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authorMiod Vallat <miod@cvs.openbsd.org>2012-09-02 08:49:23 +0000
committerMiod Vallat <miod@cvs.openbsd.org>2012-09-02 08:49:23 +0000
commit2cd359b3eb6d97b5e6448c8357ea36bc5a42cb17 (patch)
tree90c61cea085ebddc5e6a0ce2a025cebf396f062d /distrib/notes/mvme68k
parentfbde825da22f4a4a8d5cece52faa4114ed0932c6 (diff)
A bit more details about s-records operation.
Diffstat (limited to 'distrib/notes/mvme68k')
-rw-r--r--distrib/notes/mvme68k/install24
1 files changed, 17 insertions, 7 deletions
diff --git a/distrib/notes/mvme68k/install b/distrib/notes/mvme68k/install
index e937101c87f..1e13d56c897 100644
--- a/distrib/notes/mvme68k/install
+++ b/distrib/notes/mvme68k/install
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-dnl $OpenBSD: install,v 1.37 2010/03/16 17:23:09 miod Exp $
+dnl $OpenBSD: install,v 1.38 2012/09/02 08:49:22 miod Exp $
OpenBSDInstallPrelude
There are several ways to install OpenBSD onto a disk. The easiest way
@@ -66,7 +66,8 @@ the built-in SCSI controller (if present), using the following convention:
- 'yy' is zero.
MVME141 boards are quite similar to the MVME147, but can boot from various
-controller; the IOT;H command will list all the available boot options.
+controllers (since they don't have any on-board); the IOT;H command will
+list all the available boot options.
Usually, the boot device numbers will be:
- `xx' is the `Lun' value printed by IOT;H, and is usually the device ID.
- `yy' is the subdevice number, if any.
@@ -214,15 +215,24 @@ and send their contents over the serial link, such as cu(1) and tip(1) - both
being available on OpenBSD - the MACHINE workstation should be put in
S-Records receive mode, with the LO command at the BUG prompt:
- 147-Diag> LO
+ 147-Bug> LO
If this command prints an error message and returns to the BUG prompt
-immediately, it might be necessary to switch directories, using the SD
-command (the prompt will change from 147-Bug to 147-Diag), before retrying.
+immediately, like this:
+
+ 147-Bug> LO
+ Logical unit $1C unassigned
+ 147-Bug>
+
+it might be necessary to ``switch directories'', using the SD command once
+or twice (the prompt will change between 147-Bug and 147-Diag), before
+retrying.
Then, the contents of the ``sboot'' file should be sent from the terminal
-emulator. Depending on the speed of the serial link, this will take some
-time, but no more than a couple of minutes.
+emulator (using tip(1) or cu(1), this is done by entering ``~$'', and then,
+at the ``Local command?'' prompt, ``cat sboot''). Depending on the speed of
+the serial link, this will take some time, but no more than a couple of
+minutes.
If a prompt does not come back after a few minutes, it is likely that the
S-Records download is hosed. In this case, the MACHINE board should be reset