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authorMark Kettenis <kettenis@cvs.openbsd.org>2005-08-01 19:59:00 +0000
committerMark Kettenis <kettenis@cvs.openbsd.org>2005-08-01 19:59:00 +0000
commit164ccdfdd9aea706b91e5a5f765286c9b8f20937 (patch)
tree9b140a67249a20001d49ee3a27978cfbfd6358be /distrib
parentfe0bcf64983c65e77e0e4cec2c8435a1ed7be7ef (diff)
Document new CD-ROM installation method.
ok deraadt@
Diffstat (limited to 'distrib')
-rw-r--r--distrib/notes/sgi/contents4
-rw-r--r--distrib/notes/sgi/install11
-rw-r--r--distrib/notes/sgi/prep6
3 files changed, 14 insertions, 7 deletions
diff --git a/distrib/notes/sgi/contents b/distrib/notes/sgi/contents
index dc282ae4fe3..bb126ad37d1 100644
--- a/distrib/notes/sgi/contents
+++ b/distrib/notes/sgi/contents
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-dnl $OpenBSD: contents,v 1.3 2004/09/10 19:41:40 miod Exp $
+dnl $OpenBSD: contents,v 1.4 2005/08/01 19:58:59 kettenis Exp $
TopPart
OpenBSDdistsets
@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@ OpenBSDbsd
OpenBSDrd
+OpenBSDcd
+
DistributionDescription(ten)
OpenBSDbase(39581389,148973487,shared)
diff --git a/distrib/notes/sgi/install b/distrib/notes/sgi/install
index 6bc49ddd20b..10560af16ba 100644
--- a/distrib/notes/sgi/install
+++ b/distrib/notes/sgi/install
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
-dnl $OpenBSD: install,v 1.6 2005/04/27 03:22:00 deraadt Exp $
+dnl $OpenBSD: install,v 1.7 2005/08/01 19:58:59 kettenis Exp $
OpenBSDInstallPrelude
There are several ways to install OpenBSD onto a disk. The easiest way
in terms of preliminary setup is to use the OpenBSD ramdisk kernel that
-can be booted via BOOTP. The normal way is to the bootable CD-ROM
+can be booted via BOOTP. The normal way is to use the bootable CD-ROM
mini image.
Booting over the network:
@@ -27,7 +27,12 @@ Maintenance Console:
Booting from CD-ROM installation media:
- > boot pci(0)scsi(0)cdrom(4)rdisk(0)partition(8)/boot
+From the System Maintenance Menu, select '2' (or click on the
+appropriate icon if in graphics console) to Install System Software.
+
+If necessary, select the proper CD-ROM drive, and press enter to
+confirm your choice. Insert the installation CD-ROM (if you did not
+do so already) and press enter to boot the system.
If the boot is successful, you will get a loader version message,
executable sizes, and then the kernel copyright and device probe
diff --git a/distrib/notes/sgi/prep b/distrib/notes/sgi/prep
index edb88ee21b7..31efb409056 100644
--- a/distrib/notes/sgi/prep
+++ b/distrib/notes/sgi/prep
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-dnl $OpenBSD: prep,v 1.7 2005/02/27 08:23:31 david Exp $
+dnl $OpenBSD: prep,v 1.8 2005/08/01 19:58:59 kettenis Exp $
Before you install your system, you should familiarize yourself with the
ARCS setup and how to run programs from the Command monitor prompt.
@@ -6,8 +6,8 @@ Accessing the Maintenance Console:
When the system starts up, press the ESC key or use the mouse and
click the ``stop for maintenance'' button. Once in the System
- Maintenance menu, select '5' (or click the appropriate icon if in
- graphics console) to go into the Command Monitor.
+ Maintenance Menu, select '5' (or click the appropriate icon if you
+ are using the graphics console) to go into the Command Monitor.
If the internal disk with the lowest SCSI ID does not contain a
valid Volume Header, but is bootable, the Maintenance Console will