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diff --git a/distrib/notes/socppc/contents b/distrib/notes/socppc/contents index 8f506e904d5..3091204e3f1 100644 --- a/distrib/notes/socppc/contents +++ b/distrib/notes/socppc/contents @@ -1,4 +1,4 @@ -dnl $OpenBSD: contents,v 1.9 2010/03/07 14:07:08 miod Exp $ +dnl $OpenBSD: contents,v 1.10 2010/03/16 17:23:09 miod Exp $ TopPart OpenBSDdistsets @@ -8,7 +8,8 @@ OpenBSDbsd OpenBSDrd bsd.bin A RAMDISK kernel that can be loaded directly - by the U-Boot firmware. Used for installation. + by the U-Boot firmware. Used for installation + on Thecus N1200. boot The OpenBSD/MACHINE secondary boot loader in U-Boot format. diff --git a/distrib/notes/socppc/install b/distrib/notes/socppc/install index 5d245341e30..94fd960b5b0 100644 --- a/distrib/notes/socppc/install +++ b/distrib/notes/socppc/install @@ -1,4 +1,4 @@ -dnl $OpenBSD: install,v 1.5 2009/05/13 18:38:29 miod Exp $ +dnl $OpenBSD: install,v 1.6 2010/03/16 17:23:09 miod Exp $ OpenBSDInstallPrelude OpenBSDInstallPart2 @@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ OpenBSDURLInstall OpenBSDCDROMInstall -OpenBSDDISKInstall({:-"wdN" or -:},,{:-, Linux (ext2) or MS-DOS-:}) +OpenBSDDISKInstall({:-"wdN" or -:},,{:- or MS-DOS-:}) OpenBSDCommonInstall diff --git a/distrib/notes/socppc/prep b/distrib/notes/socppc/prep index c35b5425723..3529cad47bc 100644 --- a/distrib/notes/socppc/prep +++ b/distrib/notes/socppc/prep @@ -1,214 +1,205 @@ -dnl $OpenBSD: prep,v 1.8 2010/02/17 21:16:23 kettenis Exp $ -To be able to boot the OpenBSD/MACHINE installation program on the -Thecus N1200, you will need to learn a bit about Das U-Boot, the -low-level process that controls the microprocessor after hardware -initialization. On the RouterBOARD RB600A, that task is handled by -RouterBOOT. +dnl $OpenBSD: prep,v 1.9 2010/03/16 17:23:09 miod Exp $ +To be able to boot the OpenBSD/MACHINE installation program on the Thecus +N1200, you will need to learn a bit about Das U-Boot, the low-level process +that controls the microprocessor after hardware initialization. -Talking to the Thecus +On the RouterBOARD RB600A, that task is handled by RouterBOOT. -The Thecus N1200 needs a serial cable. On the back of the disk drive -circuit board, there is either a 10-pin header (with one pin removed), -or 9 holes for you to solder in your own header. The ribbon cable -that connects from there to your serial cable or the serial port on -your computer is of the same type as used on older i386 PCs, but -be aware that there are two different types of 10-pin IDC to DB-9M -ribbon cable in use, which look identical (the differences are hidden -inside the DB-9 connector). The cable you need is wired using the -"AT-Everex" or "Asus" pinout, as described here: +Thecus N1200 setup: - http://www.pccables.com/07120.htm + Talking to the Thecus N1200 -and *not* the more straightforward to solder "crossed" type: + The Thecus N1200 needs a serial cable. On the back of the disk drive + circuit board, there is either a 10-pin header (with one pin removed), + or 9 holes for you to solder in your own header. The ribbon cable + that connects from there to your serial cable or the serial port on + your computer is of the same type as used on older i386 PCs, but + be aware that there are two different types of 10-pin IDC to DB-9M + ribbon cable in use, which look identical (the differences are hidden + inside the DB-9 connector). The cable you need is wired using the + "AT-Everex" or "Asus" pinout, as described here: - http://www.pccables.com/07121.htm. + http://www.pccables.com/07120.htm -If you wish to check a cable, or make your own, the pinouts are: + and *not* the more straightforward to solder "crossed" type: - DB9 IDC10 - === ===== - 1 2 3 4 5 1 3 5 7 9 - 6 7 8 9 2 4 6 8 10 + http://www.pccables.com/07121.htm. -Wire pin 1 to 1, 2 to 2 etc, with 10 not connected. + If you wish to check a cable, or make your own, the pinouts are: + DB9 