install revision 1.6.4.1 1 Installing NetBSD is a relatively complex process, but, if you have
2 this document in hand and are careful to read and remember the
3 information which is presented to you by the install program, it
4 shouldn't be too much trouble.
5
6 Before you begin, you must have already prepared your hard disk as
7 detailed in the section on preparing your system for install.
8
9 The following is a walk-through of the steps necessary to get NetBSD
10 installed on your hard disk. If you wish to stop the installation,
11 you may hit Control-C at any prompt, but if you do, you'll have to
12 begin again from scratch.
13
14 Transfer the install miniroot filesystem onto the hard disk
15 partition used by NetBSD for swapping, as described in the
16 "Preparing your System for NetBSD Installation" section above.
17
18 You then need to have "ixemul.library" in your LIBS: directory
19 on AmigaDOS. You also need to have the "loadbsd" program
20 in your command path. If AmigaDOS complains about loadbsd
21 not being an executable file, be sure that the "Execute"
22 protection bit is set. If not, set it with the command:
23 Protect loadbsd add e
24
25 Next you need to get yourself into NetBSD by loading the
26 kernel from AmigaDOS with loadbsd like so:
27
28 loadbsd -b netbsd
29
30 If you have an AGA machine, and your monitor will handle
31 the dblNTSC mode, you may also include the "-A" option to
32 enable the dblNTSC display mode.
33
34 If your machine has a fragmented physical memory space, as,
35 e.g., DraCo machines, you should add the "-n2" option to
36 enable the use of all memory segments.
37
38 You should see the screen clear and some information about
39 your system as the kernel configures the hardware. Note which
40 hard disk device(s) are configured (sd0, sd1, etc). Then
41 you will be prompted for a root device. At this time type
42 'sd0*', where '0' is the device which contains the swap
43 partition you created during the hard disk preparation.
44
45 If the system should hang after entering the root device, try
46 again with
47
48 loadbsd -I ff -b netbsd
49
50 This disables synchronous transfer on all SCSI devices.
51
52 The system should continue to boot. For now ignore WARNING:
53 messages about bad dates in clocks. Eventually you will be
54 asked to enter the pathname of the shell, just hit return.
55 After a short while you should see a welcome message and a
56 prompt, asking if you wish to proceed with the installation.
57
58 If you wish to proceed, enter "y" and then return.
59
60 If you have configured your hard drive[s] correctly it
61 should find the drive and partition that you selected to
62 use as your root. You will be prompted for which device
63 you want to use for your root. If you have multiple disks
64 present with root partitions defined, you will need to be
65 sure you enter the device name of the correct partition you
66 want to install NetBSD on.
67
68 YOU ARE NOW AT THE POINT OF NO RETURN. If you confirm that
69 you want to install NetBSD, your hard drive will be modified,
70 and perhaps its contents scrambled at the whim of the install
71 program.
72
73 If you are sure you want to proceed, enter "yes" at the
74 prompt.
75
76 The install program will now make the root filesystem you
77 specified. There should be only one error in this section
78 of the installation. It will look like so:
79
80 newfs: ioctl (WDINFO): Invalid argument
81 newfs: /dev/rsd0a: can't rewrite disk label
82
83 If there are any others, restart from the the beginning of
84 the installation process. This error is ok as the Amiga
85 does not write disklabels currently. You should expect
86 this error whenever using newfs.
87
88 Next the install program will ask you which drive and
89 partition you wish to use as /usr. First it will list the
90 available drives. Choose one. Next it will give you a
91 list of the partitions on that disk along with their sizes,
92 types, etc.. Choose the letter that corresponds to the
93 partition you wish to use for /usr. If you are doing a
94 full install this should be at the very least 45M-50M large.
95 If everything is ok the install program will then format
96 and mount your /usr. If not then it will ask again for a
97 drive and partition.
