Bring these up to date WRT reality. In particular, the disk-space

requirements were somewhat insufficient, and MVME162 was nowhere to
be seen.
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.\" $NetBSD: contents,v 1.27 2000/10/29 13:13:07 simonb Exp $
.\" $NetBSD: contents,v 1.28 2000/11/01 10:58:30 scw Exp $
.\"
.\" Copyright (c) 1999, 2000 The NetBSD Foundation, Inc.
.\" All rights reserved.
@ -81,6 +81,15 @@ A version of
.Li INSTALL
intended to run on machines with less than 8 MB.
.\}
.
.if r_mvme68k \{\
. It Pa netbsd.VME147.gz
A kernel for MVME147 boards.
. It Pa netbsd.VME162.gz
A kernel for MVME162-LX boards.
. It Pa netbsd.VME167.gz
A kernel for MVME167 boards.
.\}
. tag)
. It Pa sets/
\*M binary distribution sets;
@ -90,8 +99,10 @@ see below.
.
. (tag instkernel/ -compact
.
.if !r_mvme68k \{\
. It Pa floppy/
\*M boot and installation floppies; see below.
.\}
.
.if r_alpha \{\
. It Pa diskimage/
@ -122,6 +133,7 @@ this image.
\*M miniroot file system image; see below.
.\}
.
.if !r_mvme68k \{\
. It Pa misc/
.
.if r_alpha \{\
@ -142,12 +154,13 @@ Statically-linked versions of
Miscellaneous \*M installation utilities; see
installation section, below.
\}
.\}
.
.if r_mvme68k \{\
. It Pa netboot/
Two programs needed to boot \*M kernels over the network.
Two programs needed to boot \*M kernels over the network; see below.
. It Pa tapeimage/
Tape boot programs, and a RAMDISK kernel.
Tape boot programs, and a RAMDISK kernel; see below.
.\}
.
.if \n[sparc]:\n[sparc64] \{\
@ -249,63 +262,6 @@ for more details.)
.\}
.
.
.if r_mvme68k \{\
.Pp
The
.Nx*M
install distribution contains files that can be
used to install
.Nx
onto completely
.Sq bare
MVME147 and MVME167
boards. The files
in the
.Pa mvme68k/installation
directories are described below.
.(tag netbsd-rd.gz
.It Pa miniroot.gz
A gzipped copy of the miniroot file system.
This image is to be un-gzipped and copied
into the swap area of a disk.
.It Pa netbsd-rd.gz
A gzipped copy of the
.Li RAMDISK
kernel for installing the miniroot file system.
.It Pa stboot
A tape boot-block, in the form required to
allow 1x7-Bug to boot from tape. This is the
first segment of a boot tape.
.It Pa bootst
A copy of the tape boot program, used
as the second segment of a boot tape.
.It Pa sboot
A copy of the MVME147 serial boot program. This is
necessary if you don't have a tape drive,
but you
.Em do
have another system which can
act as a boot and NFS server. This is also
useful if you are installing a diskless
.Nx
system on an MVME147 board.
.It Pa netboot
A copy of the network boot program. Used
in conjunction with sboot on the MVME147 to get your system
booted over a network. The MVME167 can boot this file
directly using 167Bug's builtin TFTP client.
.tag)
.Pp
These files can be used to make a boot tape suitable for installing
.Nx*M .
These files can also be used to configure an NFS server
to support installation
.Sq "over the network" . See the section
.Sx Getting the NetBSD System onto Useful Media
for instructions on either method.
.\}
.
.
.Ss2 Binary distribution sets
The
.Nx
@ -989,6 +945,70 @@ the sources for these utilities are in the
.Pa src No subdirectory.
.\}
.
.if r_mvme68k \{\
.Pp
The following are included in the
.Pa mvme68k/installation No directory:
.
.(tag miniroot/
.It Pa miniroot/
. (tag miniroot.gz
. It Pa miniroot.gz
A copy of the miniroot file system.
This filesystem image is copied into the swap partition of the disk which
you intend to boot
.Nx
from. Normally, this step will be performed manually from the ramdisk boot
environment.
. tag)
.tag)
.
.(tag miniroot/
.It Pa netboot/
. (tag sboot
. It Pa sboot
An MVME147 bootstrap program in Motorola S-Record format. This is
required when you wish to boot an MVME147 over the network since
the ROM has no built-in network support. Instructions for getting
this program into memory are discussed later.
