8 files changed, 41 insertions, 36 deletions
diff --git a/distrib/notes/hp300/hardware b/distrib/notes/hp300/hardware
index 510af5d7d8d..b38738a0ef9 100644
--- a/distrib/notes/hp300/hardware
+++ b/distrib/notes/hp300/hardware
@@ -1,13 +1,11 @@
-dnl	$OpenBSD: hardware,v 1.27 2012/01/05 19:45:41 miod Exp $
+dnl	$OpenBSD: hardware,v 1.28 2013/02/09 20:33:11 miod Exp $
 OpenBSD/MACHINE OSREV will run on most HP 9000/300- and 400-series
 machines.
+
 8MB of RAM should be sufficient to boot and a minimal system can probably
-be squeezed onto a 120MB partition by installing just the minimum sets.
-To actually do much compiling or anything more interesting than
-booting, more RAM and disk space is highly recommended. About 250MB will be
-necessary to install all of the OpenBSD OSREV binary distribution (note that
-this does not count swap space!).  Much more disk space is required to
-install the source and objects as well (about another 600MB).
+be squeezed onto a 250MB disk by installing only the `base' and `etc' sets.
+However, a minimum of 16MB is necessary for the system not to be swap-bound,
+with 32MB or more being recommended for serious usage of the system.
 
 The following HP hardware is supported:
 
diff --git a/distrib/notes/i386/hardware b/distrib/notes/i386/hardware
index ed401f9a1d4..803c499257e 100644
--- a/distrib/notes/i386/hardware
+++ b/distrib/notes/i386/hardware
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-dnl	$OpenBSD: hardware,v 1.283 2011/08/08 20:03:03 miod Exp $
+dnl	$OpenBSD: hardware,v 1.284 2013/02/09 20:33:11 miod Exp $
 OpenBSD/MACHINE OSREV works across a broad range of standard PCs and
 clones, with a wide variety of processors and I/O bus architectures.  It
 can be expected to install and run with minimal difficulties on most
@@ -10,9 +10,10 @@ OpenBSD/MACHINE OSREV supports most SMP (Symmetrical MultiProcessor)
 systems.  To support SMP operation, a separate SMP kernel (bsd.mp)
 is included with the installation file sets.
 
-The minimal configuration to install the system is 24MB or 32MB of RAM and
-perhaps 200MB of disk space.  To install the entire system requires much more
-disk space, and to run X or compile the system, more RAM is recommended.
+The minimal configuration to install the system is 32MB of RAM and
+at least 200MB of disk space to accomodate the `base' and `etc' sets.
+To install the entire system, at least 600MB of disk are required,
+and to run X or compile the system, more RAM is recommended.
 
 Supported hardware {:-include-:}:
 	Processors
diff --git a/distrib/notes/mvme68k/hardware b/distrib/notes/mvme68k/hardware
index bf0b410edc9..4f5b895a19f 100644
--- a/distrib/notes/mvme68k/hardware
+++ b/distrib/notes/mvme68k/hardware
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
-dnl	$OpenBSD: hardware,v 1.19 2009/03/01 22:08:10 miod Exp $
+dnl	$OpenBSD: hardware,v 1.20 2013/02/09 20:33:11 miod Exp $
 OpenBSD/MACHINE OSREV runs on the following classes of machines:
-	- MVM:141 - Motorola with 68030 and 68882, with VSB interface
+	- MVME141 - Motorola with 68030 and 68882, with VSB interface
 	- MVME147 - Motorola with 68030 and 68882
 	- MVME162 - Motorola with 68040 and IndustryPack slots
 	- MVME165 - Motorola with 68040, with VSB interface
@@ -9,10 +9,11 @@ dnl 172 support is not tested
 	- MVME172 - Motorola with 68060 and IndustryPack slots
 	- MVME177 - Motorola with 68060
 
-The minimal configuration requires 12MB of RAM and ~160MB of disk space. To
-install the entire system requires much more disk space, and to compile the
-system, more RAM is recommended.  Note that until you have 32MB of RAM,
-getting more RAM is more important than getting a faster CPU board.
+The minimal configuration requires 12MB of RAM and at least 200MB of disk
+space, by installing only the `base' and `etc' sets. To install the entire
+system, at least 650MB is required, and to compile the system, more RAM is
+recommended.  Note that until you have at least 32MB of RAM, getting more
+RAM is more important than getting a faster CPU board.
 
 Supported devices {:-include-:}:
 
diff --git a/distrib/notes/mvme68k/install b/distrib/notes/mvme68k/install
index 1e13d56c897..6edea64291c 100644
--- a/distrib/notes/mvme68k/install
+++ b/distrib/notes/mvme68k/install
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-dnl	$OpenBSD: install,v 1.38 2012/09/02 08:49:22 miod Exp $
+dnl	$OpenBSD: install,v 1.39 2013/02/09 20:33:11 miod Exp $
 OpenBSDInstallPrelude
 
 There are several ways to install OpenBSD onto a disk. The easiest way
@@ -140,7 +140,7 @@ the correct values for Controller LUN and Device LUN (as listed in the
 Execution Address" need to be set to 006F0000. The "Boot File Name" must
 match the name of the netboot file on the server (copying it as
 "netboot.mvme68k" is usually a wise choice). Finally, "Argument File Name"
-needs to be set to "bsd.rd" in order to boot the installation miniroot,
+needs to be set to "bsd.rd" in order to boot the installation kernel,
 rather than the regular kernel.
 
