Re: Potato Installation guide
> Here it is and hopefully reasonably complete and correct. I would be
> grateful if anyone identify's errors and omissions would let me know and I
> will put them right. This document is very similar to the slink guide so
> most should be familiar
OK, some comments:
1) I have attached a reformatted version of the document, to aid others in
printing/editing it and hopefully sending in further changes.
Some of the things I found (being a spelling nazi for a minute):
>Debian distributions known by various names. This version, 2.2 is known as
^ are
>potato, the previous version 2.1 is known as slink and the version before
>is woody. You may find this helpful when navigating WWW and FTP sites.
The version before slink was hamm. 1.3 was bo if I recall right. The next
version after potato is going to be woody.
Tools you will need.
>You will need DiskCopy 4.2 or later to create a MacOS floppy from the boot
>floppy images. If you only have the resc1440.bin floppy image, you will
I do not think that the macinstall-floppy-hfs.img is in a format that can
be recognized by DiskCopy. Did you try this? I'd be amazed if it worked
(it's 2.88 MB and won't fit on a standard floppy).
>These are the files you need:.
> mac/macinstall-floppy-hfs.img (Image archive of the installation files)
> This archive contains all the files you need to install Debian you will
> still need the base system file base2_2.tgz.
macinstall-floppy-hfs.img is a raw HFS image file that was used to
temporarily store install files on a HFS filesystem in order to convert
them between various encodings. It serves no other purpose. The
Install.sit archive originally refered to in the old install guide has
been discontinued.
Please don't mention this file, it should disappear from the mirror
anyway. Christian, can you make sure this doesn't get included into the
upload anymore? Or in case the CD scripts need it, tell the CD people to
delete it afterwards.
>If you wish you may down load the files separately.
That's the only way right now.
>You will need these files.
> mac/Debian-m68k-2.2-Mac.img.hqx (Rescue floppy image)
That file doesn't exist on my FTP site. This actually once was a DiskCopy
disk image. Anyway, the ramdisk got too big to fit on one floppy with the
kernel and that makes such a simple floppy image pointless. Please leave
this one out in order to not confuse the users.
Please add a note to download the Penguin*.hqx files from mac/install
on the FTP site and feed them through binhex. The booter files are not
otherwise present on the CD or FTP site. Please do also mention the
precise directory structure on the FTP site needs to be preserved (with
base2_2.tgz in some folder, and a subdirectory mac/ and mac/images-1.44/
there with the correct files in).
>Unpack the macinstall-floppy-hfs.img file to your hard disk,a sub folder
>named "debian" will be automatically created for you. You will need at
See above: this won't work. Users will have to recreate the proper
directory structure manually.
>Root partition
>The absolute minimum should be 20 Mb This is just enough to install the
More like 35 to 40 with potato I think.
>Write down the partition names, "sda1" etc., of all the partitions you are
>going to use for Linux. Also write down the partition name, Linux-wise, of
>the partition in which you have unpacked the "Install.sit" archive i.e sda3
>or whatever it is. This will be a partition accessed by the MacOS you will
>need this information later in the installation process.
Remove mention of Install.sit, that file doesn't exist anymore. Saying
'partition you downloaded the installation files to' should do.
>If installing from CD-ROM, double click on the "Penguin Prefs" icon in the
>/install/mac directory on the CD. The path to Kernel and ram disk image
>should not require adjustment here.
Nope, no such preferences file there. And you'll have to copy
Penguin-18.hqx to disk and unpack it first. The booter uses sane defaults
for most settings, just put root=/dev/ram in the kernel options and set
kernel and ramdisk path.
>Select Colour or Monochrome display.
Does not exist anymore. Keyboard config is the fist option IIRC.
>When asked if you want to do a bad-block scan, you can safely skip this
The bad block check was removed I think.
