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1 1.5.2.2 cgd Installing NetBSD is a relatively complex process, but if you have 2 1.5.2.2 cgd this document in hand and are careful to read and remember the 3 1.5.2.2 cgd information which is presented to you by the install program, it 4 1.5.2.2 cgd shouldn't be too much trouble. 5 1.5.2.2 cgd 6 1.5.2.2 cgd Before you begin, you should know the geometry of your hard disk, i.e. 7 1.5.2.2 cgd the sector size (note that sector sizes other than 512 bytes are not 8 1.5.2.2 cgd currently supported), the number of sectors per track, the number of 9 1.5.2.2 cgd tracks per cylinder (also known as the number of heads), and the 10 1.5.2.2 cgd number of cylinders on the disk. The NetBSD kernel will try to 11 1.5.2.2 cgd discover these parameters on its own, and if it can it will print them 12 1.5.2.2 cgd at boot time. If possible, you should use the parameters it prints. 13 1.5.2.2 cgd (You might not be able to because you're sharing your disk with 14 1.5.2.2 cgd another operating system, or because your disk is old enough that the 15 1.5.2.2 cgd kernel can't figure out its geometry.) 16 1.5.2.2 cgd 17 1.5.2.2 cgd If NetBSD will be sharing the disk with DOS or another operating 18 1.5.2.2 cgd system, you should have already completed the section of these notes 19 1.5.2.2 cgd that instructed you on how to prepare your hard disk. You should know 20 1.5.2.2 cgd the size of the NetBSD area of the disk and its offset from the 21 1.5.2.2 cgd beginning of the disk. You will need this information when setting up 22 1.5.2.2 cgd your NetBSD partitions. 23 1.5.2.2 cgd 24 1.5.2.2 cgd You should now be ready to install NetBSD. It might be handy for you 25 1.5.2.2 cgd to have a pencil, some paper, and a calculator handy. 26 1.5.2.2 cgd 27 1.5.2.2 cgd The following is a walk-through of the steps you will take while 28 1.5.2.2 cgd getting NetBSD installed on your hard disk. If any question has a 29 1.5.2.2 cgd default answer, it will be displayed in brackets ("[]") after the 30 1.5.2.2 cgd question. If you wish to stop the installation, you may hit Control-C 31 1.5.2.2 cgd at any time, but if you do, you'll have to begin the installation 32 1.5.2.2 cgd process again from scratch. 33 1.5.2.2 cgd 34 1.5.2.2 cgd Boot your machine using of the appropriate kernel-copy floppy. 35 1.5.2.2 cgd When presented with the boot prompt (the prompt begins with 36 1.5.2.2 cgd "Boot" and ends with ":-"), hit return. If the boot prompt 37 1.5.2.2 cgd does not appear in a reasonable amount of time, you either 38 1.5.2.2 cgd have a bad boot floppy or a hardware problem. Try writing the 39 1.5.2.2 cgd kernel-copy floppy image to a different disk, and using that. 40 1.5.2.2 cgd If that doesn't work, try booting after disabling your CPU's 41 1.5.2.2 cgd internal and external caches (if any). If it still doesn't 42 1.5.2.2 cgd work, NetBSD probably can't be run on your hardware. This can 43 1.5.2.2 cgd probably be considered a bug, so you might want to report it. 44 1.5.2.2 cgd If you do, please include as many details about your system 45 1.5.2.2 cgd configuration as you can. 46 1.5.2.2 cgd 47 1.5.2.2 cgd It will take a while to load the kernel from the floppy, 48 1.5.2.2 cgd probably around a minute or so. After its loaded, you will be 49 1.5.2.2 cgd presented with the message: 50 1.5.2.2 cgd "Insert file system floppy" 51 1.5.2.2 cgd If you do not see that message after a reasonable time has 52 1.5.2.2 cgd elapsed, or the spinning cursor has stopped and nothing 53 1.5.2.2 cgd further has happened, either your boot floppy is bad or you 54 1.5.2.2 cgd are having hardware problems, and should proceed as outlined 55 1.5.2.2 cgd above. 