From d4cd548bb18a56446ec96a10d7574ce38880459e Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: "Bruce A. Mah" Date: Fri, 15 Nov 2002 17:57:51 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] Update sparc64 installation instructions. Because sysinstall now works on sparc64, this document can now use (almost) the same procedures as i386, et al. CDROM booting instructions are cut-and-pasted from the older sparc64/install.sgml file, which is now unlinked from the document build. This document is a long ways from perfect, but it's better than shipping instructions for an installation procedure that doesn't apply anymore. While here, add some SGML comments to help others navigate the sources. --- .../installation/common/install.sgml | 84 +++++++++++++++++-- .../installation/sparc64/article.sgml | 13 ++- 2 files changed, 83 insertions(+), 14 deletions(-) diff --git a/release/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/installation/common/install.sgml b/release/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/installation/common/install.sgml index 1f96bc01884..a2bc8b78383 100644 --- a/release/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/installation/common/install.sgml +++ b/release/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/installation/common/install.sgml @@ -74,6 +74,8 @@ from {alpha,i386}/INSTALL.TXT. Hardware Requirements + + &os; for the &arch.print; requires a 386 or better processor to run (sorry, there is no support for 286 processors) and at least 5 megs of RAM to install and 4 megs of RAM to @@ -81,6 +83,8 @@ from {alpha,i386}/INSTALL.TXT. most minimal installation. See below for ways of shrinking existing DOS partitions in order to install &os;. + + &os; for the &arch.print; supports the platforms described in HARDWARE.TXT. @@ -101,6 +105,17 @@ from {alpha,i386}/INSTALL.TXT. necessary to download new firmware from the vendor's Web site. + + + &os; for the &arch.print; supports the platforms + described in HARDWARE.TXT. + + You will need a dedicated disk for + &os;/sparc64. It is not possible to share a disk with another + operating system at this time. + + + If you are not familiar with configuring hardware for &os;, you should be sure to read the HARDWARE.TXT file; @@ -111,7 +126,7 @@ from {alpha,i386}/INSTALL.TXT. Floppy Disk Image Instructions - Depending on how you choose to install &os;, you may need to + Depending on how you choose to install &os;, you may need to create a set of floppy disks (usually two) to begin the installation process. This section briefly describes how to create these disks, either from a CDROM installation or from the Internet. Note that in @@ -130,7 +145,7 @@ from {alpha,i386}/INSTALL.TXT. images (for 1.44MB floppies) or kern-small.flp and mfsroot-small.flp images (for 1.2MB floppies). - Getting these images over the network is easy. Simply fetch + Getting these images over the network is easy. Simply fetch the release/floppies/kern.flp and @@ -159,7 +174,7 @@ from {alpha,i386}/INSTALL.TXT. tools directory on your CDROM or &os; FTP mirror) or the &man.dd.1; command in UNIX. - For example, to create the kernel floppy image from DOS, you'd + For example, to create the kernel floppy image from DOS, you'd do something like this: C> fdimage kern.flp a: @@ -171,18 +186,18 @@ from {alpha,i386}/INSTALL.TXT. Assuming that you'd copied rawrite.exe and kern.flp into a directory somewhere. You would do the same for mfsroot.flp, of course. - If you're creating the boot floppy from a UNIX machine, you + If you're creating the boot floppy from a UNIX machine, you may find that: &prompt.root; dd if=floppies/kern.flp of=/dev/rfd0 &prompt.root; dd if=floppies/kern.flp of=/dev/rfd0.1440 - or + or &prompt.root; dd if=floppies/kern.flp of=/dev/floppy &prompt.root; dd if=floppies/kern-small.flp of=/dev/rfd0.1200 - work well, depending on your hardware and operating system + work well, depending on your hardware and operating system environment (different versions of UNIX have different names for the floppy drive). @@ -199,6 +214,8 @@ from {alpha,i386}/INSTALL.TXT. Installing &os; from CDROM or the Internet + + The easiest type of installation is from CDROM. If you have a supported CDROM drive and a &os; installation CDROM, there are 2 ways of starting the @@ -268,6 +285,8 @@ from {alpha,i386}/INSTALL.TXT. for additional tips on installing via FTP or NFS. + + The easiest type of installation is from CDROM. If you have a supported CDROM drive and a &os; installation CDROM, you can boot &os; directly from the @@ -292,6 +311,59 @@ from {alpha,i386}/INSTALL.TXT. Insert the mfsroot.flp floppy when prompted and you will end up at the first screen of the install program. + + + + Most &arch; systems are set up to boot automatically from + disk. To install &os;, you need to boot over the network or + from a CDROM, which requires you to break into the PROM + (OpenFirmware). + + To do this, reboot the system, and wait until the boot + message appears. It depends on the model, but should look about + like: + + Sun Blade 100 (UltraSPARC-IIe), Keyboard Present +Copyright 1998-2001 Sun Microsystems, Inc. All rights reserved. +OpenBoot 4.2, 128 MB memory installed, Serial #51090132. +Ethernet address 0:3:ba:b:92:d4, Host ID: 830b92d4. + + If your system proceeds to boot from disk at this point, you + need to press L1A + or StopA + on the keyboard, or send a BREAK over the + serial console (using for example ~# in + &man.tip.1; or &man.cu.1;) to get to the PROM prompt. It looks + like this: + + + + + + + + ok +ok {0} + + + + This is the prompt used on systems with just one + CPU. + + + + This is the prompt used on SMP systems, the digit + indicates the number of the active CPU. + + + + + At this point, place the CDROM into your + drive, and from the PROM prompt, type boot + cdrom. + Detail on various installation types diff --git a/release/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/installation/sparc64/article.sgml b/release/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/installation/sparc64/article.sgml index 569a09b6032..8c42600e9b2 100644 --- a/release/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/installation/sparc64/article.sgml +++ b/release/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/installation/sparc64/article.sgml @@ -18,16 +18,13 @@ - ]>
&artheader; - - This article gives some brief instructions on installing - &os;/&arch; &release.current;. Please keep in mind that this port - is a work in progress, and as such, the installation procedure is - much more involved than for &os;/i386 or &os;/alpha. - -§.sparc64.install; +&abstract; +§.install; +§.layout; +§.upgrade; +§.trouble;