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diff --git a/distrib/notes/sgi/install b/distrib/notes/sgi/install index 935a42ebfcc..6bc49ddd20b 100644 --- a/distrib/notes/sgi/install +++ b/distrib/notes/sgi/install @@ -1,9 +1,10 @@ -dnl $OpenBSD: install,v 1.5 2004/09/23 17:23:19 pefo Exp $ +dnl $OpenBSD: install,v 1.6 2005/04/27 03:22:00 deraadt 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. Booting from CD is not yet supported. +can be booted via BOOTP. The normal way is to the bootable CD-ROM +mini image. Booting over the network: dnl XXX provide more details!!! @@ -24,6 +25,15 @@ Maintenance Console: > bootp()/bsd.rd +Booting from CD-ROM installation media: + + > boot pci(0)scsi(0)cdrom(4)rdisk(0)partition(8)/boot + +If the boot is successful, you will get a loader version message, +executable sizes, and then the kernel copyright and device probe +messages. Boot failure modes are typically a lot of CD-ROM drive +activity, but no messages or complaints about magic numbers, +checksums or formats. Installing the system: |