>Select "Hard disk: File system on the hard disk". Specify the partition
>where you unpacked the "Install.sit" archive eg /dev/sda3. Enter the path
>to the directory containing the installation files. In the simplest case,
>if you unpacked the archive directly into a folder at the top of the
>directory tree, just hit Return. This is because "/debian" is already set
>as default for the directory name; otherwise you will have to type the path
Install.sit is gone, and the default name expected by the installer now is
/install.
>Configure the Network.
Offers a DHCP option now.
> Set an "installation profile" of packages you want to install.
Another step after or around that is setting the network servers to use
for downloading pckages. This entirely obsoletes the next step in the
slink install,
>After these steps, you are automatically directed into the "dselect" program
Should never be mentioned, that dselect.
>Package selection has already been performed if you didn't skip the
>"installation profile step" above. I advise you, at least, select the media
The media selection step should be in there as well. dselect should no
longer be required.
Michael
Debian/m68k GNU/Linux 2.2 (Potato).
Installation Instructions for Macintosh (v2.0).
Mark Scott June 2000
About this Guide.
This guide is intended to help you install the Debian/m68k GNU/Linux
(Debian) base system onto your 68k based Macintosh. The most recent version
of this document is on-line at the Linux/m68k web site
(www.linux-m68k.org/dists.html).
Introduction.
Debian for Macintosh, or other computers using the Motorola 68000, is less
than four years old. Considerable development progress has been made but
there is still a lot to do, and a lot of bugs may be undiscovered. Debian
is not commercial software so installation is challenging and may not be
smooth or even possible for your hardware. The Mac project web site lists
the supported models, if your model isn't listed, assume it's not supported
yet, ask on the mailing list, or give it a try, but please don't be
disappointed if it doesn't work. Debian will not run on machines without a
paged memory management unit usually this means you will need a 68030 or
better cpu. You may succed with a 68020 processor plus seperate fpu.
Debian distributions known by various names. This version, 2.2 is known as
potato, the previous version 2.1 is known as slink and the version before is
woody. You may find this helpful when navigating WWW and FTP sites.
Before you start.
Backup your current System, you can do a lot of damage very easily if you
are new to Linux or Unix in general. If you have a spare hard drive or other
media, this is the chance to use it for creating a backup. You will be
required to partition your hard drive if you wish Linux to reside on the
same hard drive as the MacOS. This can be a lengthy and tedious process but
is also highly dangerous. If in any doubt backup before going any further
and ensure you have the original system and software disks to hand.
Check out if your system is suited for Linux/m68k
(www.linux-m68k.org/status/sysreq.html)
Read the Linux/m68k FAQ (www.linux-m68k.org)
Check the Macintosh project web site.
Tools you will need.
MacOS tools required to prepare your system for Linux installation. You
will need Disk Partitioning software. As part of the partitioning process
you will need to edit the partition type. If your chosen editor lacks this
functionality you will be able to do it as part of the installation process.
You will need DiskCopy 4.2 or later to create a MacOS floppy from the boot
floppy images. If you only have the resc1440.bin floppy image, you will also
need a program to dump this MS-DOS format floppy image to a 1440k (HD)
floppy in your MAC floppy drive. I am not aware of any MacOS applications
that will do this, so it might be easier to get someone with a Linux PC to
dump it to a floppy for you. Not all versions of PC Access or DOS Mounter
can read a DOS floppy with Mac binaries properly.
Files you will need.
Installation by downloading files from FTP sites.
Files can be obtained from one of Debian's FTP sites (ftp.debian.org). A
list of mirror sites can be found at www.debian.org/distrib/ftplist. Please
choose the site closest to you. No matter which site you use, the path to
locate the files should always be:
/pub/debian/dists/potato/main/disks-m68k/current/
These are the files you need:.
mac/macinstall-floppy-hfs.img (Image archive of the installation files)
This archive contains all the files you need to install Debian you will
still need the base system file base2_2.tgz.
If you wish you may down load the files separately.
