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1 files changed, 52 insertions, 71 deletions
diff --git a/distrib/i386/floppies/ramdisk/install.md b/distrib/i386/floppies/ramdisk/install.md index 7d99a0fe6fa..a69e8bb0988 100644 --- a/distrib/i386/floppies/ramdisk/install.md +++ b/distrib/i386/floppies/ramdisk/install.md @@ -1,4 +1,4 @@ -# $OpenBSD: install.md,v 1.20 1997/10/17 08:57:43 deraadt Exp $ +# $OpenBSD: install.md,v 1.21 1997/10/17 12:04:31 deraadt Exp $ # # # Copyright rc) 1996 The NetBSD Foundation, Inc. @@ -122,17 +122,16 @@ md_prep_fdisk() _done=0 echo cat << \__md_prep_fdisk_1 -A single OpenBSD partition with id "A6" should exist in the MBR. All the -of your OpenBSD partitions will be contained _within_ this partition, -including your swap space. In the normal case it should be the only -partition marked as active. (Unless you are using a multiple-OS booter, but -you can adjust that later.) Furthermore, the MBR partitions must NOT overlap -each others. +A single OpenBSD partition with id 'A6' should exist in the MBR. All of your +OpenBSD partitions will be contained _within_ this partition, including your +swap space. In the normal case it should be the only partition marked as +active. (Unless you are using a multiple-OS booter, but you can adjust that +later.) Furthermore, the MBR partitions must NOT overlap each other. +The current partition information is: __md_prep_fdisk_1 - echo "Current partition information is:" fdisk ${_disk} - + echo fdisk -e ${_disk} echo "Here is the partition information you chose:" @@ -140,9 +139,7 @@ __md_prep_fdisk_1 fdisk ${_disk} echo echo "Please take note of the offset and size of the BIOS OpenBSD partition" - echo "of the disk, as you will may need that for the OpenBSD disk label." - echo -n "Press [Enter] to continue " - getresp "" + echo "of the disk, as you will may that for the OpenBSD disk label later." echo } @@ -153,55 +150,41 @@ md_prep_disklabel() _disk=$1 md_prep_fdisk ${_disk} + echo "Inside the BIOS 'A6' partition you just created, there resides an OpenBSD" + echo "partition table which defines how this BIOS partition is to be split up." + echo "This table declares the offsets and sizes of your / partition, your swap" + echo "space, and any other partitions you might create. (NOTE: The OpenBSD" + echo "disk label offsets are absolute, ie. relative to the start of the disk..." + echo "NOT relative to the start of the BIOS 'A6' partition)." + echo + md_checkfordisklabel $_disk case $? in 0) - echo -n "Do you wish to edit the OpenBSD disklabel on $_disk? [y]" ;; 1) - md_prep_fdisk ${_disk} - echo "WARNING: Disk $_disk has no label" - echo -n "Do you want to create one with the disklabel editor? [y]" + echo "WARNING: Disk $_disk has no label. You will be creating a new one." + echo ;; 2) - echo "WARNING: Label on disk $_disk is corrupted" - echo -n "Do you want to try and repair the damage using the disklabel editor? [y]" + echo "WARNING: Label on disk $_disk is corrupted. You will be repairing." + echo ;; esac - getresp "y" - case "$resp" in - y*|Y*) ;; - *) return ;; - esac - # display example cat << \__md_prep_disklabel_1 +If this disk is shared with other operating systems, ensure those operating +systems have a BIOS partition table entry that spans the space they occupy +completely. For safetyp, also make sure all OpenBSD file systems within the +offset and size specified in the 'A6' BIOS partition table. (By default, the +disklabel editor will try to enforce this). -Here is an example of what the partition information will look like once -you have entered the disklabel editor. Disk partition sizes and offsets -are in sector (most likely 512 bytes) units. Make sure these size/offset -pairs are on cylinder boundaries (the number of sector per cylinder is -given in the `sectors/cylinder' entry, which is not shown here). - -Also, if this disk is shared with other operating systems and have a BIOS -partition table, make sure all file systems reserved for OpenBSD are within -the offset and size specified in the BIOS partition table. - -Do not change any parameters except the partition layout and the label name. - -[Example] -16 