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diff --git a/distrib/notes/loongson/install b/distrib/notes/loongson/install index 265ed43eaa6..76262579709 100644 --- a/distrib/notes/loongson/install +++ b/distrib/notes/loongson/install @@ -1,4 +1,4 @@ -dnl $OpenBSD: install,v 1.11 2010/03/06 20:11:40 otto Exp $ +dnl $OpenBSD: install,v 1.12 2010/03/16 17:23:09 miod Exp $ OpenBSDInstallPrelude Booting the installation media: @@ -73,6 +73,8 @@ OpenBSDURLInstall OpenBSDCDROMInstall +OpenBSDNFSInstall + OpenBSDDISKInstall({:-"wdN" or -:},,{:-, Linux (ext2) or MS-DOS-:}) OpenBSDCommonInstall @@ -82,122 +84,109 @@ dnl OpenBSDTAPEInstall dnl OpenBSDInstallWrapup - Lemote systems final steps: +Lemote systems final steps: - Lemote systems ship with a boot menu. After an installation - preserving the Linux partitions is complete, you can add an - OpenBSD entry to the boot menu to be able to boot OpenBSD - more easily. + Lemote systems ship with a boot menu. After an installation + preserving the Linux partitions is complete, you can add an OpenBSD + entry to the boot menu to be able to boot OpenBSD more easily. - The boot menu contents are found in /boot/boot.cfg on the Linux - partition. To add an OpenBSD entry, simply add a new entry in - the file, such as: + The boot menu contents are found in /boot/boot.cfg on the Linux + partition. To add an OpenBSD entry, simply add a new entry in the + file, such as: title OpenBSD kernel /dev/fs/ext2@wd0/boot/boot args "" - In the example above, /dev/fs/ext2@wd0/boot/boot is the PMON - path to the OpenBSD bootloader, which is copied to - that location by the install script. + In the example above, /dev/fs/ext2@wd0/boot/boot is the PMON path + to the OpenBSD bootloader, which is copied to that location by the + install script. - You may make OpenBSD the default option by changing the - ``default'' line near the top of the file. The value on this - line is the index of the default entry, starting at zero. So - if you added the OpenBSD entry as the fourth entry in the - file, it would become the default choice with: + You may make OpenBSD the default option by changing the ``default'' + line near the top of the file. The value on this line is the index + of the default entry, starting at zero. So if you added the OpenBSD + entry as the fourth entry in the file, it would become the default + choice with: default 3 - The timeout until the default choice is selected, in seconds, - can be modified on the ``timeout'' line. - - However, due to side effects of PMON operation, automatic - loading of OpenBSD binaries (bootloader or kernel) causes - a register dump to be silently displayed by PMON; while - it won't be visible on screen, PMON will gladly wait for - user input to continue if it believes it has written too - much output. - - To overcome this annoyance, simply change the `moresz' - environment variable to a large value (30 or larger will - do): - - PMON> set moresz 30 - - The bootloader will attempt to load the kernel file set in - the `bsd' environment variable. Should this fail, it will - wait for user commands. The value of `bsd' should be a - path within the OpenBSD root filesystem on the disk, such - as: - - PMON> set bsd /bsd - - If you have removed the Linux installation or if you do not - want to use the boot menu, you may simply disable it in the - environment, and set the `al' variable - to point to the bootloader path: - - PMON> set ShowBootMenu no - PMON> set al /dev/fs/ext2@wd0/boot/boot - - Alternatively, you might want to create a /boot/boot.cfg - file in the small Linux partition created by the installation. - - On the Fuloong 2F, getting PMON to use the serial console - is tricky, due to PMON bugs and design decisions made by - Lemote. - PMON's default serial speed is 115200, and OpenBSD will - also use that speed. By default, it is possible to use - serial input if no USB keyboard is attached. PMON will - nevertheless display its output on the VGA display. - To get full serial access, the first step is to boot - into PMON> with both serial console and VGA display but - no USB keyboard attached. - You can type on the serial console, but output will be shown - on the VGA display. Next enter the following - commands: - - PMON> set novga 1 - PMON> set nokbd 1 - PMON> set al "" - PMON> set ShowBootMenu no - - If you have a dual boot setup, mount the Linux boot partition - and rename /boot/boot.cfg so that it does not get found by - PMON. This will enable full serial access