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authorMiod Vallat <miod@cvs.openbsd.org>2001-11-02 01:54:03 +0000
committerMiod Vallat <miod@cvs.openbsd.org>2001-11-02 01:54:03 +0000
commit56b48d77ba26a9e29a0f945ccfea12df7e3b91c3 (patch)
treed5f33c2d5db6bda54b22370de4d5d902af6911e2 /distrib/notes/sparc64/install
parent7dc453118e4802d636d0cb6788e63324c71987df (diff)
- U2 has been tested
- floppies have neither NFS nor CDROM support - add a section about firmware upgrades, and tell that they might be necessary, especially for U1/1E/2 systems. Pointed out from brad@, some of the information provided here comes from Sun's firmware update documentation.
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@@ -36,6 +36,10 @@ Booting from Floppy Disk installation media:
ok boot floppy bsd
This will cause the kernel contained in the floppy to be booted.
+Please note that PCI systems might not be able to boot from floppy; also,
+Ultra 1, 1E and 2 systems might need a firmware update to be able to boot
+from floppy; refer to the ``Updating your firmware'' section earlier in
+this document for details.
Booting From CD-ROM installation media: