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diff --git a/distrib/macppc/ramdisk/install.md b/distrib/macppc/ramdisk/install.md index 3ab5237ca97..323848d4805 100644 --- a/distrib/macppc/ramdisk/install.md +++ b/distrib/macppc/ramdisk/install.md @@ -1,4 +1,4 @@ -# $OpenBSD: install.md,v 1.7 2002/03/31 17:30:30 deraadt Exp $ +# $OpenBSD: install.md,v 1.8 2002/04/25 21:28:13 miod Exp $ # # # Copyright (c) 1996 The NetBSD Foundation, Inc. @@ -154,23 +154,26 @@ md_init_mbr() { md_init_hfs() { pdisk /dev/${1}c } + md_checkfordisklabel() { # $1 is the disk to check local rval - echo - echo "Apple systems have two methods to label/partition a boot disk." - echo "Either the disk can be partitioned with Apple HFS partition" - echo "tools to contain an \"Unused\" partition, or without any" - echo "MacOS tools, the disk can be labled using an MBR partition table" - echo "If the HFS (DPME) partition table is used, after the disk is" - echo "partitioned with the Apple software, the \"Unused\" section" - echo "must be changed to type \"OpenBSD\" name \"OpenBSD\" using the" - echo "pdisk tool contained on this ramdisk. The disklabel can" - echo "then be edited normally" - echo "WARNING: the MBR partitioning code will HAPPILY overwrite/destroy" - echo "any HFS partitions on the disk, including the partition table." - echo "Choose the MBR option carefully, knowing this fact." + cat << __EOT + +Apple systems have two methods to label/partition a boot disk. + +Either the disk can be partitioned with Apple HFS partition tools to contain +an "Unused" partition, or without any MacOS tools, the disk can be labled +using an MBR partition table. +If the HFS (DPME) partition table is used, after the disk is partitioned with +the Apple software, the "Unused" section must be changed to type "OpenBSD" name +"OpenBSD" using the pdisk tool contained on this ramdisk. The disklabel can +then be edited normally. +WARNING: the MBR partitioning code will HAPPILY overwrite/destroy any HFS +partitions on the disk, including the partition table. +Choose the MBR option carefully, knowing this fact. +__EOT echo -n "Do you want to choose (H)FS labeling or (M)BR labeling [H] " getresp "h" @@ -200,15 +203,16 @@ md_checkforMBRdisklabel() { getresp "n" case "$resp" in n*|N*) md_init_mbr $1;; - *) echo - echo "You may keep your current setup if you want to be able to use any" - echo "already loaded OS. However you will be asked to prepare an empty" - echo "partition for OpenBSD later. There must also be at least ~0.5MB free space" - echo "in the boot partition to hold the OpenBSD bootloader." - echo - echo "Also note that the boot partition must be included as partition" - echo "'i' in the OpenBSD disklabel." - echo + *) cat << __EOT +You may keep your current setup if you want to be able to use any already +loaded OS. However you will be asked to prepare an empty partition for OpenBSD +later. There must also be at least ~0.5MB free space in the boot partition to +hold the OpenBSD bootloader. + +Also note that the boot partition must be included as partition 'i' in the +OpenBSD disklabel. + +__EOT echo -n "Do you want to keep the current MSDOS partition setup? [y]" getresp "y" case "$resp" in @@ -236,18 +240,19 @@ md_prep_fdisk() local _done _disk=$1 - echo - echo "This disk has not previously been used with OpenBSD. You may share" - echo "this disk with other operating systems. However, to be able to boot" - echo "the system you will need a small DOS partition in the beginning of" - echo "the disk to hold the kernel boot. OpenFirmware understands" - echo "how to read an MSDOS style format from the disk." - echo - echo "This DOS style partitioning has been taken care of if" - echo "you chose to do that initialization earlier in the install." - echo - echo "WARNING: Wrong information in the BIOS partition table might" - echo "render the disk unusable." + cat << __EOT + +This disk has not previously been used with OpenBSD. You may share this disk +with other operating systems. However, to be able to boot the system you will +need a small DOS partition in the beginning of the disk to hold the kernel +boot. OpenFirmware understands how to read an MSDOS style format from the disk. + +This DOS style partitioning has been taken care of if you chose to do that +initialization earlier in the install" + +WARNING: Wrong information in the BIOS partition table might render the disk +unusable. +__EOT echo -n "Press [Enter] to continue " getresp "" @@ -261,7 +266,7 @@ md_prep_fdisk() _done=0 while [ $_done = 0 ]; do echo - cat << \__md_prep_fdisk_1 + cat << __EOT An OpenBSD partition should have type (i.d.) of 166 (A6), and should be the only partition marked as active. Also make sure that the size of the partition @@ -272,7 +277,7 @@ The fdisk utility will be started update mode (interactive.) You will be able to add / modify this information as needed. If you make a mistake, simply exit fdisk without storing the new information, and you will be allowed to start over. -__md_prep_fdisk_1 +__EOT echo echo -n "Press [Enter] to continue " getresp "" @@ -331,7 +336,7 @@ md_prep_disklabel() esac # display example - cat << \__md_prep_disklabel_1 + cat << __EOT Disk partition sizes and offsets are in sector (most likely 512 bytes) units. You may set these size/offset pairs on cylinder boundaries @@ -356,7 +361,7 @@ Do not change any parameters except the partition layout and the label name. h: 2008403 4256797 4.2BSD 1024 8192 16 # (Cyl. 4626*- 6809*) i: 10208 32 MSDOS # (Cyl. 0*- 11*) [End of example] -__md_prep_disklabel_1 +__EOT echo -n "Press [Enter] to continue " getresp "" if [[ $disklabeltype = "HFS" ]] |