Installing Debian GNU/Linux on a iBook 3.3 (G4)

Sébastien FRANÇOIS rf.eerf@otwohecnarfbes moc.ecnarfi@ecnarfbes
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1. Introduction

• 1.1 License and copyright

2. Installing a base system

• 2.1 Getting the appropriate installer
• 2.2 Booting the installation
• 2.3 Partitioning the hard drive
• 2.4 Configuring yaboot

3. Upgrading to Debian SID

4. Compiling a new kernel

• 4.1 IMPORTANT Note
• 4.2 Complementary modules tools
• 4.3 Retrieving the sources
• 4.4 Kernel configuration
• 4.5 Packing the kernel
• 4.6 PowerPC specific stuff about the kernel

5. XFree86 with DRI

• 5.1 Preparing the kernel modules
• 5.2 Installation of an appropriate XFree86
• 5.3 Important lines in /etc/X11/XF86Config-4
• 5.4 Keyboard Mapping
• 5.5 How to check that acceleration works with XFree ?
• 5.6 Using the external Video output
• 5.7 Using an external USB mouse
• 5.8 Gamma correction
• 5.9 Killing X

6. Sound

• 6.1 Alsa

7. Suspend your iBook

• 7.1 Suspend to RAM
• 7.2 Suspend to Disk

8. Playing with the buttons

• 8.1 Pbbuttonsd
• 8.2 Pbbuttons Clients

9. Discovering the iBook G4

• 9.1 The 7455 processor
• 9.2 System Bus
• 9.3 The memory
• 9.4 OpenFirmware
• 9.5 Nvram
• 9.6 The keyboard
• 9.7 The mouse
• 9.8 Hard Drive
• 9.9 Fan cooler control
• 9.10 What is NOT supported

10. Tips

• 10.1 Giving proper rights
• 10.2 Audio
• 10.3 Cdrom
• 10.4 Make it pretty !
• 10.5 Running Mac OS X applications
• 10.6 Fixing (Emergency boot)
• 10.7 Links

11. Contributions

• 11.1 Thanks
• 11.2 Feedback