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author | Stefan Sperling <stsp@cvs.openbsd.org> | 2017-03-02 15:31:16 +0000 |
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committer | Stefan Sperling <stsp@cvs.openbsd.org> | 2017-03-02 15:31:16 +0000 |
commit | 2f9ece5c7693ee501aa397fd4fc19d740d08469c (patch) | |
tree | feecbb53ef1a7ad0b680c86d1922ed4a5093ac6e /distrib/notes | |
parent | c97f3b69fe2f3cc940aec42d2129b450ee7ddada (diff) |
Document some installation quirks for the EdgeRouter Lite in INSTALL.octeon:
How to deal with USB sticks which are not detected during power up.
How to enable both CPU cores (this also applies to other octeon SMP systems).
ok pirofti@ visa@
Diffstat (limited to 'distrib/notes')
-rw-r--r-- | distrib/notes/octeon/install | 15 | ||||
-rw-r--r-- | distrib/notes/octeon/prep | 19 |
2 files changed, 30 insertions, 4 deletions
diff --git a/distrib/notes/octeon/install b/distrib/notes/octeon/install index ac98147b68a..052d8a65da3 100644 --- a/distrib/notes/octeon/install +++ b/distrib/notes/octeon/install @@ -1,4 +1,4 @@ -dnl $OpenBSD: install,v 1.13 2015/08/30 19:53:58 matthieu Exp $ +dnl $OpenBSD: install,v 1.14 2017/03/02 15:31:15 stsp Exp $ OpenBSDInstallPrelude OpenBSDInstallPart2 @@ -71,9 +71,18 @@ by the installer. Protected 1 sectors # -If you've installed onto USB replace the 'fatload' part with: +If you have installed onto USB use the following bootcmd instead: - fatload usb 0 $loadaddr bsd + fatload usb 0 ${loadaddr} bsd; bootoctlinux rootdev=sd0 + +On dual-core systems, the coremask parameter enables the secondary CPU: + + fatload usb 0 ${loadaddr} bsd; bootoctlinux rootdev=sd0 coremask=0x3 + +On the EdgeRouter Lite, bootcmd may also reset the USB controller for +more reliable USB device detection: + + usb reset; fatload usb 0 $loadaddr bsd; bootoctlinux rootdev=sd0 coremask=0x3 OpenBSDCongratulations diff --git a/distrib/notes/octeon/prep b/distrib/notes/octeon/prep index fd88c41e5a0..46830581273 100644 --- a/distrib/notes/octeon/prep +++ b/distrib/notes/octeon/prep @@ -1,4 +1,4 @@ -dnl $OpenBSD: prep,v 1.5 2015/08/02 09:54:29 jasper Exp $ +dnl $OpenBSD: prep,v 1.6 2017/03/02 15:31:15 stsp Exp $ By default MACHINE systems are shipped with a Linux (or proprietary) system installated on the CompactFlash card or USB drive. @@ -26,6 +26,19 @@ Booting from a CF card or USB: dd if=miniroot{:--:}OSrev.fs of=/dev/rsd1c + On the EdgeRouter Lite, some USB storage devices are not detected + immediately after power on: + + USB: (port 0) scanning bus for devices... + USB device not responding, giving up (status=0) + 1 USB Devices found + scanning bus for storage devices... + No device found. Not initialized? + + In such cases, manually resetting the usb controller may help: + + Octeon ubnt_e100# usb reset + Now load the ramdisk kernel using either of the following commands depending on the medium used. For USB: @@ -74,3 +87,7 @@ Booting the installation kernel arguments provided: # bootoctlinux + + On dual-core systems, boot with both CPU cores enabled: + + # bootoctlinux rootdev=rd0 coremask=0x3 |