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authorMiod Vallat <miod@cvs.openbsd.org>2001-10-01 01:08:13 +0000
committerMiod Vallat <miod@cvs.openbsd.org>2001-10-01 01:08:13 +0000
commitb1bac863c3a09cf2cdb416cd225a180ca17e0000 (patch)
treec04366e0908a787183b959e201baaadc5fe9df25 /distrib/notes/vax/install
parent5cb2f0de35d8c6fe767f79b47a5fd56af5415c7e (diff)
Update the description of the bsd.rd miniroot behaviour (it will ask
for a terminal first, then I/U/S). While there, remove a duplicated sentence on hp300 and add the complete bsd.rd installation description to the vax notes.
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@@ -73,6 +73,85 @@ OpenBSDInstallPart2
OpenBSDBootMsgs
+ You will next be asked for your terminal type. If you are
+ installing from a keyboard/monitor console, choose vt220.
+ If you are installing from a serial console you should choose
+ the terminal type from amongst those listed.
+ (If your terminal type is xterm, just use vt100).
+
+ After entering the terminal type you will be greeted by a
+ welcome message and asked if you really want to continue.
+ Assuming you answered yes, the install program will then tell
+ you which disks of that type it can install on, and ask you
+ which it should use. The name of the disk is typically "sd0".
+ Reply with the name of your disk.
+
+ Next you will have to edit or create a disklabel for the disk
+ OpenBSD is being installed on. The installation script will
+ invoke the text editor allowing you to do this. Note that
+ partition 'c' inside this disk label should ALWAYS reflect the
+ entire disk, including any non-OpenBSD portions. The root file
+ system should be in partition 'a', and swap is usually in partition
+ 'b'. It is recommended that you create separate partitions for
+ root and /usr, you may also want to specify /var and /home
+ partitions.
+
+ The swap partition (usually 'b') should have a type of "swap", all
+ other native OpenBSD partitions should have a type of "4.2BSD".
+ Block and fragment sizes are usually 8192 and 1024 bytes, but can
+ also be 16384 and 2048 bytes.
+
+ The install program will now label your disk and ask which file
+ systems should be created on which partitions. It will auto-
+ matically select the 'a' partition to be the root file system.
+ Next it will ask for which disk and partition you want a file
+ system created on. This will be the same as the disk name (e.g.
+ "sd0") with the letter identifying the partition (e.g. "d")
+ appended (e.g. "sd0d"). Then it will ask where this partition is
+ to be mounted, e.g. /usr. This process will be repeated until
+ you type "done".
+
+ At this point you will be asked to confirm that the file system
+ information you have entered is correct, and given an opportunity
+ to change the file system table. Next it will create the new file
+ systems as specified, OVERWRITING ANY EXISTING DATA. This is the
+ point of no return.
+
+ After all your file systems have been created, the install program
+ will give you an opportunity to configure the network. The network
+ configuration you enter (if any) can then be used to do the install
+ from another system using NFS, HTTP or FTP, and will also be the
+ configuration used by the system after the installation is complete.
+
+ If you select to configure the network, the install program will
+ ask you for a name of your system and the DNS domain name to use.
+ Note that the host name should be without the domain part, and that
+ the domain name should NOT {:-include-:} the host name part.
+
+ Next the system will give you a list of network interfaces you can
+ configure. For each network interface you select to configure, it
+ will ask for the IP address to use, the symbolic host name to use,
+ the netmask to use and any media flags to set.
+
+ After all network interfaces have been configured the install pro-
+ gram will ask for a default route and IP address of the primary
+ name server to use. You will also be presented with an opportunity
+ to edit the host table.
+
+ At this point you will be allowed to edit the file system table
+ that will be used for the remainder of the installation and that
+ will be used by the finished system, following which the new file
+ systems will be mounted to complete the installation.
+
+ After these preparatory steps has been completed, you will be
+ able to extract the distribution sets onto your system. There
+ are several install methods supported; FTP, HTTP, tape, CD-ROM, NFS
+ or a local disk partition. To install from a tape, the distrib-
+ ution sets must have been written to tape prior to running the
+ installation program, either as tar images or as gzipped tar
+ images. Note that installation sets on multiple floppies is not
+ currently supported.
+
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