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authorjohns <johns@cvs.openbsd.org>1997-05-22 06:50:16 +0000
committerjohns <johns@cvs.openbsd.org>1997-05-22 06:50:16 +0000
commite29cab46f6b5bc221a189da2a3cf7af60da4029c (patch)
tree28dc2e2cc922371a970f450610e14484e0e4df52 /distrib/notes/sparc
parent05ae628fa521719b22ace29d753a54afe205b512 (diff)
First stage in fixing sparc docs for the 2.1 release...
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@@ -3,11 +3,56 @@ The sparc-specific portion of the OpenBSD 2.1 release is found in the
out as follows:
.../2.1/sparc/
- INSTALL.sparc this document
- bins/ sparc binary distribution sets;
+ INSTALL.sparc Installation notes; this file
+
+ floppy.fs The sparc boot and installation
+ floppy; see below.
+
+ kc21.fs The sparc boot floppy; see below.
+ inst21.fs The sparc installation floppy; see below.
+ upgr21.fs The sparc upgrade floppy; see below.
+ miniroot21.fs The sparc miniroot filesystem; see below.
+
+ *.gz sparc binary distribution sets;
see below.
- inst/ Base GENERIC kernels, tools,
- and installation script.
+
+ bsd A stock GENERIC kernel
+ bsd.rd A ramdisk kernel
+ bsd.scsi3 A kernel with SCSI target 3 remapped as 0
+ and 0 mapped as 3.
+
+ bootxx The OpenBSD/sparc boot block
+ boot The OpenBSD/sparc secondary boot loader
+
+ X11 The X Windows distribution for OpenBSD/sparc
+
+
+In summary, there is one bootable sparc floppy image called "kc21.fs".
+This is a bootable install floppy which can be used in conjunction with
+the "inst21.fs" or "upgr21.fs" floppy images to install or upgrade OpenBSD
+to the current version. It is also useful for maintenance and disaster
+recovery. The miniroot.fs may be loaded onto the swap partition of an
+existing installation of OpenBSD, NetBSD, SunOS, or Solaris to allow
+installation or upgrade over the existing system.
+
+Bootable installation/upgrade floppies:
+
+ kc21.fs
+ This disk is bootable, and only contains the boot loader and
+ kernel.
+
+ inst21.fs
+ This disk contains an installation file system, and has enough
+ utilities on board to prepare your hard disk drive for OpenBSD.
+
+ upgr21.fs
+ This disk contains a file system, and has holds the utilities
+ needed in order to upgrade a system to the current version of OpenBSD.
+
+ miniroot21.fs
+ This is a miniroot filesystem image which can be copied to the
+ swap partition of an existing OpenBSD, NetBSD, or SunOS
+ installation to allow upgrading to OpenBSD 2.1
The OpenBSD/sparc binary distribution sets contain the binaries which
comprise the OpenBSD 2.1 release for the sparc. There are seven binary
@@ -63,7 +108,3 @@ subdirectory of the OpenBSD 2.1 distribution tree, and are as follows:
manual pages.
[ 1.0M gzipped, 3.9M uncompressed ]
-The "sparc/install" directory contains an install script, and two
-GENERIC kernels. As well, the distribution cannot be extracted using
-the SunOS "tar" program so SunOS statically-linked versions of gzip
-(GNU gzip) and gtar (GNU tar) are provided.