98
99 When this completes your root partition will be mounted on
100 /mnt and your /usr partition on /mnt/usr. An fstab will
101 have been created and initialized to correctly mount these
102 two file systems. This fstab will be in /mnt/etc.
103
104 What you do from this point on depends on which media you're
105 using to install NetBSD. Follow the appropriate instructions,
106 given below.
107
108 To install from an AmigaDOS partition:
109
110 You first need to mount the AmigaDOS partition
111 using the mount_ados command. If e.g. your AmigaDOS
112 partition is the first partition on sd0 you could
113 type:
114
115 mkdir /mnt/ados
116 mount_ados -o ro /dev/sd0d /mnt/ados
117
118 You can use `disklabel sd0' to find out what types
119 of partitions are on the disk `sd0'.
120
121 Next goto the directory in which you stored the
122 distribution sets. If e.g. you stored them in the
123 root directory of the partition:
124
125 cd /mnt/ados
126
127 When there, run "Set_tmp_dir" and choose the default
128 temporary directory, by hitting return at the
129 prompt.
130
131 Run the "Extract" command, giving it as its sole
132 argument the name of the distribution set you wish
133 to extract. For example, to extract the base
134 distribution, use the command:
135
136 Extract base12
137
138 and to extract the games distribution:
139
140 Extract game12
141
142 If the distribution sets are in different directories,
143 you will need to cd to each directory in turn, runing
144 "Set_tmp_dir" and the appropriate "Extract" command(s).
145
146 Continue this process until you've finished installing
147 all of the sets which you desire to have on your
148 hard disk. Once you have extracted all sets and
149 are at the "#" prompt again, proceed to the section
150 "Configuring Your System," below.
151
152 To install from tape:
153
154 The first thing you should do is pick a temporary
155 directory where the distribution files can be stored.
156 To do this, use the command "Set_tmp_dir" and enter
157 your choice. The default is /mnt/usr/distrib.
158
159 After you have picked a temporary directory,
160 you should issue the load command:
161
162 Load_tape
163
164 Next, you will be told to insert the media into
165 the appropriate drive, and hit return. Continue
166 to follow instructions until you are returned to
167 the "#" prompt.
168
169 Go to the directory which contains the first
170 distribution set you wish to install. This is
171 either the directory you specified above, or possibly
172 a subdirectory of that directory.
173
174 When there, run "Set_tmp_dir" again, and choose
175 the default temporary directory, by hitting
176 return at the prompt.
177
178 Run the "Extract" command, giving it as its sole
179 argument the name of the distribution set you
180 wish to extract. For example, to extract the base
181 distribution, use the command:
182
183 Extract base12
184
185 and to extract the games distribution:
186
187 Extract game12
188
189 After the extraction is complete, go to the location
190 of the next set you want to extract, "Set_tmp_dir"
191 again, and once again issue the appropriate
192 extract command. Continue this process until
193 you've finished installing all of the sets which you
194 desire to have on your hard disk.
195
196 After each set is finished, if you know that you
197 are running low on space you can remove the
198 distribution files for that set by saying:
199
200 rm set_name.??
201
202 For example, if you wish to remove the distribution
203 files for the game09 set, after the "Extract game09"
204 command has completed, issue the command:
205
206 rm game12.??
207
208 Once you have extracted all sets and are at the "#" prompt
209 again, proceed to the section "Configuring Your System,"
210 below.
211
212 To install via FTP or NFS:
213
214 First, use Set_tmp_dir to pick a temporary directory
215 for the installation files. /mnt/usr/distrib is
216 suggested.
217
218 Configure the appropriate ethernet interface i.e. le0
219 if you have a 2065 or ed0 if you have a AMIGNET from
220 Hydra Systems.
221
222 ifconfig <ifname> <ipaddr> [netmask <netmask>]
223
224 where <ifname> is the interface name (e.g. ed0, etc.),
225 and <ipaddr> is the numeric IP address of the interface.
