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author | Miod Vallat <miod@cvs.openbsd.org> | 2004-08-30 20:44:50 +0000 |
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committer | Miod Vallat <miod@cvs.openbsd.org> | 2004-08-30 20:44:50 +0000 |
commit | 7c58344696fa3798f12affd35e05e064824fb49d (patch) | |
tree | 92c5968fc081407594698f3763eed1bfeec3ac92 /distrib/notes/luna88k/prep | |
parent | 0763861390db14090881173eb04651c38c72fea3 (diff) |
Hasty changes for ``regular'' luna88k support. Written before boot_luna88k
and should probably get a better wording from it...
Diffstat (limited to 'distrib/notes/luna88k/prep')
-rw-r--r-- | distrib/notes/luna88k/prep | 17 |
1 files changed, 11 insertions, 6 deletions
diff --git a/distrib/notes/luna88k/prep b/distrib/notes/luna88k/prep index a9d33447970..3abc38082ea 100644 --- a/distrib/notes/luna88k/prep +++ b/distrib/notes/luna88k/prep @@ -1,4 +1,4 @@ -dnl $OpenBSD: prep,v 1.1 2004/05/16 21:52:22 miod Exp $ +dnl $OpenBSD: prep,v 1.2 2004/08/30 20:44:49 miod Exp $ Luna-88K do not require any specific preparation prior to the OpenBSD installation. However, you might want to get familiar with the PROM @@ -9,13 +9,18 @@ The first set of DIP switches in the front panel (DIP SW1) is used to select the machine behaviour upon powerup, as well as the preferred console device. -If the leftmost switch in SW1, #1, is up (off), the system will auto-boot -from the boot device saved in nvram. If it is down (on), the boot process +The meaning of these switches will depend upon your particular machine. +On the Luna-88k, the 'down' position is 'off', and the 'up' position is +'on', while the Luna-88k2 uses the opposite convention (i.e. 'up' is 'off' +and 'down' is 'on'). + +If the leftmost switch in SW1, #1, is in the Žoff' position, the system will +auto-boot from the boot device saved in nvram. Otherwise, the boot process will stop at the PROM prompt. -The second switch in SW1, #2, selects the console device. When down (on), -it selects the serial console port as the console; otherwise, the graphics -display and keyboard are used as the console. +The second switch in SW1, #2, selects the console device. When in the 'on' +position, it selects the serial console port as the console; otherwise, +the graphics display and keyboard are used as the console. While the Luna-88K2 uses ``standard'' serial ports, the earlier Luna-88K have a specific connector. Wiring information for this connector can be |