From 63033551c5381c29e9871f0fc7880cc24e73d4e7 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Theo de Raadt Date: Thu, 16 Nov 1995 14:20:12 +0000 Subject: update from netbsd --- distrib/notes/pc532/install | 76 ++++++++++++++++++++------------------------- 1 file changed, 34 insertions(+), 42 deletions(-) (limited to 'distrib/notes/pc532/install') diff --git a/distrib/notes/pc532/install b/distrib/notes/pc532/install index fb9e521ff6e..f2b59b269c6 100644 --- a/distrib/notes/pc532/install +++ b/distrib/notes/pc532/install @@ -46,8 +46,10 @@ The Install Procedure: these settings. The monitor's baud rate can be changed with "baud d'9600". - b) Get inst-11.fs. - If you have a 1.44 meg SCSI floppy drive, you can put this + b) Get inst-11.fs and boot the kernel. + + From Floppy: (and using the autoboot monitor) + If you have a 1.44 meg SCSI floppy drive, you can put inst-11.fs onto a 3.5" floppy disk. Insert the disk into your floppy drive and use the monitor's boot command to boot the default image from the floppy. The image booted will ask you for a @@ -55,12 +57,23 @@ The Install Procedure: sdXa:/netbsd Replace X with your drive number. For KLONDIKE X would be "2". - If you don't have a floppy drive, you will have to + Tape: + You will need to load a copy of inst-11.fs into RAM. - load the inst-11.fs at 0x288000 - - run at 0x3EB820 + - run at 0x3E8820 The boot program will ask you now for a kernel to load. Answer rd0a:/netbsd + Serial line: + Provided with the distribution is source for program called + download. (download.c) This program when used as + "download file" will read the contents of the file and + output to standard output a byte sequence used by the pc532 + ROM monitor to download a binary file into RAM. Using this + program on a computer connected to the pc532, one can + load a copy of inst-11.fs into RAM at 0x288000. The boot + sequence is now the same as with tape. + c) Choose a disk geometry. For me, the reported geometry left some sectors "unallocated". That is, the autoconfig message said the disk had 2428 cylinders, 9 heads, and 93 sectors/track. @@ -87,7 +100,7 @@ The Install Procedure: steelhead[5]$ echo "2 * 997"|bc 1994 - Now I the number of tracks: + Now I need the number of tracks (or cylinders): steelhead[5]$ echo "2 * 5 * 103"|bc 1030 @@ -103,9 +116,9 @@ The Install Procedure: partitions, it will ask for a mount point. The mount point will be "relative to /" and should not include the leading "/". Also, IF you do not want the partition to have newfs run on it (that is - it might be the last one and have a copy of ram.root and your - kernels) enter "NO" to the mount point and it will not run newfs - on the partition. It will enter the partition into the disklabel. + it might be the last one and have a copy of inst-11.fs) enter "NO" + to the mount point and it will not run newfs on the partition. + It will enter the partition into the disklabel. e) look around, if you want ... and then halt NetBSD. @@ -125,6 +138,8 @@ The Install Procedure: use nfs... Plip is only an option if you have installed a centronics port in your pc532. + You do have access to vi to edit your network + files. (/etc/resolv.conf, ...) b) floppy disk @@ -132,7 +147,12 @@ The Install Procedure: d) cdrom (If you have a CD with NetBSD/532 ...) - e) using kermit. (See the notes at the end of this file.) + e) Use the ROM compatable "download" program. The program + download is included in the initial installation and + can be used as the receive end of the download by + using it as "download -r file_to_write". If the CRC is + correct, the file is retained. If the CRC is not + correct, the file is deleted. f) some other method? (Let me know about it.) @@ -149,8 +169,8 @@ The Install Procedure: - tar -xpzf /gz.files/base.tar.gz --unlink Add v to the flags if you want a verbose extract. - The --unlink is to make sure that the "ram.root" versions - of sh, init, ... are replaced by their full featured versons + The --unlink is to make sure that the install versions + of sh, init, ... are replaced by their proper versons in base.tar.gz. I think it is wise to include the --unlink for other things. @@ -179,42 +199,14 @@ The Install Procedure: gdb -w /netbsd set scndefaultrate = YOUR_BAUD_RATE quit + where YOUR_BAUD_RATE is the actual value, 19200, 38400 or + something slower than 9600. If you set scndefaultrate to something bogus, you'll probably not be able to reboot... So be carefull! + l) Reboot the machine and it should come up in multi-user mode *IF* you got it configured correctly. m) Enjoy! And help fix bugs and improve NetBSD/pc532! - -For those who choose to use kermit to help in getting NetBSD/pc532 -installed: - - The following is the Kermit copyright: - - Copyright (C) 1985, 1994, Trustees of Columbia University in the - City of New York. The C-Kermit software may not be, in whole or - in part, licensed or sold for profit as a software product - itself, nor may it be included in or distributed with commercial - products or otherwise distributed by commercial concerns to their - clients or customers without written permission of the Office of - Kermit Development and Distribution, Columbia University. This - copyright notice must not be removed, altered, or obscured. - - Due to this copyright, we can not include kermit with the standard - NetBSD/pc532 distribution. - - The Office of Kermit Development and Distribution of Columbia - University in the City of New York has given permission for - us to distribute a NetBSD/pc532 binary. It is available primarily - for bootstrapping purposes and therefore is not a complete package, - lacking source code, various supporting text files, and the user - manual. Users who wish to use C-Kermit after the bootstrapping - process should obtain the full package, including the manual - "Using C-Kermit", from Columbia University. - - The NetBSD/pc532 binary is available via ftp from - iceberg.cs.wwu.edu in the directory pub/NetBSD/pc532 as the file - kermitbin.tar.gz. - -- cgit v1.2.3