README for SourceMage PPC 0.9.2 Install CD
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Please report bugs at <javierlopezbaeza@hotmail.com> or file a bug in bugzilla
(bugs.sourcemage.org), describing your hardware and symptoms.

1) What's new since 0.9.1?

* Using a 2.6.8.1 kernel 
* NPTL
* Native support of udev
* Installs a bootable system 
* Works better: 
                - yabootconfig from the installer works properly 
                - mkreiserfs binary is no more missing on ISO so you can choose to create  
                  a reiserfs partition
		- more complete keymap selection
		- you can do a "cast linux" and select 2.6.8.1 kernel version (it wasn't possible with   
		  2.6.5-rc3-ben0)
 
2) Hardware Issues

* This CD should boot on New World machine exclusively (due to the use of
  yaboot only). 

* Everything is compiled for 740 cpus (i.e. G3, G4 and G5 apple models), so
  don't bother trying if you have an earlier model. 

3) Installation

* Select mac-fr-ext_new keymap if you have a french keymap.

* "Configure Bootloader" section:                 

          #My yaboot.conf:

          boot=/dev/hda9 #your bootstrap partition eg: /dev/hda2
          ofboot=hd:9    #your ofboot partition eg: hd:2
          enablecdboot
          enableofboot
          device=hd: #OpenFirmware device path to the disk containing kernel images

          delay=20
          timeout=50
       
          install=/usr/lib/yaboot/yaboot 
          magicboot=/usr/lib/yaboot/ofboot 
       
          defaultos=linux
          default=mage
       
          image=hd:12,/boot/vmlinux #hd:12 where the kernel image is located 
          label=mage
          root=/dev/hda12 #/dev/hda12 path to the root ( / ) partition 
          read-only

          image=hd:13,/boot/vmlinux #hd:13 where the kernel image is located 
          label=mage2
          root=/dev/hda13 #/dev/hda12 path to the root ( / ) partition 
          read-only
	  	  
          macos=hd:14
       
4) After installation

                      #login:root
                      #passwd:

*VERY IMPORTANT if you don't want to break gcc:
                      #cast -r -c gcc (disable Fortran support, Objective C support!)   
 (then you can do a)  #sorcery rebuild

5) Known problems
 
* don't use the combreloc option(doesn't work)

* if you do a scribe update(updating grimoire), you can have problems with a few spells:
       
          glibc
          gcc 

* "cast linux" problem if "strip" option is enabled in Sorcery --> Option --> "Optimize       
   Architecture "

          

6) Credits

* Thanks to Benoît Papillault for the x86 cd creation scripts and Kevin 'Unet' Dahan for the 0.8.1-ppc iso.

September 19, 2004
Javier 'de_Moya' Lopez Baeza
<JavierLopezBaeza@hotmail.com>

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