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authorMiod Vallat <miod@cvs.openbsd.org>2008-03-10 21:38:29 +0000
committerMiod Vallat <miod@cvs.openbsd.org>2008-03-10 21:38:29 +0000
commit550c8c4f26046b1440b9f24f5a9d152fb0374bdf (patch)
tree6168c767cfe8eace9603cb8ffd030865ef3f9227 /distrib/notes/amd64/install
parent40fd6cd9cd1ce19398ce97cae40ce511edb2efe0 (diff)
Suggest vt220 as a TERM value for serial-console-in-an-xterm setup everywhere
instead of a mix of vt100 and vt220.
Diffstat (limited to 'distrib/notes/amd64/install')
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1 files changed, 6 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/distrib/notes/amd64/install b/distrib/notes/amd64/install
index ec3efdfe331..634e23a9741 100644
--- a/distrib/notes/amd64/install
+++ b/distrib/notes/amd64/install
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-dnl $OpenBSD: install,v 1.7 2007/03/01 19:24:45 miod Exp $
+dnl $OpenBSD: install,v 1.8 2008/03/10 21:38:27 miod Exp $
OpenBSDInstallPrelude
If OpenBSD will be sharing the disk with another operating system,
@@ -47,8 +47,11 @@ OpenBSDInstallPart2
OpenBSDBootMsgs
- You will next be asked for your terminal type. You should just
- hit return to select the default (vt220).
+ You will next be asked for your terminal type. If you are
+ installing from a non-serial console, the default of "vt220"
+ is correct. If you are installing from a serial console
+ you should choose the terminal type from amongst those listed.
+ (If your terminal type is xterm, just use vt220.)
OpenBSDInstallPart3