Two methods are tested to install MacOSX. There is also something about used tools and some links to related pages.
This is quite simply way to get MacOSX installed. Tested with Blue and White Mac.
See how to install those to your distribution. For nfs kernel-space server is recommented when using dvd images. userspace server have limitations with file size.
NFS can be installed to any machine. In this tutorial NFS service is in different machine than other services.
Create directory to exports.
mkdir -p /exports/osx
Add export directory to /etc/exports file.
/exports/osx mac(ro,sync,anongid=1000,anonuid=1000,no_subtree_check)
Copy media to nfs share dir
cp /path/to/your/osx10.4-dvd.dmg /exports/osx/
Restart nfs-kernel-server (service not macine).
Add something similar to your dhcpd.conf. Change hardware ethernet to suitable your system. Actually nfsserrver is never used. You can drop it if you want.
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host mac {
filename "BootX";
hardware ethernet 00:01:02:03:04:05;
fixed-address 192.168.1.4;
}
host nfsserver {
hardware ethernet 05:04:03:02:01:00;
fixed-address 192.168.1.10;
}
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Restart dhcp daemon.
copy to tftpd:s root directory.
Default directories: Debian Etch /srv/tftp, Ubuntu Lucid /var/lib/tftpboot
After copying you should have similar tree:
/srv/tftp/BootX /srv/tftp/mach.macosx /srv/tftp/mach.macosx.mkext
Go to the openfirmware. cmd+opt+o+f
setenv boot-device enet:192.168.1.1
setenv boot-args rp=nfs:192.168.1.10:/exports/osx:osx10.4-dvd.dmg
boot
syntax: boot-args rp=[nfs|http]:[server IP]:[path]:[path to image]
After several seconds you are in installer. With G3 it is closer to several minutes.
With this method you can install OSX just pressing 'n' button when booting your mac. Lets make everything little nicer than with Method with bootp. Actually possibility to install Intel or PPC MacOSX. Test machine was eMac. Intel version is not tested.
See how to install those to your distribution. For nfs kernel-space server is recommented when using dvd images. userspace server have limitations with file size.
NFS can be installed to any machine. In this tutorial NFS service is in different machine than other services.
Create directories to exports.
mkdir -p /exports/osx/ppc mkdir /exports/osx/x86
Add export directory to /etc/exports file.
/exports/osx emac(ro,sync,anongid=1000,anonuid=1000,no_subtree_check)
/exports/osx intelmac(ro,sync,anongid=1000,anonuid=1000,no_subtree_check)
Copy media to nfs share dir
cp /path/to/your/osx-ppc.dmg /exports/osx/ppc/osx.dmg cp /path/to/your/osx-x86.dmg /exports/osx/x86/osx.dmg
Restart nfs-kernel-server (service not macine).
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host emac {
hardware ethernet 01:02:03:04:05:06;
fixed-address 192.168.1.12;
}
host intelmac {
hardware ethernet 02:02:02:02:02:0f;
fixed-address 192.168.1.12;
}
host nfsserver {
hardware ethernet 05:04:03:02:01:00;
fixed-address 192.168.1.10;
}
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Then add to the end of the file next part. Classes handles the dirty part of the conversatioon with mac network installation. Actually it just tells where to find images like those were written by hand before.
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# Apple Intel
class "osx-intel" {
match if substring (option vendor-class-identifier, 10, 4) = "i386";
option vendor-encapsulated-options 01:01:02;
option dhcp-parameter-request-list 1,3,17,43,60;
option vendor-class-identifier "AAPLBSDPC";
# relative path to booter
filename "intel/booter";
option root-path "nfs:192.168.1.10:/exports/osx:intel/osx.dmg";
}
# Apple PowerPC
class "osx-ppc" {
match if substring (option vendor-class-identifier, 10, 3) = "ppc";
option vendor-encapsulated-options 01:01:02;
option dhcp-parameter-request-list 1,3,17,43,60;
option vendor-class-identifier "AAPLBSDPC";
# relative path to booter
filename "ppc/BootX";
option root-path "nfs:192.168.1.10:/exports/osx:ppc/osx.dmg";
}
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Copy PPC boot files to tftpds /ppc directory and Intel boot files to tftpds /intel directory
Default directories: Debian etch /srv/tftp, Ubuntu Lucid /var/lib/tftpboot
After copying you should have similar tree
/srv/tftp /srv/tftp/intel /srv/tftp/intel/booter /srv/tftp/intel/mach.macosx /srv/tftp/intel/mach.macosx.mkext /srv/tftp/ppc /srv/tftp/ppc/BootX /srv/tftp/ppc/mach.macosx /srv/tftp/ppc/mach.macosx.mkext
Boot machine with 'n' button pressed.
Mostly used tools/commands were vim, man, wireshark and tshark when this was tested.