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authorjohns <johns@cvs.openbsd.org>1997-05-28 07:12:18 +0000
committerjohns <johns@cvs.openbsd.org>1997-05-28 07:12:18 +0000
commitf3421c7e8f12b34edcf2cf37a89a5d5f54d0f527 (patch)
tree040a01af696071406fcae8c716118711edb1be8c /distrib/notes/sparc/install
parent8fb026e1b0aefbedfdd81841d0a41a4cace07c64 (diff)
Added a quick paragraph about CD-ROM booting, short, simple, and warns
that it is only known to work on sun4c, and has only been truly tested with SS2's..
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@@ -506,12 +506,27 @@ may be a better option.
an image has been compressed, so it will ask for that
information before starting the extraction.
+ To boot from CD-ROM:
+ The OpenBSD 2.1 distribution CD-ROM is capable of booting
+ sun4c architecture machines. The CD-ROM boot method has
+ been tested on SS2 machines, but may work on the other
+ sun4c machines. The bootable CD-ROM is know *not* to
+ work on sun4, and sun4m systems at this time.
+ To boot from CD-ROM use a command similar to:
+
+ ok b sd(0,6,0) # OpenBOOT v1
+ ok boot cdrom # OpenBOOT v2
+
+ If CD-ROM booting does not work with your machine, you
+ may proceed to use one of the several other boot methods
+ to install of upgrade your system.
+
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".
+ be "cd0". 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,