You will need these files.
mac/Debian-m68k-2.2-Mac.img.hqx (Rescue floppy image)
mac/images-1.44/resc1440.bin (boot floppy image)
mac/images-1.44/drv1440.bin (drivers floppy image)
/base2_2.tgz (base System).
Note the disk image files are encoded for proper FTP transfer and
decompressing on your Macintosh. The other files (mac/resc1440.bin and
mac/drv1440.bin) are not MacBinary encoded, using MacBinary mode will
corrupt these files. so use a simply binary transfer protocol. The file
/base2_2.tgz is a gzipped encoded file and will transfer properly. If your
FTP application doesn't automatically decompress these files, decode using
StuffIt Expander or other decoder. Do not decompress the base2_2.tgz file
this will be done for you as part of the installation process. You need
these images because the Installer requires MS-DOS floppy images (the
resc1440.bin and drv1440.bin files) to install the kernel and modules.
Unpack the macinstall-floppy-hfs.img file to your hard disk,a sub folder
named "debian" will be automatically created for you. You will need at
least 10MB free disk space for this file. If you chose to install from the
floppy images, create a new folder named "debian". Move the base2_2.tgz,
resc1440.bin and drv1440.bin files into this folder. Do not rename any of
these files.
Partition your hard disk
I recommend you partition using Apple's HD SC Set-up utility obtained from
ftphqx.info.apple.com/Apple_Support_Area/Apple_Software_Updates/US/Macintosh/Utilities
or other proprietary disk tool. If your partition editor doesn't have an
option to edit the partition type, you can do this crucial step at a later
stage (from the booted temporary install ram disk). There is a partitioning
tool for Linux/m68k called mac-fdisk.
A number of disk tools (mostly the 'Lite or 'PE' editions) lack this
functionality, so make sure you get the right tool for this step. Apple HD
SC Set-up can be used for third party disks if patched as described in
http://www.euronet.nl/users/ernstoud/patch.html.
The partition editor from the MkLinux project is at
ftp://ftp.mklinux.apple.com/pub/wip/pdisk/latest/ and is available as a 68k
version.
DiskTool (available at the Mac68k FTP site
ftp.linux-m68k.org/pub/linux-mac/mac-utils/), FWB's HDT 1.8 (not the PE
version) and SilverLining (not the Lite version) all have the required
functionality. This list is not complete, if you know of other options,
please let me know.
When partitioning, please keep in mind that Linux will be launched by the
'Penguin' bootstrap program, which is a MacOS application. This application
will shutdown your Mac and start Linux. Therefore you need a working MacOS
system to boot Linux, so if you destroy your MacOS start-up partition in
this step you will have to reinstall the MacOS before you can start over
again !.
If your Mac's hard drive has only one partition make sure you have all
necessary media to boot and reinstall MacOS after partitioning, or get a
spare hard disk instead. You cannot boot Linux directly from a loader in the
boot sector of your disk on a Mac.
You should reserve at least two partitions for Linux. One for the "root
file system" and another for a "swap partition". Size recommendations are:-
Root partition
The absolute minimum should be 20 Mb This is just enough to install the
base system and nothing else - probably enough for testing it, but not for
really using it. A reasonable system starts at around 200 - 400 MB, with no
upper limit.
Swap partition
At least twice the size of your main memory. Especially on systems with
little main memory eg 8 Mb RAM. Do not go below 20 Mb for swap space.
Naming conventions
This is important because under Linux your partitions referred to with
different names than under MacOS. This is the naming scheme:
The first SCSI hard disk is referred to as "sda"
The second SCSI hard disk if you have one is referred to as "sdb", and so
on.
The first IDE hard disk is referred to as "hda", the second IDE hard disk
is named "hdb", and so on.
Note you do not need to rename your hard drives when operating your MacOS.
The partitions on each hard disk are represented by appending a decimal
number to the hard disk name: sda1, sda2, sda3 represent the first, second
and third partition of the first SCSI hard disk in your system. MacOS uses a
separate partition for the partition table and driver data, so there will be
more partitions around, usually partition 1 and 2.
