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diff --git a/distrib/notes/mvme88k/install b/distrib/notes/mvme88k/install index 0171fe98666..eb2ebaaf014 100644 --- a/distrib/notes/mvme88k/install +++ b/distrib/notes/mvme88k/install @@ -1,4 +1,4 @@ -dnl $OpenBSD: install,v 1.16 2004/03/16 08:25:00 jmc Exp $ +dnl $OpenBSD: install,v 1.17 2004/03/17 09:25:10 jmc Exp $ OpenBSDInstallPrelude There are several ways to install OpenBSD onto a disk. The easiest way @@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ to "go back" for some reason. After taking care of all that, the system should be brought down gracefully using the shutdown(8) and/or halt(8) commands, which will eventually go -bakc to the ``BUG>'' prompt (it may be necessary to send a break if the +back to the ``BUG>'' prompt (it may be necessary to send a break if the system is completely halted). @@ -86,12 +86,12 @@ Booting from Network: OpenBSD/MACHINE can boot off any network card supported by the BUG, even if the card itself is not supported by OpenBSD. Two network boot loaders are provided: one for Sun-compatible diskless setup (bootparams and NFS -root), and a simpler version limited to tftp support. +root), and a simpler version limited to TFTP support. The Sun-compatible network bootloader currently only supports the MVME187 -on-board interface, and will not be able to boot from any other ethernet +on-board interface, and will not be able to boot from any other Ethernet controller. The tftp bootloader does not have this limitation and will boot -from any BUG-supported ethernet controller. +from any BUG-supported Ethernet controller. If you plan to use the Sun-compatible bootloader, "netboot", it will be necessary to set up a complete diskless client configuration on a server. If @@ -104,11 +104,11 @@ SunOS systems, add_client(8) and the Sun System/Networks administrators guide constitute a good start; on Solaris systems, share(1M) is a good starting point as well). -Using the tftp-compatible bootloader, "tftpboot", only requires a tftp +Using the TFTP-compatible bootloader, "tftpboot", only requires a TFTP server to be installed on the network, with both the tftpboot file and the kernel image (usually bsd.rd) available from it. -The list of BUG-supported ethernet controllers is available with the +The list of BUG-supported Ethernet controllers is available with the "NIOT;A" command. For example: 187-Bug> NIOT;A @@ -187,7 +187,7 @@ from the server with the NBO command: 187-Bug> NBO 00 00 -or if you know the IP address for the MACHINE and the tftp server, +or if you know the IP address for the MACHINE and the TFTP server, you can directly provide the boot loader's filename and the kernel name on the commandline: |