Contents
Contents
Preface
History of Linux for the PowerPC
An Overview of This Manual
Upgrading from a Prior Version of Linux for the PowerPC
A Word From the Developers
Notes from the Editor
1
Addendum to The Official Red Hat Linux Guide
1.1
Chapter 2 Before You Begin
1.1.1
Subsection 2.2.4 Checking for Updated Diskette Images
1.1.2
Subsection 2.3.1 Basic Hardware Configuration
1.1.3
Subsection 2.4.1 PCMCIA Support During the Installation
1.1.4
Subsection 2.4.6.1 Installing From a Hard Drive - How To Do It
1.1.5
Section 2.5 Need a Supplemental Diskette?
1.1.6
Section 2.7 Installation Classes
1.1.7
Section 2.8 Disk Partitioning
1.2
Chapter 3 Starting the Installation
1.2.1
Subsection 3.2.1 Booting the Installation Program
1.2.2
Subsection 3.3.2 Selecting a Keyboard Type
1.3
Chapter 4 Local Media Installations
1.3.1
Section 4.4 Upgrading or Installing
1.3.2
Section 4.5 Installation Class
1.3.3
Section 4.7 Creating Partitions for Red Hat Linux
1.4
Chapter 5 Network Installations
1.4.1
Section 5.4 Upgrading or Installing
1.4.2
Section 5.6 Installation Class
1.4.3
Section 5.8 Creating Partitions for Red Hat Linux
1.5
Chapter 6 Finishing the Installation
1.5.1
Section 6.8 Creating a Boot Diskette
1.5.2
Section 6.9 Installing LILO
1.5.3
Section 6.10 Configuring X Windows
1.6
Chapter 7 Finding Documentation
1.6.1
Section 7.2 Help from the Internet Community
1.7
Chapter A Getting Technical Support
2
Booting Linux PPC
2.1
Macintosh: MkLinux
2.1.1
Install the Mac OS Files
2.1.2
Configuring the lilo.conf file
2.1.2.1
Atapi CD-ROM
2.1.2.2
Hard Disk, or Network Install
2.1.2
Configuring the lilo.conf file
2.1.3
Rebooting into MkLinux
2.1.4
After Installation
2.2
Macintosh: Linux
2.2.1
Running the Installer
2.2.2
After Installation
2.3
PReP
3
So you have USB eh?
3.1
What is USB?
3.1.1
USB and Linux
3.2
What devices work with USB and Linux?
3.3
USB device naming
3.3.1
Keyboards
3.3.2
Mice
4
Partitioning Your Disk
4.1
What is the Apple disk partition format?
4.2
Command List
4.3
Viewing the current Partition Map
4.4
Editing the Partition Map
4.4.1
Creating a New Partition
4.4.2
Rename Partition
4.4.3
Delete Partition
5
Using the fbdev
5.1
The fbset program
5.2
Configuring X Windows
6
Finishing the Installation