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authorMiod Vallat <miod@cvs.openbsd.org>2008-08-06 17:22:15 +0000
committerMiod Vallat <miod@cvs.openbsd.org>2008-08-06 17:22:15 +0000
commit35d015ad297139dd26e383122fea16bcf7ac4ef3 (patch)
treeb93d080fdb52e927e50330bfc3324cdb7bb2a5ad /distrib/notes/alpha/install
parent57c865ee2a0a50f5041a46583d3e2f791939074c (diff)
Jumbo update of installation notes for alpha:
- mention more models supported by each floppy - mention more supported and unsupported models - sync cdrom boot instructions with reality - update ftp urls, ftp.digital.com no longer exist (but I resisted whining at HP which does not provide all the contents formerly available from ftp.digital.com and which you have to pick from educational sites which have mirrored them) - various little rewording with help from sobrado@
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@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-dnl $OpenBSD: install,v 1.31 2008/08/05 22:58:01 miod Exp $
+dnl $OpenBSD: install,v 1.32 2008/08/06 17:22:14 miod Exp $
OpenBSDInstallPrelude
There are several ways to install OpenBSD onto a disk. The easiest way is
@@ -32,17 +32,10 @@ Booting from CD-ROM installation media:
as DKA600, you want to use dka6 (device IDs are case
insensitive).
- On all MACHINE computers but the TURBOchannel DEC 3000 series,
- insert the OpenBSD/MACHINE CD-ROM and enter
- boot -fi OSREV/MACHINE/bsd.rd DEVICE
+ Insert the OpenBSD/MACHINE CD-ROM and enter
+ boot DEVICE
where DEVICE is the dka device name.
- On the DEC 3000 series, insert the OpenBSD/MACHINE CD-ROM and enter
- boot -fi ALPHA DEVICE
- where DEVICE is the dka device name.
-
- Note that, in both cases, the argument order is important.
-
You should see info about the primary and secondary boot
and then the kernel should start to load. If the kernel
fails to load or the spinning cursor has stopped and nothing