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authorMiod Vallat <miod@cvs.openbsd.org>2001-10-15 18:36:21 +0000
committerMiod Vallat <miod@cvs.openbsd.org>2001-10-15 18:36:21 +0000
commit9687fba57bd6c025285175e48d7493980c06ff89 (patch)
treeb4b199656a6bc5ad4a51ddee17d09ac56b8fe4e2 /distrib/notes/sparc64/prep
parent1d33b64d8772c84b872ed22e3a5327f9671c7473 (diff)
The final round of sparc64 installation notes updates:
- add miniroot and bootable cd-rom information - fix a few wordings - fix incorrect Solaris manual pages section names - replace a rip-off of boot_sparc(8) with a more adequate rip-off of boot_sparc64(8) The whole ok deraadt@
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@@ -28,10 +28,10 @@ both OpenBSD and Solaris environments on the same system.
The OpenBSD "Sun Compatible" disklabel have been extended to support 16
partitions, which may be compatible with Solaris, but the Solaris
-format(8) utility only sees the first 8 partitions and may "lose"
+format(1M) utility only sees the first 8 partitions and may "lose"
information about the extended partitions.
-Use Solaris format(8) only with *extreme* caution on drives that contain
+Use Solaris format(1M) only with *extreme* caution on drives that contain
OpenBSD partitions.
@@ -42,9 +42,9 @@ bootblocks, but remember that OpenBSD bootblocks must be installed with
OpenBSD installboot and Solaris bootblocks with Solaris installboot.
Most of new Ultras shipped by Sun with a preinstalled Solaris have an
-initial strange setup of the boot ROM, in order to start up Solaris
-WebStart at the first boot: boot-device is set to disk:f. Make sure
-you reset the boot device to its default value:
+initial specific factory setup of the boot ROM, in order to start up
+Solaris WebStart at the first boot; the boot-device variable is set to
+disk:f. Make sure you reset the boot device to its default value:
ok set-default boot-device