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diff --git a/perl-install/help.pm b/perl-install/help.pm index 3bedeae13..6014bb280 100644 --- a/perl-install/help.pm +++ b/perl-install/help.pm @@ -212,7 +212,13 @@ When a partition is selected, you can use: * Ctrl-d to delete a partition - * Ctrl-m to set the mount point"), + * Ctrl-m to set the mount point + + + +If you are installing on a PPC Machine, you will want to create a small HFS 'bootstrap' partition of at least 1MB for use +by the yaboot bootloader. If you opt to make the partition a bit larger, say 50MB, you may find it a useful place to store +a spare kernel and ramdisk image for emgergency boot situations."), ask_mntpoint_s => __("Above are listed the existing Linux partitions detected on @@ -676,6 +682,102 @@ when booting. The following values are available: * <number>: use the corresponding text mode."), +setupYabootGeneral => + __("Yaboot is a bootloader for NewWorld MacIntosh hardware. It is able +to boot either GNU/Linux, MacOS, or MacOSX, if present on your computer. +Normally, these other operating systems are correctly detected and +installed. If this is not the case, you can add an entry by hand in this +screen. Be careful as to choose the correct parameters. + + +Yaboot main options are: + + + - Init Message: A simple text message that is displayed before the boot +prompt. + + + - Boot Device: Indicate where you want to place the information required to +boot to GNU/Linux. Generally, you will have setup a bootstrap partition earlier +to hold this information. + + + - Open Firmware Delay: Unlike LILO, there are two delays available with +yaboot. The first delay is measured in seconds and at this point you can +choose between CD, OF boot, MacOS, or Linux. + + + - Kernel Boot Timeout: This timeout is similar to the LILO boot delay. After +selecting Linux, you will have this delay in 0.1 seconds before your default +kernel description is selected. + + + - Enable CD Boot?: Checking this option will allow you to choose 'C' for CD at +the first boot prompt. + + + - Enable OF Boot?: Checking this option will allow you to choose 'N' for Open +Firmware at the first boot prompt. + + + - Default OS: You can select which OS will boot by default when the Open Firmware +Delay expires."), + +setupYabootAddEntry => +__("You can add additional entries for yaboot, either for other operating systems, +alternate kernels, or for an emergency boot image. + + +For other OS's - the entry consists only of a label and the root partition. + + +For Linux, they are a few possible options: + + + - Label: This is simply the name will type at the yaboot prompt to select this +boot option. + + + - Image: This would be the name of the kernel to boot. Typically vmlinux or +a variation of vmlinux with an extension. + + + - Root: The root device or '/' for your Linux installation. + + + + - Append: On Apple hardware, the kernel append option is used quite often to +assist in initializing video hardware, or to enable keyboard mouse button emulation +for the often lacking 2nd and 3rd mouse buttons on a stock Apple mouse. The following +are some examples: + + + video=aty128fb:vmode:17,cmode:32,mclk:71 adb_buttons=103,111 hda=autotune + + video=atyfb:vmode:12,cmode:24 adb_buttons=103,111 + + + + - Initrd: This option can be used either to load initial modules, before the boot +device is available, or to load a ramdisk image for an emergency boot situation. + + + - Initrd-size: The default ramdisk size is generally 4096 bytes. If you should need +to allocate a large ramdisk, this option can be used. + + + - Read-write: Normally the 'root' partition is initially brought up read-only, to allow +a filesystem check before the system becomes 'live'. You can override this option here. + + + - NoVideo: Should the Apple video hardware prove to be exceptionally problematic, you can +select this option to boot in 'novideo' mode, with native framebuffer support. + + + - Default: Selects this entry as being the default Linux selection, selectable by just +pressing ENTER at the yaboot prompt. This entry will also be highlighted with a '*', if you +press TAB to see the boot selections."), + setupSILOAddEntry => __("SILO is a bootloader for SPARC: it is able to boot either GNU/Linux or any other operating system present on your computer. |