[src/trunk]: src/distrib/notes loadbsd doesn't work for ELF kernels.

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details:   https://anonhg.NetBSD.org/src/rev/8a25c2409b40
branches:  trunk
changeset: 534756:8a25c2409b40
user:      is <is%NetBSD.org@localhost>
date:      Fri Aug 02 14:35:49 2002 +0000

description:
loadbsd doesn't work for ELF kernels.

diffstat:

 distrib/notes/amiga/install   |  79 ++++++++----------------------------------
 distrib/notes/amiga/upgrade   |  31 +++++-----------
 distrib/notes/common/contents |   4 +-
 3 files changed, 27 insertions(+), 87 deletions(-)

diffs (204 lines):

diff -r 971d40307b14 -r 8a25c2409b40 distrib/notes/amiga/install
--- a/distrib/notes/amiga/install       Fri Aug 02 14:29:34 2002 +0000
+++ b/distrib/notes/amiga/install       Fri Aug 02 14:35:49 2002 +0000
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-.\"    $NetBSD: install,v 1.30 2002/06/29 09:36:23 lukem Exp $
+.\"    $NetBSD: install,v 1.31 2002/08/02 14:35:49 is Exp $
 .\"
 .\" Copyright (c) 1999-2002 The NetBSD Foundation, Inc.
 .\" All rights reserved.
@@ -56,55 +56,7 @@
 your System for
 .Nx
 Installation" section above.
-.Ss2 Booting from AmigaDOS, using loadbsd
-You then need to have
-.Pa ixemul.library
-in your
-.Pa LIBS:
-directory on
-.Tn AmigaDOS .
-You also need to have the
-.Ic loadbsd
-program in your command path.
-If
-.Tn AmigaDOS
-complains about loadbsd not being an executable file, be sure that the
-.Em Execute
-protection bit is set.
-If not, set it with the command:
-.Pp
-.Dl Ic "Protect loadbsd add e"
-.Pp
-Next you need to get yourself into
-.Nx
-by loading the
-kernel from
-.Tn AmigaDOS
-with
-.Ic loadbsd
-like so:
-.Pp
-.Dl Ic "loadbsd -b netbsd"
-.Pp
-Be sure to have one of the kernels from the
-.Pa binary/kernel
-directory unpacked as
-.Sq Ic netbsd
-in your current working directory when running this command.
-.Pp
-If you have an AGA machine, and your monitor will handle
-the dblNTSC mode, you may also include the
-.Fl A
-option to enable the dblNTSC display mode.
-.Pp
-If your machine has a fragmented physical memory space, as,
-e.g., DraCo machines, you should add the
-.Fl n2
-option to enable the use of all memory segments.
-.Pp
-If you have a M680x0 + PPC board, make sure the PPC cpu is inactive
-before using loadbsd, else the kernel will hang!
-.Ss2 Directly booting
+.Ss2 Booting
 .Nx ,
 with boot blocks installed
 .Pp
@@ -142,14 +94,17 @@
 is the kernel file name on the partition where the
 boot block is on, and
 .Op options
-are the same as with loadbsd.
-E.g., instead of
+may contain the following:
 .Pp
-.Dl Ic "loadbsd -bsSn2 netbsd"
+If you have an AGA machine, and your monitor will handle
+the dblNTSC mode, you may include the
+.Fl A
+option to enable the dblNTSC display mode.
 .Pp
-use
-.Pp
-.Dl "netbsd -bsSn2"
+If your machine has a fragmented physical memory space, as,
+e.g., DraCo machines, you should add the
+.Fl n2
+option to enable the use of all memory segments.
 .Ss2 Once your kernel boots
 You should see the screen clear and some information about
 your system as the kernel configures the hardware.
@@ -177,9 +132,9 @@
 If the system should hang after entering the root device, try