. tag)
. (tag netboot
. It Pa netboot
A standalone 2nd stage bootstrap program loaded over the network
via TFTP. This is responsible for fetching and starting the
.Nx
\*M
kernel from an NFS server.
. tag)
.tag)
.
.(tag tapeimage/
.It Pa tapeimage/
. (tag stboot
. It Pa stboot
This file contains a boot sector for Motorola MVME boards. It must
be the first file written to a tape in order to make the tape bootable.
. tag)
. (tag bootst
. It Pa bootst
This file contains a bootstrap program which knows how to load the
.Nx
\*M
ramdisk image from tape. This must be the second file written to the tape.
. tag)
. (tag netbsd-rd.gz
. It Pa netbsd-rd.gz
This is the
.Nx
\*M
ramdisk image. It contains a GENERIC kernel and a built in RAMDISK
with just enough tools to partition a disk, dump the miniroot kernel
to it and make the disk bootable. This must be the third file written
to the tape.
. tag)
.tag)
.\}
.
.
.if r_pc532 \{\
.Pp

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.\" $NetBSD: hardware,v 1.6 2000/10/29 14:08:08 lukem Exp $
.\" $NetBSD: hardware,v 1.7 2000/11/01 10:58:29 scw Exp $
.
.Nx*M
\*V runs on Motorola
.Tn MVME147 No and MVME167 No Single Board Computers.
.Tn MVME147
,
.Tn MVME162-LX
and
.Tn MVME167
Single Board Computers.
.Pp
The minimal configuration requires 4 MB of RAM and ~100 MB of disk space.
The minimal configuration requires 8 MB of RAM and ~200 MB of disk space.
To install the entire system requires much more disk space (approx.
200 MB additional space is necessary for full sources. Double that if you
600 MB additional space is necessary for full sources. Double that if you
want to recompile it all!). To run X (clients only) or compile the system,
more RAM is recommended. Good performance requires 8 MB of RAM, or 16 MB
more RAM is recommended. Good performance requires 16 MB of RAM, or 32 MB
when running the X Window System.
.Pp
Note that you can install
.Nx
\*V
on a system with only 4 MB of onboard RAM, but you will need to use a
VMEbus RAM card with at least another 4 MB to augment the onboard
memory in order to actually install the system.
.Pp
Here is a table of recommended HD partition sizes for a full install:
.Bl -column -offset indent Partition Suggested Needed
.It Partition Ta Suggested Ta Needed
.It /\ (root) Ta "20 MB" Ta "12 MB"
.It /usr Ta "100 MB" Ta "80 MB"
.It /var Ta "20 MB" Ta "5 MB"
.It swap Ta Em "2-3 *RAM" Ta 6 MB
.It /\ (root) Ta "32 MB" Ta "26 MB"
.It /usr Ta "200 MB" Ta "150 MB"
.It /var Ta "32 MB" Ta "6 MB"
.It swap Ta Em "2-3 *RAM" Ta 16 MB
.El
.(item -offset indent
Anything else is up to you!
@ -28,7 +40,7 @@ Note that the
installation procedure uses a
.Em miniroot
image which is placed into the swap area of the disk. The swap partition
must be large enough to hold this miniroot image (\*> 6 MB).
must be large enough to hold this miniroot image (\*> 7.5 MB).
.
.Ss2 Supported VME147 hardware
.(bullet -offset indent
@ -57,7 +69,7 @@ SCSI
.(bullet -compact
Most SCSI disks, tapes, CD-ROMs, etc
.It
On-board wd33c93 SCSI bus interface chip (async only for now)
On-board wd33c93 SCSI bus interface chip (async only)
.bullet)
.It
Miscellaneous:
@ -65,6 +77,43 @@ Miscellaneous:
Battery-backed real-time clock
.It
VMEbus RAM cards
.It
Any VMEbus interface cards with Machine Independent drivers
.bullet)
.bullet)
.
.Ss2 Supported VME162-LX hardware
.(bullet -offset indent
Serial ports (RS232)
.(bullet -compact
built-in console
.It
ttyZ1
.It
ttyZ2
.It
ttyZ3
.bullet)
.It
Network interfaces:
.(bullet -compact
On-board Intel Ethernet (ie)
.bullet)
.It
SCSI
.(bullet -compact
Most SCSI disks, tapes, CD-ROMs, etc
.It
On-board ncr53c710 SCSI I/O processor chip
.bullet)
.It
Miscellaneous:
.(bullet -compact
Battery-backed real-time clock
.It
VMEbus RAM cards
.It
Any VMEbus interface cards with Machine Independent drivers
.bullet)
.bullet)
.
