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Diffstat (limited to 'distrib/notes/alpha/xfer')
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1 files changed, 10 insertions, 10 deletions
diff --git a/distrib/notes/alpha/xfer b/distrib/notes/alpha/xfer index c82a37b4749..dce80c9877e 100644 --- a/distrib/notes/alpha/xfer +++ b/distrib/notes/alpha/xfer @@ -20,18 +20,18 @@ To boot from CD-ROM: ignore them (unless it is DKA0). For example, if your cdrom is listed as DKA600, you want to use dka6 (device ID's are case insensitive). Insert the OpenBSD/alpha CD - and enter "boot -fi 2.3/alpha/bsd.rd DEVICE" where DEVICE is + and enter "boot -fi OSREV/alpha/bsd.rd DEVICE" where DEVICE is the dka device. Note that the argument order is important here. If this does not work, you'll have to create a boot floppy or bootable hard disk; follow the directions below. (A boot floppy image is included on the CD-ROM as - 2.3/alpha/floppy.fs.) + OSREV/{:--:}MACHINE/floppy{:--:}OSrev.fs.) If you have a floppy drive on your alpha: If you are using a UN*X-like system to write the floppy image to disk, you should use the "dd" command to copy the - file system image (floppy.fs) directly to the raw floppy + file system image (floppy{:--:}OSrev.fs) directly to the raw floppy disk. It is suggested that you read the dd(1) manual page or ask your system administrator to determine the correct set of arguments to use; it will be slightly different from @@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ If you have a floppy drive on your alpha: If you are using a DOS PC to write the floppy image to disk, you should use the "rawrite" utility, provided in the "i386/inst" directory of the OpenBSD distribution. It - will write the file system image (floppy.fs) to a disk. + will write the file system image (floppy{:--:}OSrev.fs) to a disk. You can boot it using "boot dva0". Note that, when installing, the floppy can be write-protected (i.e. @@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ If you don't have a floppy drive on your alpha: You must use a UN*X-like system to write the floppy image to the hard disk you will be using for OpenBSD/alpha. You should use the "dd" command to copy the file system image - (floppy.fs) directly to the raw 'c' device (whole disk) of + (floppy{:--:}OSrev.fs) directly to the raw 'c' device (whole disk) of the target hard disk. It is suggested that you read the dd(1) manual page or ask your system administrator to determine the correct set of arguments to use; it will be @@ -94,13 +94,13 @@ following: administrator.) In the above example, "<dist_directories>" are the distribution sets' directories, for the distribution sets you wish to place on the tape. For instance, to put - the "base23" and "etc23" distributions on tape (in order + the "base{:--:}OSrev" and "etc{:--:}OSrev" distributions on tape (in order to do the absolute minimum installation to a new disk), you would do the following: - cd .../2.3 # the top of the tree - cd alpha/ - tar cf <tape_device> base23 etc23 + cd .../OSREV # the top of the tree + cd MACHINE/ + tar cf <tape_device> base{:--:}OSrev etc{:--:}OSrev (Note that you still need to fill in "<tape_device>" in the example.) @@ -153,7 +153,7 @@ must do the following: Place the distribution sets you wish to upgrade somewhere in your current file system tree. At a bare minimum, you must upgrade the "base" binary distribution, and so must - put the "base23" set somewhere in your file system. If + put the "base{:--:}OSrev" set somewhere in your file system. If you wish, you can do the other sets, as well, but you should NOT upgrade the "etc" distribution; the "etc" distribution contains system configuration files that you should review |