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authorMichael Shalayeff <mickey@cvs.openbsd.org>2004-05-04 23:40:50 +0000
committerMichael Shalayeff <mickey@cvs.openbsd.org>2004-05-04 23:40:50 +0000
commit0f436ccc6f3f6b753b43c61311e07e969599461e (patch)
tree531366902f1de2eba63f018e75062c6622523901 /distrib/notes/hppa/install
parente091d8ba03e4cb202f29cdd6c82ffaf3df37d7c6 (diff)
make a new example w/ dhcpd instead
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diff --git a/distrib/notes/hppa/install b/distrib/notes/hppa/install
index 5e0cb8f665f..19d1a2d78e1 100644
--- a/distrib/notes/hppa/install
+++ b/distrib/notes/hppa/install
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
-dnl $OpenBSD: install,v 1.8 2004/03/17 09:25:09 jmc Exp $
+dnl $OpenBSD: install,v 1.9 2004/05/04 23:40:49 mickey Exp $
dnl lots of texts coming from {mac68k,mvme68k,vax}/install initially
OpenBSDInstallPrelude
-Currently, the only way to bootstrap the installation procedure is
+Currently, the only way to bootstrap the installation procedure is
to boot the miniroot over the network.
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ on diskless booting can be found in the OpenBSD diskless(8) manual page.
Your MACHINE expects to be able to download a so-called LIF (``Logical
Interchange Format'') image, containing both the boot code and the kernel,
-via the HP rboot protocol, for older firmware, or via bootp or dhcp, for
+via the HP rboot protocol, for older firmware, or via bootp, for
more recent firmware.
Old firmware operation
@@ -33,9 +33,9 @@ The first level is a short menu:
Select from menu:
-In this case, you will need to set up rbootd on the server. Start by creating
+In this case, you will need to setup rbootd on the server. Start by creating
an /etc/rbootd.conf file on the bootserver. The format of this file is the
-Ethernet address followed by the LIF filename. Here is an example:
+ethernet address followed by the LIF filename. Here is an example:
08:00:09:70:c4:11 lif{:--:}OSrev.fs
@@ -45,25 +45,23 @@ the possible boot choices in a boot device search (``s'' command).
Modern firmware operation
-More recent machines mostly based on the 7100LC, 7200 and 7300LC CPU types
-have a different PDC version. There is only one interactive mode, with a
-BOOT_ADMIN> prompt, which provides both boot settings and commands.
+More recent machines mostly those based on the 7100LC, 7200 and 7300LC CPU
+types have a different PDC version. There is only one interactive mode,
+with a BOOT_ADMIN> prompt, which provides both boot settings and commands.
In this case, you will need to set up either bootpd or dhcpd on the server.
-Assuming a bootp setup, start by editing the /etc/bootptab on the bootserver,
+Assuming a dhcpd setup, start by editing the /etc/dhcpd.conf on the bootserver,
and declare an information block. Here is an example:
- boron:\
- ha=08000970c411:\
- bf=lif{:--:}OSrev.fs:\
- hd=:\
- ht=ethernet:\
- ip=10.42.42.42:\
- rp=/export/MACHINE:\
- sm=255.0.0.0:\
- td=/tftpboot:
+ subnet 10.0.0.0 netmask 255.0.0.0 {
+ host boron {
+ filename "lif{:--:}OSrev.fs";
+ hardware ethernet 08:00:09:70:c4:11;
+ fixed-address 10.42.42.42;
+ }
+ }
-Do not forget to enable bootpd, either as a standalone process, or via inetd.
+Do not forget to enable dhcpd, either as a standalone process, or via inetd.
You will also need to enable tftpd, for the MACHINE to download the
miniroot (bf entry) from the server in the /tftpboot (td entry) directory.
@@ -98,8 +96,8 @@ OpenBSDBootMsgs
installing from a non-serial console, the default of "vt100"
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 vt100.)
-
+ (If your terminal type is xterm, just use vt100).
+
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