[src/trunk]: src/distrib/notes/sun3 Add sun3 stuff

[gwr <gwr%NetBSD.org@localhost>]

details:   https://anonhg.NetBSD.org/src/rev/65f25133ff6f
branches:  trunk
changeset: 473072:65f25133ff6f
user:      gwr <gwr%NetBSD.org@localhost>
date:      Wed May 19 05:49:06 1999 +0000

description:
Add sun3 stuff

diffstat:

 distrib/notes/sun3/hardware |  14 +++++++++-----
 distrib/notes/sun3/prep     |  10 +++++++---
 distrib/notes/sun3/whatis   |   7 ++++---
 distrib/notes/sun3/xfer     |   6 ++----
 4 files changed, 22 insertions(+), 15 deletions(-)

diffs (112 lines):

diff -r 791c3b97cb94 -r 65f25133ff6f distrib/notes/sun3/hardware
--- a/distrib/notes/sun3/hardware       Wed May 19 05:48:27 1999 +0000
+++ b/distrib/notes/sun3/hardware       Wed May 19 05:49:06 1999 +0000
@@ -1,15 +1,15 @@
-.\"    $NetBSD: hardware,v 1.5 1999/01/13 07:30:09 ross Exp $  
+.\"    $NetBSD: hardware,v 1.6 1999/05/19 05:49:06 gwr Exp $   
 .
 NetBSD/sun3 \*V runs on most Sun3 machines, including:
 .Bl -column -offset indent 3/260 3/280 3/160
 .       It 3/50 Ta 3/60 Ta 3/110
 .       It 3/75 Ta 3/150 Ta 3/160
 .       It 3/260 Ta 3/280 Ta 3/E
+.       It 3/80 Ta 3/470
 .El
 .Pp
-NetBSD/sun3 \*V does not run on the Sun3/80 (sun3x class)
-but that is presently handled as a separate distribution.
-Use NetBSD/sun3x for Sun3/80 and Sun3/470 support.
+Note that NetBSD/sun3 now includes support for "Sun3X" machines,
+which used to be supported with a separate distribution.
 .Pp
 The minimal configuration requires 4M of RAM and about 80MB of disk
 space.  To install the entire system requires much more disk space
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@
 .Pp
 Note that the sun3 installation procedure uses a `miniroot' image
 which is placed into the swap area of the disk.  The swap partition
-must be at least as large as the miniroot image (8MB).
+must be at least as large as the miniroot image (10MB).
 .Pp
 The following Sun3 hardware is supported:
 .Bl -tag -width Em -offset indent
@@ -49,6 +49,8 @@
 .      br
 Sun3/E SCSI/Ethernet board
 .      It Em SCSI:  (Most SCSI disks, tapes, CD-ROMs, etc.)
+On-board "esp" (Sun3/80 SCSI)
+.      br
 On-board "si" (SCSI-3)
 .      br
 VME "si" (SCSI-3) board
@@ -62,6 +64,8 @@
 Sun keyboard and mouse
 .      It Em Miscellaneous:
 Battery-backed real-time clock.
+.      br
+On-board floppy controller (Sun3/80 floppy)
 .El
 .Pp
 If it's not on this list, there is no support for it in this release.
diff -r 791c3b97cb94 -r 65f25133ff6f distrib/notes/sun3/prep
--- a/distrib/notes/sun3/prep   Wed May 19 05:48:27 1999 +0000
+++ b/distrib/notes/sun3/prep   Wed May 19 05:49:06 1999 +0000
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-.\"    $NetBSD: prep,v 1.4 1999/01/13 07:30:09 ross Exp $      
+.\"    $NetBSD: prep,v 1.5 1999/05/19 05:49:06 gwr Exp $       
 .
 Sun3 machines usually need little or no preparation before installing
 NetBSD, other than the usual, well advised precaution of
@@ -21,6 +21,12 @@
 attach a terminal to the "ttya" serial port, then set the "Diag/Norm"
 switch to the Diagnostic position, and power-on the machine.  The
 Diag. switch setting forces console interaction to occur on ttya.
+Note that the 3/80 has a "software" diag switch you can set at
+the PROM monitor prompt.  To turn on diag boot mode, do:
+.Ic q 70b 12
+To return to normal boot mode, do:
+.Ic q 70b 6 .
+
 .Pp
 The console location (ttya, ttyb, or keyboard/display) is controlled
 by address 0x1F in the EEPROM, which you can examine and change in
@@ -31,5 +37,3 @@
 .Dl 11: No tty b (1200-N-8-1)
 .Dl 20: No Color option board on P4
 .Pp
-NetBSD will use the EEPROM setting to determine which device to
-use as the console, so you should make sure it is correct.
diff -r 791c3b97cb94 -r 65f25133ff6f distrib/notes/sun3/whatis
--- a/distrib/notes/sun3/whatis Wed May 19 05:48:27 1999 +0000
+++ b/distrib/notes/sun3/whatis Wed May 19 05:49:06 1999 +0000
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
-.\"    $NetBSD: whatis,v 1.5 1999/01/13 07:30:09 ross Exp $    
+.\"    $NetBSD: whatis,v 1.6 1999/05/19 05:49:06 gwr Exp $     
 .
 For the sun3,
 .Nx \*V
-brings support for the Sun3/E, and
-significantly improved VM and context switch performance.
+brings combined Sun3 and Sun3X support with the same
+installation media.
+
diff -r 791c3b97cb94 -r 65f25133ff6f distrib/notes/sun3/xfer
--- a/distrib/notes/sun3/xfer   Wed May 19 05:48:27 1999 +0000
+++ b/distrib/notes/sun3/xfer   Wed May 19 05:49:06 1999 +0000
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-.\" $NetBSD: xfer,v 1.5 1999/01/13 07:30:09 ross Exp $ 
+.\" $NetBSD: xfer,v 1.6 1999/05/19 05:49:06 gwr Exp $  
 .
 Installation is supported from several media types, including:
 .Bl -bullet -compact -offset indent
@@ -114,9 +114,7 @@
 are needed in the client root) and /etc/bootparams on the server
 should have an entry for your client and its root directory.
 The client will need access to the miniroot image, which can be
-provided using NFS or remote shell. If using NFS, miniroot.gz
-must be expanded on the server, because there is no gzip program
-in the RAMDISK image. The unzipped miniroot takes 8MB of space.
+provided using NFS or remote shell.
 .Pp
 If you will be installing NetBSD on several clients, it may be useful
 to know that you can use a single NFS root for all the clients as long