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2013-07-26Minimalist update for 5.4. eyeballed deraadt@Miod Vallat
2013-02-25Realistic memory amounts required for the installation (although, afterMiod Vallat
installation, the kernel may need less than this). Stress that there is no much point running with less than 32MB nowadays (unless you love being swap-bound).
2013-02-25Many installation media gained timezone information since the last update...Miod Vallat
2013-02-25sets size updatesMiod Vallat
2013-02-09Update minimal disk and memory sizes to match the bsd.rd requirementsMiod Vallat
(especially on vax, where bsd.rd really needs 16MB to install nowadays although the system can live in less). While there, fix a few typos.
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'.
2011-09-11Mention the 1GB offset PROM limit on some systems.Miod Vallat
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
2010-03-16Jumbo 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)
2010-03-07Update sets sizes.Miod Vallat
2009-10-10Fix a quoting typo in commentsMiod 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
2008-08-22Let lkms(4) support VSXXX-AB tablets in addition to the mice it alreadyMiod Vallat
supports, based on appendix C and D of the VCB02 (qdss) technical manual. Also parse the selftest results and report device errors. Not tested on actual tablet due to the lack of any; mouse operation is not disturbed.
2008-08-20Minimal driver for the VAXstation 35x0/38x0 LEGSS option, currently limitedMiod Vallat
to 8 bit mode operation, and no color or accelerated features until I can find documentation about it. Speed is decent by VAX standards, except for scrolling, which is so abysmally slow one could see ZZ Top's beards growing while waiting for the screen to scroll...
2008-08-18Add support for the ``Firefox'' VAXstation 3520/3540/3820/3840 workstations,Miod Vallat
currently limited to serial console and a single processor working. All ``on-board'' devices, including the Q-bus adapter, but except for the frame buffer, are supported. The machine will boot over the network or from SCSI devices. Lots of thanks to Al Kossow for www.bitsavers.org, on which I found the technical documentation allowing me to complete this port (which was lacking at the time I got that machine...).
2008-08-06Update sets sizes.Miod Vallat
2008-08-06Minor random tweaks and fixes.Miod Vallat
2008-08-05It's eiher ... or, not either ... andMiod 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.
2008-03-10Minor 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
2007-12-09Mention VS3100 spx.Miod Vallat
2007-03-01Your spring jumbo m4-fu. This time:Miod Vallat
- mention comp contains an objective-C compiler too. - rewrite InstallPrelude so that it will only output the ``know your drive geometry'' blurb if asked to, and for a specified disk type. Use it for non-IDE and non-SCSI disks only, otherwise the kernel is good enough to do the job without the users' help. - similarily, adapt BootMsgs to make the second part of the geometry blurb optional, and to accept up to three disk types. Use this to report better disk names (i.e. no point saying an scsi disk would show up as sd0 on platforms which can't have scsi disks, or won't be able to boot from them). - in InstallPart4, drop the part about block and fragment sizes in disklabel. The defaults are good, and you won't get to change them unless you switched to expert mode. - the default answer to ``wanna get the ftp mirror list, unzel?'' is ``no'', so pressing enter to get it is not enough anymore (-:
2006-08-30Minor nits.Miod Vallat
2006-08-30VXT2000 information.Miod Vallat
2006-08-14New x sets and a few tweaksMiod Vallat
2006-07-30Update supported devices list and add a few words about console selection.Miod Vallat
2006-02-28Update sets sizes; ok deraadt@Miod Vallat
2005-08-30Update sets size, and a few tweaks; also size of files smaller than 1MBMiod Vallat
get printed in KB now; ok mickey@ deraadt@
2005-03-18Mention local filesystems are only suitable for upgrades.Miod Vallat
2005-03-18Rework description slightly.Miod Vallat
2005-03-18Sync X sets names with contents.Miod Vallat
2005-01-15VAXstation 4000/96 worksMartin Reindl
2004-09-10Update sets sizes with the latest binaries (except for hp300 X11 which willMiod Vallat
be late).
2004-09-10Try to make the port descriptions less stupid and more concise.Miod Vallat
2004-07-28Xetc causes the number of sets to change, better reflect it in the text...Miod Vallat
2004-06-22introduce the new xetc set. ok deraadt@, miod@, krw@.Matthieu Herrb
2004-06-07provide sets sizes in raw bytecounts and thenMichael Shalayeff
uniformly compute the MB numbers in m4.common; reduce average calculator uptime. miod@ ok
2004-03-27Fold the contents section, no real text change. ok deraadt@Miod Vallat
2004-03-26Specify units: xxM -> xxMB, etcTom Cosgrove
ok miod@ deraadt@
2004-03-25Various typosTom Cosgrove
ok miod@ deraadt@
2004-03-20Sets size updates.Miod Vallat
2004-03-17grammar, consistency fixes, and typos;Jason McIntyre
ok miod@
2004-03-16typos and consistency fixes;Jason McIntyre
ok miod@
2004-03-10Mention MicroVAX 3100/85 as reported on vax@Miod Vallat