@ -88,7 +137,7 @@ On-board centronics style printer port
.It
Network interfaces:
.(bullet -compact
On-board Lance Ethernet (ie)
On-board Intel Ethernet (ie)
.bullet)
.It
SCSI
@ -101,6 +150,10 @@ On-board ncr53c710 SCSI I/O Processor chip
Miscellaneous:
.(bullet -compact
Battery-backed real-time clock
.It
VMEbus RAM cards
.It
Any VMEbus interface cards with Machine Independent drivers
.bullet)
.bullet)
.

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.\" $NetBSD: install,v 1.10 2000/10/29 14:08:08 lukem Exp $
.\" $NetBSD: install,v 1.11 2000/11/01 10:58:29 scw Exp $
.\"
.\" Copyright (c) 1999, 2000 The NetBSD Foundation, Inc.
.\" All rights reserved.
@ -57,11 +57,11 @@ Create the
\*V boot tape as described in the section
entitled
.Sx "Preparing a boot tape" .
Then, with the tape in the drive, type the following at the 1x7Bug prompt:
Then, with the tape in the drive, type the following at the Bug prompt:
.Pp
.Dl 147-Bug\*> Ic "bo 5"
.Pp
.Dl 167-Bug\*> Ic "bo 0,50"
.Dl 16x-Bug\*> Ic "bo 0,50"
.Pp
As mentioned earlier, this assumes your tape is jumpered for SCSI-ID 5.
.Pp
@ -73,13 +73,15 @@ SCSI disks detected by
.Nx .
They are of the form:
.(disp
sd0 at scsibus0 targ 0 lun 0: \*<CDC, 94161-9, 2506\*> SCSI1 0/direct fixed
sd0: 148 MB, 967 cyl, 9 head, 35 sec, 512 bytes/sect x 304605 sectors
sd0 at scsibus0 targ 0 lun 0: \*<Maker, Disk, Foo\*> SCSI1 0/direct fixed
sd0: 800 MB, 800 cyl, 16 head, 128 sec, 512 bytes/sect x 1638400 sectors
.disp)
.Pp
The information of most interest is the number of sectors; here it's
304605. You will need this number when you come to create a disklabel
for that drive.
The information of most interest is the number of sectors; for the ficticious
disk above, it's 1638400. You will need this number when you come to create
a disklabel for that drive.
.Pp
Here is an example of an MVME147 system booting from tape:
.(disp
RAM address from VMEbus = $00000000
@ -89,15 +91,16 @@ Loading: Operating System
Volume: NBSD
IPL loaded at: $003F0000
\*>\*> BSD MVME147 tapeboot [$Revision: 1.10 $]
\*>\*> BSD MVME147 tapeboot [$Revision: 1.11 $]
578616+422344+55540+[46032+51284]=0x11a6e4
Start @ 0x8000 ...
Copyright (c) 1996, 1997 The NetBSD Foundation, Inc. All rights reserved.
Copyright (c) 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000
The NetBSD Foundation, Inc. All rights reserved.
Copyright (c) 1982, 1986, 1989, 1991, 1993
The Regents of the University of California. All rights reserved.
NetBSD 1.3 (RAMDISK) #1: Sun Dec 21 16:19:04 GMT 1997
steve@soapy.mctavish.demon.co.uk:/usr/src/sys/arch/mvme68k/compile/RAMDISK
NetBSD 1.5 (RAMDISK) #1: Sun Oct 29 16:19:04 GMT 2000
steve@fatbob:/usr/src/sys/arch/mvme68k/compile/RAMDISK
Motorola MVME-147S: 25MHz MC68030 CPU+MMU, MC68882 FPU
real mem = 7237632
avail mem = 6381568
@ -112,7 +115,8 @@ clock0 at pcc0 offset 0x0 ipl 5: Mostek MK48T02, 2048 bytes of NVRAM
.Pp
.(Note
The exact text of the messages will vary depending on which
MVME147 or MVME167 variant you're using.
\*M
variant you're using.
