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diff --git a/distrib/notes/mac68k/prep b/distrib/notes/mac68k/prep index 3448dd172aa..4c8ef66de8b 100644 --- a/distrib/notes/mac68k/prep +++ b/distrib/notes/mac68k/prep @@ -1,6 +1,10 @@ -dnl $OpenBSD: prep,v 1.14 2004/03/23 13:47:41 nick Exp $ -Find your favorite disk partitioning utility. Some -of the ones that have been tried and seem to work are: +dnl $OpenBSD: prep,v 1.15 2004/12/03 20:42:05 miod Exp $ +If your machine only has one SCSI disk, you will need to share the disk +with Mac OS. You might have to repartition and/or reinstall Mac OS in +order to make room available for OpenBSD. + +Find your favorite disk partitioning utility. Some of the ones that have +been tried and seem to work are: APS Powertools 2.7.3 SCSI Directory Lite Disk Manager Mac from OnTrack @@ -10,47 +14,42 @@ of the ones that have been tried and seem to work are: "HD SC Setup" is included with the supported versions of Mac OS. This utility ignores non-Apple hard disks unless you patch it with the -application found at <http://www.euronet.nl/users/ernstoud/hdpatch.html>. - -** First, be sure you have a reliable backup of any data -** which you may want to keep. All information on the hard -** drive you will be repartitioning will be lost. - -That done, use your favorite partitioning utility to make -at least one A/UX "Root & Usr" partition and an A/UX "Swap" -partition. The "Root & Usr" partition should be _at least_ -250MB in size if you wish to install all the sets. This partition -will be the root partition of your OpenBSD system. - -Generally, you should allocate twice as much swap space as you have real -memory (so, if you have 16MB of RAM, specify 32MB of swap space). -Systems that will be heavily used or that are low on real -memory should have more swap space allocated. Systems that -will be only lightly used can get away with less. - -If you like, you can also create a smaller root partition -and a larger /usr. If you plan to use this machine as a -server, you may also want a separate /var. Create these -partitions as the BSD "usr" or "User slice X" type. - -It is also possible to use the Mkfs utility to "convert" partitions from -Mac OS partitions to BSD partitions. Mkfs will be discussed in more detail -later, but it is also very possible to simply prepare your hard drive by -partitioning it with Mac OS partitions of the correct size. If you do this, -simply select the "Convert" button when choosing partitions to build a -filesystem on in Mkfs (see below). - -Before moving on, you should make sure that your machine is running the correct -software on the Mac OS side. In the Memory control panel, you should turn -Virtual Memory off whenever you are planning to use the BSD/Mac68k Booter. -You should also make sure that your machine is using 32-bit addressing. If -there is no "Addressing:" option in your Memory control panel and your +application found at the following URL: + http://www.euronet.nl/users/ernstoud/hdpatch.html +Alternatively, one might prefer to use the A/UX version which does not +have such a restriction, and can be found at the following URL: + http://www.euronet.nl/users/ernstoud/hdsetup.html + +Prior to attempting to repartition your disk, everything of value on the +drive should be backed up. All information on the drive you will be +repartitioning will be lost. + +That done, use your favorite partitioning utility and make any necessary +Mac OS partitions, then restore your data. + +You might want to create your OpenBSD partitions at this time, rather than +with the "pdisk" utility during the installation itself. In this case, +create one "A/UX Root" partition (for the / filesystem), one "Swap" +partition (for swap, obviously), and as many "Usr file system" or +"Unreserved" partitions as you want (for the other filesystems, such as +/tmp, /usr, /var, etc). + +You will also need to install the BSD/Mac68k Booter on your Mac OS +system. It is available in the utils/ subdirectory of the distribution, +in self-extracting and binhex form as booter.sea.hqx. +Extract it as you would for any other Macintosh application. + +Before moving on, you should make sure that your machine is running the +correct software on the Mac OS side. In the Memory control panel, you +should turn Virtual Memory off whenever you are planning to use the +BSD/Mac68k Booter. + +You should also make sure that your machine is using 32-bit addressing. +If there is no "Addressing:" option in your Memory control panel and your machine is supported, you will probably need Mode32. Mode32 is a control -panel and extension combination which enables 32-bit addressing on older Macs -which do not use it by default. This program is available from any Info-Mac -mirror. Finally, we recommend strongly that, at least for the purposes of -setting the system up, you run with the machine's monitor in 1-bit ("Black -and White" in the monitor's control panel) mode. +panel and extension combination which enables 32-bit addressing on older +Macs which do not use it by default. This program is available from any +Info-Mac mirror. All of that done and accounted for, you are now set to install OpenBSD on your hard drive. |