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Link to where Penguin can be found. The manual previously said it could be
found in the archive, but that hasn't been true for ages. Also provide
(minimal) instructions on how to unpack Penguin if one doesn't have StuffIt
Expander (should be a rare case anyway)
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2 <!-- $Id$ -->
3
4 <sect2 arch="m68k"><title>Choosing an Installation Method</title>
5
6 <para>
7
8 Some &arch-title; subarchs have the option of booting using either a
9 2.4.x or 2.2.x linux kernel. When such a choice exists, try the 2.4.x
10 linux kernel. The installer should also require less memory when using
11 a 2.4.x linux kernel as 2.2.x support requires a fixed-sized ramdisk
12 and 2.4.x uses tmpfs.
13
14 </para><para>
15
16 If you are using a 2.2.x linux kernel, then you need to use the &ramdisksize;
17 kernel parameter.
18
19 </para><para>
20
21 Make sure <userinput>root=/dev/ram</userinput> is one of your kernel
22 parameters.
23
24 </para><para>
25
26 If you're having trouble, check
27 <ulink url="&url-m68k-cts-faq;">cts's &arch-title; debian-installer FAQ</ulink>.
28
29 </para>
30
31 <itemizedlist>
32 <listitem><para><xref linkend="m68k-boot-amiga"/></para></listitem>
33 <listitem><para><xref linkend="m68k-boot-atari"/></para></listitem>
34 <listitem><para><xref linkend="m68k-boot-bvme6000"/></para></listitem>
35 <listitem><para><xref linkend="m68k-boot-mac"/></para></listitem>
36 <listitem><para><xref linkend="m68k-boot-mvme"/></para></listitem>
37 <listitem><para><xref linkend="m68k-boot-q40"/></para></listitem>
38 </itemizedlist>
39
40
41 <sect3 id="m68k-boot-amiga"><title>Amiga</title>
42 <para>
43
44 The only method of installation available to amiga is the hard drive
45 (see <xref linkend="m68k-boot-hd"/>).
46 <emphasis>In other words the cdrom is not bootable.</emphasis>
47
48 </para><para>
49
50 Amiga does not currently work with bogl, so if
51 you are seeing bogl errors, you need to include the boot parameter
52 <userinput>fb=false</userinput>.
53
54 </para>
55 </sect3>
56
57 <sect3 id="m68k-boot-atari"><title>Atari</title>
58 <para>
59
60 The installer for atari may be started from either the hard
61 drive (see <xref linkend="m68k-boot-hd"/>) or from floppies
62 (see <xref linkend="boot-from-floppies"/>).
63 <emphasis>In other words the cdrom is not bootable.</emphasis>
64
65 </para><para>
66
67 Atari does not currently work with bogl, so if
68 you are seeing bogl errors, you need to include the boot parameter
69 <userinput>fb=false</userinput>.
70
71 </para>
72 </sect3>
73
74 <sect3 id="m68k-boot-bvme6000"><title>BVME6000</title>
75 <para>
76
77 The installer for BVME6000 may be started from a cdrom
78 (see <xref linkend="m68k-boot-cdrom"/>), floppies
79 (see <xref linkend="boot-from-floppies"/>), or the net
80 (see <xref linkend="boot-tftp"/>).
81
82 </para>
83 </sect3>
84
85 <sect3 id="m68k-boot-mac"><title>Macintosh</title>
86 <para>
87
88 The only method of installation available to mac is from
89 the hard drive (see <xref linkend="m68k-boot-hd"/>).
90 <emphasis>In other words the cdrom is not bootable.</emphasis>
91 Macs do not have a working 2.4.x kernel.
92
93 </para><para>
94
95 If your hardware uses a 53c9x-based scsi bus, then you may need to
96 include the kernel parameter <userinput>mac53c9x=1,0</userinput>.
97 Hardware with two such scsi buses, such as the Quadra 950, will need
98 <userinput>mac53c9x=2,0</userinput> instead. Alternatively, the
99 parameter can be specified as <userinput>mac53c9x=-1,0</userinput>
100 which will leave autodetection on, but which will disable SCSI
101 disconnects. Note that specifying this parameter is only necessary
102 if you have more than one hard disk; otherwise, the system will run
103 faster if you do not specify it.
104
105 </para>
106 </sect3>
107
108 <sect3 id="m68k-boot-mvme"><title>MVME147 and MVME16x</title>
109 <para>
110
111 The installer for MVME147 and MVME16x may be started from
112 either floppies (see <xref linkend="boot-from-floppies"/>)
113 or the net (see <xref linkend="boot-tftp"/>).
