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| -rw-r--r-- | distrib/notes/sgi/contents | 18 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | distrib/notes/sgi/hardware | 13 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | distrib/notes/sgi/install | 35 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | distrib/notes/sgi/prep | 8 |
4 files changed, 57 insertions, 17 deletions
diff --git a/distrib/notes/sgi/contents b/distrib/notes/sgi/contents index ee72616c698..c2dfd58610d 100644 --- a/distrib/notes/sgi/contents +++ b/distrib/notes/sgi/contents @@ -1,9 +1,9 @@ -dnl $OpenBSD: contents,v 1.18 2012/03/29 20:27:53 miod Exp $ +dnl $OpenBSD: contents,v 1.19 2012/05/25 17:40:35 miod Exp $ TopPart OpenBSDdistsets -dnl four flavours of OpenBSDbsd +dnl five flavours of OpenBSDbsd bsd.IP22 A stock GENERIC-IP22 MACHINE kernel for IP22 class machines, which will be installed on such systems during the install. @@ -12,6 +12,10 @@ dnl four flavours of OpenBSDbsd class machines, which will be installed on such systems during the install. + bsd.IP28 A stock GENERIC-IP28 MACHINE kernel for IP28 class + machines, which will be installed on such systems + during the install. + bsd.IP30 A stock GENERIC-IP30 MACHINE kernel for IP30 class machines, which will be installed on such systems during the install. @@ -26,7 +30,7 @@ dnl one flavour of OpenBSDbsdmp so far... which can be used instead of the GENERIC-IP30 kernel after the install. -dnl four flavours of OpenBSDrd +dnl five flavours of OpenBSDrd bsd.rd.IP22 A RAMDISK-IP22 kernel; the embedded filesystem contains the installation tools. Used for installation and upgrades. @@ -35,6 +39,10 @@ dnl four flavours of OpenBSDrd contains the installation tools. Used for installation and upgrades. + bsd.rd.IP28 A RAMDISK-IP28 kernel; the embedded filesystem + contains the installation tools. + Used for installation and upgrades. + bsd.rd.IP30 A RAMDISK-IP30 kernel; the embedded filesystem contains the installation tools. Used for installation and upgrades. @@ -53,8 +61,8 @@ dnl can't use OpenBSDcd because of the multiple bsd.rd installed into the ``volume header'' of the boot disk. - boot64 A 64-bit relocatable ELF boot block for IP27, IP30 - and IP35 systems; will be installed into the + boot64 A 64-bit relocatable ELF boot block for IP27, IP28, + IP30 and IP35 systems; will be installed into the ``volume header'' of the boot disk. bootecoff A 32-bit ECOFF boot block for IP22 systems, also diff --git a/distrib/notes/sgi/hardware b/distrib/notes/sgi/hardware index 31d36587742..4d115399bee 100644 --- a/distrib/notes/sgi/hardware +++ b/distrib/notes/sgi/hardware @@ -1,4 +1,4 @@ -dnl $OpenBSD: hardware,v 1.18 2012/04/24 20:49:12 miod Exp $ +dnl $OpenBSD: hardware,v 1.19 2012/05/25 17:40:35 miod Exp $ OpenBSD/MACHINE OSREV runs on the following machine families: IP22 class machines: @@ -12,6 +12,9 @@ OpenBSD/MACHINE OSREV runs on the following machine families: Origin 200 dnl Origin 2000, Onyx 2 + IP28 class machines: + POWER Indigo2 R10000 + IP30 class machines: Octane Octane 2 @@ -32,7 +35,7 @@ dnl Origin 300, Onyx 300 Supported devices {:-include-:}: - Ethernet Adapters - built-in IP22 Seeq 80C03 Ethernet Controller (sq) + built-in IP22/IP28 Seeq 80C03 Ethernet Controller (sq) built-in O2 Mace Ethernet Controller (mec) IOC3 Ethernet Controller (built-in on IP27, IP30 and some IP35) (iec) Broadcom BCM570x (a.k.a. Tigon3) based PCI adapters (bge) including: @@ -56,7 +59,7 @@ Supported devices {:-include-:}: Via Rhine based Ethernet (vr) 3Com EtherLink XL and Fast EtherLink XL (xl) - SCSI