diff options
Diffstat (limited to 'distrib/notes/amd64/install')
| -rw-r--r-- | distrib/notes/amd64/install | 65 |
1 files changed, 41 insertions, 24 deletions
diff --git a/distrib/notes/amd64/install b/distrib/notes/amd64/install index 6a2df1a1113..79786f6e06e 100644 --- a/distrib/notes/amd64/install +++ b/distrib/notes/amd64/install @@ -1,9 +1,9 @@ -dnl $OpenBSD: install,v 1.1 2004/02/07 21:29:10 deraadt Exp $ +dnl $OpenBSD: install,v 1.2 2004/02/07 22:47:49 miod Exp $ OpenBSDInstallPrelude -If OpenBSD will be sharing the disk with DOS or another operating -system, you should have already completed the section of these notes -that instructed you on how to prepare your hard disk. You should know +If OpenBSD will be sharing the disk with another operating system, +you should have already completed the section of these notes that +instructed you on how to prepare your hard disk. You should know the size of the OpenBSD area of the disk and its offset from the beginning of the disk. You will need this information when setting up your OpenBSD partitions. If your BIOS uses translated geometry, you @@ -13,35 +13,52 @@ that use the translated geometry. There are several ways to install OpenBSD onto a disk. The easiest way, should your computer support it, is to boot off the OpenBSD CD-ROM, or -off the bootable CD-ROM mini image. Otherwise, you can boot from a 3.5" -1.44MB floppy disk if your machine has a floppy drive. +off the bootable CD-ROM mini image. +dnl Otherwise, you can boot from a 3.5" +dnl 1.44MB floppy disk if your machine has a floppy drive. OpenBSDInstallPart2 - With either the CD-ROM or the floppy in the drive, reboot your - computer. You might have to play with your BIOS options to let the - computer boot from the installation media, rather than the hard - disk. - - It will take a while to load the kernel from a floppy or slow - speed CD-ROM drive, most likely more than a minute. If some - action doesn't eventually happen, or the spinning cursor has - stopped and nothing further has happened, either your boot floppy - is bad or you are having hardware problems. If trying another - floppy disk doesn't help, try booting after disabling your CPU's - internal and external caches (if any). If it still doesn't work, - OpenBSD probably can't be run on your hardware. This can probably - be considered a bug, so you might want to report it. - If you do, please {:-include-:} as many details about your system - configuration as you can. - +dnl With either the CD-ROM or the floppy in the drive, reboot your +dnl computer. You might have to play with your BIOS options to let the +dnl computer boot from the installation media, rather than the hard +dnl disk. + With the CD-ROM in the drive, reboot your computer. You might + have to play with your BIOS options to let the computer boot + from the installation media, rather than the hard disk. + +dnl It will take a while to load the kernel from a floppy or slow +dnl speed CD-ROM drive, most likely more than a minute. If some +dnl action doesn't eventually happen, or the spinning cursor has +dnl stopped and nothing further has happened, either your boot floppy +dnl is bad or you are having hardware problems. If trying another +dnl floppy disk doesn't help, try booting after disabling your CPU's +dnl internal and external caches (if any). If it still doesn't work, +dnl OpenBSD probably can't be run on your hardware. This can probably +dnl be considered a bug, so you might want to report it. +dnl If you do, please {:-include-:} as many details about your system +dnl configuration as you can. +dnl OpenBSDBootMsgs You will next be asked for your terminal type. You should just hit return to select the default (vt220). -OpenBSDInstallPart3({:- or "wd0" for IDE/RLL/ESDI/ST506 drives-:}) +dnl Replace the following paragraph... +dnl with this: + After entering the terminal type you will be asked whether you + wish to do an "(I)nstall". Enter 'I' for a fresh install. + + You will be presented with a welcome message and asked if + you really wish to install. Assuming you answered yes, the + install program will then tell you which disks of that type + it can install on, and ask you which it should use. + The name of the disk is typically "sd0" for SCSI drives or + "wd0" for IDE/RLL/ESDI/ST506 drives. + Reply with the name of your disk. +dnl OpenBSDInstallPart3({:- or "wd0" for IDE/RLL/ESDI/ST506 drives-:}) +dnl once upgrades are available Next you will have to edit or create a disk label for the disk OpenBSD is being installed on. If there are any existing |