Bug 46534 – Section on Booting the "PPC LiveCD(s)" should include BootX instructions

• Status: RESOLVED FIXED
• Product: [OLD] Docs-user

[Description Eric Olinger 2004-04-01 14:50:53 UTC]

In the "Booting the PPC LiveCD(s)" section of the handbook there aren't any
instructions for OldWorld PowerPCs besides "run an OldWorld bootloader like
BootX or quik". A small section on downloading and setting BootX up would be 
helpfully to users who are new to running linux on the PowerPC.

Reproducible: Always
Steps to Reproduce:

[Comment 1 Lars Weiler (RETIRED) 2004-04-01 17:11:22 UTC]

If I had an oldworld-machine, I could test and add it.  Or can you share your experiences with BootX, so that we can add an appropriate section?

[Comment 2 Eric Olinger 2004-04-02 10:38:51 UTC]

I can write up some instructions. Would you like me to post it in plain text 
here or whould you like a patch to the hb-install-ppc-medium.xml doc?

[Comment 3 Sven Vermeulen (RETIRED) 2004-04-05 00:12:35 UTC]

If you can provide a patch that would be even easier, but if you prefer plain text that's ok as well - it's not that hard for us to transform to GuideXML anyway.

But I'd rather have such instructions tested before committing to CVS, so it can take a while before they are inserted (unless a PPC developer gives his "ok" to it).

[Comment 4 Eric Olinger 2004-04-10 15:52:43 UTC]

Created attachment 29051 [details, diff]
OldWorld Macintosh Boot Instructions 

I've attached a patch for hb-install-ppc-medium.xml that adds instructions for
using BootX to boot the livecd. I've tested them and the appear to work on my 
system.

[Comment 5 Sven Vermeulen (RETIRED) 2004-04-11 05:59:54 UTC]

Lars, can you verify and apply? 

[Comment 6 Lars Weiler (RETIRED) 2004-04-18 19:19:37 UTC]

The text still needs some fixes (especially spelling mistakes).  Furthermore I think, we should create sub-sections with booting on NewWorld machines as default and as alternative the BootX-method on OldWorld machines (like the bootloader description later in the handbook).

Sven, on which handbook should I apply the patch?  The real one or the one in the draft-section?

[Comment 7 Sven Vermeulen (RETIRED) 2004-04-19 07:03:44 UTC]

If the changes are "immediately" usable (i.e. with the current release - not 2004.1) then you can apply to the official handbook. Otherwise the one in draft/ should be used.

[Comment 8 Lars Weiler (RETIRED) 2004-07-19 17:09:01 UTC]

Your instructions are now implemented in the 2004.2 handbook.  Thanks a lot for your work!

[Comment 9 Doug 2005-02-15 09:36:10 UTC]

Those BootX really help, but since it is possible to install Gentoo on an OldWorld Mac, shouldn't something like "Power Macintosh 7500-9650" be added to the "OldWorld machines" section of the Hardware Requirements box on http://www.gentoo.org/doc/en/handbook/2004.3/handbook-ppc.xml?part=1&chap=2#doc_chap1 ? This part of the document makes it sound like OldWorld Macs won't work, but farther down on the page, it tells how to install on one.