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author | Miod Vallat <miod@cvs.openbsd.org> | 2001-10-06 19:27:22 +0000 |
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committer | Miod Vallat <miod@cvs.openbsd.org> | 2001-10-06 19:27:22 +0000 |
commit | 44562525e09033034596b2ee2454a0aede1603a0 (patch) | |
tree | 368936e40c3cc51bd4e659b691ef857924032792 /distrib/notes/vax/xfer | |
parent | 724121417db21192615f1533b4d31d50d450167b (diff) |
- use the new m4.common shared instructions.
- try to have consistent order, across arches, in the list of possible
installation media.
- alpha can't install over nfs, but macppc can.
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-rw-r--r-- | distrib/notes/vax/xfer | 88 |
1 files changed, 5 insertions, 83 deletions
diff --git a/distrib/notes/vax/xfer b/distrib/notes/vax/xfer index 343165f76cc..2c771780fab 100644 --- a/distrib/notes/vax/xfer +++ b/distrib/notes/vax/xfer @@ -1,95 +1,17 @@ Installation is supported from several media types, including: + CD-ROM FFS partitions Tape Remote NFS partition - CD-ROM FTP HTTP +OpenBSDXferPrelude -The steps necessary to prepare the distribution sets for installation -depend on which method of installation you choose. Some methods -require a bit of setup first that is explained below. - - -To install or upgrade OpenBSD using a tape, you need to do the following: - - To install OpenBSD from a tape, you need to make a tape that - contains the distribution set files, each in "tar" format or - in "gzipped tar format". First you will need to transfer the - distribution sets to your local system, using ftp or by mounting - the CD-ROM containing the release. Then you need to make a tape - containing the files. - - If you're making the tape on a UN*X-like system, the easiest way - to do so is make a shell script along the following lines, call it - "/tmp/maketape". - - #! /bin/sh - tape=/dev/nrst0 - mt -f ${tape} rewind - for file in base etc comp game man misc xbase xfont xserv xshare - do - dd if=${file}OSrev.tgz of=${tape} obs=8k conv=sync - done - tar cf ${tape} bsd - mt -f ${tape} offline - # end of script - - - And then: - - cd .../OSREV/sparc - sh -x /tmp/maketape - - If you're using a system other than OpenBSD or SunOS, the tape - name and other requirements may change. - - -To install OpenBSD using a remote partition, mounted via -NFS, you must do the following: - - NOTE: This method of installation is recommended only for - those already familiar with using BSD network - configuration and management commands. If you aren't, - this documentation should help, but is not intended to - be all-encompassing. - - Place the OpenBSD distribution sets you wish to install into a - directory on an NFS server, and make that directory mountable - by the machine on which you are installing or upgrading OpenBSD. - This will probably require modifying the /etc/exports file - of the NFS server and resetting its mount daemon (mountd). - (Both of these actions will probably require superuser - privileges on the server.) - - You need to know the numeric IP address of the NFS server, - and, if the server is not on a network directly connected to - the machine on which you're installing or upgrading OpenBSD, - you need to know the numeric IP address of the router closest - to the OpenBSD machine. Finally, you need to know the numeric - IP address of the OpenBSD machine itself. - - Once the NFS server is set up properly and you have the - information mentioned above, you can proceed to the next step - in the installation or upgrade process. If you're installing - OpenBSD from scratch, go to the section on preparing your hard - disk, below. If you're upgrading an existing installation, go - directly to the section on upgrading. -If you are upgrading OpenBSD, you also have the option of installing -OpenBSD by putting the new distribution sets somewhere in your existing -file system, and using them from there. To do that, you must do the -following: +OpenBSDXferBareTape - Place the distribution sets you wish to upgrade somewhere in - your current file system tree. At a bare minimum, you must - upgrade the "base" binary distribution, and so must put the - "base{:--:}OSrev" set somewhere in your file system. If you wish, - you can do the other sets, as well, but you should NOT upgrade - the "etc" distribution; the "etc" distribution contains system - configuration files that you should review and update by hand. +OpenBSDXferNFS - Once you have done this, you can proceed to the next step in - the upgrade process, actually upgrading your system. +OpenBSDXferFFS |