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README for Debian/m68k 2.1 CD-ROM set
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The Debian/m68k CD-ROM set consists of two binary CDs containing the
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contents of the Debian GNU/Linux 2.1 ("slink") distribution for m68k
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systems; as the source CDs are identical for all Debian platforms,
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those are omitted in this particular set. There is no Debian/m68k
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non-free CD-ROM image containing additional software that does not fit
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the Debian Free Software Guidelines (like Aladdin Ghostscript, pine
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and xv). Some non-free packages compiled for m68k are available at
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your local Debian mirror (see README.mirrors.txt for a list).
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Non-US software has been excluded from these images as well. These
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packages are available at most Debian mirrors outside North America,
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and many of them can be freely imported into the United States and
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Canada. However, they cannot be exported from the United States.
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The packages on these CDs should be compatible with Linux/m68k 2.0 and
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2.2 kernels, although they have only been extensively tested with the
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former. All of them should work on any Linux/m68k platform (including
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those we don't officially support yet), with the exception of the
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platform-specific kernels and certain programs that take advantage of
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platform-specific features (like the setsscserial package).
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If you are installing for the first time and running a 2.2 kernel, you
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may have problems; try switching to the second virtual console
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(left-alt-F2) and typing 'dinstall' if the installation program
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doesn't come up during the boot process.
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Please note that on any system the minimum requirements are a 68020,
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68030, 68040 or 68060 processor with a memory management unit and a
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floating point unit (either on-chip or on a separate chip). At least
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6 MB of usable system RAM will be necessary to install Debian.
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As of the Debian 2.1 release, the following m68k platforms are
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officially supported by Debian/m68k.
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* Amiga (and possibly some clones; DraCo definitely NOT supported)
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* Atari ST/TT/Falcon/Medusa
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* Apple Macintosh (most non-Powerbook models; for the latest, check
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http://www.mac.linux-m68k.org/)
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* BVM Ltd. BVME 4000 and 6000 single-board computers
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(see http://www.sleepie.demon.co.uk/linuxvme/)
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* Motorola VMEbus (MVME 162, 166, 167) single-board computers
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(see http://www.sleepie.demon.co.uk/linuxvme/)
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Please consult the Linux/m68k FAQ (included on the first CD) to see if
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your specific system configuration is supported.
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You may be able to use Debian on other m68k platforms with kernels
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that are distributed elsewhere; however, Debian does not officially
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support any platforms not on the list above. Reports of success and
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failure will be appreciated by the developers.
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The first CD includes several extra directories that are not included
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in Debian CDs for other platforms:
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* m68k-faq: Includes the most recent version of the Linux/m68k FAQ.
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If you don't have a web browser, you can read the text version
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(however, you need gzip to decompress it) or the PDF version (using
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Adobe Acrobat, xpdf or Ghostscript).
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Please pay particular attention to the hardware requirements for
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* m68k-tools: In subdirectories for Amigas and Ataris, versions of
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GNU zip and GNU tar. The Amiga directory also includes an ancient
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version of ixemul.library, which may be necessary to run amiboot,
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gzip and/or tar. The Atari directory includes "rawwrite.ttp", which
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may be useful for creating installation floppies (if you choose to
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* install: In subdirectories for each m68k platform, the unpacked
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contents of the installation kits. A copy of the official
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Debian 2.1 installation guide and unofficial Linux/m68k-specific
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installation guides for Amiga, Atari and Mac users are included
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The install directory itself contains the base tarfile
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(base2_1.tgz), which is used by the installation program to install
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your base system. It also includes the Debian Installation Guide
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and a tutorial on how to use "dselect"; both of these documents are
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available in HTML (for use with a web browser) and as plain text files.
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Subdirectories contain the other files which are needed for each
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platform, which are generally named as follows:
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1. A driver disk image (drv1440.bin)
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2. A rescue disk image (resc1440.bin)
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3. A compressed root disk image (root.bin)
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4. A compressed Linux/m68k 2.0.36 kernel image (linux)
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5. A compressed kernel mapfile (sysmap.gz; useful for debugging)
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6. A bootstrap program (name varies).
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7. A text file with detailed installation instructions
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(on the Amiga, Atari and Mac only at present).
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Note that in the vme directory, the bvme6000 files are also used on
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the BVME 4000, and the mvme167 files are also used on the MVME 166.
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The Intel-specific "tools" directory is provided for people who have
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access to Intel hardware to make bootable floppies. These tools are
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not necessary for most users, however, since Debian GNU/Linux can be
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installed directly from these CD-ROMs.
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In addition, the first CD is bootable on some of BVM Ltd.'s BVME
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single-board computers; this feature should drop BVME users directly
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into the Debian installation process by booting the rescue disk image.
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* update-mirror: A Python script that may help in keeping a Debian/m68k
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binaries-only mirror up-to-date. Requires python-base and rsync.
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If you have a Debian/m68k 2.0 (hamm) installation, refer to the
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Release Notes (/Release-Notes) for details on how to cleanly upgrade
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your installation. I recommend using the 'apt' method, either through
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'dselect' or directly with apt-get. Systems running other
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Debian-based distributions may also be upgradable using this method;
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however, we make no guarantees, as we only tested with official Debian
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Install the new libc6 package BEFORE installing the new dpkg version.
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The pre-dependencies on dpkg are set to require this ordering.
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Thanks to the following people who helped make this CD-ROM set possible:
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* Frank Neumann for getting the whole Debian/m68k project started,
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writing the Amiga installation guide, and putting together the Amiga
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* Michael Schmitz for putting together the Atari and Mac installation
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kits and installation guides.
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* Nick Holgate for putting together the VMEbus installation kit and
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* Roman Hodek and James Troup for the build daemons, which have saved
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eons for the Debian/m68k developers.
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* Steve McIntyre for writing the slink_cd script.
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* Adam Di Carlo (the former Adam P. Harris) for maintaining the official
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installation manual and incorporating our ruminations into it.
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* Linus and everyone else who contributed to Linux and Linux/m68k.
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* Last, but not least, the users of Debian/m68k, for using Debian,
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filing bug reports and suggesting improvements to our distribution.
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Updated information, as always, will be on the web at
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http://www.debian.org/ and http://www.linux-m68k.org/
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Until we release "potato"...
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Chris Lawrence <lawrencc@debian.org>
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Oxford, Mississippi, USA
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