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+	$NetBSD: INSTALL,v 1.1 1995/09/16 12:00:21 ragge Exp $
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+
+How to install NetBSD/vax
+-------------------------
+
+1.	Device conventions.
+	NetBSD standalone system addresses devices like
+	'devicename(adapter, controller, unit, partition)'
+	Known devicenames are:
+		tms - TMSCP tape.
+		ts  - TSV05/TS11 tape.
+		ra  - RA??/RD?? disks/floppies.
+		hp  - RP??/RM?? disks.
+
+	You can omit parameters; ra(0,0) refers to disk 0 partition a
+	on default controller. On tapes partition refers to file #
+	on the tape.
+
+	Example: DUB1 (DEC syntax) swap partition will be referred as
+		ra(1,0,1), DRA2 root partition is hp(2,0).
+
+
+
+2.	Installation.
+	This document only covers installation of a miniroot
+	filesystem on the swap partition of a disk. Installation
+	of the remaining system is best done over network or
+	from tape, but this is your own decision.
+	The installation principle is to label the root disk,
+	copy a miniroot filesystem onto the swap partition,
+	boot up from that miniroot filesystem, then create
+	root and the other wanted partitions and put system
+	to it.
+	You will have to deal with 2 files, one is just a boot
+	filesystem containing 3 files: boot, copy and edlabel,
+	the other is an image of a miniroot filesystem and can
+	be split into several pieces depending of what you are
+	going to install from.
+
+
+
+2.1	INSTALLATION
+
+2.1.1	Installation from TK50. (MicroVAX II)
+	You will need a file called tk50-file1-???.fs and a
+	file called tk50-file2-???.fs, where ??? is the
+	revision og NetBSD. These files must be written on tape
+	in sequential order; file 1 first and then file2.
+	_Blocksize_must_be_512!_ Otherwise the tape will not be
+	bootable. Then type:
+
+	>>> B/3 MUA0
+
+	This means that you will bring upp boot for asking 
+	from TK50. (MUA0 is DEC naming). It will come up 
+	something like
+
+	  2..1..0..
+
+
+	howto 0x3, bdev 0x12, booting...
+	9852+456+34916 start 0x0
+
+	Nboot
+	: 
+
+
+	At the prompt you type edlabel to label the disk, see
+	README.edlabel about how to use it.
+	When labeling is finished, halt the computer, bring up
+	the Nboot prompt again and this time load copy, see
+	README.copy about how to use it. Remember that you are
+	copying from file 1 on the tape.
+
+	Now go to step 3.
+
+
+2.2	Installation from RX33/RX50. (MicroVAX II)
+	The difference between RX33 and RX50 is its size. RX50
+	is 400k and RX33 is 1200k.
+	You will need a file called rxDD-bootdisk-???.fs and 
+	a couple of files called rxDD-copy?-???.fs, where DD
+	is 33 or 50 and ??? is the revision of NetBSD.
+	The RX33 installation will be 3 floppies and RX50
+	installation will be 7 floppies. 
+
+	To boot from floppy type:
+
+	>>> B/3 DUxy
+
+	where x is the controller number and y is device number.
+	You will now get up a prompt like
+
+	Nboot
+	:
+
+        At the prompt you type edlabel to label the disk, see
+        README.edlabel about how to use it.
+        When labeling is finished, halt the computer, bring up
+        the Nboot prompt again and this time load copy, see
+        README.copy about how to use it. Remember that you are
+        copying from partition 0 when using floppies.
+
+	Now go to step 3.
+
+
+2.3	Installation from TU58. (VAX 11/750).
+
+	Not yet :-( But will be...
+
+
+3.	Booting up miniroot.
+	When copying is ready, bring the boot program up a third
+	time, and this time bring up a real system by telling
+	boot where you put your miniroot _and_ also the generic
+	kernel name. Example: ra(0,1)gennetbsd,  boots gennetbsd
+	from swap partition on ra0.
+
+	When kernel is loaded, you will after a while get a
+	question about Root device?. Respond to this with
+	xx?*, where xx is the device name, ? is the unit
+	number and * tells that the system shall use the swap
+	partition as root partition. Example:
+
+	Root device? ra0*
+
+	After that a second question:
+
+	Enter pathname of shell or RETURN for sh:
+
+	Just type return. Now you will be in a normal single-user
+	shell, and it's just to newfs your partitions, and start
+	installation.
+
+	A few things that you must remember to do from miniroot:
+	disklabel -B <diskname>  to install boot blocks.
+	MAKEDEV devices in the newly created root filesystem.
+	Copy gennetbsd and boot from miniroot filesystem
+	to the newly created root filesystem.
+
+
+	Good luck! (You may need it)
+	Ragge
+