 again with
 .Pp
-.Dl Ic "loadbsd -I ff -b netbsd"
+.Dl Ic "netbsd -I ff -b"
 .Pp
-This disables synchronous transfer on all SCSI devices.
+This disables synchronous transfer on all SCSI devices on the first bus.
 .Pp
 The system should continue to boot.
 For now ignore
@@ -358,11 +313,7 @@
 to be displayed) and reboot.
 Then again boot
 .Nx
-this time with the command:
-.Pp
-.Dl Ic "loadbsd netbsd"
-.Pp
-or select the root partition
+this time selecting the root partition
 .Pq Pa /
 from the boot menu, and tell it to boot
 .Pp
@@ -398,7 +349,7 @@
 Finally you can now boot your system and it will be completely
 functional:
 .Pp
-.Dl Ic "loadbsd -a netbsd"
+.Dl Ic "netbsd"
 .Pp
 When it boots off of the hard drive, you will have a complete
 .Nx
diff -r 971d40307b14 -r 8a25c2409b40 distrib/notes/amiga/upgrade
--- a/distrib/notes/amiga/upgrade       Fri Aug 02 14:29:34 2002 +0000
+++ b/distrib/notes/amiga/upgrade       Fri Aug 02 14:35:49 2002 +0000
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-.\"    $NetBSD: upgrade,v 1.23 2002/06/29 09:36:24 lukem Exp $
+.\"    $NetBSD: upgrade,v 1.24 2002/08/02 14:35:50 is Exp $
 .\"
 .\" Copyright (c) 1999-2002 The NetBSD Foundation, Inc.
 .\" All rights reserved.
@@ -79,20 +79,6 @@
 Installation" section above.
 .Pp
 Now boot up
-.Nx
-using the \*V kernel using the loadbsd
-command:
-.Pp
-.Dl Ic "loadbsd -b netbsd"
-.Pp
-If you machine has a split memory space, like, e.g., DraCo
-machines, use this instead:
-.Pp
-.Dl Ic "loadbsd -bn2 netbsd"
-.Pp
-If you have a M680x0 + PPC board, make sure the PPC cpu is inactive
-before using loadbsd, else the kernel will hang!
-.Ss2 Directly booting
 .Nx ,
 with boot blocks installed
 .(Note
@@ -124,22 +110,25 @@
 default.
 .Pp
 The bootblock uses command lines of the form:
+.br
 .Ar \ \ \ \ file Op Ar options
+.br
 where
 .Ar file
 is the kernel file name on the partition where the
 boot block is on, and
 .Ar options
-are the same as with loadbsd.
-E.g., instead of
+may contain the same as described in the INSTALL section.
 .Pp
-.Dl Ic "loadbsd -bsSn2 netbsd"
+For installing, use
+.Dl Ic "netbsd -b"
 .Pp
-use
+If you machine has a split memory space, like, e.g., DraCo
+machines, use this instead:
 .Pp
-.Dl "netbsd -bsSn2"
+.Dl Ic "netbsd -bn2"
 .Pp
-.
+
 .Ss2 Once your kernel boots
 .
 You should see the screen clear and some information about
diff -r 971d40307b14 -r 8a25c2409b40 distrib/notes/common/contents
--- a/distrib/notes/common/contents     Fri Aug 02 14:29:34 2002 +0000
+++ b/distrib/notes/common/contents     Fri Aug 02 14:35:49 2002 +0000
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-.\"    $NetBSD: contents,v 1.78 2002/07/30 03:32:47 lukem Exp $
+.\"    $NetBSD: contents,v 1.79 2002/08/02 14:35:50 is Exp $
 .\"
 .\" Copyright (c) 1999-2002 The NetBSD Foundation, Inc.
 .\" All rights reserved.
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@
 .if \n[amiga] \{\
 .                      It Pa netbsd.INSTALL.gz
 A somewhat smaller kernel, which you can use to boot the system
-using loadbsd for installation on memory-tight systems.
+on memory-tight systems.
 This is the same kernel as present on the miniroot.
 .\}
 .