partitions: -# size offset fstype [fsize bsize cpg] - a: 50176 0 4.2BSD 1024 8192 16 # (Cyl. 0 - 111) - b: 64512 50176 swap # (Cyl. 112 - 255) - c: 640192 0 unknown # (Cyl. 0 - 1428) - d: 525504 114688 4.2BSD 1024 8192 16 # (Cyl. 256 - 1428) -[End of example] +If you are unsure of how to use multiple partitions properly (ie. seperating +/, /usr, /tmp, /var, /usr/local, and other things) just split the disk into +an root and swap partition for now. __md_prep_disklabel_1 - echo -n "Press [Enter] to continue " - getresp "" disklabel -E ${_disk} } @@ -215,41 +198,39 @@ md_welcome_banner() { { if [ "$MODE" = "install" ]; then echo "" - echo "Welcome to the OpenBSD/i386 ${VERSION} installation program." + echo "Welcome to the OpenBSD/i386 ${VERSION_MAJOR}.${VERSION_MINOR} installation program." cat << \__welcome_banner_1 -This program is designed to help you put OpenBSD on your disk, -in a simple and rational way. You'll be asked several questions, -and it would probably be useful to have your disk's hardware -manual, the installation notes, and a calculator handy. +This program is designed to help you put OpenBSD on your disk, in a simple +and rational way. You'll be asked several questions, and it would probably +be useful to have your disk's hardware manual, the installation notes, and a +calculator handy. __welcome_banner_1 else echo "" - echo "Welcome to the OpenBSD/i386 ${VERSION} upgrade program." + echo "Welcome to the OpenBSD/i386 ${VERSION_MAJOR}.${VERSION_MINOR} upgrade program." cat << \__welcome_banner_2 -This program is designed to help you upgrade your OpenBSD system in a -simple and rational way. - -As a reminder, installing the `etc' binary set is NOT recommended. -Once the rest of your system has been upgraded, you should manually -merge any changes to files in the `etc' set into those files which +This program is designed to help you upgrade your OpenBSD system in a simple +and rational way. As a reminder, installing the `etc' binary set is NOT +recommended. Once the rest of your system has been upgraded, you should +manually merge any changes to files in the `etc' set into those files which already exist on your system. __welcome_banner_2 fi cat << \__welcome_banner_3 -As with anything which modifies your disk's contents, this -program can cause SIGNIFICANT data loss, and you are advised -to make sure your data is backed up before beginning the -installation process. +As with anything which modifies your disk's contents, this program can cause +SIGNIFICANT data loss, and you are advised to make sure your data is backed +up before beginning the installation process. -Default answers are displayed in brackets after the questions. -You can hit Control-C at any time to quit, but if you do so at a -prompt, you may have to hit return. Also, quitting in the middle of -installation may leave your system in an inconsistent state. +Default answers are displayed in brackets after the questions. You can hit +Control-C at any time to quit, but if you do so at a prompt, you may have +to hit return. Also, quitting in the middle of installation may leave your +system in an inconsistent state. If you hit Control-C and restart the +install, the install program will remember many of your old answers. __welcome_banner_3 } | more @@ -258,8 +239,8 @@ __welcome_banner_3 md_not_going_to_install() { cat << \__not_going_to_install_1 -OK, then. Enter `halt' at the prompt to halt the machine. Once the -machine has halted, power-cycle the system to load new boot code. +OK, then. Enter `halt' at the prompt to halt the machine. Once the machine +has halted, power-cycle the system to load new boot code. __not_going_to_install_1 } @@ -273,9 +254,9 @@ md_congrats() { fi cat << __congratulations_1 -CONGRATULATIONS! You have successfully $what OpenBSD! -To boot the installed system, enter halt at the command prompt. Once the -system has halted, reset the machine and boot from the disk. +CONGRATULATIONS! You have successfully $what OpenBSD! To boot the installed +system, enter halt at the command prompt. Once the system has halted, reset +the machine and boot from the disk. __congratulations_1 } |