Questions regarding installation

[Barry Hawkins]

On Mar 3, 2004, at 10:38 AM, Suleiman Souhlal wrote:

> Hello Barry,
>
> On Wed, 3 Mar 2004 09:03:38 -0500
> Barry Hawkins <ly5t5 at allthingscomputed.com> wrote:
>
>> List,
>> 	I have decided to try and work through the CD installation
>> instructions from the site[0].  I have a couple of questions.
>> 1.) What is the "distribution" referred to in Item 1 of the
>> instructions?
>
>   I think Peter means
> http://people.freebsd.org/~grehan/ppc-root-120204.tbz2
>
> This contains all the files you need for a minimal 'install'.
> Also, it seems there is no more kernel at the URL given, but the file
> above should contain the latest kernel 'released' (which, I believe,
> does not contain a working driver for the kauai ata controller). If you
> have one of the newer powerbooks, you can get a kernel that should
> recognize your hard drives at:
> http://www.segfaulted.com/stuff/freebsd-ppc/kernel
>
>> 2.) Where do I get the files that are contained in the minimal
>> filesystem outlined in Item 2b of the instructions?
>
>   The files are in:
> 	http://people.freebsd.org/~grehan/ppc-root-120204.tbz2
>
>> 3.) What is the recommended method for breaking before the loader
>> boots the kernel in Item 2b of the instructions?
>
>   As soon as you turn on the computer, you have to press and hold
> option-command-o-f. Once you're in OpenFirmware, just follow the
> instructions from the site.
>
> Later,
>   Suleiman Souhlal
>
Suleiman,
	Perfect!  Thank you for your prompt and thorough answers to my 
questions.  In fact this first install will be on a 15" Aluminum 
PowerBook G4 1GHz, so your information is greatly appreciated.

Regards,
-- 
Barry C. Hawkins
All Things Computed
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