Update to reflect changes to the bootfs and miniroot images.
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.\" $NetBSD: install,v 1.29 2000/10/10 12:55:22 lukem Exp $
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.\" $NetBSD: install,v 1.30 2000/10/20 12:26:41 pk Exp $
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.\"
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.\" Copyright (c) 1999, 2000 The NetBSD Foundation, Inc.
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.\" All rights reserved.
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@ -37,31 +37,21 @@ Installing
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is a relatively complex process, but if you have
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this document in hand it shouldn't be too much trouble.
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.Pp
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.Nx*M
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has two installation systems, an easy to use 'sysinst',
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and a more flexible miniroot script based system.
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.Pp
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There are several ways to install
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.Nx
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onto a disk. The easiest way is to use the 'syboot.fs' image copied to
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a floppy or your local disk's swap partition.
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More advanced users may prefer booting the
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.Nx
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miniroot from the local disk's swap partition.
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onto a disk. The easiest way is to use the 'miniroot.fs' image copied to
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your local disk's swap partition.
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Alternatively, if your Sparcstation is hooked up in a network you
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can find a server and arrange for a diskless setup which is a
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convenient way to install on a machine whose disk does not currently
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hold a usable operating system (see the section `Installing
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.Nx
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by using a diskless setup' below). There is
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also a bootable 1.44 MB floppy available that contains a slightly less
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featureful miniroot environment.
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by using a diskless setup' below). Also available is
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a two-disk bootable 1.44 MB floppy image set that can be used to boot into
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the miniroot environment.
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.
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.Ss2 Installing NetBSD by using the NetBSD miniroot
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.
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If you wish to use the more flexible 'miniroot.fs', use in place
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of 'syboot.fs' below.
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.Pp
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The miniroot is a self-contained
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.Nx
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filesystem holding all utilities
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@ -77,7 +67,7 @@ the partition will then not available during the installation process.
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Loading the miniroot onto your raw partition is simple. On
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.Nx
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as well as SunOS you use a command like:
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.Dl # Ic dd if=syboot.fs of=/dev/rsd0b bs=4k conv=sync
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.Dl # Ic dd if=miniroot.fs of=/dev/rsd0b bs=4k conv=sync
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(Here, `/dev/rsd0b' is assumed to be your swap partition.) There's a
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potential problem here if /dev/rsd0b is actually in use as a swap
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partition by your currently running system. If you don't have another
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@ -126,33 +116,53 @@ The
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install floppy works only on the sun4c and sun4m class.
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Making the install floppy is simple:
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.Pp
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If you wish to use the more flexible 'boot.fs', use in place
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of 'syboot.fs' below.
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.Pp
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On
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Get two formatted floppy disks. If you have unformatted disks you can
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run the
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.Xr fdformat 8
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program that comes with
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.Nx
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as well as SunOS you use the following three commands:
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as well as SunOS. Use the following command:
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.Dl # Ic "fdformat"
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.Dl # Ic "gunzip syboot.fs.gz"
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.Dl # Ic "dd if=syboot.fs of=/dev/rfd0a bs=36k"
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(Be sure that the `fdformat' command completes successfully before proceeding
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to the `dd' step; on
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.Pp
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Make sure that the `fdformat' command completes successfully before proceeding
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to with the next step; on
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.Nx
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, a string of all `V's, and on SunOS, a string of
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all `.'s.).
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all `.'s.
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Alternatively, you can use almost any PC to format your floppy disks.
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.Pp
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On a Windows system you can use the
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Next, transfer the floppy images onto the floppy disks:
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.Dl # Ic "insert the first disk"
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.Dl # Ic "gunzip boot.fs.gz"
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.Dl # Ic "dd if=boot.fs of=/dev/rfd0a bs=36k"
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.Dl # Ic "eject floppy"
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Label this disk
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.Dq NetBSD bootfs .
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.Pp
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.Dl # Ic "insert the first disk"
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.Dl # Ic "dd if=instfs.tgz of=/dev/rfd0a bs=36k"
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.Dl # Ic "eject floppy"
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Label this disk
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.Dq NetBSD instfs .
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.Pp
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You can also accomplish this task on a Windows system by using the
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.Nm rawrite.exe
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command provided with the NetBSD/i386 install tools.
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.Pp
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From the OpenBOOT prompt, the following should boot the floppy.
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Insert the disk labeled
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.Dq NetBSD bootfs
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into the floppy drive of the target system.
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From the OpenBOOT prompt, the following should boot the system from the floppy.
