Subject: port-sparc64/14701: sparc64's installboot(8) manpage is totally full of s*^t
To: None <gnats-bugs@gnats.netbsd.org>
From: None <obrien@nuxi.com>
List: netbsd-bugs
Date: 11/23/2001 15:32:59
>Number:         14701
>Category:       port-sparc64
>Synopsis:       sparc64's installboot(8) manpage is totally full of s*^t
>Confidential:   no
>Severity:       non-critical
>Priority:       low
>Responsible:    port-sparc64-maintainer
>State:          open
>Class:          doc-bug
>Submitter-Id:   net
>Arrival-Date:   Fri Nov 23 15:34:00 PST 2001
>Closed-Date:
>Last-Modified:
>Originator:     David O'Brien
>Release:        1.5Y
>Organization:
>Environment:
NetBSD trinh.nuxi.org 1.5Y NetBSD 1.5Y (GENERIC) #0: Mon Oct 22 19:12:00 PDT 2001     root@trinh:/files/src/sys/arch/sparc64/compile/GENERIC sparc64

>Description:
1. installboot(8) could be nicer and point the user to find the command in /usr/mdec
2. "For UltraSPARC machines, these files live in /usr/mdec/bootblk.sparc64" -- WRONG
3. the example is totally bogus
>How-To-Repeat:
ls -l /usr/mdec/bootblk.sparc64
ls: /usr/mdec/bootblk.sparc64: No such file or directory

./installboot  /boot /usr/mdec/bootxx /dev/rsd1a
installboot: open: /boot: No such file or directory

./installboot  /usr/mdec/bootxx /dev/rsd1a
installboot: open: /usr/mdec/bootxx: No such file or directory

lets try:
./installboot  -v /usr/mdec/ofwboot /dev/rsd1a; 
proto: /usr/mdec/ofwboot
device: /dev/rsd1a
installboot: proto bootblocks too big

>Fix:

>Release-Note:
>Audit-Trail:
>Unformatted: