[src/netbsd-1-6]: src/distrib/notes/sparc64 Pull up revision 1.13 (requested ...

[lukem <lukem%NetBSD.org@localhost>]

details:   https://anonhg.NetBSD.org/src/rev/05b8e3451a77
branches:  netbsd-1-6
changeset: 527979:05b8e3451a77
user:      lukem <lukem%NetBSD.org@localhost>
date:      Tue Jun 18 14:46:26 2002 +0000

description:
Pull up revision 1.13 (requested by eeh in ticket #300):
Update with CDROM and INSTALL kernels.

diffstat:

 distrib/notes/sparc64/install |  76 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++------------
 1 files changed, 54 insertions(+), 22 deletions(-)

diffs (129 lines):

diff -r a1e04c73d12f -r 05b8e3451a77 distrib/notes/sparc64/install
--- a/distrib/notes/sparc64/install     Tue Jun 18 14:45:45 2002 +0000
+++ b/distrib/notes/sparc64/install     Tue Jun 18 14:46:26 2002 +0000
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-.\"    $NetBSD: install,v 1.12 2002/05/04 19:55:47 jdolecek Exp $
+.\"    $NetBSD: install,v 1.12.2.1 2002/06/18 14:46:26 lukem Exp $
 .\"
 .\" Copyright (c) 1999, 2000 The NetBSD Foundation, Inc.
 .\" All rights reserved.
@@ -39,21 +39,45 @@
 .Pp
 There are several ways to install
 .Nx
-onto a disk. The easiest way
-in terms of preliminary setup is to use the
-.Nx
-miniroot that can
-be booted off your local disk's swap partition. Alternatively, if your
-UltraSPARC is hooked up in a network you can find a server and arrange
-for a diskless setup which is a convenient way to install on a machine
-whose disk does not currently hold a usable operating system (see the
-section `Installing
+onto a disk. The easiest way in terms of preliminary setup is to install
+from CDROM.  If you don't have access to a CDROM or CDROM burner, you
+can use a miniroot image that can be booted off your local disk's swap
+partition. Alternatively, if your UltraSPARC is hooked up in a network 
+you can find a server and arrange for a diskless setup which is a convenient 
+way to install on a machine whose disk does not currently hold a usable 
+operating system (see the section `Installing
 .Nx
 by using a diskless setup' below).  If you have problems with these, it
 is possible to install NetBSD from Solaris (see the section `Installing
 .Nx
 using Solaris' below).
 .
+.Ss2 Installing NetBSD from CDROM
+.
+Installing from CDROM, whether it has the full distribution or just
+a kernel and sysinst is the least pinful way to install
+.Nx
+Simply insert the CDROM in the drive, power up the computer, and
+when you get to the
+.Pp
+.Dl ok
+.Pp
+prompt type:
+.Pp
+.Dl ok Ic "boot cdrom"
+.Pp
+If the machine starts booting automatically, hit the
+.Ic L1
+or
+.Ic Stop
+key and the 
+.Ic A
+key on the keyboard or send a break if your console is serial port
+to terminate the boot process.
+.Pp
+.Nx
+should then boot and you will have the opportunity to use sysinst.
+.
 .Ss2 Installing NetBSD by using the NetBSD miniroot
 .
 The miniroot is a self-contained
@@ -163,7 +187,7 @@
 kernel which is then read into memory.
 .Pp
 As noted above in the section
-.Sx Preparing your System for Nx Installation
+.Sx Preparing your System for NetBSD Installation
 you have several options when choosing a location to store the installation
 filesets. However, the easiest way is to put the
 .Pa *.tgz
@@ -175,21 +199,18 @@
 installation.  The second is intended for clients that will use a network
 boot normally.
 .Pp
-If you are going to be installing onto local disk, unpack the
-.Pa instfs.tgz
+If you are going to be installing onto local disk, place the
+.Pa netbsd.INSTALL.gz
 file, located in the
-.Pa installation/misc
-directory, and the
-.Pa netbsd.INSTALL.gz
-kernel, located in the
 .Pa binary/kernel
 directory, into the root directory for your machine.  The
-.Pa instfs.tgz
-file contains the basic installer filesystem that is part of the normal
-miniroot, but without a kernel.  Now you need to boot your workstation
+.Pa netbsd.INSTALL.gz
+file contains a kernel with an embedded ramdisk that has the basic 
+installer filesystem that is part of the normal miniroot.  Now you 
+need to boot your workstation
 from the server by entering the following command at the monitor prompt:
 .Pp
-.Dl "ok boot net netbsd -s"
+.Dl "ok boot net netbsd.INSTALL.gz"
 .Pp
 And then follow the install instructions.
 .Pp
@@ -310,7 +331,7 @@
 .Li sd0 )
 to view and
 modify the partition sizes. See the section
-.Sx Preparing your System for Nx Installation
+.Sx Preparing your System for NetBSD Installation
 above for suggestions about disk partition sizes.
 .Pp
 If you are installing on a SCSI disk that does
@@ -410,6 +431,17 @@
 .
 .Ss2 Running sysinst
 .
+Once you have a miniroot booted, the first thing
+.Nx
+will ask you for is a terminal.  If you are running on the keyboard and
+mouse you want to select
+.Ic sun
+while if you are using a serial console from an X terminal you need to select
+.Ic xterm
+Selecting the wrong terminal settings may cause display corruption or
+sysinst may fail to run.
+.Pp
+.
 The sysinst program will do most of the work of transferring the
 system from the distribution sets onto your disk. You will frequently be
 asked for confirmation before sysinst proceeds with each phase of the