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diff --git a/distrib/notes/arm64/prep b/distrib/notes/arm64/prep index 65e06a60ca0..232f9ec2b27 100644 --- a/distrib/notes/arm64/prep +++ b/distrib/notes/arm64/prep @@ -1,4 +1,4 @@ -dnl $OpenBSD: prep,v 1.14 2021/08/31 01:54:12 jsg Exp $ +dnl $OpenBSD: prep,v 1.15 2022/04/06 23:01:05 kettenis Exp $ Please be aware that OpenBSD support for this platform is far from complete. @@ -52,6 +52,37 @@ script. The bootloader will then run and try to load sd0a:/bsd off an FFS filesystem after a timeout. +Install on Apple Silicon: + + These machines do not come with UEFI firmware by default. In order + to install OpenBSD on these machine you need to run the Asahi Linux + installer first in macOS or the macOS recovery environment. + Instructions on how to download and run the Asahi Linux installer + can be found at https://asahilinux.org/. Run it in macOS or the + macOS recovery environment. + + Note that while running the suggested: + curl https://alx.sh | sh + is probably safe, it is teaching a bad habit. It is better to + download the installer: + curl -o alx.sh https://alx.sh + and inspect the alx.sh script before running it: + sh alx.sh + + You will have to create some free space for your OpenBSD install by + choosing the + "Resize an existing partition to make space for a new OS" + option first. Once that is done, pick the + "Install an OS into free space" + option, choose + "UEFI environment only (m1n1 + U-Boot + ESP)" + and follow the steps presented to you. + + Now you can copy the miniroot or install image + ("miniroot{:--:}OSrev.img" or "install{:--:}OSrev.img") to a USB + drive, plug it into one of the type-C ports on the machine and reset + the machine to boot into the OpenBSD installer. + Install on Raspberry Pi: As of OpenBSD 6.9, the standard miniroot supports at least the |