.Note)
.Pp
Finally, you will see the following "welcome" message:
@ -251,7 +255,7 @@ at the edlabel prompt, then enter the letter corresponding to the first
.Dl edlabel/modify\*> Ic a
.Dl a (root) 0 (0/00/00) 0 (0/00/00) unused
.Dl start as \*<blkno\*> or \*<cyls/trks/sects\*> : Ic 0
.Dl length as \*<nblks\*> or \*<cyls/trks/sects\*> : Ic 38000
.Dl length as \*<nblks\*> or \*<cyls/trks/sects\*> : Ic 65536
.Dl type: Ic 4.2BSD
.Dl edlabel/modify\*>
.Pp
@ -263,8 +267,8 @@ it's probably easiest to use block
notation. The above example creates partition
.Sq Li a ,
starting at block zero
and with a size of 38000 blocks. Note that the usual size of a block is
512 bytes, so this creates a 19 MB partition.
and with a size of 65536 blocks. Note that the usual size of a block is
512 bytes, so this creates a 32 MB partition.
.Pp
The
.Li type
@ -280,7 +284,7 @@ installation!
.Pp
.Dl edlabel/modify\*> Ic b
.Dl b (swap) 0 (0/00/00) 0 (0/00/00) unused
.Dl start as \*<blkno\*> or \*<cyls/trks/sects\*> : Ic 38000
.Dl start as \*<blkno\*> or \*<cyls/trks/sects\*> : Ic 65536
.Dl length as \*<nblks\*> or \*<cyls/trks/sects\*> : Ic 32768
.Dl type: Ic swap
.Dl edlabel/modify\*>
@ -289,10 +293,10 @@ Here, we specify a value for
.Li start
such that the swap partition follows immediately after partition
.Sq Li a ,
i.e. 38000. The length of the swap
i.e. 65536. The length of the swap
partition should be a multiple of the amount of RAM you have in your
system. Here, we've chosen 32768, or 16 MB. The next available block on the
drive is thus 38000 + 32768. We will use this to create partition
drive is thus 65536 + 32768. We will use this to create partition
.Sq Li d
for our
.Pa /usr
@ -301,20 +305,24 @@ than 8 MB of RAM, you'll be better off with a 32 or 64 MB swap partition.)
.Pp
.Dl edlabel/modify\*> Ic d
.Dl d (user) 0 (0/00/00) 0 (0/00/00) unused
.Dl start as \*<blkno\*> or \*<cyls/trks/sects\*> : Ic 70768
.Dl length as \*<nblks\*> or \*<cyls/trks/sects\*> : Ic 233837
.Dl start as \*<blkno\*> or \*<cyls/trks/sects\*> : Ic 98304
.Dl length as \*<nblks\*> or \*<cyls/trks/sects\*> : Ic 1540096
.Dl type: Ic 4.2BSD
.Dl edlabel/modify\*> Ic q
.Dl edlabel\*>
.Pp
As you can see, we've chosen to assign the remainder of the disk to
.Pa /usr .
Since there are 304605 sectors on the example disk (did you remember to
Since there are 1638400 sectors on the example disk (did you remember to
note down the number of sectors on your disk during boot?), and partition
.Sy d
starts at sector 70768, a simple bit of arithmetic (304605 - 70768)
starts at sector 98304, a simple bit of arithmetic (1638400 - 98304)
gives
.Sy d No a size of 233837.
.Sy d No a size of 1540096.
.Pp
Note that the above partition sizes are just guidelines. If your disk is
large enough, you should resize the partitions appropriately and
perhaps also create a /var partition as well.
.Pp
You now need to write this new disklabel, together with the partition
details you've just entered, to disk. You might also try the
@ -330,16 +338,16 @@ to view the partitions. Once written, you can quit back to ssh using
type_name: SCSI disk
pack_name: fictitious
bytes/sector: 512
sectors/track: 35
tracks/cylinder: 9
cylinders: 967
sectors/cylinder: 315
sectors/track: 128
tracks/cylinder: 16
cylinders: 800
sectors/cylinder: 2048
partition start (c/t/s) nblks (c/t/s) type
a (root) 0 (0/00/00) 38000 (120/05/25)* 4.2BSD
b (swap) 38000 (120/05/25)* 32768 (104/00/08)* swap
c (disk) 0 (0/00/00) 304605 (967/00/00) unused
d (user) 70768 (224/05/33)* 233837 (742/03/02)* 4.2BSD
a (root) 0 (0/00/00) 65536 (32/00/00) 4.2BSD
b (swap) 65536 (32/00/00) 32768 (48/00/00) swap
c (disk) 0 (0/00/00) 1638400 (800/00/00) unused
d (user) 98304 (48/00/00) 1540096 (752/00/00) 4.2BSD
.disp)
.Pp
.Dl edlabel\*> Ic w
@ -369,7 +377,6 @@ You can now shutdown the system.
