some more details which are now relavant but should disappear once a

native bootloader exists; ok miod@

1 files changed, 16 insertions, 2 deletions

diff --git a/distrib/notes/loongson/install b/distrib/notes/loongson/install
index 0842abc7e0d..cf568b85eda 100644
--- a/distrib/notes/loongson/install
+++ b/distrib/notes/loongson/install
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
-dnl	$OpenBSD: install,v 1.1 2010/02/03 17:10:44 miod Exp $
+dnl	$OpenBSD: install,v 1.2 2010/02/04 16:39:05 otto Exp $
 OpenBSDInstallPrelude
 
-dnl Describe netboot?
 Booting the installation media:
 
 The easiest way to boot into the OpenBSD installer is to copy the bsd.rd
@@ -20,6 +19,10 @@ you can boot the kernel from an usb key with:
 dnl check syntax
     PMON> boot /dev/fs/msdos@usb0:/bsd.rd
 
+Netbooting the installation kernel can be done as well:
+    PMON> ifaddr rtl0 <your ip>
+    PMON> boot tftp://<server ip>/bsd.rd
+
 OpenBSDInstallPart2
 
 OpenBSDInstallPart3(,"sd0 for USB storage, or wd0 for internal storage
@@ -90,4 +93,15 @@ OpenBSDInstallWrapup
 	The timeout until the default choice is selected, in seconds, can be
 	modified on the ``timeout'' line.
 
+	Note that using the boot menu currently disables root device
+	discovery and kernel symbol loading. Therefore it may be
+	more conventient to switch to the PMON prompt using 'c' and
+	boot with the command
+
+	PMON> boot -k $bsd
+
+	after having set the bsd variable to your boot path
+
+	PMON> set bsd /dev/fs/ext2@wd0/boot/bsd
+
 OpenBSDCongratulations