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RevisionDateAuthorComments
 1.31  26-Jan-2009  snj Various updates to the install notes.
 1.30  07-Sep-2008  tsutsui branches: 1.30.2;
Use \*[Lt] and \*[Gt].
 1.29  30-Apr-2008  martin branches: 1.29.2;
Convert TNF licenses to new 2 clause variant
 1.28  12-Dec-2007  jnemeth branches: 1.28.2; 1.28.6; 1.28.8;
init creates the RAM disk for devices not the kernel
 1.27  16-Sep-2007  martin Add a warning that booting the install kernel from a Solaris root partition
may fail for non obvious reasons. Fixes for the bootloader will not be
available in-time for 4.0, unfortunately.
 1.26  25-Nov-2006  mishka branches: 1.26.2; 1.26.4; 1.26.8;
PR/13749 - Incorrect options specified for dd(1) in tape installs.

Cleanup dd options accordingly to the following policy:
1) put if, of, bs, conv in this order
2) for reading/writing from/to disk don't use sync
4) reading from tape - use sync
3) writing to tape - use osync

Noted by Don Yuniskis (auryn at gci-net.com) via install/13749. Thanks!
Reviewed by <martin>. Thank you!
 1.25  16-Mar-2005  wiz Fix a typo.
 1.24  16-Mar-2005  martin Add description for Solaris 10 dual boot installation from Ben Collver
in PR port-sparc64/29703.
 1.23  12-Jun-2004  mbw sparc64 has OpenFirmware, not OpenBoot PROM
also, ditch extraneous example disklabel
 1.22  11-Jun-2004  mbw Use MI ../common/sysinst instead of abridged version
 1.21  10-Jun-2004  mbw Major overhaul of sparc64 install notes. Reflects currently supported
hardware and installation methods along with additional info.
 1.20  12-May-2004  tron Remove extra "NetBSD" after ".Nx" macro.
 1.19  14-May-2003  martin branches: 1.19.2;
Sync with recent sparc64 changes.
 1.18  18-Nov-2002  lukem Consistently use "netbsd-XXXXX" instead of "netbsd.XXXXX".
 1.17  21-Oct-2002  martin Simplify boot commands (no -s needed), kill all references to installation
scripts, we use sysinst now.
 1.16  20-Jul-2002  lukem escape ...
 1.15  11-Jul-2002  scottr Replace "filesystem" with the correct phrase, "file system."
 1.14  30-Jun-2002  lukem clean up whitespace and formatting
 1.13  18-Jun-2002  eeh Update with CDROM and INSTALL kernels.
 1.12  04-May-2002  jdolecek branches: 1.12.2;
for example fstab, refer to /usr/share/examples/fstab/
 1.11  02-Jan-2002  he Quote > and < characters with \*> and \*< in order to get semi-correct
HTML as one of the results.
 1.10  21-Nov-2001  wiz "than" instead of "then".
 1.9  30-Aug-2001  mrg ultrasparcen do not tftp ip.arch just ip. noted by <andrew@ugh.net.au> on port-sparc64
 1.8  23-Aug-2001  mrg clarify instfs.tgz & netbsd.INSTALL.gz usage.
 1.7  23-Aug-2001  mrg add a note about the new "instfs" and also xref diskless(8).
 1.6  24-Jul-2001  nra Minor spelling fixes.
dislabel -> disklabel
labelled -> labeled
Asumming -> Assuming
 1.5  17-Nov-2000  mrg recommend 32MB as a minimum. PCIIDE cdroms work on the secondary channel,
but disks do not. add install from solaris' instructions from Murray
Stokely <murray@osd.bsdi.com>.
 1.4  29-Oct-2000  lukem more work:
- use .Tn, .Bx, .Ul, .Key, .Sq, .Dq, .Li, .Dl, (etc) ... as appropriate
- be more consistent between various ports' install notes
- other cleanups
 1.3  10-Oct-2000  lukem major terraform (this is MUCH more than a rototill :-), including:
- update for 1.5 (still more MD stuff to check)
- use new macros in ../common/macros as appropriate
- introduce some CONSISTENCY between the various ports' install docs
- use various mdoc macros as appropriate, including .Li, .Pa, .Sy, and .Ic.
