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Re: install guide for ppc-mac



On Sat, Nov 03, 2001 at 06:23:29PM -0500, sloopy malibu wrote:
> 
> 
> not sure where to report this but this link:
> 
> http://ftp.us.debian.org/debian/dists/woody/main/disks-powerpc/3.0.16-2001-1
> 0-27/powermac/install.txt
> 
> has a echo problem with the section headings...

its generated from sgml, i don't know enough about sgml to explain
this, Chris has taken over maintaining the powerpc (and much more)
installation documentation in boot-floppies, Chris this is from
powerpc-specials/install-pmac.en.sgml

> 
> sloopy.
> 
> i.e.
> 
>   11..11..  IInnttrroodduuccttiioonn
> 
> 
>   Apple (and briefly a few other manufacturers - Power Computing, for
>   example) makes a series of Macintosh computers based on the PowerPC
>   processor.  They divide into several categories: Nubus, old world PCI,
>   and new world.
> 
> 
>   11..22..  TThhee NNuubbuuss ssyysstteemmss
> 
> 
>   Nubus systems are not currently supported by debian/powerpc.  The
>   monolithic (LinuxPPC) kernel architecture does not have support for
>   these machines; instead, one must use the MkLinux Mach microkernel,
>   which Debian does not yet contain support for.
> 
> 
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-- 
Ethan Benson
http://www.alaska.net/~erbenson/

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