114 <emphasis>In other words the cdrom is not bootable.</emphasis>
115
116 </para>
117 </sect3>
118
119 <sect3 id="m68k-boot-q40"><title>Q40/Q60</title>
120 <para>
121
122 The only method of installation available to Q40/Q60 is
123 from the hard drive (see <xref linkend="m68k-boot-hd"/>).
124 <emphasis>In other words the cdrom is not bootable.</emphasis>
125
126 </para>
127 </sect3>
128
129 </sect2>
130
131 <sect2 arch="m68k" id="m68k-boot-hd"><title>Booting from a Hard Disk</title>
132
133 &boot-installer-intro-hd.xml;
134
135 <para>
136
137 At least six different ramdisks may be used to boot from the hard
138 drive, three different types each with and without support for a
139 2.2.x linux kernel (see
140 <ulink url="&disturl;/main/installer-&architecture;/current/images/MANIFEST">MANIFEST</ulink>
141 for details).
142
143 </para><para>
144
145 The three different types of ramdisks are <filename>cdrom</filename>,
146 <filename>hd-media</filename>, and <filename>nativehd</filename>. These
147 ramdisks differ only in their source for installation packages.
148 The <filename>cdrom</filename> ramdisk uses a cdrom to get
149 debian-installer packages. The <filename>hd-media</filename> ramdisk
150 uses an iso image file of a cdrom currently residing on a hard disk.
151 Finally, the <filename>nativehd</filename> ramdisk uses the net to
152 install packages.
153
154 </para>
155
156 <itemizedlist>
157 <listitem><para><xref linkend="m68k-boothd-amiga"/></para></listitem>
158 <listitem><para><xref linkend="m68k-boothd-atari"/></para></listitem>
159 <listitem><para><xref linkend="m68k-boothd-mac"/></para></listitem>
160 <listitem><para><xref linkend="m68k-boothd-q40"/></para></listitem>
161 </itemizedlist>
162
163
164 <sect3 id="m68k-boothd-amiga"><title>Booting from AmigaOS</title>
165 <para>
166
167 In the <command>Workbench</command>, start the Linux installation
168 process by double-clicking on the <guiicon>StartInstall</guiicon> icon
169 in the <filename>debian</filename> directory.
170
171 </para><para>
172
173 You may have to press the &enterkey; key twice after the Amiga
174 installer program has output some debugging information into a window.
175 After this, the screen will go grey, there will be a few seconds'
176 delay. Next, a black screen with white text should come up, displaying
177 all kinds of kernel debugging information. These messages may scroll
178 by too fast for you to read, but that's OK. After a couple of
179 seconds, the installation program should start automatically, so you
180 can continue down at <xref linkend="d-i-intro"/>.
181
182 </para>
183 </sect3>
184
185
186 <sect3 id="m68k-boothd-atari"><title>Booting from Atari TOS</title>
187 <para>
188
189 At the GEM desktop, start the Linux installation process by
190 double-clicking on the <guiicon>bootstra.prg</guiicon> icon in the
191 <filename>debian</filename> directory and clicking
192 <guibutton>Ok</guibutton> at the program options dialog box.
193
194 </para><para>
195
196 You may have to press the &enterkey; key after the Atari
197 bootstrap program has output some debugging information into a
198 window. After this, the screen will go grey, there will be a few
199 seconds' delay. Next, a black screen with white text should come up,
200 displaying all kinds of kernel debugging information. These messages
201 may scroll by too fast for you to read, but that's OK. After a couple
202 of seconds, the installation program should start automatically, so
203 you can continue below at <xref linkend="d-i-intro"/>.
204
205 </para>
206 </sect3>
207
208
209 <sect3 id="m68k-boothd-mac"><title>Booting from MacOS</title>
210 <para>
211
212 You must retain the original Mac system and
213 boot from it. It is <emphasis>essential</emphasis> that, when booting
214 MacOS in preparation for booting the Penguin linux loader, you
215 hold the <keycap>shift</keycap> key down to prevent extensions from
216 loading. If you don't use MacOS except for loading linux, you can
217 accomplish the same thing by removing all extensions and control
218 panels from the Mac's System Folder. Otherwise extensions may be left
219 running and cause random problems with the running linux kernel.
220
221 </para><para>
222
223 Macs require the <command>Penguin</command> bootloader, which can be
224 downloaded from <ulink url="&url-m68k-mac;">the Linux/mac68k
225 sourceforge.net project</ulink>. If you do not have the tools to handle
226 a <command>Stuffit</command> archive, you can put it on a
227 MacOS-formatted floppy using a second GNU/Linux machine of any
228 architecture and the <command>hmount</command>,
229 <command>hcopy</command>, and <command>humount</command> tools from the
230 <classname>hfsutils</classname> suite.
