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author | Todd T. Fries <todd@cvs.openbsd.org> | 1998-05-18 00:34:29 +0000 |
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committer | Todd T. Fries <todd@cvs.openbsd.org> | 1998-05-18 00:34:29 +0000 |
commit | 10234038039b2abd0805eb94f0e9500330f4541e (patch) | |
tree | ce8487cdc46b87e3a06ca0f850240d76c6b86a27 /distrib/notes/i386/install | |
parent | 567b8d71a84ccbfec00fb59d52dfd6867296f64d (diff) |
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diff --git a/distrib/notes/i386/install b/distrib/notes/i386/install index dfa34526d6b..e7b1b65a394 100644 --- a/distrib/notes/i386/install +++ b/distrib/notes/i386/install @@ -1,18 +1,4 @@ -Installing OpenBSD is a relatively complex process, but if you have -this document in hand and are careful to read and remember the -information which is presented to you by the install program, it -shouldn't be too much trouble. - -Before you begin, you should know the geometry of your hard disk, i.e. -the sector size (note that sector sizes other than 512 bytes are not -currently supported), the number of sectors per track, the number of -tracks per cylinder (also known as the number of heads), and the -number of cylinders on the disk. The OpenBSD kernel will try to -discover these parameters on its own, and if it can it will print them -at boot time. If possible, you should use the parameters it prints. -(You might not be able to because you're sharing your disk with -another operating system, or because your disk is old enough that the -kernel can't figure out its geometry.) +OpenBSDInstallPrelude If OpenBSD will be sharing the disk with DOS or another operating system, you should have already completed the section of these notes @@ -24,25 +10,18 @@ should use this geometry for the remainder of the install. This is only necessary if you are sharing the disk with other operating systems that use the translated geometry. -You should now be ready to install OpenBSD. +OpenBSDInstallPart2 -The following is a walk-through of the steps you will take while -getting OpenBSD installed on your hard disk. If any question has a -default answer, it will be displayed in brackets ("[]") after the -question. If you wish to stop the installation, you may hit Control-C -at any time, but if you do, you'll have to begin the installation -process again from scratch. - - Boot your machine using the floppy.fs floppy. When + Boot your machine using the floppy{:--:}OSrev.fs floppy. When presented with the boot prompt hit return. If the boot prompt does not appear in a reasonable amount of time, you either have a bad boot floppy or a hardware problem. Try writing the - floppy.fs floppy image to a different disk, and using that. + floppy{:--:}OSrev.fs floppy image to a different disk, and using that. If that doesn't work, try booting after disabling your CPU's internal and external caches (if any). If it still doesn't work, OpenBSD probably can't be run on your hardware. This can probably be considered a bug, so you might want to report it. - If you do, please include as many details about your system + If you do, please {:-include-:} as many details about your system configuration as you can. It will take a while to load the kernel from the floppy, @@ -52,16 +31,7 @@ process again from scratch. bad or you are having hardware problems, and should proceed as outlined above. - You will then be presented with the OpenBSD kernel boot - messages. You will want to read them, to determine your - disk's name and geometry. Its name will be something like - "sd0" or "wd0" and the geometry will be printed on a line that - begins with its name. As mentioned above, you will need your - disk's geometry when creating OpenBSD's partitions. You will - also need to know the name, to tell the install tools what - disk to install on. If you cannot read the messages as they - scroll by, do not worry -- you can get at this information - later inside the install program. +OpenBSDBootMsgs While booting, you will probably see several warnings. You should be warned that no swap space is present, and that @@ -152,7 +122,7 @@ process again from scratch. If you select to configure the network, the install program will ask you for a name of your system and the DNS domain name to use. Note that the host name should be without the domain part, and that - the domain name should NOT include the host name part. + the domain name should NOT {:-include-:} the host name part. Next the system will give you a list of network interfaces you can configure. For each network interface you select to configure, it @@ -185,206 +155,20 @@ process again from scratch. images. Note that installation from floppies is not currently supported. - To install via FTP: - To begin an FTP install you will need the following - pieces of information. Don't be daunted by this list; - the defaults are sufficient for most people. - 1) Proxy server URL if you are using a URL-based - ftp proxy (squid, CERN ftp, Apache 1.2 or higher). - You need to define a proxy if you are behind a - firewall that blocks outgoing ftp (assuming you - have a proxy available to use). - 2) Do you need to use active mode ftp? By default, - ftp will attempt to use passive mode and fall - back to an active connection if the server does - not support passive mode. You only need to enable - this option if you are connecting to a buggy ftp - daemon that implements passive ftp incorrectly. - Note that you will not be asked about active - ftp if you are using a proxy. - 3) The IP address (or hostname if you enabled - DNS earlier in the install) of an ftp server - carrying the OpenBSD 2.3 distribution. - If you don't know, just hit return when - asked if you want to see a list of such hosts. - 4) The ftp directory holding the distribution sets. - The default value of pub/OpenBSD/2.3/i386 - is almost always correct. - 5) The login and password for the ftp account. - You will only be asked for a password for - non-anonymous ftp. - - For instructions on how to complete the installation via - ftp, see the section named "Common URL installations" below. - - To install via HTTP: - To begin an HTTP install you will need the following - pieces of information: - 1) Proxy server URL if you are using a URL-based - http proxy (squid, CERN ftp, Apache 1.2 or higher). - You need to define a proxy if you are behind a - firewall that blocks outgoing http connections - (assuming you have a proxy available to use). - 3) The IP address (or hostname if you enabled - DNS earlier in the install) of an http server - carrying the OpenBSD 2.3 distribution. - If you don't know, just hit return when - asked if you want to see a list of such hosts. - 4) The directory holding the distribution sets. - There is no standard location for this; - You should use the directory specified - along with the server in the list of official - http mirror