 Here are acceptable values for a 167 card using the built-in controller:
diff --git a/distrib/notes/mvme88k/hardware b/distrib/notes/mvme88k/hardware
index 325b540b938..81776d33882 100644
--- a/distrib/notes/mvme88k/hardware
+++ b/distrib/notes/mvme88k/hardware
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-dnl	$OpenBSD: hardware,v 1.14 2009/03/07 15:27:41 miod Exp $
+dnl	$OpenBSD: hardware,v 1.15 2013/02/09 20:33:11 miod Exp $
 OpenBSD/MACHINE OSREV runs on the systems built around the following
 MVME boards:
 
@@ -15,9 +15,11 @@ OpenBSD/MACHINE OSREV supports MVME188 and MVME197DP SMP (Symmetrical
 MultiProcessor) systems.  To support SMP operation, a separate SMP kernel
 (bsd.mp) is included with the installation file sets.
 
-The minimal configuration requires 16MB of RAM and ~250MB of disk space.
-To install the entire system requires much more disk space, and to
-compile the system, more RAM is recommended.
+The minimal configuration requires 16MB of RAM and at least 200MB of disk
+space, by installing only the `base' and `etc' sets. To install the entire
+system, at least 650MB is required, and to compile the system, more RAM is
+recommended.  Note that until you have at least 32MB of RAM, getting more
+RAM is more important than getting a faster CPU board.
 
 Supported HYPERmodules: (for MVME188 systems)
 
diff --git a/distrib/notes/sparc/hardware b/distrib/notes/sparc/hardware
index 5419c5bd4e2..00a94aff6b1 100644
--- a/distrib/notes/sparc/hardware
+++ b/distrib/notes/sparc/hardware
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-dnl	$OpenBSD: hardware,v 1.77 2010/07/10 19:38:36 miod Exp $
+dnl	$OpenBSD: hardware,v 1.78 2013/02/09 20:33:11 miod Exp $
 OpenBSD/MACHINE OSREV runs on the following classes of machines:
     * sun4: the VME series
 	- 4/100: Original SPARC with VME. Many hardware bugs.
@@ -74,12 +74,11 @@ For sun4m machines, the following mbus CPU modules are supported:
 	- Ross HyperSPARC RT620/625 at 166 MHz, with 512KB of primary cache
 	- Ross HyperSPARC RT620/625 at 180 MHz, with 512KB of primary cache
 
-The minimal configuration requires 16MB of RAM and ~160MB of disk space.
-To install the entire system requires much more disk space, and to run
-X or compile the system, more RAM is recommended.  (OpenBSD with 32MB of
-RAM or less feels like Solaris with 32MB of RAM or less.) Note that until
-you have around 32MB of RAM, getting more RAM is more important than
-getting a faster CPU.)
+The minimal configuration requires 16MB of RAM and at least 200MB of disk
+space, by installing only the `base' and `etc' sets. To install the entire
+system, at least 650MB is required, and to compile the system, more RAM is
+recommended.  Note that until you have 32MB of RAM, getting more RAM is more
+important than getting a faster CPU.
 
 Supported devices {:-include-:}:
     * Sun keyboard and mouse
diff --git a/distrib/notes/sparc64/hardware b/distrib/notes/sparc64/hardware
index 60138d7dddb..71d575a47a7 100644
--- a/distrib/notes/sparc64/hardware
+++ b/distrib/notes/sparc64/hardware
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-dnl	$OpenBSD: hardware,v 1.155 2013/01/05 05:31:08 jsg Exp $
+dnl	$OpenBSD: hardware,v 1.156 2013/02/09 20:33:11 miod Exp $
 OpenBSD/MACHINE OSREV runs on the following classes of machines:
 	Ultra 1/1E 
 	Ultra 2 
@@ -88,9 +88,9 @@ OpenBSD/MACHINE OSREV supports SMP (Symmetrical MultiProcessor)
 systems.  To support SMP operation, a separate SMP kernel (bsd.mp) is
 included with the installation file sets.
 
-The minimal configuration requires 32MB of RAM and ~160MB of disk space.
-To install the entire system requires much more disk space, and to run
-X or compile the system, more RAM is recommended.
+The minimal configuration requires 32MB of RAM and at least 250MB of disk
+space, by installing only the `base' and `etc' sets. To install the entire
+system, at least 650MB is required.
 
 Supported devices {:-include-:}:
 	SCSI Host Adapters:
diff --git a/distrib/notes/vax/hardware b/distrib/notes/vax/hardware
index d9545ea2d79..08ecdf722a2 100644
--- a/distrib/notes/vax/hardware
+++ b/distrib/notes/vax/hardware
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-dnl	$OpenBSD: hardware,v 1.28 2009/05/13 18:38:29 miod Exp $
+dnl	$OpenBSD: hardware,v 1.29 2013/02/09 20:33:11 miod Exp $
 OpenBSD/MACHINE OSREV runs on a wide variety of VAX hardware.
 The following systems have been tested:
 	- VAXstation 2000
@@ -67,7 +67,11 @@ Supported devices {:-include-:}:
 	- LK201 and LK401 keyboards (lkkbd)
 	- VSxxx mice and tablets (lkms)
 
-The lowest amount of memory tested is 8MB; however, more is recommended.
+dnl 12MB needs swap during installation, which is a work-in-progress
+The minimal configuration requires 16MB of RAM and at least 300MB of disk
+space, by installing only the `base' and `etc' sets. To install the entire
+system, at least 800MB is required, and to compile the system, at least 32MB
+of RAM is recommended. 
 
 Currently, your storage options for using OpenBSD/MACHINE are SCSI disks
 or tapes on one of the supported controllers, disks and tapes accessed