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diff --git a/distrib/notes/armv7/prep b/distrib/notes/armv7/prep index 44db43dda5a..7dd5a7308e0 100644 --- a/distrib/notes/armv7/prep +++ b/distrib/notes/armv7/prep @@ -1,24 +1,53 @@ -dnl $OpenBSD: prep,v 1.4 2014/05/01 11:48:47 jasper Exp $ +dnl $OpenBSD: prep,v 1.5 2014/11/14 06:12:36 jsg Exp $ Please be aware that OpenBSD support for this platform is far from complete. -At the moment the only way to boot the OpenBSD install is to copy the -miniroot for your board "miniroot-{am335x,beagle,imx,panda,sunxi}-{:--:}OSrev.fs" -image to an sdcard. +OpenBSD can be installed onto a disk by copying the miniroot for your +board "miniroot-{am335x,beagle,imx,panda,sunxi}-{:--:}OSrev.fs" +image to an SD card or by booting the ramdisk kernel over the network +using a TFTP server. -As a result you need another machine to plug the sdcard in. Any -machine type will do, as long as it supports sdcard storage devices. -Under OpenBSD, it will appear as a ``sd'' device, for example sd1. +Booting from an SD card: -Use the dd(1) utility to copy the miniroot to the hard drive. -The command would likely be, under OpenBSD: - dd if=miniroot-beagle-{:--:}OSrev.fs of=/dev/rsd1c + To use the miniroot image you will need another machine to plug the + SD card in to. Any machine type will do, as long as it supports SD card + storage devices. Under OpenBSD, it will appear as a ``sd'' device, for + example sd1. + + Use the dd(1) utility to copy the miniroot to the hard drive. + The command would likely be, under OpenBSD: + dd if=miniroot-beagle-{:--:}OSrev.fs of=/dev/rsd1c + + When you have connected the BeagleBoard to you computer, a command such + as "cu -l cuaU0 -s 115200" (assuming cuaU0 is your serial port device) + should connect you to the board's console. + + Note: By default the BeagleBone Black will boot from the internal emmc. + In order to make it boot from the micro SD card, you will need to hold down + the small button located by the SD card slot while powering on the board. + Once you have done this the board will boot from the SD card as the default. -When you have connected the BeagleBoard to you computer, a command such -as "cu -l cuaU0 -s 115200" (assuming cuaU0 is your serial port device) -should connect you to the board's console. +Booting over the network: -Note: By default the BeagleBone Black will boot from the internal emmc. -In order to make it boot from the micro sdcard, you will need to hold down -the small button located by the sdcard slot while powering on the board. -Once you have done this the board will boot from the sdcard as the default. + To interrupt the U-Boot boot process press a key after the banner is + displayed on the serial console. + + Then the U-Boot image of the ramdisk kernel can be loaded via TFTP. + + Configure the local IP address via DHCP: + + U-Boot# setenv autoload no + U-Boot# dhcp + + Or with a static address: + + U-Boot# setenv ipaddr 192.168.1.2 + + Set the IP address of the TFTP server: + + U-Boot# setenv serverip 192.168.1.1 + + To load an OMAP ramdisk image via TFTP: + + U-Boot# tftpboot bsd.rd.OMAP.umg + U-Boot# bootm |