Here is an example, assume you have a system with 2 SCSI hard disks, one at
SCSI address 2 the other at SCSI address 4.
The first disk (at address 2) will be named "sda", and the second "sdb". If
the "sda" hard disk has 5 partitions on it, these will be named "sda1",
"sda2", ...,"sda5". Similarly for the "sdb" hard disk and its partitions.
Note Linux refers to all components of a system as devices. The full name
of your hard drive will be /dev/sda"n" where n is the number of each
partition. Now that we know the partition names, you can change their type
from within your partition editor so that the Installation program can
detect them.
Start your chosen partition editor, select the disk you want to use, select
the "Partition Drive" function and select/create the partition you want to
use as the Debian root file system. For Apple's HD SC Set-up select
'Custom' partition option, and create partitions as needed.
Debian needs A/UX type partitions to install Linux on, 'A/UX Root' or 'A/UX
or Root&Usr' should be fine for the data partitions. You may need to delete
partitions to create space for new ones; HD SC Set-up doesn't support just
changing the partition type. DiskTool offer's these choices and allows
editing of the partition type.
After creating the root partition, create a partition to be used as a swap
partition, set the partition type to 'A/UX swap'.
Note:
Your root and swap partitions do not need to be on the same hard disk.
You can have more than one partition for files besides the root file
system. For example separating the user's home directories from the system
file area. If you want to use more partitions, prepare them just like the
root partition.
If you're only going to try Linux for a short time, it's enough to just
have a single partition for files.
Write down the partition names, "sda1" etc., of all the partitions you are
going to use for Linux. Also write down the partition name, Linux-wise, of
the partition in which you have unpacked the "Install.sit" archive i.e sda3
or whatever it is. This will be a partition accessed by the MacOS you will
need this information later in the installation process.
When you have made all required changes go back to the main window of the
editor and prepare to"Save Changes". At this point be very careful, a
mistake will cause you to loose valuable data. Double check you have the
right information in the right place before you save your changes.
Start the Linux Installation process.
Double-clicking on the "Penguin Prefs" icon in the "debian" folder starts
the Installer. If installing from floppies, double-click on the "Penguin
Prefs" icon there. The Penguin starts up, shutsdown the MacOS, loads a
kernel in a ram disk and starts the installation program. If you want to
examine or change the settings first, hold down the 'command' key while
starting the Penguin.
If starting the Penguin from your hard disk, you need to set the path for
the Kernel and ram disk (root.bin) correct for your system on first start.
Start up holding down the 'command' key until Penguin has finished loading
and reading the preferences file. Go to the "Settings" dialogue (shortcut:
command-T) and adjust the path for Kernel and ram disk by clicking on the
appropriate buttons in the upper right corner of the panel. The Kernel and
ram disk are in the 'debian' directory on the drive where you unpacked the
Install.sit archive. Save the settings to the preferences file in that
directory (using command-S) and boot using the command-B shortcut. The
Penguin will shut down the MacOS and start the installation process.
If installing from CD-ROM, double click on the "Penguin Prefs" icon in the
/install/mac directory on the CD. The path to Kernel and ram disk image
should not require adjustment here.
The screen will change colours, a few seconds of delay, and after that a
black screen with white text should come up, displaying all kinds of kernel
debugging information. After a couple of seconds, the installation program
should start automatically. If you get up to this point, you can be quite
confident that you will be able to install Linux on your system. If the
installation program complains about not finding any disks or partitions to
install on check your partition types and paths again.
The installation program will lead you through a series of steps, preparing
the partitions for Linux, unpacking and configuring the kernel modules and
base system and finally rebooting. You move through the information
presented in each screen by using the cursor keys, use the TAB key to
confirm your selection and Return or Enter to move to the next step. Some
of the steps are not necessary or even possible on m68k platforms The
installation program is the same as the i386 (Intel based systems) version
of Debian and some features are not available in the m68k version.
