From owner-freebsd-sparc Mon Apr 8 22: 0:26 2002 Delivered-To: freebsd-sparc@freebsd.org Received: from mail.ruhr.de (in-ruhr4.ruhr.de [212.23.134.2]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with SMTP id BC73537B416 for ; Mon, 8 Apr 2002 21:59:51 -0700 (PDT) Received: (qmail 16997 invoked by uid 10); 9 Apr 2002 04:59:50 -0000 Received: (from ue@localhost) by nathan.ruhr.de (8.11.6/8.11.2) id g394uSR32444; Tue, 9 Apr 2002 06:56:28 +0200 (CEST) (envelope-from ue) Date: Tue, 9 Apr 2002 06:56:28 +0200 From: Udo Erdelhoff To: freebsd-doc@freebsd.org, freebsd-sparc@freebsd.org Subject: Request for review: Restructuring of sparc installation guide Message-ID: <20020409045627.GO51146@nathan.ruhr.de> Reply-To: freebsd-doc@freebsd.org Mail-Followup-To: freebsd-doc@freebsd.org, freebsd-sparc@freebsd.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/mixed; boundary="HuXIgs6JvY9hJs5C" Content-Disposition: inline User-Agent: Mutt/1.3.27i Sender: owner-freebsd-sparc@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk List-ID: List-Archive: (Web Archive) List-Help: (List Instructions) List-Subscribe: List-Unsubscribe: X-Loop: FreeBSD.org --HuXIgs6JvY9hJs5C Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline Hi, for some time, I've been thinking dark thoughts about modifying the structure of the sparc64 installation instructions. This is not some kind of legal text and it should be possible to structure it in a way that removes the 4th level headings. Additionally, just about style rule my teacher drummed into me complains about the fact that chapter 1.3 does not have any text except the other chapters. And most of the steps in 'network installation' do not describe the installation over the network, but the preparations neccessary for it. I've attached a patch that solves most of these problems. It splits the installations preparations into seperate chapters and moves things around a bit. I did not adjust the indentation of the moved chapters in order to minimize the diff and to make life easier for the translators. The neccessary cleanup would follow in a second patch. I was tempted to move almost all 1.3.* chapters (the various steps needed to set up a network installaiton) into one gigantic . The only thing that stopped me was the length of the output (about 150 lines in lynx). Comments? /s/Udo -- It's always a long day, 86400 doesn't fit into a short. --HuXIgs6JvY9hJs5C Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: attachment; filename=sparc64-review Index: install.sgml =================================================================== RCS file: /home/ncvs/src/release/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/installation/sparc64/install.sgml,v retrieving revision 1.9 diff -u -r1.9 install.sgml --- install.sgml 8 Apr 2002 05:19:32 -0000 1.9 +++ install.sgml 8 Apr 2002 05:32:01 -0000 @@ -29,9 +29,6 @@ optionally to copy the &os; distribution to the local disk to make a stand-alone machine. - - Preparation - Currently, there are two ways to install &os;/&arch; on a new machine. By far the easier of the two is to install from CDROM; this method allows you to install &os; without any @@ -50,14 +47,7 @@ you need to download (if any), as well as the steps required to do the installation. - - Downloading Required Files - - This section describes the files you will need for a - &os;/&arch; installation. The links in this document point to - the main &os; FTP server. Please use a mirror site instead if - possible. - + The URLs in this section are provisional and subject to change. Please see the archives of the &a.sparc; for the @@ -65,51 +55,7 @@ when more permanent URLs have been determined. - - Required Files for CDROM Installation - - If you want to do a CDROM installation, an ISO - image with a snapshot of &os;/&arch; can be found at - . This file can be used - to create a bootable CDROM which contains everything - necessary to boot and load at least a minimal &os; - installation. - - - - - - - Required Files for Network Installation - - For a network installation, you will need several files. - First, you will need to download a &os;/&arch; loader for - &man.tftpd.8; to serve to your &arch; client. The loader - will use either TFTP or NFS to retrieve the &os; kernel from - the netboot server. There is a separate loader for each of - these methods (i.e. a loader for TFTP and a loader for NFS). - You should download one of the following files, as - appropriate: - - - - - - - A network installation also requires a kernel to be - served to the netboot client. A suitable kernel can be - found at - . - - - - Finally, you will need a &man.tar.1; archive which - contains the binaries and configuration files from the base - system. This file is available from . - - - + Getting to the PROM Prompt Most &arch; systems are set up to boot automatically from disk. To install &os;, you need to boot over the network or @@ -162,11 +108,19 @@ - - - - Installing from CDROM + + + Preparing for a CDROM Installation + + If you want to do a CDROM installation, an ISO + image with a snapshot of &os;/&arch; can be found at + . This file can be used + to create a bootable CDROM which contains everything + necessary to boot and load at least a minimal &os; + installation. + + Place the CDROM into your drive, and break into the PROM as described above. On the PROM prompt, type boot cdrom. The system should boot into single-user mode @@ -175,10 +129,9 @@ linkend="creating-disk-label"> and . - - Installing over the Network - - Configuring the Netboot Server + + + Preparing for a Network Installation A &os;/&arch; kernel is booted by having the firmware retrieve and execute a loader, @@ -189,7 +142,38 @@ system. The loader can fetch a kernel using TFTP or NFS. All of this is covered in detail below. - + + Getting the Required Files + + For a network installation, you will need several files. + First, you will need to download a &os;/&arch; loader for + &man.tftpd.8; to serve to your &arch; client. The loader + will use either TFTP or NFS to retrieve the &os; kernel from + the netboot server. There is a separate loader for each of + these methods (i.e. a loader for TFTP and a loader for NFS). + You should download one of the following files, as + appropriate: + + + + + + + A network installation also requires a kernel to be + served to the netboot client. A suitable kernel can be + found at + . + + + + Finally, you will need a &man.tar.1; archive which + contains the binaries and configuration files from the base + system. This file is available from . + + + + rarpd You need to add the Ethernet address of your &os;/&arch; @@ -207,9 +191,10 @@ interface that is on the same subnet as the &os;/&arch; system. - + - + + tftpd Activate &man.tftpd.8; in your &man.inetd.8; @@ -234,9 +219,10 @@ allow you to see the file name you need to use for the loader. Error replies by the TFTP server are most often due to incorrect file permissions. - + - + + Setting up bootpd/dhcpd You can use either BOOTP or DHCP (both not both) to @@ -305,7 +291,6 @@ a DNS entry or is associated with an address in /etc/hosts, the fixed-address specification can be omitted. - --HuXIgs6JvY9hJs5C-- To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-sparc" in the body of the message