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author | Miod Vallat <miod@cvs.openbsd.org> | 2004-02-08 23:12:15 +0000 |
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committer | Miod Vallat <miod@cvs.openbsd.org> | 2004-02-08 23:12:15 +0000 |
commit | 0ec8615f44f55e0427404a679dfb7599821b0e81 (patch) | |
tree | d1bff39d512ccb216ab68063e174f7780d9d63ae /distrib/notes/cats/install | |
parent | 1de6ec0c79274f11622f098c194076326aa967d9 (diff) |
First pass at a whacking.
Diffstat (limited to 'distrib/notes/cats/install')
-rw-r--r-- | distrib/notes/cats/install | 27 |
1 files changed, 10 insertions, 17 deletions
diff --git a/distrib/notes/cats/install b/distrib/notes/cats/install index bd733c2f7ea..1b8b0424582 100644 --- a/distrib/notes/cats/install +++ b/distrib/notes/cats/install @@ -1,25 +1,18 @@ -dnl $OpenBSD: install,v 1.1 2004/02/08 00:35:14 drahn Exp $ +dnl $OpenBSD: install,v 1.2 2004/02/08 23:12:14 miod Exp $ OpenBSDInstallPrelude -If OpenBSD will be sharing the disk with DOS or another operating -system, you should have already completed the section of these notes -that instructed you on how to prepare your hard disk. You should know -the size of the OpenBSD area of the disk and its offset from the -beginning of the disk. You will need this information when setting up -your OpenBSD partitions. +There are several ways to install OpenBSD onto a disk. The easiest way +is to burn bsd.rd on a CD-ROM, and boot off it. However, the ABLE firmware +is versatile and will boot from a variety of devices and filesystems. -There are several ways to install OpenBSD onto a disk. The easiest way, -should your computer support it, is to boot off the OpenBSD CD-ROM, or -off the bootable CD-ROM mini image. +Booting from CD-ROM installation media: -OpenBSDInstallPart2 - - XXX - Booting with ABLE +At the ABLE firmware prompt, enter : + boot (cd0)bsd.rd +to boot from the first detected cd-rom drive. - XXXX - Cyclone firmware not supported. +OpenBSDInstallPart2 OpenBSDBootMsgs @@ -42,7 +35,7 @@ OpenBSDInstallPart3({:- or "wd0" for IDE drives-:}) correct this. Note that you should make OpenBSD be the active partition at least until the install has been completed. -OpenBSDInstallPart4({:- If you have DOS or Linux partitions +OpenBSDInstallPart4({:- If you have Linux partitions defined on the disk, these will usually show up as partition 'h', 'i' and so on.-:}) |