Select Colour or Monochrome display.
Make your choice.
Release notes.
A screen with some information about Debian's goals, who built the rescue
set etc.
The main installation screen.
This lists all the actions you can take, with the next logical step
highlighted at the top of the list. Please follow the recommendations
unless you know what you are doing or like to live dangerously.
Configure the keyboard.
Select the one appropriate for you.
Initialise and Activate a Swap Partition.
After pressing Return, you will see a list of partitions that the
installation program has found as being prepared by you for use as a swap
partition. There is probably only one choice, and it should have the same
partition name you wrote down while you were preparing that partition with
your disk utility. If the installation program doesn't offer any swap
partitions to chose from, switch to a shell (Execute a Shell in the menu)
and run the command mac-fdisk -l. The output of this command should help you
in troubleshooting the problem. If you have chosen to use several swap
partitions, repeat these steps for all of them.
When asked if you want to do a bad-block scan, you can safely skip this
step, select "No". SCSI disks should not have bad blocks, and map out these
sectors automatically should some appear. When asked whether you really
want to initialise this partition as a swap partition, think twice, press
Return. At this point the swap partition will be initialised, formatted and
ready for Linux
Initialise a Linux partition.
Similar to the previous step, but this time referring to partitions used to
carry files. You will be presented with a list of partitions that the
Installer found to be valid as Linux file system partitions. Again, for each
of the partitions you have chosen to use sda4 etc., accept it by selecting
it from the list, skip the "Bad-block scan" and (when you are sure) select
"Yes" to initialise the partition. You will then be asked if you want to
mount the currently active partition e.g. sda4 as root ("/") partition. Say
"Yes" here at the first partition you use.
Install Operating System Kernel and Modules.
Installing from your Hard Drive.
Select "Hard disk: File system on the hard disk". Specify the partition
where you unpacked the "Install.sit" archive eg /dev/sda3. Enter the path
to the directory containing the installation files. In the simplest case,
if you unpacked the archive directly into a folder at the top of the
directory tree, just hit Return. This is because "/debian" is already set
as default for the directory name; otherwise you will have to type the path
yourself. It must begin with a "/", followed by the directory components
leading to the files (e.g. "/tmp/newstuff/debian" if the files reside in the
directory/tmp/newstuff/debian/ on that partition).
If installing from CD-ROM.
Change "/debian" to "/install/mac". Next you are asked whether you want to
select the files from a list or enter the path manually. Press Return to
select the installation files from a list of choices presented to you by the
Installer. In the example above, where you used /debian as installation
file path, the installation program will offer /instmnt/debian/finderinfo
and /instmnt/debian/resource before the correct path /instmnt/debian, so
just scroll down to the correct path and hit Return.
The hard disk will operate for a while, the activity light may also blink,
as the kernel and modules are unpacked onto the root partition, and returns
you to the main screen.
Configure Device Driver Modules.
This step is necessary if certain device drivers need to be loaded very
early when Linux starts up later. For example an Ethernet driver has to be
pre-loaded so that networking will be initialised and ready at boot-time.
For a stand-alone system you probably don't have to configure anything here,
but you should still select this item This will enable the Installer to
build a list of available kernel modules. When you see the next screen,
select "Exit: Finished with modules. Return to previous menu".
If you do need to configure a device driver for your system, please follow
the on-screen explanations for selecting modules to be pre-loaded. After
selection, the installation program will ask if the selected module should
be installed, then display help text explaining possible module options
(mostly empty) and prompt for module parameters. Few modules are available
for the Mac kernel, none of which require module parameters, so leave the
module parameters empty. When done, select "Exit". Once your Linux system is
installed, you can get back to the configuration of modules at any time by
starting the "modconf" program.
Configure the Network.
This last step will enable networking if you are connected to a Network.
