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authorMiod Vallat <miod@cvs.openbsd.org>2004-02-08 23:12:15 +0000
committerMiod Vallat <miod@cvs.openbsd.org>2004-02-08 23:12:15 +0000
commit0ec8615f44f55e0427404a679dfb7599821b0e81 (patch)
treed1bff39d512ccb216ab68063e174f7780d9d63ae /distrib/notes/cats/install
parent1de6ec0c79274f11622f098c194076326aa967d9 (diff)
First pass at a whacking.
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@@ -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.-:})