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author | Miod Vallat <miod@cvs.openbsd.org> | 2003-03-24 11:33:58 +0000 |
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committer | Miod Vallat <miod@cvs.openbsd.org> | 2003-03-24 11:33:58 +0000 |
commit | 265532f51cf7ff6f96eb52b34e2adb0d1a44bde6 (patch) | |
tree | d500487cc0631a97bb3dd9c93a2465c50cb2f9f3 /distrib/notes/alpha | |
parent | 6d65234c8f9abf6bc954783b24537be241ee47c3 (diff) |
Tweak a few texts to cope with the fact that we ship official OpenBSD CD-ROM
and bootable CD-ROM mini images on some platforms, too. Mention such a mini
image for alpha, consistent spelling of CD-ROM, and a few minor updates not
worth mentioning I had lying in my tree.
Diffstat (limited to 'distrib/notes/alpha')
-rw-r--r-- | distrib/notes/alpha/contents | 3 | ||||
-rw-r--r-- | distrib/notes/alpha/install | 13 | ||||
-rw-r--r-- | distrib/notes/alpha/prep | 6 | ||||
-rw-r--r-- | distrib/notes/alpha/xfer | 7 |
4 files changed, 16 insertions, 13 deletions
diff --git a/distrib/notes/alpha/contents b/distrib/notes/alpha/contents index 156128be42e..136aeec3177 100644 --- a/distrib/notes/alpha/contents +++ b/distrib/notes/alpha/contents @@ -1,3 +1,4 @@ +dnl $OpenBSD: contents,v 1.29 2003/03/24 11:33:56 miod Exp $ TopPart OpenBSDfloppy @@ -26,6 +27,8 @@ OpenBSDbsd OpenBSDrd +OpenBSDcd + OpenBSDfloppydesc(two,Each,s) DistributionDescription(ten) diff --git a/distrib/notes/alpha/install b/distrib/notes/alpha/install index ee55e75d37c..9c03129636d 100644 --- a/distrib/notes/alpha/install +++ b/distrib/notes/alpha/install @@ -1,12 +1,13 @@ -dnl $OpenBSD: install,v 1.21 2002/10/07 20:49:04 miod Exp $ +dnl $OpenBSD: install,v 1.22 2003/03/24 11:33:56 miod Exp $ OpenBSDInstallPrelude dnl XXX document mopbooting from the SRM console. dnl XXX check if recent SRM console still can netboot, and if so, if they dnl XXX still use mop or a more recent protocol. -There are several ways to install OpenBSD onto a disk. The easiest way -is to boot from the OpenBSD CD-ROM. You can also use one of the OpenBSD -installation floppies, if your machine has a floppy drive. +There are several ways to install OpenBSD onto a disk. The easiest way is +to boot from the bootable CD-ROM mini image, then install from your favorite +source. You can also use one of the OpenBSD installation floppies, if your +machine has a floppy drive. Booting from Floppy Disk installation media: @@ -34,11 +35,11 @@ Booting from CD-ROM installation media: insensitive). On all MACHINE computers but the TURBOchannel DEC 3000 series, - insert the OpenBSD/MACHINE CD and enter + insert the OpenBSD/MACHINE CD-ROM and enter boot -fi OSREV/MACHINE/bsd.rd DEVICE where DEVICE is the dka device name. - On the DEC 3000 series, insert the OpenBSD/MACHINE CD and enter + On the DEC 3000 series, insert the OpenBSD/MACHINE CD-ROM and enter boot -fi ALPHA DEVICE where DEVICE is the dka device name. diff --git a/distrib/notes/alpha/prep b/distrib/notes/alpha/prep index 0117951c5cc..94c0ef9604a 100644 --- a/distrib/notes/alpha/prep +++ b/distrib/notes/alpha/prep @@ -1,4 +1,4 @@ -dnl $OpenBSD: prep,v 1.18 2002/10/07 20:49:05 miod Exp $ +dnl $OpenBSD: prep,v 1.19 2003/03/24 11:33:56 miod Exp $ OpenBSD/MACHINE requires the SRM console. Some alphas come with the AlphaBIOS (also known as the ARC firmware on older machines) instead; this is what Windows NT uses. It is fairly simple to replace the AlphaBIOS @@ -20,8 +20,8 @@ Switching your MACHINE to SRM console: 164LX), your system can not hold both the AlphaBIOS and SRM console in flash, and you will have to upgrade your firmware. - You can get replacement firmware either from a firmware update CD or via - ftp from + You can get replacement firmware either from a firmware update CD-ROM + or via ftp from ftp://ftp.digital.com/pub/DEC/Alpha/firmware/ Please refer to http://ftp.digital.com/pub/DEC/Alpha/firmware/readme.html diff --git a/distrib/notes/alpha/xfer b/distrib/notes/alpha/xfer index 8e24ad7449c..54e087a3eeb 100644 --- a/distrib/notes/alpha/xfer +++ b/distrib/notes/alpha/xfer @@ -1,4 +1,4 @@ -dnl $OpenBSD: xfer,v 1.24 2002/04/22 02:19:49 miod Exp $ +dnl $OpenBSD: xfer,v 1.25 2003/03/24 11:33:56 miod Exp $ Installation is supported from several media types, including: CD-ROM (NOT supported if booting from floppy) @@ -7,9 +7,8 @@ Installation is supported from several media types, including: FTP HTTP -If you have the OpenBSD CD-ROM distribution (and a CD-ROM drive) -you can boot from it. Otherwise, you will need to create a bootable -floppy disk. +If you can burn the bootable CD-ROM mini image, you can boot from it. +Otherwise, you will need to create a bootable floppy disk. OpenBSDXferFloppyFromDOS |