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.\" $NetBSD: install,v 1.10 2001/07/24 18:27:09 nra 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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.\"
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.\" Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
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.\" modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions
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.\" are met:
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.\" 1. Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright
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.\" notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer.
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.\" 2. Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright
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.\" notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer in the
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.\" documentation and/or other materials provided with the distribution.
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.\" 3. All advertising materials mentioning features or use of this software
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.\" must display the following acknowledgement:
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.\" This product includes software developed by the NetBSD
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.\" Foundation, Inc. and its contributors.
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.\" 4. Neither the name of The NetBSD Foundation nor the names of its
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.\" contributors may be used to endorse or promote products derived
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.\" from this software without specific prior written permission.
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.\"
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.\" THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE NETBSD FOUNDATION, INC. AND CONTRIBUTORS
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.\" ``AS IS'' AND ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED
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.\" TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR
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.\" PURPOSE ARE DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE FOUNDATION OR CONTRIBUTORS
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.\" BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR
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.\" CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF
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.\" SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE, DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS
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.\" INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN
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.\" CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE)
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.\" ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE
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.\" POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
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.\"
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Installation of
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.Nx*M
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is now easier than ever!
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For the latest news, problem reports, and discussion, join
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the port-\*M maillist by mailing a line saying
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.Pp
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.Dl subscribe port-\*M
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.Pp
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to
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.Mt majordomo@netsbd.org .
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Also, see
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.Lk http://www.netbsd.org
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for more information.
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.Pp
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If you encounter any problems, please report them via the mailing list or the
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.Xr send-pr 1
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program so that they can be fixed for the next release.
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.Pp
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To install or upgrade
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.Nx ,
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you need to first boot the installation
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program and then interact with the screen-menu program
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.Ic sysinst .
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The installation program actually consists of the
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.Nx
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kernel plus
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an in-memory file system of utility programs.
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.Pp
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The usual procedure is to write the installation system to the
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install media, as described earlier.
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.Pp
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Booting from install media
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.Pp
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The built-in console monitor understands a bunch of commands, dependent
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of which VAX you have. To just boot from a device, type
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.Sq Ic B
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at the
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.Li >>>
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prompt. Device naming in the console monitor differs a lot from the
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.Ux
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counterparts. A device looks like
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.Li "ddcu" , where
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.Sq Li dd
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is the device
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type,
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.Sq Li c
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is the controller number and
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.Sq Li u
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is the device unit. Many console
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monitors also support the
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.Ic SHOW DEV
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command, which shows available units to boot from.
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.Pp
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A summary of the most common boot devices and their name:
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.(tag B\ DUA0
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.It Ic "B DUA0"
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first MSCP controller, unit 0.
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.It Ic "B MUA0"
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first TMSCP tape controller, unit 0.
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.It Ic "B DKB0"
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second SCSI bus, unit 0.
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.It Ic "B XQA0"
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first Q22 bus Ethernet controller.
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.It Ic "B ESA0"
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first LANCE Ethernet controller on VAXstations.
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.tag)
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Other devices may be appropriate for your configuration.
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.Pp
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Then just proceed with the program sysinst. The install descriptions
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for sysinst that follows can be easily adopted to VAX.
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.Pp
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.\" Sad that the sysinst install instructions are so i386-specific.
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.so ../common/sysinst
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