226 If the interface has a special netmask, supply
227 the word "netmask" and that netmask at the end of the
228 command line. For instance, without a special netmask:
229
230 ifconfig ed0 129.133.10.10
231
232 or with a special netmask
233
234 ifconfig ed0 128.32.240.167 netmask 0xffffff00
235
236 You should also be able to use SLIP or PPP as the network
237 connection.
238 [XXX instructions for ppp or slip would be usefull
239 perhaps the next release]
240
241 If the NFS server or FTP server is not on a directly-
242 connected network, you should set up a route to it
243 with the command:
244
245 route add default <gate_ipaddr>
246
247 where <gate_ipaddr> is your gateway's numeric IP address.
248
249 If you are NFS-mounting the distribution sets,
250 mount them on the temporary directory with the command:
251
252 mount -t nfs <serv_ipaddr>:<dist_dir> <tmp_dir>
253
254 where <serv_ipaddr> is the server's numeric IP address,
255 <dist_dir> is the path to the distribution files on
256 the server, and <tmp_dir> is the name of the local
257 temporary directory.
258
259 Once this is done, proceed as if you had loaded the
260 files from tape, "cd"ing to the appropriate directories
261 and running "Set_tmp_dir" and "Extract" as appropriate.
262
263 If you are retrieving the distribution sets using ftp,
264 cd into the temp directory, and execute the command:
265
266 ftp <serv_ipaddr>
267
268 where <serv_ipaddr> is once again the server's
269 numeric IP address. Get the files with FTP,
270 taking care to use binary mode to transfer
271 all files.
272
273 Once you have all of the files for the distribution sets
274 you wish to install, you can proceed using the instructions
275 above as if you had installed the files from a tape.
276
277
278 Configuring Your System:
279 ----------- ---- ------
280
281 Once you have finished extracting all of the distribution sets that
282 you want on your hard drive and are back at the "#" prompt,
283 you are ready to configure your system.
284
285 The configuration utility expects that you have installed the base
286 system. If you have not, you will not be able to run it successfully
287 (nor will you have a functional system regardless of configuration).
288
289 To configure the newly installed operating system, run the
290 command "Configure".
291
292 Configure will ask for the machine's hostname, domain name, and other
293 network configuration information.
294
295 Once you have supplied `Configure' all that it requests, your machine
296 will be configured well enough that when you reboot it it will
297 almost be a completely functional NetBSD system.
298
299 >>> Copy the kernel from the miniroot filesystem at this point <<<
300
301 Once you are done with `Configure', halt the system with the "halt"
302 command (wait for "halted" to be displayed) and reboot. Then again
303 boot NetBSD this time with the command:
304
305
306 loadbsd netbsd
307
308 You need to do your final tweeks now. First mount your file systems
309 like so:
310
311 mount -av
312
313 Your system is now complete but not completely configured; you
314 should adjust the /etc/sendmail.cf file as necessary to suit your
315 site and/or disable sendmail and other network related programs.
316 These things can be found in /etc/netstart. Use vi, if you installed
317 the man pages you can type `man vi' or `man ed' for instructions
318 on how to use these somewhat non-intuitive editors.
319
320 You should also put a copy of the netbsd kernel in your root partition.
321 This can be done easily by mounting the AmigaDOS partition containing
322 the kernel you used to start NetBSD and copying the "netbsd" file to
323 the root:
324 mount -r -t ados /dev/sd0d /mnt
325 cp /mnt/netbsd /
326 (where /dev/sd0d is the AmigaDOS partition where you have netbsd, and
327 /mnt/netbsd is the appropriate path of the netbsd file).
328
329 Once you are done with the rest of configuration unmount your file
330 systems and halt your system, then reboot:
331
332 cd /
333 umount -av
334 halt
335 <reboot>
336
337 Finally you can now boot your system and it will be completely
338 functional:
339
340 loadbsd -a netbsd
341
342 When it boots off of the hard drive, you will have a complete
343 NetBSD system! CONGRATULATIONS! (You really deserve them!!!)
344