.Dl ssh: Ic halt
.Dl signal 15
.Dl ssh: syncing disks... done
.Dl unmounting /mnt (/dev/sd1b)...
.Dl unmounting / (root_device)...
.Dl halted
.Pp
@ -379,7 +386,7 @@ You can now shutdown the system.
.Dl Cold/Warm Reset flag [C,W] = C?
.Dl Execute Soft Reset [Y,N] N? Ic y
.Pp
Resetting the MVME167 board is very similar.
Resetting the MVME162-LX and MVME167 boards are very similar.
You should now reboot from that just installed miniroot. See the section
entitled
.Sx "Booting the miniroot"
@ -462,33 +469,35 @@ Download was a success!
.Pp
See below for the next step in booting MVME147.
.Pp
The MVME167 is able to download netboot directly using TFTP.
The MVME162-LX and MVME167 boards are able to download netboot
directly using TFTP.
To enable this, you must first configure the networking parameters
on the board as described in the section entitled "Preparing your System
for
.Nx
Installation. On a properly configured MVME167, all you need
Installation. On a properly configured MVME162-LX or MVME167, all you need
to type is:
.Pp
.Dl 167-Bug\*> Ic nbo
.Dl 16x-Bug\*> Ic nbo
.Pp
For both boards, the boot messages are very similar:
For all board types, the boot messages are very similar:
.Pp
.(disp
Start @ 0x8000 ...
\*>\*> BSD MVME147 netboot (via sboot) [$Revision: 1.10 $]
\*>\*> BSD MVME147 netboot (via sboot) [$Revision: 1.11 $]
device: le0 attached to 08:00:3e:20:cb:87
boot: client IP address: 192.168.1.4
boot: client name: soapy
root addr=192.168.1.1 path=/export/soapy
578616+422344+55540+[46032+51284]=0x11a6e4
Start @ 0x8000 ...
Copyright (c) 1996, 1997 The NetBSD Foundation, Inc. All rights reserved.
Copyright (c) 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000
The NetBSD Foundation, Inc. All rights reserved.
Copyright (c) 1982, 1986, 1989, 1991, 1993
The Regents of the University of California. All rights reserved.
The Regents of the University of California. All rights reserved.
NetBSD 1.3 (RAMDISK) #1: Sun Dec 21 16:19:04 GMT 1997
steve@soapy.mctavish.demon.co.uk:/usr/src/sys/arch/mvme68k/compile/RAMDISK
NetBSD 1.5 (RAMDISK) #1: Sun Oct 29 16:19:04 GMT 2000
steve@fatbob:/usr/src/sys/arch/mvme68k/compile/RAMDISK
Motorola MVME-147S: 25MHz MC68030 CPU+MMU, MC68882 FPU
real mem = 7237632
avail mem = 6381568
@ -525,7 +534,7 @@ The command:
.Pp
.Dl ssh: Ic "ifconfig ie0 inet 192.168.1.4 up"
.Pp
will bring up the MVME167 network interface
will bring up the MVME162-LX or MVME167 network interface
.Li ie0
with that address.
The next
@ -587,9 +596,9 @@ SCSI-ID 0, then the 147Bug boot command is:
.Pp
.Dl 147-Bug\*> Ic "bo 0,,b:"
.Pp
The corresponding 167Bug boot command is:
The corresponding 162Bug or 167Bug boot command is:
.Pp
.Dl 167-Bug\*> Ic "bo 0,,,b:"
.Dl 16x-Bug\*> Ic "bo 0,,,b:"
.Pp
The command line parameters above are:
.Pp

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.\" $NetBSD: prep,v 1.8 2000/10/29 14:08:08 lukem Exp $
.\" $NetBSD: prep,v 1.9 2000/11/01 10:58:29 scw Exp $
.
\*M machines usually need little or no preparation before installing
.Nx ,
@ -6,7 +6,26 @@ other than the usual, well advised precaution of
.Em backing up all data
on any attached storage devices.
.Pp
The following instructions should make your machine
The exception to the above is that
.Tn MVME162-LX
and
.Tn MVME167
boards require a jumper to be removed before
.Nx
can be installed.