- migrate more stuff into ../common/*
- whitespace cleanup
- lots of other little things i'm sure...
 1.2  17-Sep-2000  mrg finish porting these from the sparc versions. they are mostly correct
now though the install instructions could still do with some more work
and expansion....
 1.1  19-Aug-2000  mrg branches: 1.1.2;
initial sparc64 install notes; still needs major editing to remove sparc-specific
crap and add ultrasparc specific crap.
 1.1.2.6  05-Jan-2002  he Pull up revision 1.11 (requested by he):
Quote > and < characters with \*> and \*< respectively so the
correctness of the generated HTML is improved.
 1.1.2.5  30-Nov-2000  tv Pullup 1.5 [mrg]:
recommend 32MB as a minimum. PCIIDE cdroms work on the secondary channel,
but disks do not. add install from solaris' instructions from Murray
Stokely <murray@osd.bsdi.com>.
 1.1.2.4  01-Nov-2000  tv Sync to HEAD as of 20001101 03:43 GMT [lukem]:
Complete rework of install notes for 1.5 from several authors.
 1.1.2.3  19-Sep-2000  mrg pull up 1.2 (approved by thorpej):
>finish porting these from the sparc versions. they are mostly correct
>now though the install instructions could still do with some more work
>and expansion....
 1.1.2.2  26-Aug-2000  mrg pull up from trunk. approved by thorpej:
>initial sparc64 install notes; still needs major editing to remove sparc-specific
>crap and add ultrasparc specific crap.
 1.1.2.1  19-Aug-2000  mrg file install was added on branch netbsd-1-5 on 2000-08-26 01:02:57 +0000
 1.12.2.4  20-Jul-2002  lukem Pull up revision 1.16 (requested by lukem):
escape ...
 1.12.2.3  11-Jul-2002  thorpej pullup-1-6 ticket #469 (scottr).

Original log message:
Replace "filesystem" with the correct phrase, "file system."
 1.12.2.2  02-Jul-2002  lukem manually sync distrib/notes/** to -current, excluding pmppc (which isn't in 1.6)
 1.12.2.1  18-Jun-2002  lukem Pull up revision 1.13 (requested by eeh in ticket #300):
Update with CDROM and INSTALL kernels.
 1.19.2.4  16-Mar-2005  tron Pull up revision 1.25 (requested by martin in ticket #1322):
Fix a typo.
 1.19.2.3  16-Mar-2005  tron Pull up revision 1.24 (requested by martin in ticket #1322):
Add description for Solaris 10 dual boot installation from Ben Collver
in PR port-sparc64/29703.
 1.19.2.2  15-Jun-2004  he branches: 1.19.2.2.2;
Pull up revisions 1.21-1.23 (requested by mbw in ticket #482):
Major overhaul of sparc64 install notes. Reflects currently
supported hardware installation methods along with additional
info. Also expand PCI card compat descriptions and list
known working cards. Correct 0680 card as SiS. Use MI
sysinst documentation. sparc64 has OpenFirmware, not
OpenBoot PROM. Redo suggested partitioning info with more
reasonable sizes.
 1.19.2.1  13-May-2004  jdc Pull up revision 1.20 (requested by tron in ticket #318)

Remove extra "NetBSD" after ".Nx" macro.
 1.19.2.2.2.2  16-Mar-2005  tron Pull up revision 1.25 (requested by martin in ticket #1322):
Fix a typo.
 1.19.2.2.2.1  16-Mar-2005  tron Pull up revision 1.24 (requested by martin in ticket #1322):
Add description for Solaris 10 dual boot installation from Ben Collver
in PR port-sparc64/29703.
 1.26.8.2  09-Jan-2008  matt sync with HEAD
 1.26.8.1  06-Nov-2007  matt sync with HEAD
 1.26.4.3  15-Sep-2008  skrll Sync with netbsd-4.
 1.26.4.2  06-Jan-2008  wrstuden Catch up to netbsd-4.0 release.
 1.26.4.1  24-Sep-2007  wrstuden Catch up with netbsd-4.
