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Clarified a few details about installing 32 bit sparc distribution on

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sparc64 systems.
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mbw 2004-11-14 04:54:25 +00:00
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.\" $NetBSD: contents,v 1.112 2004/11/07 18:06:38 mbw Exp $
.\" $NetBSD: contents,v 1.113 2004/11/14 04:54:25 mbw Exp $
.\"
.\" Copyright (c) 1999-2004 The NetBSD Foundation, Inc.
.\" All rights reserved.
@ -492,14 +492,18 @@ subdirectory
of the
.Nx \*V
.ie \n[sparc64] \{\
distribution tree. If you want to install 32-bit only binaries, you will
need the
distribution tree.
.(Note
If you want to install 32-bit only binaries, you will
still need to boot using the sparc64 installation tools. When it
asks you for the distribution set to install, provide the
.Nx /sparc
.Pa binary/sets
and will need to use the
.Pa binary/sets .
Be sure to use the 32 bit sparc
.Pa kern-GENERIC_SUN4U.tgz
kernel distribution. You still need to follow the \*M installation
procedure, not sparc.
kernel distribution. Otherwise, continue to follow the \*M installation
procedure, not the sparc instructions.
.Note)
Most people will want the 64-bit \*M distribution tree:
.\}
.el distribution tree, and are as follows:

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.\" $NetBSD: sysinst,v 1.72 2004/08/23 16:03:57 wiz Exp $
.\" $NetBSD: sysinst,v 1.73 2004/11/14 04:54:25 mbw Exp $
.\"
.\" Copyright (c) 1999-2004 The NetBSD Foundation, Inc.
.\" All rights reserved.
@ -1947,6 +1947,42 @@ Now you need to mount your destination root partition:
.Dl # Ic "umount /mnt"
.Dl # Ic "exit"
.\}
.if \n[sparc64] \{\
.It
.To 2 "Ensure you have the correct kernel installed"
.Em "Ensure you have the correct kernel installed"
.Pp
If you are installing from the 32-bit sparc distribution set, make sure
that you installed the correct kernel. The \*M installation tools do not
by default copy the correct 32-bit kernel. Unless you prepared ahead of
time by renaming the
.Pa kern-GENERIC_SUN4U.tgz
to
.Pa kern-GENERIC.tgz
then you will need to follow the next few instructions.
.Pp
Go to the main installation menu, and select
.Me "Utility menu"
and then select the
.Me "Run /bin/sh"
option, which will give you a shell prompt.
You may need to type one of the following commands to get your delete key
to work properly, depending on your keyboard:
.Dl # Ic "stty erase '^h'"
.Dl # Ic "stty erase '^?'"
.Pp
Type the following command (replacing
.Pa wd0a
with the partition name of your destination root partition):
.Dl # Ic "mount /dev/wd0a /mnt"
.Dl # Ic "cd /mnt"
Now you ned to mount the location of your distribution sets:
.Dl # Ic "mount /dev/cd0a /mnt2"
.Dl # Ic "tar xpzvf /mnt2/sparc/binary/kernel/kern-GENERIC_SUN4U.tgz"
.Dl # Ic "umount /mnt"
.Dl # Ic "umount /mnt2"
.Dl # Ic "exit"
.\}
.It
.To 2 "Finalizing your installation"
.Em Finalizing your installation

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.\" $NetBSD: xfer,v 1.50 2004/09/06 19:08:47 is Exp $
.\" $NetBSD: xfer,v 1.51 2004/11/14 04:54:25 mbw Exp $
.\"
.\" Copyright (c) 1999-2004 The NetBSD Foundation, Inc.
.\" All rights reserved.
@ -557,6 +557,17 @@ partitions, if performing an upgrade
The steps necessary to prepare the distribution sets for installation
depend upon which installation medium you choose.
The steps for the various media are outlined below.
.if \n[sparc64] \{\
.(Note
If you are installing the 32-bit sparc distribution sets, you will need to
rename
.Pa sparc/binary/sets/kern-GENERIC_SUN4U.tgz
to
.Pa kern-GENERIC.tgz
since the \*M installation tools would otherwise attempt to install the
kernel for 32-bit sparc computers which does not boot on \*M systems.
.Note)
.\}
.
.(tag MS-DOS\ floppy
.