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diff --git a/distrib/notes/vax/install b/distrib/notes/vax/install index e10e13b438f..8a265b4a405 100644 --- a/distrib/notes/vax/install +++ b/distrib/notes/vax/install @@ -73,6 +73,85 @@ OpenBSDInstallPart2 OpenBSDBootMsgs + You will next be asked for your terminal type. If you are + installing from a keyboard/monitor console, choose vt220. + If you are installing from a serial console you should choose + the terminal type from amongst those listed. + (If your terminal type is xterm, just use vt100). + + After entering the terminal type you will be greeted by a + welcome message and asked if you really want to continue. + Assuming you answered yes, the install program will then tell + you which disks of that type it can install on, and ask you + which it should use. The name of the disk is typically "sd0". + Reply with the name of your disk. + + Next you will have to edit or create a disklabel for the disk + OpenBSD is being installed on. The installation script will + invoke the text editor allowing you to do this. Note that + partition 'c' inside this disk label should ALWAYS reflect the + entire disk, including any non-OpenBSD portions. The root file + system should be in partition 'a', and swap is usually in partition + 'b'. It is recommended that you create separate partitions for + root and /usr, you may also want to specify /var and /home + partitions. + + The swap partition (usually 'b') should have a type of "swap", all + other native OpenBSD partitions should have a type of "4.2BSD". + Block and fragment sizes are usually 8192 and 1024 bytes, but can + also be 16384 and 2048 bytes. + + The install program will now label your disk and ask which file + systems should be created on which partitions. It will auto- + matically select the 'a' partition to be the root file system. + Next it will ask for which disk and partition you want a file + system created on. This will be the same as the disk name (e.g. + "sd0") with the letter identifying the partition (e.g. "d") + appended (e.g. "sd0d"). Then it will ask where this partition is + to be mounted, e.g. /usr. This process will be repeated until + you type "done". + + At this point you will be asked to confirm that the file system + information you have entered is correct, and given an opportunity + to change the file system table. Next it will create the new file + systems as specified, OVERWRITING ANY EXISTING DATA. This is the + point of no return. + + After all your file systems have been created, the install program + will give you an opportunity to configure the network. The network + configuration you enter (if any) can then be used to do the install + from another system using NFS, HTTP or FTP, and will also be the + configuration used by the system after the installation is complete. + + If you select to configure the network, the install program will + ask you for a name of your system and the DNS domain name to use. + Note that the host name should be without the domain part, and that + the domain name should NOT {:-include-:} the host name part. + + Next the system will give you a list of network interfaces you can + configure. For each network interface you select to configure, it + will ask for the IP address to use, the symbolic host name to use, + the netmask to use and any media flags to set. + + After all network interfaces have been configured the install pro- + gram will ask for a default route and IP address of the primary + name server to use. You will also be presented with an opportunity + to edit the host table. + + At this point you will be allowed to edit the file system table + that will be used for the remainder of the installation and that + will be used by the finished system, following which the new file + systems will be mounted to complete the installation. + + After these preparatory steps has been completed, you will be + able to extract the distribution sets onto your system. There + are several install methods supported; FTP, HTTP, tape, CD-ROM, NFS + or a local disk partition. To install from a tape, the distrib- + ution sets must have been written to tape prior to running the + installation program, either as tar images or as gzipped tar + images. Note that installation sets on multiple floppies is not + currently supported. + OpenBSDFTPInstall OpenBSDHTTPInstall |