From 0ec8615f44f55e0427404a679dfb7599821b0e81 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Miod Vallat Date: Sun, 8 Feb 2004 23:12:15 +0000 Subject: First pass at a whacking. --- distrib/notes/cats/contents | 37 ++++++++++--------------------------- distrib/notes/cats/install | 27 ++++++++++----------------- distrib/notes/cats/prep | 34 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++------ distrib/notes/cats/upgrade | 5 ++++- distrib/notes/cats/whatis | 5 +++-- distrib/notes/cats/xfer | 6 ++++-- 6 files changed, 59 insertions(+), 55 deletions(-) (limited to 'distrib/notes') diff --git a/distrib/notes/cats/contents b/distrib/notes/cats/contents index 88e03be95d3..d48cd01da44 100644 --- a/distrib/notes/cats/contents +++ b/distrib/notes/cats/contents @@ -1,41 +1,24 @@ -dnl $OpenBSD: contents,v 1.1 2004/02/08 00:35:14 drahn Exp $ +dnl $OpenBSD: contents,v 1.2 2004/02/08 23:12:14 miod Exp $ TopPart -OpenBSDfloppy - - cdrom{:--:}OSrev.fs The MACHINE boot and installation - image that contains almost all - OpenBSD drivers; see below. - OpenBSDdistsets OpenBSDbsd OpenBSDrd +dnl not yet... +dnl OpenBSDcd -OpenBSDcd - -As well you may be interested in - -.../OSREV/tools/ - miscellaneous MACHINE installation utilities like - rawrite.exe, ntrw.exe, gzip.exe, and pfdisk.exe; - see installation section, below. - - -In addition, the "tools/" directory contains some utilities that might be -useful for the installation. - -DistributionDescription(ten) +DistributionDescription(six) -OpenBSDbase(31.0,90.9,shared) +OpenBSDbase -OpenBSDcomp(17.4,57.6,shared) +OpenBSDcomp -OpenBSDetc(1.6,6.0) +OpenBSDetc(,,noupgrade) -OpenBSDgame(2.6,6.0) +OpenBSDgame -OpenBSDman(6.3,22.4) +OpenBSDman -OpenBSDmisc(2.0,6.5) +OpenBSDmisc diff --git a/distrib/notes/cats/install b/distrib/notes/cats/install index bd733c2f7ea..1b8b0424582 100644 --- a/distrib/notes/cats/install +++ b/distrib/notes/cats/install @@ -1,25 +1,18 @@ -dnl $OpenBSD: install,v 1.1 2004/02/08 00:35:14 drahn Exp $ +dnl $OpenBSD: install,v 1.2 2004/02/08 23:12:14 miod Exp $ OpenBSDInstallPrelude -If OpenBSD will be sharing the disk with DOS or another operating -system, you should have already completed the section of these notes -that instructed you on how to prepare your hard disk. You should know -the size of the OpenBSD area of the disk and its offset from the -beginning of the disk. You will need this information when setting up -your OpenBSD partitions. +There are several ways to install OpenBSD onto a disk. The easiest way +is to burn bsd.rd on a CD-ROM, and boot off it. However, the ABLE firmware +is versatile and will boot from a variety of devices and filesystems. -There are several ways to install OpenBSD onto a disk. The easiest way, -should your computer support it, is to boot off the OpenBSD CD-ROM, or -off the bootable CD-ROM mini image. +Booting from CD-ROM installation media: -OpenBSDInstallPart2 - - XXX - Booting with ABLE +At the ABLE firmware prompt, enter : + boot (cd0)bsd.rd +to boot from the first detected cd-rom drive. - XXXX - Cyclone firmware not supported. +OpenBSDInstallPart2 OpenBSDBootMsgs @@ -42,7 +35,7 @@ OpenBSDInstallPart3({:- or "wd0" for IDE drives-:}) correct this. Note that you should make OpenBSD be the active partition at least until the install has been completed. -OpenBSDInstallPart4({:- If you have DOS or Linux partitions +OpenBSDInstallPart4({:- If you have Linux partitions defined on the disk, these will usually show up as partition 'h', 'i' and so on.