The help screen suggests you answer "No" to the question whether your
computer is connected to a Network. I advise you follow this suggestion and
complete the Network configuration after booting the system. The
'pppconfig' utility is included in the base system for this purpose. If you
are not all you need enter is your hostname. Linux requires every computer
to have a name, pick something you like just one word please with no gaps or
spaces.
If you are connected to a Network, you need to enter:
Your Network's name
The IP address of your computer
The netmask
Your broadcast address
Your gateway's IP address, if one is available
Your nameserver's IP address, if there is one available.
Your type of connection - Ethernet, PPP, Slip or whatever else.
Install the Base System.
Specify where the base system archive is located this file is named
"base2_2.tgz". If you put it into the same directory as the other
installation files, you know what to do now. Select "Hard disk: File system
on the hard disk", pick the correct partition and (if necessary) enter the
path name to the directory containing those files.
If you are installing from CD-ROM, select "CD-ROM" and enter "/install" as
the path. Press Return, scroll down to the proper path press Return
accepting the default options. At this point you've got a few minutes time
(depending on the speed of your processor/hard disk) while the base archive
is unpacked onto the Linux root partition. On a slow Mac, e.g. IIsi,
unpacking the base system takes around 30 to 45 minutes, be patient this is
a good time to make a cup of coffee or whatever you prefer and relax.
Configure the Base System.
Select the timezone that you're in. Use TAB to select your nearest city
location. When asked whether your system clock is set to "GMT" (Greenwich
Mean Time), you have a choice most users use the local time instead of GMT.
You choose.
Ignore the next suggested step, "Make Linux bootable directly from hard
disk", this is not possible on a Mac. Select "Reboot the System". After a
few seconds, the Mac should reboot automatically into MacOS. If the Linux
kernel hangs on attempting to reboot, just press the reset button at the
back of your Mac.
One last step is required before you can startup your freshly installed
Linux directly. Go to the directory containing the installation files and
start up the Penguin, holding down the 'command' key. Go to the Settings'
dialogue (command-T), and locate the kernel options line which should look
like root=/dev/ram video=font:VGA8x16 or similar.
You need to change the entry root=/dev/yyyy. Replace the yyyy with the
Linux name of the partition onto which you installed the system e.g.
/dev/sda1, you wrote this down earlier. The 'video=font:VGA8x8' is
recommended especially for users with tiny screens, the kernel would pick a
prettier (6x11) font but the console driver for this font can hang the
machine, so using 8x16 or 8x8 is safer at this stage. You can change this
at any time.
If you don't want to start Linux immediately each time you start, uncheck
the 'Auto Boot' option. Save that file, using the 'Save Settings As
Default' option. If you installed from CD-ROM, copy "Penguin-18" and
"Linux" to a folder on your hard drive, and create the preferences as
described above.
Now double click the "Penguin" icon to start your freshly installed Linux
from the hard disk instead of the ram disk file system. The boot sequence
will take longer than when you installed the system because a database of
filenames has to be built. You are then automatically logged in as root,
the privileged or superuser, and need to take these steps:
Set a password for the root user (the administrator account)
Create another (unprivileged) user account
Activate Shadow passwords giving you improved security a good idea !
Determine whether you want to continue installing the system via a PPP line
or not, and configuration of the PPP connection scripts.
Set an "installation profile" of packages you want to install.
After these steps, you are automatically directed into the "dselect" program
the interface-driven package installation manager. Packages give you the
ability to do work with your new Linux. Packages can be found in the
following directories:-
/pub/debian/dists/potato/main/binary-m68k/ Core section
/pub/debian/dists/potato/contrib/binary-m68k/ Contributed section
/pub/debian/dists/potato/non-free/binary-m68k/ Packages not conforming to
the Debian Free Software
Guidelines
Package selection has already been performed if you didn't skip the
"installation profile step" above. I advise you, at least, select the media
you are going to install packages from and update the package listing. The
package listing file is in each of the directories above. You can complete
installation and configuration when ready. When leaving this program, you
are logged out automatically and can now log in as root or as an
unprivileged user if you created one before. If you skipped the
installation profile step you will need to select packages using the
"dselect" program. Detailed help is provided within the program and is a
good place to start when using this package especially for the first time.