 1.26.2.4  14-Sep-2008  bouyer Pull up following revision(s) (requested by tsutsui in ticket #1198):
distrib/notes/sandpoint/install: revision 1.4
distrib/notes/macppc/hardware: revision 1.45, 1.46
distrib/notes/next68k/prep: revision 1.7
distrib/notes/sun3/install: revision 1.16
distrib/notes/macppc/prep.OPENFIRMWARE: revision 1.10, 1.11
distrib/notes/mvme68k/xfer: revision 1.17
distrib/notes/vax/install: revision 1.17
distrib/notes/common/contents: revision 1.142
distrib/notes/next68k/xfer: revision 1.7
distrib/notes/common/sysinst: revision 1.91
distrib/notes/alpha/install: revision 1.34
distrib/notes/mvme68k/install: revision 1.20
distrib/notes/hp300/prep: revision 1.23
distrib/notes/common/sysinst: revision 1.92
distrib/notes/alpha/hardware: revision 1.15
distrib/notes/sparc64/install: revision 1.30
distrib/notes/cats/prep: revision 1.10
distrib/notes/sparc/hardware: revision 1.34
distrib/notes/sparc/prep: revision 1.23, 1.24
distrib/notes/sparc/install: revision 1.55
distrib/notes/hpcmips/install: revision 1.11
distrib/notes/common/main: revision 1.416
distrib/notes/amiga/prep: revision 1.27
distrib/notes/i386/hardware: revision 1.123
distrib/notes/evbppc/hardware: revision 1.4
distrib/notes/evbarm/prep: revision 1.9
distrib/notes/amiga/install: revision 1.34
distrib/notes/macppc/install: revision 1.37
distrib/notes/evbarm/install: revision 1.9
distrib/notes/sun2/install: revision 1.7
distrib/notes/sun2/install: revision 1.8
distrib/notes/mvme68k/prep: revision 1.14
distrib/notes/hp700/prep: revision 1.2
distrib/notes/mvme68k/hardware: revision 1.10
distrib/notes/atari/xfer: revision 1.16
distrib/notes/amiga/upgrade: revision 1.27
Cosmetics or mdoc warning fixes
 1.26.2.3  15-Dec-2007  bouyer branches: 1.26.2.3.2;
Pull up following revisions (requested by jnemeth in ticket #1017):
distrib/notes/common/contents patch
distrib/notes/common/list-setsizes.sh patch
distrib/notes/pmppc/hardware patch
distrib/notes/Makefile.inc 1.39, 1.40
distrib/notes/acorn32/prep.RISCOS 1.18
distrib/notes/alpha/install 1.32
distrib/notes/common/main 1.367, 1.368, 1.370 - 1.382
distrib/notes/common/netboot 1.31
distrib/notes/common/postinstall 1.64, 1.65
distrib/notes/common/sysinst 1.82, 1.83
distrib/notes/common/xfer 1.58 - 1.60
distrib/notes/evbppc/hardware 1.3
distrib/notes/ews4800mips/hardware 1.2
distrib/notes/hp300/hardware 1.19
distrib/notes/hp300/prep 1.21
distrib/notes/hp700/hardware 1.3
distrib/notes/i386/hardware 1.121
distrib/notes/i386/whatis 1.22
distrib/notes/mac68k/hardware 1.23
distrib/notes/mac68k/install 1.28
distrib/notes/macppc/hardware 1.44
distrib/notes/macppc/install 1.36
distrib/notes/macppc/prep 1.42
distrib/notes/macppc/prep.OPENFIRMWARE 1.9
distrib/notes/news68k/hardware 1.5
distrib/notes/newsmips/hardware 1.4
distrib/notes/next68k/hardware 1.8
distrib/notes/pmax/install 1.39
distrib/notes/sandpoint/hardware 1.6
distrib/notes/sparc/hardware 1.33
distrib/notes/sparc64/hardware 1.23
distrib/notes/sparc64/install 1.28
distrib/notes/vax/xfer 1.13
Sync release notes with reality
 1.26.2.2  29-Sep-2007  pavel Sync the release notes with HEAD.
