INTRODUCTION It is advised that you refer to www.yellowdoglinux.com/support/ for updates, issues specific with unique computer configurations, and engineering notes. Please note that this Guide to Install is an addendumto that which is presented on-screen during the installation process. It is not meant to be used as a stand- alone document. Instead, it is designed to provide extra guidance for those portions of the installation process that may otherwise be confusing or tricky. Drive Configurations You may use either a single drive for both Yellow Dog Linux and Mac OS or you may use two or more drives. If you do install at least two drives, one for YDL and the second drive for Mac OS, it is advised that the Yellow Dog Linux drive be placed first in the ATA or SCSI chain (at the time of this writing, neither USB nor FireWire drives are supported as bootable media). To install both operating systems on a single drive, you will require a minimum of two partitions. Unless you have a drive properly configured as such, you must either boot from the Mac OSCD and reformat then reinstall Mac OS (using the Drive Setup application) or use a 3rd party, non-destructive partitioning tool prior to installing Linux. Be certain to back-up all important Mac OS applications and data before working with any partitioning tool. PREPARATION Single Drive: Multi-Boot System with either BootX or yaboot You are now going to use Apple's Drive Setup application to format and partition your drive. Please note that this procedure completely reformats and DESTROYS ALL DATA on your drive. These instructions are for the partitioning of Mac OS X. For OS 9.x partitioning, A Companion to Installing please download the YDL 2.3 Guide to Installation located at www.yellowdoglinux.com/support/installation/guide2.3.shtml Yellow Dog Linux 3.0.1 1. Insert the Mac OS Software Install CD. by Terra Soft Solutions, Inc. 2. Restart your computer. 3. Hold the "C" key until you have booted from the Mac OS Software Install Rev 18 September 2003 1 4. Insert the Mac OS X Install CD/DVD. Choose the Correct Bootloader BootX or yaboot? Yellow Dog Linux comes with two bootloaders (a small piece 5. Boot holding the 'c' key. The CD install program will start. of software that boots your computer into YDL either from power-on or from 6. Select the Install menu at the top of the screen. Mac OS), one of which is used depending upon the type (age) of Macintosh you are using. 7. Select 'Open Disk Utility'. OldWorld: Systems older than the iMac (e.g. beige G3, 8500s, Performa 8. Select Mac HD. PowerPCs, and 7200s) use "OldWorld ROM". OldWorld systems should 9. Click the Partition tab. boot into YDL via BootX . BootX is a Mac OS Control Panel and Extension combination that provides a dual-boot solution. BootX 10. Under the Volume Scheme menu, choose "2 Partitions," one for OS X requires Mac OS in order to function. NewWorld ROM Macintosh and one for Yellow Dog Linux. computers cannot use BootX. 11. Select the first partition, "Untitled". It should be gray. NewWorld: Blue & White G3s, iMacs, '99 G3+/G4 PowerBooks, iBooks, and 12. Use the Format menu to the right and choose "Free Space." This will be G4s use the ROM-in-RAM technology commonly referred to as your YDL partition. "NewWorld ROM", and use yaboot ('yet another bootloader') to boot YDL. 'yaboot' configured systems may maintain both Mac OS and YDL as 13. Move the slider at the bottom of the partition to increase or decrease its a dual-boot, or with YDL as the only installed operating system. size or, alternatively, enter your preferred size in the Size text box to the right. 14. Select the second partition. This should be your MacOS X partition. OldWorld ROM systems: BootX Keep it Mac OS Extended, and resize as desired. This installer assumes 2 things: 1) That you have split your drive into 2 partitions or have 2 drives (one for Mac OS and another for Linux); and 2) That 15. Name this partition "OS X" or whatever you like. you have already installed Mac OS on a partition or drive. 16. If you do not plan to use OS 9, deselect the "Install Mac OS 9 Disk Drivers" box. OS 9 may be installed later.. 1. Reboot your computer into the newly installed Classic Mac OS. 17. Click the "Partition" button. 2. Double-click on your startup drive and then the System Folder. 18. Quit the partition tool. 3. Insert the Yellow Dog Linux Install disk #1 into your CD-ROM drive. 19. Resume your OS X install. Double click the CD icon. Your OS X install may move YDL to a different partition. This is normal. 