The Linux/m68k Installation Guide

Frank Neumann <Frank.Neumann@Informatik.Uni-Oldenburg.DE>

v2.0a, December 6th, 1995


This document tries to describe the installation process for Linux/m68k which is currently running on Atari and Amiga computers. Although this guide is primarily written for the Amiga, Atari users might also find some helpful bits in it. This file might serve as a step-by-step installation guide, but please read all of this first before attempting to install Linux/m68k. It will help you avoid a couple of first-time problems. If you find any logical or typographical mistakes in this file, I (Frank) would appreciate if you could tell me. This document is supposed to be subject to change. :-)

1. What is it all about ?

2. What are the differences to Linux on Intel machines ?

3. System requirements

4. Getting all required files

5. A first check

6. Preparing your harddisk for installation

7. Installing / (root) and /usr file systems

8. Installation of the X Window System (X11R6)

9. Tips, hints and gotchas

10. Known problems as of 0.9pl13

11. Where to go from here

12. Sources of information

13. And now ?

14. Thanks

15. History

16. Copyright

17. Final words