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authorMiod Vallat <miod@cvs.openbsd.org>2002-04-25 21:28:14 +0000
committerMiod Vallat <miod@cvs.openbsd.org>2002-04-25 21:28:14 +0000
commit4b2f72f96343bf4fc1183096207bedcd7c0993e6 (patch)
tree389dde37f993f0be01302d1271c839797b36e352 /distrib/macppc/ramdisk/install.md
parent0208b7ab05a8ce4170e35a8cdee40a52ed3fb53b (diff)
- fix a few texts
- remove dead hp300 stuff ok millert@, espie@
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diff --git a/distrib/macppc/ramdisk/install.md b/distrib/macppc/ramdisk/install.md
index 3ab5237ca97..323848d4805 100644
--- a/distrib/macppc/ramdisk/install.md
+++ b/distrib/macppc/ramdisk/install.md
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# $OpenBSD: install.md,v 1.7 2002/03/31 17:30:30 deraadt Exp $
+# $OpenBSD: install.md,v 1.8 2002/04/25 21:28:13 miod Exp $
#
#
# Copyright (c) 1996 The NetBSD Foundation, Inc.
@@ -154,23 +154,26 @@ md_init_mbr() {
md_init_hfs() {
pdisk /dev/${1}c
}
+
md_checkfordisklabel() {
# $1 is the disk to check
local rval
- echo
- echo "Apple systems have two methods to label/partition a boot disk."
- echo "Either the disk can be partitioned with Apple HFS partition"
- echo "tools to contain an \"Unused\" partition, or without any"
- echo "MacOS tools, the disk can be labled using an MBR partition table"
- echo "If the HFS (DPME) partition table is used, after the disk is"
- echo "partitioned with the Apple software, the \"Unused\" section"
- echo "must be changed to type \"OpenBSD\" name \"OpenBSD\" using the"
- echo "pdisk tool contained on this ramdisk. The disklabel can"
- echo "then be edited normally"
- echo "WARNING: the MBR partitioning code will HAPPILY overwrite/destroy"
- echo "any HFS partitions on the disk, including the partition table."
- echo "Choose the MBR option carefully, knowing this fact."
+ cat << __EOT
+
+Apple systems have two methods to label/partition a boot disk.
+
+Either the disk can be partitioned with Apple HFS partition tools to contain
+an "Unused" partition, or without any MacOS tools, the disk can be labled
+using an MBR partition table.
+If the HFS (DPME) partition table is used, after the disk is partitioned with
+the Apple software, the "Unused" section must be changed to type "OpenBSD" name
+"OpenBSD" using the pdisk tool contained on this ramdisk. The disklabel can
+then be edited normally.
+WARNING: the MBR partitioning code will HAPPILY overwrite/destroy any HFS
+partitions on the disk, including the partition table.
+Choose the MBR option carefully, knowing this fact.
+__EOT
echo -n "Do you want to choose (H)FS labeling or (M)BR labeling [H] "
getresp "h"
@@ -200,15 +203,16 @@ md_checkforMBRdisklabel() {
getresp "n"
case "$resp" in
n*|N*) md_init_mbr $1;;
- *) echo
- echo "You may keep your current setup if you want to be able to use any"
- echo "already loaded OS. However you will be asked to prepare an empty"
- echo "partition for OpenBSD later. There must also be at least ~0.5MB free space"
- echo "in the boot partition to hold the OpenBSD bootloader."
- echo
- echo "Also note that the boot partition must be included as partition"
- echo "'i' in the OpenBSD disklabel."
- echo
+ *) cat << __EOT
+You may keep your current setup if you want to be able to use any already
+loaded OS. However you will be asked to prepare an empty partition for OpenBSD
+later. There must also be at least ~0.5MB free space in the boot partition to
+hold the OpenBSD bootloader.
+
+Also note that the boot partition must be included as partition 'i' in the
+OpenBSD disklabel.
+
+__EOT
echo -n "Do you want to keep the current MSDOS partition setup? [y]"
getresp "y"
case "$resp" in
@@ -236,18 +240,19 @@ md_prep_fdisk()
local _done
_disk=$1
- echo
- echo "This disk has not previously been used with OpenBSD. You may share"
- echo "this disk with other operating systems. However, to be able to boot"
- echo "the system you will need a small DOS partition in the beginning of"
- echo "the disk to hold the kernel boot. OpenFirmware understands"
- echo "how to read an MSDOS style format from the disk."
- echo
- echo "This DOS style partitioning has been taken care of if"
- echo "you chose to do that initialization earlier in the install."
- echo
- echo "WARNING: Wrong information in the BIOS partition table might"
- echo "render the disk unusable."
+ cat << __EOT
+
+This disk has not previously been used with OpenBSD. You may share this disk
+with other operating systems. However, to be able to boot the system you will
+need a small DOS partition in the beginning of the disk to hold the kernel
+boot. OpenFirmware understands how to read an MSDOS style format from the disk.
+
+This DOS style partitioning has been taken care of if you chose to do that
+initialization earlier in the install"
+
+WARNING: Wrong information in the BIOS partition table might render the disk
+unusable.
+__EOT
echo -n "Press [Enter] to continue "
getresp ""
@@ -261,7 +266,7 @@ md_prep_fdisk()
_done=0
while [ $_done = 0 ]; do
echo
- cat << \__md_prep_fdisk_1
+ cat << __EOT
An OpenBSD partition should have type (i.d.) of 166 (A6), and should be the
only partition marked as active. Also make sure that the size of the partition
@@ -272,7 +277,7 @@ The fdisk utility will be started update mode (interactive.)
You will be able to add / modify this information as needed.
If you make a mistake, simply exit fdisk without storing the new
information, and you will be allowed to start over.
-__md_prep_fdisk_1
+__EOT
echo
echo -n "Press [Enter] to continue "
getresp ""
@@ -331,7 +336,7 @@ md_prep_disklabel()
esac
# display example
- cat << \__md_prep_disklabel_1
+ cat << __EOT
Disk partition sizes and offsets are in sector (most likely 512 bytes) units.
You may set these size/offset pairs on cylinder boundaries
@@ -356,7 +361,7 @@ Do not change any parameters except the partition layout and the label name.
h: 2008403 4256797 4.2BSD 1024 8192 16 # (Cyl. 4626*- 6809*)
i: 10208 32 MSDOS # (Cyl. 0*- 11*)
[End of example]
-__md_prep_disklabel_1
+__EOT
echo -n "Press [Enter] to continue "
getresp ""
if [[ $disklabeltype = "HFS" ]]