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authorJasper Lievisse Adriaanse <jasper@cvs.openbsd.org>2009-10-13 21:00:18 +0000
committerJasper Lievisse Adriaanse <jasper@cvs.openbsd.org>2009-10-13 21:00:18 +0000
commit36559ce0b2c164d1ca60a5f34ce82c27545cfb1e (patch)
tree10e1310d618f0e14bd90e42cf76c5d76bdb062b7
parent0f924d84542637d649699b5134be4b12e1cde249 (diff)
tweaks by "dawe", thanks
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+++ b/distrib/notes/palm/prep
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
-dnl $OpenBSD: prep,v 1.2 2009/10/02 07:47:44 jasper Exp $
+dnl $OpenBSD: prep,v 1.3 2009/10/13 21:00:17 jasper Exp $
There are several things that need to be done in order to install
OpenBSD/MACHINE .
-In case we'll be installing on the SD card driven by PXAMCI, We'll need
+In case we'll be installing on the SD card driven by PXAMCI, we'll need
like 8 Mb FAT16 formatted partition at the beginning of the card, that'll
be for the bootloader running for PalmOS and will contain also the
kernel binary. We can create this partition by for example running
@@ -13,51 +13,51 @@ filesystem on it. Achieve that by running:
$ newfs_msdos <device>
where '<device>' is the new partition we just created. Now mount the
-partition and create directories '/PALM' and '/PALM/Launcher'. Once
+partition and create the directories '/PALM' and '/PALM/Launcher'. Once
done, copy the bootloader binary called 'cocoboot.prc' into
'/PALM/Launcher' and the kernel binary with RAMDISK into '/zImage'. The
-'cocoboot.prc' file can be obtained by downloading the file like so:
+'cocoboot.prc' file can be obtained by downloading the file with ftp:
$ ftp http://marex.hackndev.com/OpenBSD/cocoboot.prc
This step is needed as cocoboot cannot be distributed with OpenBSD since
it's licensed under the GPL.
Of course, you can operate with 'cocoboot.conf' and make the bootloader
-pick a proper kernel name, but that's up to users comfort and beyond the
+pick a proper kernel name, but that's up to the users comfort and beyond the
scope of this document. You need to be sure to copy the kernel with
RAMDISK, otherwise the installer won't be there and you won't be able to
-install, but instead you'll end with kernel debugger shell complaining
+install, but instead you'll end up with the kernel debugger shell complaining
there is no boot device.
Now we need to setup the USB part. Many Palm models don't support USB
host by default, but it's mainly a software limitation of PalmOS. The
only problem with USB is that the device doesn't supply the VBUS.
-Therefore you'll need a USB A to A converted and a powered USB hub. Now,
+Therefore you'll need a USB A to A converter and a powered USB hub. Now,
connect the power supply to the hub, connect the cable that normally
-goes between the PC and the hub into one side of the A to A converter
+connects the PC and the hub into one side of the A to A converter
and the USB data cable for Palm to the other side of the A to A
converter. So the port of the USB hub that normally is connected to a
-USB host is now connected to Palm's USB port. Here's a simple
-schematics:
+USB host is now connected to the Palm's USB port. Here's a simple
+schematic:
.------.
| Palm |]-------=[ A to A converter ]=--------------=[ USB hub ]
'------'
-Now that everything is ready, plug the USB cable into Palm if you haven't
+Now that everything is ready, plug the USB cable into your Palm if you haven't
done so yet.
When booting OpenBSD on at least the Tungsten T|5 model, make sure the
-following items are taken care of, or the internal uhub(4) will be
+following steps are taken care of, or the internal uhub(4) will be
disabled.
- Boot OpenBSD directly after resetting the device, before it
goes to sleep mode.
- Always reset the device before booting OpenBSD.
- If the power adapter is plugged into the UART cable, booting
- may also fail. Best way to work around this is to boot OpenBSD
+ may also fail. The best way to work around this is to boot OpenBSD
with the power cable removed, and plug the cable back in once
OpenBSD has been booted.
-Failing to comply with the above items may result not being able to use
+Failing to comply with these steps may result in not being able to use
the keyboard, network interfaces, etc.