 1.26.2.1  17-Sep-2007  msaitoh Pull up following revision(s) (requested by martin in ticket #884):
distrib/notes/sparc64/install: revision 1.27
Add a warning that booting the install kernel from a Solaris root partition
may fail for non obvious reasons. Fixes for the bootloader will not be
available in-time for 4.0, unfortunately.
 1.26.2.3.2.1  14-Sep-2008  bouyer Pull up following revision(s) (requested by tsutsui in ticket #1198):
distrib/notes/sandpoint/install: revision 1.4
distrib/notes/macppc/hardware: revision 1.45, 1.46
distrib/notes/next68k/prep: revision 1.7
distrib/notes/sun3/install: revision 1.16
distrib/notes/macppc/prep.OPENFIRMWARE: revision 1.10, 1.11
distrib/notes/mvme68k/xfer: revision 1.17
distrib/notes/vax/install: revision 1.17
distrib/notes/common/contents: revision 1.142
distrib/notes/next68k/xfer: revision 1.7
distrib/notes/common/sysinst: revision 1.91
distrib/notes/alpha/install: revision 1.34
distrib/notes/mvme68k/install: revision 1.20
distrib/notes/hp300/prep: revision 1.23
distrib/notes/common/sysinst: revision 1.92
distrib/notes/alpha/hardware: revision 1.15
distrib/notes/sparc64/install: revision 1.30
distrib/notes/cats/prep: revision 1.10
distrib/notes/sparc/hardware: revision 1.34
distrib/notes/sparc/prep: revision 1.23, 1.24
distrib/notes/sparc/install: revision 1.55
distrib/notes/hpcmips/install: revision 1.11
distrib/notes/common/main: revision 1.416
distrib/notes/amiga/prep: revision 1.27
distrib/notes/i386/hardware: revision 1.123
distrib/notes/evbppc/hardware: revision 1.4
distrib/notes/evbarm/prep: revision 1.9
distrib/notes/amiga/install: revision 1.34
distrib/notes/macppc/install: revision 1.37
distrib/notes/evbarm/install: revision 1.9
distrib/notes/sun2/install: revision 1.7
distrib/notes/sun2/install: revision 1.8
distrib/notes/mvme68k/prep: revision 1.14
distrib/notes/hp700/prep: revision 1.2
distrib/notes/mvme68k/hardware: revision 1.10
distrib/notes/atari/xfer: revision 1.16
distrib/notes/amiga/upgrade: revision 1.27
Cosmetics or mdoc warning fixes
 1.28.8.1  18-May-2008  yamt sync with head.
 1.28.6.3  05-Oct-2008  mjf Sync with HEAD.
 1.28.6.2  28-Sep-2008  mjf Sync with HEAD.
 1.28.6.1  02-Jun-2008  mjf Sync with HEAD.
 1.28.2.2  12-Dec-2007  jnemeth init creates the RAM disk for devices not the kernel
 1.28.2.1  12-Dec-2007  jnemeth file install was added on branch mjf-devfs on 2007-12-12 00:09:44 +0000
 1.29.2.1  18-Sep-2008  wrstuden Sync with wrstuden-revivesa-base-2.
 1.30.2.1  26-Jan-2009  snj Pull up following revision(s) (requested by jmcneill in ticket #321):
distrib/notes/common/contents: revision 1.144
distrib/notes/common/contents: revision 1.149
distrib/notes/common/main: revision 1.428
distrib/notes/common/main: revision 1.429
distrib/notes/common/main: revision 1.433
distrib/notes/common/netboot: revision 1.34
distrib/notes/common/postinstall: revision 1.72
distrib/notes/common/sysinst: revision 1.96
distrib/notes/common/upgrade: revision 1.26
distrib/notes/i386/hardware: revision 1.125
distrib/notes/i386/hardware: revision 1.126
distrib/notes/sparc64/install: revision 1.31
distrib/notes/sparc64/prep: revision 1.14
distrib/notes/sparc64/hardware: revision 1.25
distrib/notes/sparc64/hardware: revision 1.26
distrib/notes/sparc64/hardware: revision 1.27
Lots of updates to the install notes.

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