to PMON on - the Fuloong 2F. - - Gdium systems final steps: - - Gdium systems do not have a boot menu, and directly boot the - system (Linux, by default). Unfortunately, the OpenBSD - bootloader operation is very limited on this machine, as - it can not access USB devices (which means no keyboard - input as well). - - To overcome this and be able to boot OpenBSD nevertheless, - the bootloader relies upon PMON's ability to load a Linux - so-called ``initrd'' image. By making PMON load the kernel - as the ``initrd'' image, and then run the bootloader, - the bootloader will be able to ``load'' the OpenBSD kernel - correctly. - - The path to the file booted by default is set in the `al' - environment variable, and the path to the initrd image is - set in the `rd' environment variable. - - To boot the bsd kernel on the G-Key by default, assuming it - has been copied to /boot/bsd on the first ext3 partition, and - the bootloader has been copied to /boot/boot on the same - filesystem, the settings are: - - PMON> set al /dev/fs/ext2@usbg0/boot/boot - PMON> set rd /dev/fs/ext2@usbg0/boot/bsd - - Alternatively, you can disable autoboot by removing this - variable: - - PMON> unset al + The timeout until the default choice is selected, in seconds, can + be modified on the ``timeout'' line. + + However, due to side effects of PMON operation, automatic loading + of OpenBSD binaries (bootloader or kernel) causes a register dump + to be silently displayed by PMON; while it won't be visible on + screen, PMON will gladly wait for user input to continue if it + believes it has written too much output. + + To overcome this annoyance, simply change the `moresz' environment + variable to a large value (30 or larger will do): + + PMON> set moresz 30 + + The bootloader will attempt to load the kernel file set in the `bsd' + environment variable. Should this fail, it will wait for user + commands. The value of `bsd' should be a path within the OpenBSD + root filesystem on the disk, such as: + + PMON> set bsd /bsd + + If you have removed the Linux installation or if you do not want to + use the boot menu, you may simply disable it in the environment, and + set the `al' variable to point to the bootloader path: + + PMON> set ShowBootMenu no + PMON> set al /dev/fs/ext2@wd0/boot/boot + + Alternatively, you might want to create a /boot/boot.cfg file in the + small Linux partition created by the installation. + + On the Fuloong 2F, getting PMON to use the serial console is tricky, + due to PMON bugs and design decisions made by Lemote. PMON's default + serial speed is 115200, and OpenBSD will also use that speed. By + default, it is only possible to use serial input if no USB keyboard is + attached. PMON will nevertheless display its output on the VGA display. + To get full serial access, the first step is to boot into PMON> with + both serial console and VGA display but no USB keyboard attached. + You can type on the serial console, but output will be shown on the + VGA display. Next enter the following commands: + + PMON> set novga 1 + PMON> set nokbd 1 + PMON> set al "" + PMON> set ShowBootMenu no + + If you have a dual boot setup, mount the Linux boot partition and + rename /boot/boot.cfg so that it does not get found by PMON. This + will enable full serial access to PMON on the Fuloong 2F. + +Gdium systems final steps: + + Gdium systems do not have a boot menu, and directly boot the system + (Linux, by default). Unfortunately, the OpenBSD bootloader operation + is very limited on this machine, as it can not access USB devices + (which means no keyboard input as well). + + To overcome this and be able to boot OpenBSD nevertheless, the + bootloader relies upon PMON's ability to load a Linux so-called + ``initrd'' image. By making PMON load the kernel as the ``initrd''i + image, and then run the bootloader, the bootloader will be able to + ``load'' the OpenBSD kernel correctly. + + The path to the file booted by default is set in the `al' environment + variable, and the path to the initrd image is set in the `rd' + environment variable. + + To boot the bsd kernel on the G-Key by default, assuming it has been + copied to /boot/bsd on the first ext3 partition, and the bootloader + has been copied to /boot/boot on the same filesystem, the settings + are: + + PMON> set al /dev/fs/ext2@usbg0/boot/boot + PMON> set rd /dev/fs/ext2@usbg0/boot/bsd + + Alternatively, you can disable autoboot by removing this variable: + + PMON> unset al OpenBSDCongratulations |