-:}) diff --git a/distrib/notes/cats/prep b/distrib/notes/cats/prep index fd778ad089e..2d501520f18 100644 --- a/distrib/notes/cats/prep +++ b/distrib/notes/cats/prep @@ -1,19 +1,41 @@ -dnl $OpenBSD: prep,v 1.1 2004/02/08 00:35:14 drahn Exp $ +dnl $OpenBSD: prep,v 1.2 2004/02/08 23:12:14 miod Exp $ To be able to boot the OpenBSD/MACHINE installation program, you will need to acquire some limited knowledge of ABLE Firmware, the low-level process that controls the microprocessor after hardware initialization and diagnostics are performed but before control is handed to the operating system. -Important ABLE Firmware command examples: +A complete documentation on the ABLE firmware is available from Simtec at +the following URL: + http://www.simtec.co.uk/products/SWABLE/files/able-doc-allset/ + +For convenience, a few ABLE commands are described below: boot (hd0)bsd - boot the ELF file 'bsd' from the disk partition idenfied + boot the ELF file 'bsd' from the disk partition identified by firmware as hd0. +nvset variable value + sets a firmware environment variable. + +nvsave + saves all variable changes to non-volatile memory. + +nvclear + restores environment variables defaults. -XXX autoboot +The following environment variables control the system startup: -XXX arguments to kernel +boot.auto + when set to "true" (which is its default value), the system will + attempt to execute the command set in the "boot.cmd" variable + after "boot.timeout" seconds. +boot.cmd + command used to auto-boot, such as "boot (hd0)bsd" to boot the + bsd kernel from the first hard disk drive. +boot.timeout + delay until the system boots, in seconds -XXX bootable partitions +dnl XXX arguments to kernel +dnl +dnl XXX bootable partitions diff --git a/distrib/notes/cats/upgrade b/distrib/notes/cats/upgrade index 9ffd4971744..76db79a926b 100644 --- a/distrib/notes/cats/upgrade +++ b/distrib/notes/cats/upgrade @@ -1 +1,4 @@ -OpenBSDUpgrade({:-the CD-ROM-:}) +dnl $OpenBSD: upgrade,v 1.2 2004/02/08 23:12:14 miod Exp $ +Since OpenBSD/OSREV is the first MACHINE release, there is no upgrade +functionnality. +dnl OpenBSDUpgrade({:-the CD-ROM-:}) diff --git a/distrib/notes/cats/whatis b/distrib/notes/cats/whatis index ede7e06faa9..083649745f0 100644 --- a/distrib/notes/cats/whatis +++ b/distrib/notes/cats/whatis @@ -1,2 +1,3 @@ -dnl $OpenBSD: whatis,v 1.1 2004/02/08 00:35:14 drahn Exp $ -For MACHINE, OpenBSD OSREV adds support for CATS StrongARM systems. +dnl $OpenBSD: whatis,v 1.2 2004/02/08 23:12:14 miod Exp $ +OpenBSD/MACHINE is a new port to the CATS StrongARM systems, with the +intention to support more ARM-based hardware in the near future. diff --git a/distrib/notes/cats/xfer b/distrib/notes/cats/xfer index 6929aff13d9..d0f437bce3b 100644 --- a/distrib/notes/cats/xfer +++ b/distrib/notes/cats/xfer @@ -1,13 +1,15 @@ -dnl $OpenBSD: xfer,v 1.1 2004/02/08 00:35:14 drahn Exp $ +dnl $OpenBSD: xfer,v 1.2 2004/02/08 23:12:14 miod Exp $ Installation is supported from several media types, including: CDROM FFS partitions + Tape FTP HTTP OpenBSDXferShortPrelude -OpenBSDXferBareTape() + +OpenBSDXferBareTape OpenBSDXferFFS -- cgit v1.2.3