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| author | Todd C. Miller <millert@cvs.openbsd.org> | 1997-10-30 05:08:46 +0000 |
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| committer | Todd C. Miller <millert@cvs.openbsd.org> | 1997-10-30 05:08:46 +0000 |
| commit | 013d394ec6c1ee094b0a2732ffe64c72694685db (patch) | |
| tree | cf74545e2eec2624c19cb3c5c526b22ceabb1d9f /distrib/notes | |
| parent | 77ad78b727e7a0fcb9bc29765a7c891baa59b5b6 (diff) | |
merge in disklabel -E stuff from i386 version
Diffstat (limited to 'distrib/notes')
| -rw-r--r-- | distrib/notes/alpha/install | 24 |
1 files changed, 15 insertions, 9 deletions
diff --git a/distrib/notes/alpha/install b/distrib/notes/alpha/install index b7a32e9d35e..7093ead8660 100644 --- a/distrib/notes/alpha/install +++ b/distrib/notes/alpha/install @@ -66,14 +66,20 @@ process again from scratch. 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 "ed" 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 - /usr and /var, and if you have room for it, also for /home. + Next the disk label which defines the layout of the OpenBSD + file systems must be set up. The installation script will + invoke an interactive 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. + If you are labeling a new disk, you will probably start + out with an 'a' partition that spans the disk. In this + case You should delete 'a' before adding new partitions. + 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 /usr and /var, and if you + have room for it, one for /home. For help in the disk + label editor, enter '?' or 'M' to view the manual page (see + the info on the ``-E'' flag). The swap partition (usually 'b') should have a type of "swap", all other native OpenBSD partitions should have a type of "4.2BSD". @@ -88,7 +94,7 @@ process again from scratch. "sd0") with the letter identifying the partition (eg. "d") appended (eg. "sd0d"). Then it will ask where this partition is to be mounted, eg. /usr. This process will be repeated until - you just hit return. + you enter "done". At this point you will be asked to confirm that the file system information you have entered is correct, and given an opportunity |