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diff --git a/distrib/notes/alpha/install b/distrib/notes/alpha/install index ad282eb6871..6b4da58f568 100644 --- a/distrib/notes/alpha/install +++ b/distrib/notes/alpha/install @@ -1,4 +1,4 @@ -dnl $OpenBSD: install,v 1.18 2002/03/30 22:52:57 miod Exp $ +dnl $OpenBSD: install,v 1.19 2002/04/07 22:13:01 miod Exp $ OpenBSDInstallPrelude dnl XXX document mopbooting from the SRM console. @@ -10,7 +10,8 @@ installation floppies, if your machine has a floppy drive. Booting from Floppy Disk installation media: - At the SRM console prompt, enter "boot dva0" and hit return. + At the SRM console prompt, enter + boot dva0 You should see info about the primary and secondary boot and then the kernel should start to load. It will take a while to load the kernel from the floppy, most likely more @@ -22,16 +23,17 @@ Booting from Floppy Disk installation media: Booting from CD-ROM installation media: - At the SRM console prompt, enter "show device" and hit return + At the SRM console prompt, enter + show device to find the device ID of your CD-ROM drive (the device ID is - in the second column and should start with DKA for a SCSI - CD-ROM drive). If your drive shows up with a drive number - with trailing zeros, you will want to ignore them (unless - it is DKA0). For example, if your CD-ROM drive is listed + usually in the second column (``bootdev'') and should start + with DKA for a SCSI CD-ROM drive). If your drive shows up with + a drive number with trailing zeros, you will want to ignore them + (unless it is DKA0). For example, if your CD-ROM drive is listed as DKA600, you want to use dka6 (device ID's are case insensitive). Insert the OpenBSD/MACHINE CD and enter - "boot -fi OSREV/MACHINE/bsd.rd DEVICE" + boot -fi OSREV/MACHINE/bsd.rd DEVICE where DEVICE is the dka device name. Note that the argument order is important here. You should see info about the primary and secondary boot @@ -50,32 +52,19 @@ OpenBSDInstallPart2 OpenBSDBootMsgs - If you boot from a floppy, you will probably see several - warnings. You should be warned that the kernel can't figure - out what device it booted from and that no swap space is - present. Do not be alarmed, these are completely normal. - The first warning occurs because while OpenBSD/MACHINE can - boot from the floppy drive, the kernel itself lacks a floppy - driver. - You will next be asked for your terminal type. If you are - installing from a non-serial console, the default of "sun" + installing from a non-serial console, the default of "vt220" is correct. If you are installing from a serial console you should choose the terminal type from amongst those listed. - (If your terminal type is xterm, just use vt100). + (If your terminal type is xterm, just use vt220). + OpenBSDInstallPart3({:- or "wd0" for IDE drives-:}) OpenBSDInstallPart4 OpenBSDInstallPart5(sd0) -OpenBSDInstallNet(linkflags)dnl - The flags usually carry the following - meaning: - - -link0 -link1 Use BNC (coaxial) port [default] - link0 -link1 Use AUI port - link0 link1 Use UTP (twisted pair) port +OpenBSDInstallNet OpenBSDInstallNet2({:-CD-ROM, -:},nofloppy) |