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authorJoel Sing <jsing@cvs.openbsd.org>2010-03-02 13:08:34 +0000
committerJoel Sing <jsing@cvs.openbsd.org>2010-03-02 13:08:34 +0000
commitb6e56f6a9bc83daa7c2c324450b25c97d1ebf8d4 (patch)
treefc1b16b15b18acb9bdd8a40ed4a8a5cb460129c4 /distrib
parentb7d3df85cd467d1847c0f491a27472aff7d1e2e3 (diff)
Fix typos and keep whitespace around PROM command examples consistent.
ok miod@
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1 files changed, 9 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/distrib/notes/sgi/prep b/distrib/notes/sgi/prep
index 99790a534e1..25c5ff84b54 100644
--- a/distrib/notes/sgi/prep
+++ b/distrib/notes/sgi/prep
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-dnl $OpenBSD: prep,v 1.15 2009/10/10 19:20:29 miod Exp $
+dnl $OpenBSD: prep,v 1.16 2010/03/02 13:08:33 jsing Exp $
Before you install your system, you should identify your system family and
familiarize yourself with the ARCBios setup and how to run programs from
the Command monitor prompt.
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ Switching from serial to graphics console and vice versa:
will select the graphics console.
- Only IP32 family systems are supported with a graphis console
+ Only IP32 family systems are supported with a graphics console
under OpenBSD at the moment. On all other non-headless systems,
you need to change the console to serial.
@@ -72,11 +72,17 @@ Switching from L1 console to serial console and vice versa:
either on the L1 console serial port, or the regular serial port.
The `console' command at the PROM prompt, can select between them:
+
>> console sc
+
will switch to the L1 serial port, while
+
>> console ioc3
+
or
+
>> console ioc4
+
will select the regular serial port, depending on the I/O board type.
On Fuel systems, there is no external L1 serial port, so `console sc'
@@ -94,7 +100,7 @@ Setting the environment:
When setting up the system to boot from disk, the ``OSLoader''
environment variable will need to be changed.
- Its default value is ``sash'', which is IRIX' standalone
+ Its default value is ``sash'', which is IRIX's standalone
shell and loader. Set it to ``boot'', the OpenBSD boot loader.
Also, by default it tries to boot a kernel named ``/unix''. To