IDC10 + === ===== + 1 2 3 4 5 1 3 5 7 9 + 6 7 8 9 2 4 6 8 10 -Booting Thecus N1200 + Wire pin 1 to 1, 2 to 2 etc, with 10 not connected. -When you have connected your computer, a command like "tip -115200 tty00" -(assuming you're using the first serial port on your machine) should -connect you to the Thecus console. Now apply power to the Thecus -and start it. -After some device probe information, you should see this prompt: + Booting the Thecus N1200 - Hit any key to stop autoboot: 1 + When you have connected your computer, a command such as + "tip -115200 tty00" (assuming tty00 is your serial port device) + should connect you to the Thecus console. Now apply power to the + Thecus and start it. -You have exactly one second to press a key and enter interactive -U-Boot. Fortunately it will typically accept a key typed during the -diagnostics that precede this prompt. + After some device probe information, you should see this prompt: -The recommended way to boot OpenBSD on Thecus is to configure networking and -load bsd.bin from a TFTP server. First networking must be configured -using the setenv command. + Hit any key to stop autoboot: 1 - => setenv ipaddr 10.0.0.21 - => setenv serverip 10.0.0.7 - => setenv gatewayip 10.0.0.7 + You have exactly one second to press a key and enter interactive + U-Boot. Fortunately it will typically accept a key typed during the + diagnostics that precede this prompt. -Once you have done this, and have set up your TFTP server on -the gateway machine (10.0.0.7 in the above example), you can -boot manually. + The recommended way to boot OpenBSD on Thecus is to configure + networking and load bsd.bin from a TFTP server. First networking must + be configured using the setenv command. - => tftpboot 200000 bsd.bin - Speed: 1000, full duplex - Using Freescale TSEC0 device - TFTP from server 10.0.0.7; our IP address is 10.0.0.21 - Filename 'bsd.bin'. - Load address: 0x200000 - Loading: ########################################################## - ############################################################# - ... - ###### - done - Bytes transferred = 295148 (480ec hex) - => go 200000 + => setenv ipaddr 10.0.0.21 + => setenv serverip 10.0.0.7 + => setenv gatewayip 10.0.0.7 -Copyright (c) 1982, 1986, 1989, 1991, 1993 - The Regents of the University of California. All rights reserved. -Copyright (c) 1995-2008 OpenBSD. All rights reserved. http://www.OpenBSD.org + Once you have done this, and have set up your TFTP server on the + gateway machine (10.0.0.7 in the above example), you can boot + manually. -OpenBSD 4.3 (RAMDISK) #175: Tue Mar 4 21:54:34 MST 2008 - deraadt@socppc.openbsd.org:/usr/src/sys/arch/socppc/compile/RAMDISK -real mem = 134217728 (128MB) -avail mem = 122384384 (116MB) -... -Install(I), Upgrade(U) or Shell(S)? + => tftpboot 200000 bsd.bin + Speed: 1000, full duplex + Using Freescale TSEC0 device + TFTP from server 10.0.0.7; our IP address is 10.0.0.21 + Filename 'bsd.bin'. + Load address: 0x200000 + Loading: ########################################################## + ############################################################# + ... + ###### + done + Bytes transferred = 295148 (480ec hex) + => go 200000 -If you then install to your hard disk, in future you can -load the OpenBSD/socppc boot loader + Once OpenBSD is installed on the hard disk, you will only need to + load the OpenBSD/MACHINE boot loader: - => tftpboot 200000 boot - => bootm + => tftpboot 200000 boot + => bootm -and just hit "return" to boot OpenBSD. + and just hit "return" to boot OpenBSD. -Automatic Booting + Automatic Booting -However, for easier booting, you may wish to modify the flash -memory so that the Thecus will boot automatically into OpenBSD -when it is powered up. + However, for easier booting, you may wish to store the OpenBSD boot + loader in the flash memory, so that the Thecus will boot automatically + into OpenBSD when it is powered up. - => erase fe780000 fe800000 + => erase fe780000 fe800000 - .... done - Erased 4 sectors - => tftpboot 200000 boot - Speed: 1000, full duplex - Using Freescale TSEC0 device - TFTP from server 10.0.0.7; our IP address is 10.0.0.21 - Filename 'boot'. - Load address: 0x200000 - Loading: ########################################################## - done - Bytes transferred = 295148 (480ec hex) - => cp 200000 fe780000 20000 - Copy to Flash... - 512 KBdone - => setenv bootcmd bootm FE780000 - => saveenv - Saving Environment to Flash... - Un-Protected 2 sectors - Erasing Flash... - .. done - Erased 2 sectors - Writing to Flash... - 256 KBdone - Protected 2 sectors - => reset - -This configuration can easily be set back to the default, as the -Linux system does not get erased from the flash memory. To set it -back, just change the boot script with fconfig back to what it was, -for example: - - => setenv bootcmd flashboot - => saveenv - -The bootloader is command driven with timeout like many other OpenBSD -architectures. - -It may be needed to increase the 'bootdelay' variable in order to give -the SATA-chip a chance to initialize. Having a too short delay could cause -OpenBSD/socppc to not find it's root device (and thus kernel image). -In some cases as much as ten seconds are needed for the delay, although -five seconds will do in most cases: - - => setenv bootdelay 5 - => saveenv - - -Booting the RouterBOARD RB600A - -The RouterBOARD RB600A comes with a standard DB9 serial port, so no -special cables are needed. Like the Thecus, the default baudrate is -115200, so a command like "tip -115200 tty00" should connect you to -the RouterBOARD console. As soon as you apply power to the -RouterBOARD, it will start booting. - -Shortly after RouterBOOT starts, you will see a message like: - - Press any key within 2 seconds to enter setup. - -Since board initailization is very fast, it is rather easy to miss -this message, in which case the board will load its RouterOS (which is -just Linux) from flash. - -The recommended way to install OpenBSD on the RouterBOARD is to copy -the miniroot "miniroot{:--:}OSrev.fs" image to CompactFlash on another -machine and place in the first (J301) CompactFlash slot on the board. - -Use the dd(1) utility to copy the miniroot to CompactFlash. -The command would likely be, under OpenBSD: - dd if=miniroot{:--:}OSrev.fs of=/dev/rsd1c -Replace ``rsd1c'' with the appropriate device name for the raw device -on the system used to do the copy. - -You will need to configure your RouterBOARD to boot from CompactFlash. -To do this, enter the RouterBOOT setup by pressing a key when the -message show above appears on the serial console. This should present -you with the following menu: - - RouterBOOT-2.20 - What do you want to configure? - d - boot delay - k - boot key - s - serial console - o - boot device - f - cpu frequency - r - reset booter configuration - e - format nand - g - upgrade firmware - i - board info - p - boot protocol - t - do memory testing - x - exit setup - your choice: - -Choose 'o' to enter the boot device menu: - - Select boot device: - e - boot over Ethernet - * n - boot from NAND, if fail then Ethernet - c - boot from CompactFlash only - 1 - boot Ethernet once, then NAND - 2 - boot Ethernet once, then CompactFlash - o - boot from NAND only - b - boot chosen device -your choice: - -Choose 'c' to select CompactFlash and then, at the main menu, choose -'x' to save the setting. The board will reset, and immediately -attempt to boot from CompactFlash, straight into the OpenBSD -installer. + .... done + Erased 4 sectors + => tftpboot 200000 boot + Speed: 1000, full duplex + Using Freescale TSEC0 device + TFTP from server 10.0.0.7; our IP address is 10.0.0.21 + Filename 'boot'. + Load address: 0x200000 + Loading: ########################################################## + done + Bytes transferred = 295148 (480ec hex) + => cp 200000 fe780000 20000 + Copy to Flash... + 512 KBdone + => setenv bootcmd bootm FE780000 + => saveenv + Saving Environment to Flash... + Un-Protected 2 sectors + Erasing Flash... + .. done + Erased 2 sectors + Writing to Flash... + 256 KBdone + Protected 2 sectors + => reset + + This configuration can easily be set back to the default, as the + existing Linux system does not get erased from the flash memory. + To set it back, just change the boot command back to what it was, + for example: + + => setenv bootcmd flashboot + => saveenv + + The bootloader is command driven with timeout like many other OpenBSD + architectures. + + It may be needed to increase the 'bootdelay' variable in order to give + the SATA-chip a chance to initialize. Having a too short delay could + cause OpenBSD/MACHINE to not find its root device (and thus kernel + image). Although sometimes as much as ten seconds of delay are + necessary, five seconds will do in most cases: + + => setenv bootdelay 5 + => saveenv + + +RouterBOARD RB600A setup: + + The RouterBOARD RB600A comes with a standard DB9 serial port, so no + special cables are needed. Like the Thecus, the default baudrate is + 115200, so a command like "tip -115200 tty00" should connect you to + the RouterBOARD console. As soon as you apply power to the + RouterBOARD, it will start booting. + + Shortly after RouterBOOT starts, you will see a message like: + + Press any key within 2 seconds to enter setup. + + Since board initailization is very fast, it is rather easy to miss + this message, in which case the board will load its RouterOS (which + is just Linux) from flash. + + The recommended way to install OpenBSD on the RouterBOARD is to copy + the miniroot "miniroot{:--:}OSrev.fs" image to CompactFlash on another machine + and place in the first (J301) CompactFlash slot on the board. + + Use the dd(1) utility to copy the miniroot to CompactFlash. + The command would likely be, under OpenBSD: + dd if=miniroot{:--:}OSrev.fs of=/dev/rsd1c + Replace ``rsd1c'' with the appropriate device name for the raw device + on the system used to do the copy. + + You will need to configure your RouterBOARD to boot from CompactFlash. + To do this, enter the RouterBOOT setup by pressing a key when the + message shown above appears on the serial console. This should present + you with the following menu: + + RouterBOOT-2.20 + What do you want to configure? + d - boot delay + k - boot key + s - serial console + o - boot device + f - cpu frequency + r - reset booter configuration + e - format nand + g - upgrade firmware + i - board info + p - boot protocol + t - do memory testing + x - exit setup + your choice: + + Choose 'o' to enter the boot device menu: + + Select boot device: + e - boot over Ethernet + * n - boot from NAND, if fail then Ethernet + c - boot from CompactFlash only + 1 - boot Ethernet once, then NAND + 2 - boot Ethernet once, then CompactFlash + o - boot from NAND only + b - boot chosen device + your choice: + + Choose 'c' to select CompactFlash and then, at the main menu, choose + 'x' to save the setting. The board will reset, and immediately + attempt to boot from CompactFlash, straight into the OpenBSD + installer. diff --git a/distrib/notes/socppc/xfer b/distrib/notes/socppc/xfer index c5f8704736c..a15798cf77e 100644 --- a/distrib/notes/socppc/xfer +++ b/distrib/notes/socppc/xfer @@ -1,18 +1,13 @@ -dnl $OpenBSD: xfer,v 1.1 2008/05/13 20:47:32 kettenis Exp $ +dnl $OpenBSD: xfer,v 1.2 2010/03/16 17:23:09 miod Exp $ Installation is supported from several media types, including: CD-ROM - FFS partitions (for upgrades only) -dnl DOS (FAT) partitions + FFS partitions + DOS (FAT) partitions dnl EXT2 partitions FTP HTTP -Although you can access the distribution sets directly from the CD-ROM or -from one of the FTP mirrors over the internet, you may wish to transfer -the sets to a local FTP server, or copy them to a partition on the target -system's disk (for upgrades only). - OpenBSDXferShortPrelude OpenBSDXferFFS |