packages CD provides precompiled packages for fast Gentoo installations
378	</ti>
379	</tr>	353	</tr>
380	<tr>	354	<tr>
381	<th>+</th>	355	<th>+</th>
382	<ti>	356	<ti>
383	Contains everything you need. You can even install without a network	357	Contains everything you need. You can even install without a network
…		…
390	</tr>	364	</tr>
391	</table>	365	</table>
392		366
393	</body>	367	</body>
394	</subsection>	368	</subsection>
		369	<subsection>
		370	<title>Other CDs</title>
		371	<body>
		372
		373	<p>
		374	You might find a so-called <e>Package CD</e> on one of our mirrors. This CD is
		375	no LiveCD but an additional resource that can be exploited during a networkless
		376	installation. It contains prebuilt packages (the so-called GRP set) that allows
		377	you to easily and quickly install additional applications (such as
		378	OpenOffice.org, KDE, GNOME, ...) immediately after the networkless Gentoo
		379	installation.
		380	</p>
		381
		382	</body>
		383	</subsection>
395	</section>	384	</section>
		385	<!-- STOP -->
396	<section>	386	<section>
397	<title>Download, Burn and Boot a Gentoo LiveCD</title>	387	<title>Download, Burn and Boot a Gentoo LiveCD</title>
398	<subsection>	388	<subsection>
399	<title>Downloading and Burning the LiveCDs</title>	389	<title>Downloading and Burning the LiveCDs</title>
400	<body>	390	<body>
401		391
402	<p>	392	<p>
403	You have chosen to use a Gentoo LiveCD (if not, then you are reading the	393	You have chosen to use a Gentoo LiveCD. We'll first start by downloading and
404	wrong section). We'll first start by downloading and burning the chosen	394	burning the chosen LiveCD. We previously discussed the several available
405	LiveCD. We previously discussed the several available LiveCDs, but where can you	395	LiveCDs, but where can you find them?
406	find them?
407	</p>
408
409	<p>	396	</p>
410	Visit one of our <uri	397
411	link="/main/en/mirrors.xml">mirrors</uri> and go to	398	<p>
412	<path>releases/ppc/2004.2/livecd</path>, which is	399	You can download any of the LiveCDs (and, if you want to, a Packages CD as
413	the path where the LiveCD(s) of your choice are located. Inside that	400	well) from one of our <uri link="/main/en/mirrors.xml">mirrors</uri>. The
		401	LiveCDs are located in the <path>releases/ppc/2004.3/livecd</path> directory.
		402	</p>
		403
		404	<p>
414	directory you'll find so-called ISO-files. Those are full CD images	405	Inside that directory you'll find so-called ISO-files. Those are full CD images
415	which you can write on a CD-R.	406	which you can write on a CD-R.
416	</p>	407	</p>
417		408
418	<p>	409	<p>
419	In case you wonder if your downloaded file is corrupted or not, you can	410	In case you wonder if your downloaded file is corrupted or not, you can
420	check its MD5 checksum and compare it with the MD5 checksum we provide (such as	411	check its MD5 checksum and compare it with the MD5 checksum we provide (such as
421	<path>install-ppc-minimal-2004.2.iso.md5</path>). You can check the MD5 checksum	412	<path>install-ppc-minimal-2004.3.iso.md5</path>). You can check the MD5 checksum
422	with the <c>md5sum</c> tool under Linux/Unix or <uri	413	with the <c>md5sum</c> tool under Linux/Unix or <uri
423	link="http://www.etree.org/md5com.html">md5sum</uri> for Windows.	414	link="http://www.etree.org/md5com.html">md5sum</uri> for Windows.