Host Adapters - IP22 built-in WD33C93 (wdsc) + IP22/IP28 built-in WD33C93 (wdsc) O2 built-in Adaptec AIC-7880 (ahc) IP27/IP30/IP35 built-in QLogic ISP (isp) LSI Logic Fusion-MPT Message Passing Interface (mpi) @@ -102,7 +105,7 @@ If your hardware is not listed above, there is currently no support for it in this release. Currently unsupported hardware {:-include-:}: -- audio on IP22 (Iris Audio, HAL 2) and IP30 (RAD) +- audio on IP22/IP28 (Iris Audio, HAL 2) and IP30 (RAD) - some IP27 and IP35 systems (Origin 2000, Onyx 2, Origin 300 and Onyx 300) -- R8000 and R10000 Indigo 2 (IP26 and IP28) +- R8000 POWER Indigo 2 (IP26) - multiprocessor kernels are currently only supported on IP30 (Octane) systems diff --git a/distrib/notes/sgi/install b/distrib/notes/sgi/install index d421ef7d5a3..4f732039506 100644 --- a/distrib/notes/sgi/install +++ b/distrib/notes/sgi/install @@ -1,4 +1,4 @@ -dnl $OpenBSD: install,v 1.22 2012/04/08 22:25:52 miod Exp $ +dnl $OpenBSD: install,v 1.23 2012/05/25 17:40:35 miod Exp $ OpenBSDInstallPrelude There are several ways to install OpenBSD onto a disk. The easiest way @@ -111,7 +111,8 @@ dnl point might differ accross systems, argh. Booting from CD-ROM installation media: -NOTE: this boot method is only known to work on IP32 systems at the moment. + NOTE: This method will not work on IP27 and IP35 class + systems, which PROM expect a very specific CD-ROM layout. From the System Maintenance Menu, select '2' (or click on the appropriate icon if in graphics console) to Install System Software. @@ -122,10 +123,38 @@ NOTE: this boot method is only known to work on IP32 systems at the moment. 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 + messages. Boot failure modes are typically a lot of CD-ROM drive activity, but no messages or complaints about magic numbers, checksums or formats. + If the system does not complain about being able to read the CD-ROM, + but of not being able to load a particular file, you can nevertheless + boot manually. This is the case on IP22 systems. + + To boot manually from the CD-ROM, select ``Enter Command Monitor'' + at the menu, and invoke the bootloader and ramdisk image manually. + For example, on an IP22 system, automatic boot may fail with: + +dnl IP22 + Cannot load scsi(1)cdrom(4)partition(8)sashARCS. + Text start 0x10000, size 0xa120 doesn't fit in a FreeMemory area. + Cannot load scsi(1)cdrom(4)partition(8)sashARCS -- not enough space. + + or: + +dnl IP20, changed from scsi(0) to scsi(1) for consistency + Cannot load scsi(1)cdrom(4)partition(8)sashARCS. + Error 15 while loading scsi(1)cdrom(4)partition(8)sashARCS + + The name of the CD-ROM drive is then ``scsi(1)cdrom(4)'', and the manual + boot command will be: + + >> scsi(1)cdrom(4)partition(8)bootecoff + scsi(1)cdrom(4)partition(0)/bsd.rd.IP22 + + Note that this is a single commandline, the two paths should be separated + with spaces. + Installing the system: OpenBSDInstallPart2 diff --git a/distrib/notes/sgi/prep b/distrib/notes/sgi/prep index 76b29b27d47..9d70d1e519f 100644 --- a/distrib/notes/sgi/prep +++ b/distrib/notes/sgi/prep @@ -1,4 +1,4 @@ -dnl $OpenBSD: prep,v 1.23 2012/04/18 18:13:12 miod Exp $ +dnl $OpenBSD: prep,v 1.24 2012/05/25 17:40:35 miod Exp $ Before you install your system, you should identify your system family and familiarize yourself with the ARCBios setup and how to run programs from the Command monitor prompt. @@ -22,9 +22,9 @@ dnl Origin 200, Onyx 2 Origin 2000 -dnl IP28 family: -dnl POWER Indigo 2 R10000 -dnl + IP28 family: + POWER Indigo 2 R10000 + IP30 family: Octane, Octane 2 |