[src/trunk]: src/distrib/notes/sparc64 add a note about the new "instfs" and ...

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

details:   https://anonhg.NetBSD.org/src/rev/def3f311c285
branches:  trunk
changeset: 514132:def3f311c285
user:      mrg <mrg%NetBSD.org@localhost>
date:      Thu Aug 23 16:42:40 2001 +0000

description:
add a note about the new "instfs" and also xref diskless(8).

diffstat:

 distrib/notes/sparc64/install |  40 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++---------
 1 files changed, 31 insertions(+), 9 deletions(-)

diffs (71 lines):

diff -r 17a86d8a7b81 -r def3f311c285 distrib/notes/sparc64/install
--- a/distrib/notes/sparc64/install     Thu Aug 23 16:14:12 2001 +0000
+++ b/distrib/notes/sparc64/install     Thu Aug 23 16:42:40 2001 +0000
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-.\"    $NetBSD: install,v 1.6 2001/07/24 18:18:32 nra Exp $
+.\"    $NetBSD: install,v 1.7 2001/08/23 16:42:40 mrg Exp $
 .\"
 .\" Copyright (c) 1999, 2000 The NetBSD Foundation, Inc.
 .\" All rights reserved.
@@ -171,11 +171,36 @@
 files you want
 to install into the root directory for your client on the server.
 .Pp
-Next, unpack
+From here there are two methods of netboot install.  The first is much
+simpler and is intended for clients with local disk that will be used for
+installation.  The second is intended for clients that will use a network
+boot normally.
+.Pp
+If you are going to be installing onto local disk, unpack the
+.Pa instfs.tgz
+file, located in the
+.Pa installation/misc
+directory in the release, into the root directory for your machine, which
+contains the basic installer filesystem that is part of the normal miniroot.
+Now you need to boot your workstation from the server by entering the
+following command at the monitor prompt:
+.Pp
+.Dl "ok boot net netbsd -s"
+.Pp
+And then follow the install instructions.
+.Pp
+If you are going to be installing to NFS, be sure to read the section
+about preparing your system for installation.  If you have access to
+another
+.Nx
+machine, the
+.Xr diskless 8
+manual page contains information about diskless booting.
+Unpack the
 .Pa base.tgz
 and
 .Pa etc.tgz
-on the server in the root
+sets on the server in the root
 directory for your machine. If you elect to use a separately NFS-mounted
 file system for
 .Pa /usr
@@ -190,8 +215,7 @@
 to your server's exported
 .Nx
 .Pa /usr
-directory. Also put the kernel and the
-install/upgrade scripts into the root directory.
+directory.
 .Pp
 A few configuration files need to be edited:
 .(tag indent
@@ -233,10 +257,8 @@
 .Nx
 machine once it has booted.
 .Pp
-Boot your workstation from the server by entering the appropriate
-.Ic boot
-command at the monitor prompt. Depending on the OpenBoot PROM version in your
-machine, this command takes one of the following forms:
+Boot your workstation from the server by entering the following
+command at the monitor prompt:
 .Pp
 .Dl "ok boot net netbsd -s"
 .Pp