Hopefully you now have a basic Debian Linux installation running on your
Macintosh. There are, however, a few tasks left for example configuring
your network protocol.
Configuring your Network Protocol.
You will need to do this if you wish to use a Network and did not configure
PPP or SLIP earlier.
Edit /etc/chatscripts/provider (entering your username and password for your
ISP account, plus change the 'name' and 'word' to whatever the prompt at
login is. Some configurations require you send the string 'ppp' to start up
PPP after login, just add another expect/send pair after the password for
that. Rename and save the file with a name of your choice
The commands "pon" <your filename here> and "poff" <your filename here>
start and stop the connection respectively. By default only the root user
has permission to use these files. Of course when logged in as root you may
grant this privilege to any other user. This is probably a good idea as it
is very easy to do damage when looged in as root unnecessarily.
SLIP is more difficult. Examine the "/etc/init.d/network" start-up script
the "ifconfig" command has already been inserted for you. Add a "slattach"
command before this, if you use static SLIP. Dynamic SLIP should be set up
using "dip", so you'll need to install this package.
If you answered "No" to the question is your computer is connected to a
Network you will have to create the file /etc./resolv.conf `containing the
line "nameserver <ip-addr>" where <ip-addr> is the address of your ISP's
name server host.
Shutting down the System.
To shut down a running Linux system, you must not reboot with the reset
switch on the front or back of your Macintosh, or turn off the computer.
Linux must be shutdown in a controlled manner, otherwise files may be lost
and disk damage incurred. You will need to perform recovery procedures
which are detailed in any good book on Linux or Unix. You have a selection
of shutdown options, press the key combination Ctrl-Alt-Del,
Control-Shift-Power should also work. Or log in as root and type shutdown -h
now, if either of the key combinations do not work or you prefer to type
commands.
More information sources :-
The Debian GNU/Linux homepage.
The Linux/m68k domain's homepage.
The Macintosh project pages.
Visit us on IRC, channel #linux68k, server irc.lame.org (or connected
servers).
hundreds of other Linux- or Debian-related Web sites around the world.
comp.os linux.m68k.
History of this installation guide:.
v0.1 July 20th, 1998 First version, only ASCII text.
v1.0 August 3rd,1998 Pushed to HTML, small additions & typo corrections.
Macintosh version:.
v1.0 August 9th, 1998 Based on Frank Neumann's Amiga version.
v1.1 August 29th, 1998 Updated for 2.0r2.
v1.2 September 5th 1998 More warnings .
v1.3 September 24th, 1998 Even more warnings .
v1.4 February 11th, 1999 Modified for Debian 2.1.
v1.5 March 6th, 1999 Addition of CD install option.
v2.0 June 13th, 2000 Rewrite for Potato, minor format changes,
additions and minor corrections.
Acknowledgements
Frank Neumann for generating the Amiga install guide on which the first
Mac Guide version was based.
Michael Schmitz for authoring the previous Guides used as the template for
this Guide and helping many, including me, install Linux on
a Macintosh.
Adam di Carlo for managing the boot-floppies area of the Debian CVS which
contains this, other Guides and much much more :-)
Christian Steiges for building new distributions and being tolerant under
extreme provocation.
and the many others who have contributed in some way to the Debian Project.
Disclaimer and small print
Published under the Terms of the Debian GNU/Linux Licence. All trademarks, mentioned explicitly or not, are acknowledged and are the property of their respective Owners. This guide draws on many sources including the experiences of the Linux m68k user base. However the responsibilty for all errors and omissions remains mine alone.
Mark Scott, Last change: June 13, 2000.
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