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diff --git a/distrib/notes/cats/prep b/distrib/notes/cats/prep index 0d33ae0e76d..059ad2a1750 100644 --- a/distrib/notes/cats/prep +++ b/distrib/notes/cats/prep @@ -1,4 +1,4 @@ -dnl $OpenBSD: prep,v 1.4 2004/02/15 23:24:07 miod Exp $ +dnl $OpenBSD: prep,v 1.5 2004/03/08 21:57:55 miod Exp $ To be able to boot the OpenBSD/MACHINE installation program, you will need to acquire some limited knowledge of ABLE Firmware, the low-level process that controls the microprocessor after hardware initialization @@ -9,9 +9,14 @@ A complete documentation on the ABLE firmware is available from Simtec at the following URL: http://www.simtec.co.uk/products/SWABLE/files/able-doc-allset/ +The board should be configured with jumpers LK12, LK13 and LK14 jumpers +set to the 1-2 position. However, most boards have been factory shipped +with those jumpers incorrectly set to the 2-3 position. These jumpers are +located as a block of three jumpers, near the processor and the serial +ports. ** Note! - You will need ABLE version 1.89 or better in order to be able + You will need ABLE version 1.94 or better in order to be able to boot OpenBSD/MACHINE. Firmware updates are available from Simtec at the following URL: http://www.simtec.co.uk/products/EB110ATX/resources.html @@ -47,5 +52,11 @@ The following environment variables control the system startup: boot.timeout delay until the system boots, in seconds. + ide.multi-limit + restricts the number of sectors read in a single command, + if necessary. This value needs to be set only if ABLE can + not access and boot from OpenBSD filesystems correctly. + A value of "1" ought to work in all cases. + dnl dnl XXX bootable partitions |