424	</p>	415	</p>
425		416
426	<p>	417	<p>
427	As long as Mac OS X does not support <c>md5sum</c> you have to use the md5	418	Another way to check the validity of the downloaded file is to use GnuPG to
428	capability of <c>openssl</c>. Therefore type in Terminal.app:	419	verify the cryptographic signature that we provide (the file ending with
429	</p>	420	<path>.asc</path>). Download the signature file and obtain the public key:
430
431	<pre caption="md5sum with the help of openssl">
432	$ <i>openssl md5 /path/to/iso</i>
433	<comment>This could take some time depending of the size of the ISO and your CPU</comment>
434	</pre>
435
436	<p>	421	</p>
437	Now compare this output with the appropriate file found on the server where you	422
438	downloaded the ISO (the file will end with .md5). If it is the same, the ISO	423	<pre caption="Obtaining the public key">
439	image downloaded correctly. Be sure you have not mounted it (e.g. with Disk	424	$ <i>gpg --keyserver pgp.mit.edu --recv-keys 17072058</i>
440	Copy) yet!	425	</pre>
		426
441	</p>	427	<p>
442		428	Now verify the signature:
443	<p>	429	</p>
444	More information are available in our <uri	430
445	link="/doc/en/gentoo-ppc-faq.xml">PPC FAQ.</uri>	431	<pre caption="Verify the cryptographic signature">
		432	$ <i>gpg --verify <signature file> <downloaded iso></i>
446	</p>	433	</pre>
447		434
448	<p>	435	<p>
449	To burn the downloaded ISO(s), you have to select raw-burning. How you	436	To burn the downloaded ISO(s), you have to select raw-burning. How you
450	do this is highly program-dependent. We will discuss <c>cdrecord</c>,	437	do this is highly program-dependent. We will discuss <c>cdrecord</c> and
451	<c>k3b</c> and the MacOS burning possibilities here; more information can	438	<c>K3B</c> here; more information can be found in our <uri
452	be found in our <uri link="/doc/en/faq.xml#isoburning">Gentoo FAQ</uri> and	439	link="/doc/en/faq.xml#isoburning">Gentoo FAQ</uri>.
453	the <uri link="/doc/en/gentoo-ppc-faq.xml">PPC FAQ</uri>.
454	</p>	440	</p>
455		441
456	<ul>	442	<ul>
457	<li>	443	<li>
458	With cdrecord, you simply type <c>cdrecord dev=/dev/hdc</c> (replace	444	With cdrecord, you simply type <c>cdrecord dev=/dev/hdc <downloaded iso
459	<path>/dev/hdc</path> with your CD-RW drive's device path) followed	445	file></c> (replace <path>/dev/hdc</path> with your CD-RW drive's
460	by the path to the ISO file :)	446	device path) followed by the path to the ISO file :)
461	</li>	447	</li>
462	<li>	448	<li>
463	With k3b, select <c>Tools</c> > <c>CD</c> > <c>Burn Image</c>. Then	449	With K3B, select <c>Tools</c> > <c>CD</c> > <c>Burn Image</c>. Then
464	you can locate your ISO file within the 'Image to Burn' area. Finally click	450	you can locate your ISO file within the 'Image to Burn' area. Finally click
465	<c>Start</c>.	451	<c>Start</c>.
466	</li>	452	</li>
467	<li>
468	With Mac OS X Panther, launch <c>Disk Utility</c> from
469	<path>Applications/Utilities</path>, select <c>Open</c> from the
470	<c>Images</c> menu, select the mounted disk image in the main window and
471	select <c>Burn</c> in the <c>Images</c> menu.
472	</li>
473	<li>
474	With Mac OS X Jaguar, launch <c>Disk Copy</c> from
475	<path>Applications/Utilities</path>, select <c>Burn Image</c> from the
476	<c>File</c> menu, select the ISO and click the <c>Burn</c> button.
477	</li>
478	</ul>	453	</ul>
479		454
480	</body>	455	</body>
481	</subsection>	456	</subsection>
482	</section>
483	<section>	457	<subsection>
484	<title>Booting the PPC LiveCD(s)</title>	458	<title>Default: Booting the LiveCD on a Apple/IBM</title>
485	<subsection>
486	<title>Default: Apple/IBM</title>
487	<body>	459	<body>
488		460
489	<p>	461	<p>
490	On NewWorld machines place the LiveCD in the CD-ROM and reboot the system. When	462	On NewWorld machines place the LiveCD in the CD-ROM and reboot the system. When
491	the system-start-bell sounds, simply hold down the 'C' until the CD loads.	463	the system-start-bell sounds, simply hold down the 'C' until the CD loads.