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.Dl ok Ic "boot fd(,,1) # Version 1 OpenBOOT ROMs
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.Dl ok Ic "boot /fd # or
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.Dl ok Ic "boot floppy # Version 2 OpenBOOT ROMs
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.Pp
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After the initial probe messages you'll be asked to start
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the install or upgrade procedure. Proceed to the section
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.Sx Running the installation scripts.
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After the initial probe messages you'll be asked to insert the disk labeled
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.Dq NetBSD instfs
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into the drive. After the installation tools from the second disk have
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been loaded, you will be asked to start the install or upgrade procedure.
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Proceed to the section
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.Sx Running the installation scripts
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below.
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.
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.Ss2 Installing NetBSD by using a diskless setup
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@ -211,6 +221,8 @@ filesets. However, the easiest way is to put the
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files you want
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to install into the root directory for your client on the server.
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.Pp
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.ie 0 \{\
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.\" section commented out because netbsd.ram.gz is no longer self-contained
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Next you must select whether to use the easier 'sysinst' or more flexible
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script based install.
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.
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Follow this section and skip the next if you wish to use the easier 'sysinst'
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installation method.
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.Pp
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Copy the installation/netboot/netbsd.syram.gz image into the exported
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Copy the installation/bootfs/netbsd.ram.gz image into the exported
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root directory for your machine, then boot your workstation from the
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server by entering the appropriate `boot' command at the monitor prompt.
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Depending on the PROM version in your machine, this command takes one of
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the following forms:
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.Dl "\*> b le()netbsd.syram.gz # for sun4 monitors
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.Dl "ok boot le()netbsd.syram.gz # for version 1 OpenBOOT ROMs
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.Dl "ok boot net netbsd.syram.gz # for version 2 OpenBOOT ROMs
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.Dl "\*> b le()netbsd.ram.gz # for sun4 monitors
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.Dl "ok boot le()netbsd.ram.gz # for version 1 OpenBOOT ROMs
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.Dl "ok boot net netbsd.ram.gz # for version 2 OpenBOOT ROMs
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.Pp
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This will boot the
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.Nx
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.Dl "ok
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.Note)
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.
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.\}
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.Ss2 Diskless script installation
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.
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.ie 0 \{\
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Follow this section and skip the previous if you wish to use the more
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flexible 'miniroot' script installation method.
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.Pp
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.\}
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Unpack `base.tar.gz', `etc.tar.gz', and 'kern.tgz' on the server in
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the root directory for your machine. If you elect to use a separately
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NFS-mounted filesystem for `/usr' with your diskless setup, make sure the
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.(tag indent
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.It Ar root Ns Pa /etc/hosts
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Add the IP addresses of both server and client.
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.It Ar root Ns Pa /etc/myname
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This files contains the client's hostname; use the same
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name as in \*<root\*>/etc/hosts.
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.It Ar root Ns Pa /etc/fstab
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Enter the entries for the remotely mounted filesystems.
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For example:
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.Nx
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machine once it has booted.
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.Pp
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If you to use the server setup for installation purposes only, then you
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may create a considerably smaller client filesystem by unpacking
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`instfs.tgz' (found in the `installation/bootfs' distribution directory)
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into your client's NFS root directory instead of using `base.tar.gz'
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and `etc.tar.gz'. You still need 'kern.tgz' to extract a kernel,
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since `instfs.tgz' does not contain one.
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.Pp
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Boot your workstation from the server by entering the appropriate `boot'
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command at the monitor prompt. Depending on the PROM version in your machine,
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this command takes one of the following forms:
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.Dl netbsd# Ic mount /usr
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.Pp
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.(Note
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For floppy installs, the text editor provided is ed.
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For miniroot installs, the text editor is vi.
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the text editor provided nu the miniroot is
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.Xr vi 1 .
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.Note)
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.Pp
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When using
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.Xr disklabel 8
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to edit disklabels the -e switch will invoke the editor on the
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@ -374,7 +397,6 @@ even if you define less then eight partitions. If this line displays
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a different number and the program complains about it (after you leave
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the editor), then try setting it to `8 partitions:'.
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.Note)
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.
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.Ss2 Sample disklabel screen
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.(disp
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netbsd# disklabel sd2
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@ -418,6 +440,14 @@ system from the distribution sets onto your disk. You will frequently be
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asked for confirmation before the system proceeds with each phase of the
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installation process.
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.Pp
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Note: the
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.Ox
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miniroot also supports the use of the experimental
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full-screen installation program
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.Dq sysinst .
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To use sysinst instead of the default installtion script, follow the
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on-screen instruction that is displayed after the miniroot has started.
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.Pp
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Occasionally, you will have to provide a piece of information such as the
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name of the disk you want to install on or IP addresses and domain names
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you want to assign. If your system has more than one disk, you may want
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