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$NetBSD: README.files,v 1.11 1999/03/25 19:58:37 ross Exp $
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1998-11-05 05:45:49 +03:00
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1999-03-25 16:09:20 +03:00
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Tape, CD, Disk, and Netboot Images
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1999-03-25 16:09:20 +03:00
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This release or snapshot contains three installation image types,
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the first, for floppies, is split into a multiple volume set.
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installation/floppy/disk1of2
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installation/floppy/disk2of2
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installation/diskimage/cdhdtape
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1999-03-25 16:09:20 +03:00
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installation/instkernel/netbsd.gz
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All three boot images load the same installation kernel into memory
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and then make no further use of the source media. The general idea
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is to load a kernel with a pre-initialized memory filesystem of
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utilities and an installation program.
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1999-03-25 16:09:20 +03:00
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The floppy image set uses two floppies to load the install kernel.
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The cdhdtape image can be written to a CD, hard drive, or tape and
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then booted from the SRM console. The kernel image can be netbooted
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or loaded off the root directory of an existing installation.
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Note: The netboot loader can load the netbsd.gz file directly; it
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is not necessary to ungzip this kernel first.
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1999-03-25 22:58:37 +03:00
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This release or snapshot also contains a GENERIC kernel in a bootable
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filesystem image. This is intended for use when the SRM console cannot
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read the root device. This can happen for IDE attached roots, or
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on diskless systems where SRM bugs prevent netbooting. See:
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misc/GENERIC.fs
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1998-11-05 05:45:49 +03:00
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To copy the boot images to a magnetic disk under unix, the dd(1)
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command can be used:
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Floppy:
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dd if=disk1of2 of=/dev/rfd0a bs=18k
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(change floppies)
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dd if=disk2of2 of=/dev/rfd0a bs=18k
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You can write the image to a hard drive too:
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dd bs=18k if=cdhdtape of=/dev/rsd1c
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dd bs=18k if=cdhdtape of=/dev/rsd1d (NetBSD/i386)
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For a tape, it is important to use a block size of 512, so:
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dd bs=512 if=cdhdtape of=/dev/erst0 (NetBSD)
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dd bs=512 if=cdhdtape of=/dev/rmt0h (Digital Unix)
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Note that the bits on the installation media are only used when
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initially loaded. They can be written to a hard drive, loaded, and
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then overwritten during the installation with no conflict, or
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alternatively, the boot CD or tape can be removed and replaced with
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one containing the installation sets.
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The install notes from this directory subtree are present on the
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installation file system.
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