On
.Tn MVME162-LX
pins 1-2 of jumper J11
.Em must
be removed.
On
.Tn MVME167
pins 1-2 of jumper J1
.Em must
be removed.
.Pp
Once you've made any necessary jumper changes,
the following instructions should make your machine
.Dq NetBSD Ready .
.Pp
Power-up your MVME147 board. You should have the
@ -19,7 +38,8 @@ Onboard RAM start = $00000000, stop = $007FFFFF
147-Bug\*>
.disp)
.Pp
Or, if you have an MVME167 board:
Or, if you have an MVME162-LX or MVME167 board (the following boot
message is from MVME167; MVME162-LX is similar):
.(disp
MVME167 Debugger/Diagnostics Release Version 2.3 - 02/25/94
COLD Start
@ -35,16 +55,16 @@ Make sure the RAM size looks ok (if you've got an 8 MB MVME147 or a
32 MB MVME167 you should
have the same value as we do). Also make sure the clock is ticking:
.Pp
.Dl 1x7-Bug\*> Ns Ic time
.Dl 1xx-Bug\*> Ns Ic time
.Dl Sunday 12/21/31 16:25:14
.Dl 1x7-Bug\*> Ns Ic time
.Dl 1xx-Bug\*> Ns Ic time
.Dl Sunday 12/21/31 16:25:15
.Dl 1x7-Bug\*>
.Dl 1xx-Bug\*>
.Pp
Note that
.Nx
bases its year at 1968, and adds the year offset in
the MVME1x7's real-time clock to get the current year. So the
the system's real-time clock to get the current year. So the
.Li 31
here
equates to 1999. You may have to adjust your clock using the
@ -64,25 +84,26 @@ doesn't get set correctly by the 147Bug PROM.
.Pp
Also make sure that your board's ethernet address is initialised to
the correct value. You'll find the address on a label on the inside of
the MVME147's front panel, and on the VMEbus P2 connector of the MVME167.
the MVME147's front panel, and on the VMEbus P2 connector of the MVME162-LX
and MVME167.
On the MVME147, enter the last five digits of the address
using the
.Ic lsad
command. On the MVME167, you should use the
command. On the MVME162-LX and MVME167, you should use the
.Ic cnfg
command.
.Pp
To install successfully to a local SCSI disk, you need to ensure that
1x7Bug is aware of what targets are connected to the SCSI bus. This
the system is aware of what targets are connected to the SCSI bus. This
can be done by issueing the following command:
.Pp
.Dl 1x7-Bug\*> Ic iot;t
.Dl 1xx-Bug\*> Ic iot;t
.Pp
At this point, 1x7Bug will scan for any attached SCSI devices. After
At this point, Bug will scan for any attached SCSI devices. After
a short delay, a list of SCSI devices will be displayed. 147Bug will
ask if LUNs should be assigned from SCSI ids, to which you should
answer Y. You should also answer Y when asked if the information is
to be saved to NVRAM. 167Bug does not prompt for this information.
to be saved to NVRAM. 16xBug does not prompt for this information.
.Pp
The following installation instructions will assume that your target
SCSI disk drive appears at SCSI-ID 0. If you have a tape drive, the

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.\" $NetBSD: xfer,v 1.7 2000/10/29 14:08:08 lukem Exp $
.\" $NetBSD: xfer,v 1.8 2000/11/01 10:58:29 scw Exp $
.
Installation is supported from several media types, including:
.(bullet
@ -107,10 +107,15 @@ where the TFTP daemon can find it (remember, many TFTP daemons run in
a chroot'ed environment). The netboot program may be found in the
install directory of this distribution.
.Pp
The MVME167 boot ROM has code builtin to boot over ethernet from a
The
.Tn MVME162-LX
and
.Tn MVME167
boot ROMs have code builtin to boot over ethernet from a
TFTP server. You should configure it to download the same
.Pa netboot
program as is used for MVME147.
program as is used for
.Tn MVME147 .
.Pp
The netboot program will query a bootparamd server to find the NFS
server address and path name for its root, and then load a kernel from
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The client will need access to the miniroot image, which can be
provided using NFS or remote shell. If using NFS, miniroot.gz should be
expanded on the server, because doing so from the RAMDISK shell is not
so easy. The unzipped miniroot takes about 6 MB of space.
so easy. The unzipped miniroot takes about 7.5 MB of space.
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If you will be installing
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