PPC users using BootX as their bootmanager need the kernels that they wish to use to reside on a HFS partition. The Handbook doesn't mention this. Section 7c would be a good point in which to mention this. Maybe somethig like the following? [QUOTE] Users wishing to use BootX as the bootmanager should mount their HFS partition and copy their kernel over to it, because BootX doesn't support booting from other partition types. [CODE] mkdir /mnt/mac mount /dev/hfs_partition_here /mnt/mac cp vmlinux /mnt/mac/System\ Folder/Linux\ Kernels/gentoo-2.x.x-rx [/CODE] where x's represent your kernel version [/QUOTE] To be able to follow this method you cannot use a HFS+ partition (it must be vanilla HFS) because you can't see your files when a HFS+ partition is mounted. This should be mentioned in section 2d under "Default: Booting the LiveCD on a Apple/IBM". As it is many people might not realise this until they've already finished their install and have to start again (because changing a HFS+ to a HFS partition is, as I understand it, very hard to do without reformatting the whole drive). There are workarounds to mounting your HFS partition (like copying your kernel to a second machine and then copying it back once you've booted into MacOS or emerging a text-based mail client and emailing it to yourself) but I think the method outlined above is the cleanest method possible. Reproducible: Always Steps to Reproduce: 1. Have an OldWorld Mac and use BootX as your bootloader 2. Follow the installation guide 3. Upon reading the BootX section in 10c, reboot Actual Results: Inability to select your kernel in the BootX config dialog. Expected Results: Users should have been told to copy their kernel over to their HFS partition so that they would be able to select it in the BootX config dialog.
Can someone of the PPC team fix this? SeJo?
Passing along to the PPC docdev.
This bug is verified, it does need to be added to the docs. I'll take care of this when I rewrite the Old World docs.
Added to the documentation, thanks!