…		…
496	Instead you need to download <uri	468	Instead you need to download <uri
497	link="http://penguinppc.org/projects/bootx/">BootX</uri> and have a working	469	link="http://penguinppc.org/projects/bootx/">BootX</uri> and have a working
498	MacOS installed on your system. You need to copy the <c>BootX Extension</c> from	470	MacOS installed on your system. You need to copy the <c>BootX Extension</c> from
499	the unpacked archive-file into the <c>Extensions Folder</c> and make a new	471	the unpacked archive-file into the <c>Extensions Folder</c> and make a new
500	directory called <c>Linux Kernels</c> in the System Folder. In the next step you	472	directory called <c>Linux Kernels</c> in the System Folder. In the next step you
501	need to copy the <c>G3</c> kernel and the <c>initrd.img.gz</c> from the LiveCD	473	need to copy the files <c>G3G4kernel</c> and <c>initrd.img.gz</c> from the
502	into the <c>Linux Kernels</c> directory. Then reboot the system and wait for	474	LiveCD <path>boot</path> folder into the <c>Linux Kernels</c> directory. Then
503	BootX to load. After BootX loaded you still have to set up a few items. In the	475	reboot the system and wait for BootX to load. After BootX loaded you still have
504	options dialog you need to check <c>Use Specified RAM Disk</c> and select the	476	to set up a few items. In the options dialog you need to check <c>Use Specified
505	<c>initrd.img.gz</c> which you put in the <c>Linux Kernels</c> directory. The	477	RAM Disk</c> and select the <c>initrd.img.gz</c> which you put in the <c>Linux
506	ramdisk size should be set to at least <c>32000</c>. Furthermore the kernel	478	Kernels</c> directory. The ramdisk size should be set to at least <c>32000</c>.
507	argument needs to be set to <c>rw init=/linuxrc cdroot</c>. Eventually you are	479	Furthermore the kernel argument needs to be set to <c>rw init=/linuxrc
508	able to boot the LiveCD when you select Linux on Startup.	480	cdroot</c>. Eventually you are able to boot the LiveCD when you select Linux on
		481	Startup.
509	</p>	482	</p>
510		483
511	<p>	484	<p>
512	After the LiveCD loaded, you will be greeted by a friendly welcome message and a	485	After the LiveCD loaded, you will be greeted by a friendly welcome message and a
513	<e>boot:</e> prompt at the bottom of the screen.	486	<e>boot:</e> prompt at the bottom of the screen.
…		…
575	</p>	548	</p>
576		549
577	</body>	550	</body>
578	</subsection>	551	</subsection>
579	<subsection>	552	<subsection>
580	<title>Alternative: Pegasos</title>	553	<title>Alternative: Booting the LiveCD on a Pegasos</title>
581	<body>	554	<body>
582		555
583	<p>	556	<p>
584	On the Pegasos simply insert the CD and at the SmartFirmware boot-prompt type	557	On the Pegasos simply insert the CD and at the SmartFirmware boot-prompt type
585	<c>boot cd /boot/pegasos root=/dev/ram0 init=/linuxrc looptype=gcloop
586	cdroot</c>. If you need any special boot options you can append them to the	558	<c>boot cd /boot/pegasos</c>. If you need any special boot options you can append them to the
587	command-line. For instance <c>boot cd /boot/pegasos root=/dev/ram0	559	command-line. For instance <c>boot cd /boot/pegasos video=radeonfb:1280x1024@75 mem=256M</c>.
588	init=/linuxrc looptype=gcloop cdroot video=radeonfb:1280x1024@75 mem=256M</c>.
589	</p>	560	</p>
590		561
591	</body>	562	</body>
592	</subsection>	563	</subsection>
593	<subsection id="booted">	564	<subsection id="booted">
…		…
640	of your system's hardware, you will have to load the appropriate kernel modules	611	of your system's hardware, you will have to load the appropriate kernel modules
641	manually.	612	manually.
642	</p>	613	</p>
643		614
644	<p>	615	<p>
645	In the next example we try to load the <c>8139too</c> module (support for	616	In the next example we try to load the <c>airport</c> module (support for
646	certain kinds of network interfaces):	617	certain kinds of network interfaces):
647	</p>	618	</p>
648		619
649	<pre caption="Loading kernel modules">	620	<pre caption="Loading kernel modules">
650	# <i>modprobe 8139too</i>	621	# <i>modprobe airport</i>
651	</pre>	622	</pre>
652		623
653	</body>	624	</body>
654	</subsection>	625	</subsection>
655	<subsection>	626	<subsection>

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