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diff --git a/distrib/notes/sparc/prep b/distrib/notes/sparc/prep index 23bf115825f..fe41b30366d 100644 --- a/distrib/notes/sparc/prep +++ b/distrib/notes/sparc/prep @@ -31,10 +31,14 @@ to eliminate SunOS altogether it may be best to correct the scsi-id's of your drives, while if you plan to leave SunOS installed, it may be better to install OpenBSD on a drive with scsi-id 1 or 0. -Some OpenBoot proms provide an environment variable that controls -the drive<->scsi-id mapping, you can change this to reflect the natural -ordering or just set the boot related variables to boot from the -correct drive, whatever the numbering. +Older OpenBoot proms (versions 1.x) provide an environment variable, +sd-targets, that controls the drive<->scsi-id mapping, you can change +this to reflect the natural ordering or just set the boot related +variables to boot from the correct drive, whatever the numbering. Its +default-value is ``31204567'', which means unit 0 and 3 are exchanged. +To revert to the ``normal'' behaviour, enter the following command: + + ok setenv sd-targets 01234567 NOTE: if you elect to build a custom kernel you may want to "hardwire" the scsi-id's to sd0->scsi-id 0 or your desired scheme, this helps |