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2014-07-29update sets sizesMiod Vallat
2014-03-19you are still welcome to install from tape, but as befits an elite masterTed Unangst
of unix arcana, we will not condescend to tell you how. why spoil the fun?
2014-02-28update sets sizesMiod Vallat
2014-02-27Delete horrifically out of data add-on-peripheral lists; there are otherTheo de Raadt
places to check for this information, or trial and error, with error resulting in things getting fixed. Scary false warnings don't help anyone. Unmaintainable lists are always unmaintained.
2014-01-06Remove mention of installXX not bootable on IP27/35.Miod Vallat
2013-12-08Suggest booting from cd-rom as the first choice. Document that cd54.iso isMiod Vallat
now bootable on all supported platforms (although it will still need manual operation on IP22), but that install54.iso is currently still not bootable on IP27/IP35.
2013-12-04committing uwe's autoinstall notes, as requested by deraadt;Jason McIntyre
2013-07-26Minimalist update for 5.4. eyeballed deraadt@Miod Vallat
2013-02-25Many installation media gained timezone information since the last update...Miod Vallat
2013-02-25sets size updatesMiod Vallat
2013-02-09Stop using the name `miniroot' when `bsd.rd' is implied. A few platformsMiod Vallat
have a real miniroot to be dd'ed to the disk, and that's fine; but when we are talking about booting bsd.rd (either from an existing setup, or the network, or the cd-rom images), then refer to it as `installation kernel'.
2012-06-26IP22 R4600SC and R5000SC have their L2 cache supported now.Miod Vallat
2012-05-25IP28 bits. Also explain how to boot from the CD-ROM manually if the PROMMiod Vallat
can't manage to use it from the `install system software' menu.
2012-04-24Fix a few inaccuraciesMiod Vallat
2012-04-18update here tooMiod Vallat
2012-04-08Sync with the current state of thingsMiod Vallat
2012-04-03Make sure all bootp() path lack unnecessary front slashes, and subtly mentionMiod Vallat
that IP22 PROM can not load ELF64 kernels. While there, in addition to the list of `known to only boot of a low tftp port number' PROM versions, list a few unaffected (16 bit clean) PROM versions. Hopefully user feedback will let us figure out cutoff point so we'll only need to document these instead of unbounded lists of PROM versions.
2012-03-29Hook IP22 kernels to the build, and document how to boot the installationMiod Vallat
media on them. Try to be helpful and explain how things may fail on the older PROM and what to do about this.
2011-08-08Usual release distrib/notes churning. ok deraadt@Miod Vallat
2011-04-10I am only now noticing the number of sets have not been adjusted after theMiod Vallat
removal of misc. Better late than never.
2010-10-18the misc set went awayTheo de Raadt
2010-05-09Origin 3000 here tooMiod Vallat
2010-04-17Sync with recent developments.Miod Vallat
2010-03-16Jumbo commit for 4.7 installation instructions:Miod Vallat
- do not mention tape as an installation media on systems where it is very unlikely that a tape drive can be connected to (i.e. anything with only USB as expansion capabilities) - do not mention that fetching the installation sets from a partition is ``for upgrades only''. You may do this for installation, but of course you can not use a partition which will be newfs'ed for that purpose. - mention ext2fs partitions as possible installation sets source only on platforms where the installation media actually can mount an ext2fs filesystem. - stress the fact that the sparc miniroot image is a GENERIC kernel with a little on-disk filesystem, and not a RAMDISK kernel with a little in-memory filesystem, and thus must not be overwritten during installation (i.e. be careful if you repartition the disk the miniroot has been put on). - more conv=sync -> conv=osync for tape setup instructions. - model-specific layout changes on armish, loongson and socppc instructions. - fix various typos and grammar mistaeks. "sure" deraadt@ (without eyeballing)
2010-03-07Minimalistic driver for the ImpactSR (Mardigras) video option found on olderMiod Vallat
Octane systems, as well as some Onyxes. With special permission to change a systemwide .h file and add a manpage from deraadt@ Magic numbers and operation sequencing borrowed from Linux; tested on Octane + ESI. ok deraadt@
2010-03-07Update supported hardware list, mention that the `dbaud' environment variableMiod Vallat
controls the serial console speed, and try to explain which video options are supported and which are not.
2010-03-07Update sets sizes.Miod Vallat
2010-03-02Fix typos and keep whitespace around PROM command examples consistent.Joel Sing
ok miod@
2009-11-01Driver for the sgi IOC3 onboard Ethernet interface. Tested on Octane only soMiod Vallat
far, and needs help to figure out its Ethernet address on IP35 systems. Heavily derived from mec(4) written by Izumi Tsutsui and Christopher Sekiya, although it required many changes to fit the IOC3 chip.
2009-10-26Sync with recent developments.Miod Vallat
2009-10-10More details about the dreaded netaddr environment variable for networkMiod Vallat
boot, and about the console madness on machines with an external L1 serial port.
2009-10-10Fix a quoting typo in commentsMiod Vallat
2009-08-02- explain how to enable autobootingJasper Lievisse Adriaanse
ok miod@
2009-05-30Mention more hardware supported in GENERIC.IP*Miod Vallat
2009-05-30Sync with IP27/30/35 support and new kernel filenames.Miod Vallat
2009-05-13Better disk partitioning details, especially for MBR + disklabel orMiod Vallat
HFS + disklabel setups.
2009-05-12Try to catch up with installer changes in the installation notes.Miod Vallat
Also, the per-platform features are moved to a common place, which makes the MD layout easier to work on. m4.common is still a tangled mess of subtly placed dnl, though...
2009-02-28Update sets sizes.Miod Vallat
2008-08-25- usb stuffJasper Lievisse Adriaanse
2008-08-25We can install from a CD-ROM now...Joel Sing
2008-08-06Update sets sizes.Miod Vallat
2008-08-06Minor random tweaks and fixes.Miod Vallat
2008-08-05Better description of the installation steps:Miod Vallat
- document questions in proper order: hostname before network configuration, DNS only if network is configured, sshd and ntpd, aperture only on machines which need it, serial console only on machines which need it. This is done by splitting the end of OpenBSDCommonURL in various macros, OpenBSDInstallWrapup, OpenBSDInstallAperture, OpenBSDInstallConsole and OpenBSDInstallWrapupPart2. - use the above macros when appropriate, OpenBSDInstallWrapup* being mandatory on all arches. - remove serial console configuration blurb on sparc and sparc64, it is handled by OpenBSDInstallConsole now.
2008-07-29There is currently no CD-ROM install available for OpenBSD/sgi.Joel Sing
ok deraadt@
2008-03-10Minor tweaks, including behind-the-scenes fixes.Miod Vallat
2008-03-10Suggest vt220 as a TERM value for serial-console-in-an-xterm setup everywhereMiod Vallat
instead of a mix of vt100 and vt220.
2008-03-10Sync sets sizes with release bits.Miod Vallat
2008-03-07Detail the partitioning caveats for OpenBSD/sgi.Joel Sing
ok deraadt@
2008-01-15- update the hardware list with realityJasper Lievisse Adriaanse
- tweak a sentence in prep now that we have decent console support ok miod@
2007-11-25OSLoadFilename needs to be set to /bsd instead of /unix (default)Jasper Lievisse Adriaanse
ok miod@