231
232 </para><para>
233
234 At the MacOS desktop, start the Linux installation process by
235 double-clicking on the <guiicon>Penguin Prefs</guiicon> icon in
236 the <filename>Penguin</filename> directory. The
237 <command>Penguin</command> booter will start up. Go to the
238 <guimenuitem>Settings</guimenuitem> item in the
239 <guimenu>File</guimenu> menu, click the
240 <guilabel>Kernel</guilabel> tab. Select the kernel
241 (<filename>vmlinuz</filename>) and ramdisk
242 (<filename>initrd.gz</filename>) images in the
243 <filename>install</filename> directory by clicking on the corresponding
244 buttons in the upper right corner, and navigating the file select
245 dialogs to locate the files.
246
247 </para><para>
248
249 To set the boot parameters in Penguin, choose <guimenu>File</guimenu> -&gt;
250 <guimenuitem>Settings...</guimenuitem>, then switch to the
251 <guilabel>Options</guilabel> tab. Boot parameters may be typed in to
252 the text entry area. If you will always want to use these settings,
253 select <guimenu>File</guimenu> -&gt; <guimenuitem>Save Settings as
254 Default</guimenuitem>.
255
256 </para><para>
257
258 Close the <guilabel>Settings</guilabel>
259 dialog, save the settings and start the bootstrap using the
260 <guimenuitem>Boot Now</guimenuitem> item in the
261 <guimenu>File</guimenu> menu.
262
263 </para><para>
264
265 The <command>Penguin</command> booter will output some debugging
266 information into a window. After this, the screen will go grey, there
267 will be a few seconds' delay. Next, a black screen with white text
268 should come up, displaying all kinds of kernel debugging
269 information. These messages may scroll by too fast for you to read,
270 but that's OK. After a couple of seconds, the installation program
271 should start automatically, so you can continue below at
272 <xref linkend="d-i-intro"/>.
273
274 </para>
275
276 </sect3>
277
278 <sect3 id="m68k-boothd-q40"><title>Booting from Q40/Q60</title>
279
280 <para>
281
282 FIXME
283
284 </para><para>
285
286 The installation program should start automatically, so you can
287 continue below at <xref linkend="d-i-intro"/>.
288
289 </para>
290
291 </sect3>
292 </sect2>
293
294
295 <sect2 arch="m68k" id="m68k-boot-cdrom"><title>Booting from a CD-ROM</title>
296 <para>
297
298 Currently, the only &arch-title; subarchitecture that
299 supports CD-ROM booting is the BVME6000.
300
301 </para>
302
303 &boot-installer-intro-cd.xml;
304
305 </sect2>
306
307
308 <sect2 arch="m68k" id="boot-tftp"><title>Booting with TFTP</title>
309
310 &boot-installer-intro-net.xml;
311
312 <para>
313
314 After booting the VMEbus systems you will be presented with the LILO
315 <prompt>Boot:</prompt> prompt. At that prompt enter one of the
316 following to boot Linux and begin installation proper of the Debian
317 software using vt102 terminal emulation:
318
319 <!-- Because the &enterkey; definition uses <keycap>, -->
320 <!-- we use <screen> instead of <userinput> in this list -->
321
322 <itemizedlist>
323 <listitem><para>
324
325 type <screen>i6000 &enterkey;</screen> to install a BVME4000/6000
326
327 </para></listitem>
328 <listitem><para>
329
330 type <screen>i162 &enterkey;</screen> to install an MVME162
331
332 </para></listitem>
333 <listitem><para>
334
335 type <screen>i167 &enterkey;</screen> to install an MVME166/167
336
337 </para></listitem>
338 </itemizedlist>
339
340 </para><para>
341
342 You may additionally append the string
343 <screen>TERM=vt100</screen> to use vt100 terminal emulation,
344 e.g., <screen>i6000 TERM=vt100 &enterkey;</screen>.
345
346 </para>
347 </sect2>
348
349
350 <sect2 arch="m68k" id="boot-from-floppies">
351 <title>Booting from Floppies</title>
352 <para>
353
354 For most &arch-title; architectures, booting from a local filesystem is the
355 recommended method.
356
357 </para><para>
358
359 Booting from the boot floppy is supported only for Atari and VME
360 (with a SCSI floppy drive on VME) at this time.
361
362 </para>
363 </sect2>

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