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2  <!-- $Id: powerpc.xml,v 1.1 2004/01/08 17:10:20 mck-guest Exp $ -->  <!-- $Id: powerpc.xml,v 1.2 2004/01/10 17:22:29 mck-guest Exp $ -->
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4    <sect2 arch="powerpc"><title>&arch-title; Boot Loaders</title>    <sect2 arch="powerpc"><title>&arch-title; Boot Loaders</title>
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9  The boot loader for OldWorld Power Macintosh machines is  The boot loader for OldWorld Power Macintosh machines is
10  <command>quik</command>.  You can also use it on CHRP. The installer  <command>quik</command>.  You can also use it on CHRP. The installer
11  will attempt to set up <command>quik</command> automatically at the  will attempt to set up <command>quik</command> automatically at the
12  &Make-Linux-Bootable-Directly-From-Hard-Disk; step. The setup has been  Make Hard Disk Bootable step. The setup has been
13  known to work on 7200, 7300, and 7600 Powermacs, and on some Power  known to work on 7200, 7300, and 7600 Powermacs, and on some Power
14  Computing clones.  Computing clones.
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70  </para><para>  </para><para>
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72  To boot back into MacOS without resetting the nvram, type bye at the  To boot back into MacOS without resetting the nvram, type
73    <userinput>bye</userinput> at the
74  Open Firmware prompt (assuming MacOS has not been removed from the  Open Firmware prompt (assuming MacOS has not been removed from the
75  machine). To obtain an OpenFirmware prompt, hold down the <keycombo>  machine). To obtain an OpenFirmware prompt, hold down the <keycombo>
76  <keycap>command</keycap> <keycap>option</keycap> <keycap>o</keycap>  <keycap>command</keycap> <keycap>option</keycap> <keycap>o</keycap>
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95  </para><para>  </para><para>
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97  On G4 machines and iBooks, you can hold down the option key and get a  On G4 machines and iBooks, you can hold down the
98    <keycap>option</keycap> key and get a
99  graphical screen with a button for each bootable OS, &debian; will be  graphical screen with a button for each bootable OS, &debian; will be
100  a button with a small penguin icon.  a button with a small penguin icon.
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102  </para><para>  </para><para>
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104  If you kept MacOS and at some point it changes the OpenFirmware  If you kept MacOS and at some point it changes the OpenFirmware
105  boot-device variable you should reset OpenFirmware to its default  <envar>boot-device</envar> variable you should reset OpenFirmware to
106  configuration.  To do this hold down the <keycombo>  its default configuration.  To do this hold down the <keycombo>
107  <keycap>command</keycap> <keycap>option</keycap> <keycap>p</keycap>  <keycap>command</keycap> <keycap>option</keycap> <keycap>p</keycap>
108  <keycap>r</keycap> </keycombo> keys while cold booting the machine.  <keycap>r</keycap> </keycombo> keys while cold booting the machine.
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# Line 117  Resetting OpenFirmware on G3 or G4 hardw Line 119  Resetting OpenFirmware on G3 or G4 hardw
119  &debian; by default (if you correctly partitioned and placed the  &debian; by default (if you correctly partitioned and placed the
120  Apple_Bootstrap partition first).  If you have &debian; on a SCSI disk  Apple_Bootstrap partition first).  If you have &debian; on a SCSI disk
121  and MacOS on an IDE disk this may not work and you will have to enter  and MacOS on an IDE disk this may not work and you will have to enter
122  OpenFirmware and set the boot-device variable, <command>ybin</command>  OpenFirmware and set the <envar>boot-device</envar> variable,
123  normally does this automatically.  <command>ybin</command> normally does this automatically.
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125  </para><para>  </para><para>
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