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authorMiod Vallat <miod@cvs.openbsd.org>2003-03-24 11:33:58 +0000
committerMiod Vallat <miod@cvs.openbsd.org>2003-03-24 11:33:58 +0000
commit265532f51cf7ff6f96eb52b34e2adb0d1a44bde6 (patch)
treed500487cc0631a97bb3dd9c93a2465c50cb2f9f3 /distrib/notes/alpha
parent6d65234c8f9abf6bc954783b24537be241ee47c3 (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/contents3
-rw-r--r--distrib/notes/alpha/install13
-rw-r--r--distrib/notes/alpha/prep6
-rw-r--r--distrib/notes/alpha/xfer7
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