Re: Converting from YDL to Debian/Yaboot and Partitions

2002-04-10 Thread Wouter Eerdekens
 Could someone clarify this for me? Or point me  at a
 better install reference than:

 http://www.debian.org/releases/stable/powerpc/install

I recently bought an iBook, and followed Branden's instructions on

http://people.debian.org/~branden/ibook.html

I think the way you need to partition your system is very clearly
explained in there...

Hope this helps you.

Wouter



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Converting from YDL to Debian/Yaboot and Partitions

2002-04-09 Thread John Hughes
Hey all,
 I am going to be embarking on switching to Debppc from YDl and have a few 
questions I want to clarify:

Deb instructions specify a 800k boot-strap partition as the absolute first 
partition on the harddrive, yet YDL specifies a 10mb(admited overkill) boot 
strap partition as first partition _after_ Mac OS partitions. Since they both 
use Yaboot, wont the partition structure from the existing YDL install work? 
If not, I was not aware you could put something like OSX on first and still 
be able to leave a tiny partition unaffected at the beginging of the disc for 
use as a boot strap partition. Could someone clarify this for me? Or point me 
at a better install reference than:

http://www.debian.org/releases/stable/powerpc/install

Having just checked the Yaboot how to, it would seem the later is correct and 
that it need only be the first of the linux partitions, and not the first 
of the whole disk.

Yaboot howto says the bootstrap only takes up 800K, but doesnt say one way or 
another that the partition need be a set size. So I guess this comes down to 
a single question:

is there a size limitation to the boot-strap partition? Since mine, for YDL, 
already exists, but is bigger than 800K, will it still be ok to use with 
Debian?

Thanks
John


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Re: Converting from YDL to Debian/Yaboot and Partitions

2002-04-09 Thread Chris Tillman
On Tue, Apr 09, 2002 at 04:59:17PM -0500, John Hughes wrote:
 Hey all,
  I am going to be embarking on switching to Debppc from YDl and have a few 
 questions I want to clarify:
 
 Deb instructions specify a 800k boot-strap partition as the absolute first 
 partition on the harddrive, yet YDL specifies a 10mb(admited overkill) boot 
 strap partition as first partition _after_ Mac OS partitions. Since they both 
 use Yaboot, wont the partition structure from the existing YDL install work? 
 If not, I was not aware you could put something like OSX on first and still 
 be able to leave a tiny partition unaffected at the beginging of the disc for 
 use as a boot strap partition. Could someone clarify this for me? Or point me 
 at a better install reference than:

Yes, it will work, until you have problems. Placing it in the recommended
order will cause it to be default if MacOS screws something up on you.

You can use the r command in mac-fdisk to put it wherever you want; it's
not physical order that counts just order in the partition map.

 
 http://www.debian.org/releases/stable/powerpc/install
 

Check my .sig for the much-updated woody version.

 Having just checked the Yaboot how to, it would seem the later is correct and 
 that it need only be the first of the linux partitions, and not the first 
 of the whole disk.
 
 Yaboot howto says the bootstrap only takes up 800K, but doesnt say one way or 
 another that the partition need be a set size. So I guess this comes down to 
 a single question:
 
 is there a size limitation to the boot-strap partition? Since mine, for YDL, 
 already exists, but is bigger than 800K, will it still be ok to use with 
 Debian?

Yes, it will not break anything just be wasted space.

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