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authorMiod Vallat <miod@cvs.openbsd.org>2004-08-30 20:44:50 +0000
committerMiod Vallat <miod@cvs.openbsd.org>2004-08-30 20:44:50 +0000
commit7c58344696fa3798f12affd35e05e064824fb49d (patch)
tree92c5968fc081407594698f3763eed1bfeec3ac92 /distrib/notes/luna88k
parent0763861390db14090881173eb04651c38c72fea3 (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')
-rw-r--r--distrib/notes/luna88k/hardware5
-rw-r--r--distrib/notes/luna88k/prep17
2 files changed, 13 insertions, 9 deletions
diff --git a/distrib/notes/luna88k/hardware b/distrib/notes/luna88k/hardware
index 60d76d94d48..de0dd7ea770 100644
--- a/distrib/notes/luna88k/hardware
+++ b/distrib/notes/luna88k/hardware
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
-dnl $OpenBSD: hardware,v 1.1 2004/05/16 21:52:22 miod Exp $
-OpenBSD/MACHINE OSREV runs on the OMRON Luna-88K2 workstations. It should
-also run on the older Luna-88K models, but this has not been tested yet.
+dnl $OpenBSD: hardware,v 1.2 2004/08/30 20:44:49 miod Exp $
+OpenBSD/MACHINE OSREV runs on the OMRON Luna-88K workstations family.
The minimal configuration requires 16MB of RAM and ~250MB of disk space.
To install the entire system requires much more disk space, and to
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