sites that you received in step 3. - - For instructions on how to complete the installation via - http, see the section named "Common URL installations" below. - - To install from tape: - In order to install from tape, the distribution sets to be - installed must have been written to tape previously, either - in tar format or gzip-compressed tar format. - - You will also have to identify the tape device where the - distribution sets are to be extracted from. This will - typically be "nrst0" (no-rewind, raw interface). - - Next you will have to provide the file number of the set - that is to be extracted. Note that the file number starts - at 1, which is the first file written to the tape. - - The install program will not automatically detect whether - an image has been compressed, so it will ask for that - information before starting the extraction. - - To install from CD-ROM: - When installing from a CD-ROM, you will be asked which - device holds the distribution sets. This will typically - be either "cd0" or "acd0". Next you will be asked which - partition on the CD-ROM the distribution is to be loaded - from. This is normally partition "a". - - Next you will have to identify the file system type that - has been used to create the distribution on the CD-ROM, - this can be either FFS or ISO CD9660. The OpenBSD CD - distribution uses the CD9660 format. - - You will also have to provide the relative path to the - directory on the CD which holds the distribution, for the - i386 this is "2.3/i386". - - For instructions on how to complete the installation from - the CD-ROM distribution, see the section named "Common - file system installations" below. - - To install from a NFS mounted directory: - When installing from a NFS-mounted directory, you must - have completed network configuration above, and also - set up the exported file system on the NFS server in - advance. - - First you must identify the IP address of the NFS server - to load the distribution from, and the file system the - server expects you to mount. - - The install program will also ask whether or not TCP - should be used for transport (the default is UDP). Note - that TCP only works with newer NFS servers. - - You will also have to provide the relative path to the - directory on the file system where the distribution sets - are located. Note that this path should not be prefixed - with a '/'. - - For instructions on how to complete the installation from - the CD-ROM distribution, see the section named "Common - file system installations" below. - - To install from a local disk partition: - When installing from a local disk partition, you will - first have to identify which disk holds the distribution - sets. This is normally "wdN" or "sdN" where N is a - number 0 through 9. Next you will have to identify the - partition within that disk that holds the distribution, - this is a single letter between 'a' and 'p'. - - You will also have to identify the type of file system - residing in the partition identified. Currently, you can - install from partitions that has been formatted as fast - file system (ffs) or MS-DOS. - - You will also have to provide the relative path to the - directory on the file system where the distribution sets - are located. Note that this path should not be prefixed - with a '/'. - - For instructions on how to complete the installation from - the a local disk partition, see the next section. - - Common file system installations: - The following instructions are common to installations - from local disk partitions, NFS mounted directories and - CD-ROMs. - - A list of available distribution sets will be listed. - You may individually select distribution sets to install - or enter `all' to install all of the sets (which is what - most users will want to do). You may also enter `list' - to get a file list or `done' when you are done selecting - distribution sets. You may also use wildcards in place of - a file name, eg `*.tar.gz' or even `base*|comp*'. It is - also possible to enter an arbitrary filename and have it - treated as a file set. - - Once you have selected the file sets you want to install - and entered `done' you will be prompted to verify that - you really do want to extract file sets. Assuming you - acquiesce, the files will begin to extract. If not, you - will be given the option of installing sets via one of - the other install methods. - - Common URL installations: - Once you have entered the required information, the - install program will fetch a file list and present - a list of all the distribution sets that were found - in the specified directory. (If no valid sets were found, - you will be notified and given the option of unpacking - any gzipped tar files found or getting a file list if - none were found.) - - At this point you may individually select distribution - sets to install or enter `all' to install all of the - sets (which is what most users will want to do). You - may also enter `list' to get a file list or `done' when - you are done selecting distribution sets. You may also - use wildcards in place of a file name, eg `*.tar.gz' or - even `base*|comp*'. It is also possible to enter an - arbitrary filename and have it treated as a file set. - - Once you have selected the file sets you want to install - and entered `done' you will be prompted to verify that - you really do want to download and install the files. - Assuming you acquiesce, the files will begin to download - and unpack. If not, you will be given the option of - installing sets via one of the other install methods. - - - When all the selected distribution sets has been extracted, you - will be allowed to select which time zone your system will be - using, all the device nodes needed by the installed system will - be created for you and the file systems will be unmounted. For - this to work properly, it is expected that you have installed - at least the "base23", "etc23", and "bsd" distribution sets. - - -Congratulations, you have successfully installed OpenBSD 2.3. When you -reboot into OpenBSD, you should log in as "root" at the login prompt. -There is no initial password, but if you're using the machine in a -networked environment, you should create yourself an account and -protect it and the "root" account with good passwords. - -Some of the files in the OpenBSD 2.3 distribution might need to be -tailored for your site. In particular, the /etc/sendmail.cf file will -almost definitely need to be adjusted, and other files in /etc will -probably need to be modified, as well. If you are unfamiliar with -UN*X-like system administration, it's recommended that you buy a book -that discusses it. +OpenBSDFTPInstall + +OpenBSDHTTPInstall + +OpenBSDTAPEInstall + +OpenBSDCDROMInstall + +OpenBSDNFSInstall + +OpenBSDDISKInstall({:-"wdN" or -:},,{:- or MS-DOS-:}) + +OpenBSDCommonFS + +OpenBSDCommonURL + +OpenBSDCongratulations |