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diff --git a/distrib/notes/sparc/prep b/distrib/notes/sparc/prep index 8d76a071c91..9849a6ab983 100644 --- a/distrib/notes/sparc/prep +++ b/distrib/notes/sparc/prep @@ -67,38 +67,3 @@ or on an installed system use the eeprom(8) command: # eeprom 'auto-boot?=true' -Please note that while OpenBSD and SunOS have a reasonable degree of -compatibility between disk labels and filesystems, there are some problems -to watch out for during initial installation or when trying to maintain -both OpenBSD and SunOS environments on the same system. - - If the OpenBSD fsck(8) utility is used on a SunOS filesystem, it will - set OpenBSD "clean flags" and BSD4.4 summary fields in the superblock. - SunOS does *not* like this and you will have to do a "fsck -b 32" under - SunOS to access an alternate superblock to repair the filesystem. You - should always specify SunOS filesystem with a "pass number" of 0 in - their /etc/fstab entry to prevent this, and preferably mount them "RO". - - If SunOS fsck is used on an OpenBSD filesystem in the default OpenBSD - (4.4BSD) format, it will first complain about the superblock and then - about missing . and .. entries. Do *not* try to "correct" these - problems, as attempting to do so will completely trash the filesystem. - - You should avoid using soft updates (option softdep in /etc/fstab) - on your shared filesystems. - Although untested, it is likely that SunOS would be confused by a - filesystem with soft update flags enabled. - -The OpenBSD "Sun Compatible" disklabel has been extended to support 16 -partitions, which may be compatible with Solaris and SunOS, but they will -only see the first 8 partitions and you may "lose" information about the -extended partitions. - - -OpenBSD and Sun BSD bootblocks are similar in concept, though implemented -differently. The OpenBSD bootblocks are architecture independent and also -understand the extended disk labels with 16 partitions. You can use SunOS -bootblocks, but remember that OpenBSD bootblocks must be installed with -OpenBSD installboot and SunOS bootblocks with SunOS installboot. - - |