4. Double-click on the folder images. Drag the ramdisk.image.gz to the System Folder. Close the folder images. 5. Double-click on the folder bootand Second Drive for YDL with either BootX or yaboot then BootX_1.2.2.sit(which should If you are installing YDL on a second drive, it is advised that the YDL drive be activate Stuffit Expander). placed first and jumper'd as Master. The Mac OS drive should then be placed second on the IDE chain and jumper'd as Slave. In addition, we recommend you 6. From the newly created BootX use the Disk Druid (manual) install mode to make certain your partitions and 1.2.2 folder, drag BootX App into the mount points are designated properly. Control Panels folder, • BootX Extensioninto the Extension folder, and Linux Kernelsinto the System Single drive for YDL without Mac OS Folder. You may install YDL as the only operating system on NewWorld ROM machines with the use of yaboot (see “Choose the Correct Bootloader” on the next page). 2 3 7. Close the folder BootX App and now return your attention to the boot INSTALLATION folder that was created by Stuffit Expander. Drag vmlinux-2.4.20-8dand vmlinux-2.4.20-8dBOOTfrom the bootfolder into the Linux Kernelsfolder As mentioned in the first page of this document, this Companion to Installis an which now resides in the System Folder. addendum to that which is presented on-screen during the installation process. It is not meant to be used as a stand-alone document. Instead, it is designed to 8. From the Apple Menu Items and the Control Panels, select BootX. provide extra guidance for those portions of the installation process that may 9. Select Options... and then “Use specified RAM disk” wherein you will otherwise be confusing or tricky. choose the ramdiskimage that you previously copied from the CD to the System Folder, where it now resides. It is assumed at this point that you have selected your preferred Language and K e y b o a rd configurations. There f o re, the following text assumes you are 10. Select OK. following the on-screen text and help functions and serves as a guide with additional information. 11. From the drop-down menu to the right of the word “kernel”, choose the bottom of the two which ends in “BOOT”. 12. Press the button Linux. Your screen will temporarily freeze and then Partition Disks take you into the Linux installer. If your computer does not boot into Partitioning creates logical (as compared to physical) sections on your drive, Linux, and appears to be locked-up (give it a good half minute), force- each of which serves a defined purpose. While you may create additional restart your computer (CONTROL-APPLE-POWER) and when next to partitions for your own needs, there are a minimum of 3 partitions that must come to this final step, first select the No video driveroption. be created in addition to the Mac OS partition--if you have one. This is typically done using the Free space created through use of the Drive Setup application in Mac OS. NewWorld ROM systems: yaboot If you are using a drive which already contains existing Linux partitions, you 1. Insert the Yellow Dog Linux Install CD #1. may instruct the Installer to use these partitions. However, to do so, you must allow the Installer to reformat them which COMPLETELY DESTROYS ALL DATA. 2. Restart your computer. 3. Hold the "C" key until you have booted from the Install CD. You may either allow the Installer to c reate the partitions for you by 4. At the white text on a black background boot prompt, press RETURN for selecting Automatic Partitioning, or the GUI installer; or type: conduct this effort manually via Disk Druid. install-text [ENTER] ... for the non-graphical, text-based installer which uses the TAB, ARROW, If you elect to use the Automatic and RETURN keys instead of a mouse, which must be used on certain Partitioning feature, you may choose computers whose graphics cards or monitors are not readily supported. from one of three schemes: 5. Follow the on-screen instructions and this guide for particular sections. Remove all Linux partitions:this will delete and then replace only existing Linux partitions. Please note this procedure will destroy all data. Remove all partitions: this may be done ONLY on a NewWorld ROM computer with no Mac OS. This procedure deletes all partitions, including those that contain Mac OS. With an OldWorld ROM, Mac OS will be destroyed, forcing a reformat and re-installation. Keep all partitions and use existing free space:most often used if you prepared your drive using Drive Utility under Mac OS or are not installing Mac OS on this drive.