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author | johns <johns@cvs.openbsd.org> | 1997-05-28 07:12:18 +0000 |
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committer | johns <johns@cvs.openbsd.org> | 1997-05-28 07:12:18 +0000 |
commit | f3421c7e8f12b34edcf2cf37a89a5d5f54d0f527 (patch) | |
tree | 040a01af696071406fcae8c716118711edb1be8c /distrib/notes/sparc/install | |
parent | 8fb026e1b0aefbedfdd81841d0a41a4cace07c64 (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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1 files changed, 18 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/distrib/notes/sparc/install b/distrib/notes/sparc/install index ff7a2777b8e..9e7020a5970 100644 --- a/distrib/notes/sparc/install +++ b/distrib/notes/sparc/install @@ -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, |