56 1.5.2.2 cgd 57 1.5.2.2 cgd Once you have reached that prompt, remove the kernel-copy 58 1.5.2.2 cgd floppy from the floppy drive. Make sure that the installation 59 1.5.2.2 cgd disk (the "inst-10" floppy) is writable, insert it into the 60 1.5.2.2 cgd floppy drive, and hit any key. 61 1.5.2.2 cgd 62 1.5.2.2 cgd You will then be presented with the NetBSD kernel boot 63 1.5.2.2 cgd messages. You will want to read them, to determine your 64 1.5.2.2 cgd disk's name and geometry. Its name will be something like 65 1.5.2.2 cgd "sd0" or "wd0" and the geometry will be printed on a line that 66 1.5.2.2 cgd begins with its name. As mentioned above, you will need your 67 1.5.2.2 cgd disk's geometry when creating NetBSD's partitions. You will 68 1.5.2.2 cgd also need to know the name, to tell the install tools what 69 1.5.2.2 cgd disk to install on. 70 1.5.2.2 cgd 71 1.5.2.2 cgd While booting, you will probably see several warnings. You 72 1.5.2.2 cgd should be warned that no swap space is present, and that 73 1.5.2.2 cgd init(8) cannot find /etc/rc. Do not be alarmed, these are 74 1.5.2.2 cgd completely normal. When you reach the prompt asking you for a 75 1.5.2.2 cgd shell name, just hit return. 76 1.5.2.2 cgd 77 1.5.2.2 cgd You will be presented with a welcome message and a prompt, 78 1.5.2.2 cgd asking if you wish to proceed with the installation process. 79 1.5.2.2 cgd If you wish to proceed, enter "y" and hit return. 80 1.5.2.2 cgd 81 1.5.2.2 cgd You will be asked what type of disk driver you have. The 82 1.5.2.2 cgd valid options are listed by the install program, to make sure 83 1.5.2.2 cgd you get it right. If you're installing on an ST-506 or ESDI 84 1.5.2.2 cgd drive, you'll be asked if your disk supports automatic sector 85 1.5.2.2 cgd forwarding. If you are SURE that it does, reply 86 1.5.2.2 cgd affirmatively. Otherwise, the install program will 87 1.5.2.2 cgd automatically reserve space for bad144 tables. 88 1.5.2.2 cgd 89 1.5.2.2 cgd The install program will then tell you which disks of that 90 1.5.2.2 cgd type it can install on, and ask you which it should use. 91 1.5.2.2 cgd Reply with the name of your disk. (The first disk of the type 92 1.5.2.2 cgd you selected, either "wd0" for ST-506/ESDI/IDE disks, or "sd0" 93 1.5.2.2 cgd for SCSI disks, is the default.) 94 1.5.2.2 cgd 95 1.5.2.2 cgd You will then be asked to name your disk's disklabel. The 96 1.5.2.2 cgd default response is "mywd" or "mysd" depending on the type of 97 1.5.2.2 cgd your disk, and for most purposes it will be OK. If you choose 98 1.5.2.2 cgd to name it something different, make sure the name is a single 99 1.5.2.2 cgd word and contains no special characters. You don't need to 100 1.5.2.2 cgd remember this name. 101 1.5.2.2 cgd 102 1.5.2.2 cgd You will be prompted for your disk's geometry information, 103 1.5.2.2 cgd i.e. the number of bytes per sector, cylinders on the disk, 104 1.5.2.2 cgd tracks per cylinder (heads), and sectors per track. Enter 105 1.5.2.2 cgd them when they are requested. If you make a mistake, hit 106 1.5.2.2 cgd Control-C and when you get to the shell prompt, restart the 107 1.5.2.2 cgd install process by running the "install" command. Once you 108 1.5.2.2 cgd have entered this data, the install program will tell you the 109 1.5.2.2 cgd total size of your disk, in both sectors, and cylinders. 110 1.5.2.2 cgd Remember this number; if you're installing on the whole disk, 111 1.5.2.2 cgd you'll need it again soon. 112 1.5.2.2 cgd 113 1.5.2.2 cgd When describing your partitions, you will have the option of 114 1.5.2.2 cgd entering data about them in units of disk sectors or 115 1.5.2.2 cgd cylinders. If you choose to enter the information in units of 116 1.5.2.2 cgd sectors, remember that, for optimal performance, partitions 117 1.5.2.2 cgd should begin and end on cylinder boundaries. You will be 118 1.5.2.2 cgd asked about which units you wish to use, and you should reply 119 1.5.2.2 cgd with "c" for cylinders, or "s" for sectors. 120 1.5.2.2 cgd 121 1.5.2.2 cgd You will be asked for the size of the NetBSD portion of the 122 1.5.2.2 cgd disk. If you're installing on the whole disk, reply with the 123 1.5.2.2 cgd size of the disk, as printed earlier by the install program. 124 1.5.2.2 cgd If you're using only part of the disk, reply with the size 125 1.5.2.2 cgd that you specified in the partition editor. (Don't forget to 126 1.5.2.2 cgd enter the size in the units you specified in the last step!) 127 1.5.2.2 cgd 128 1.5.2.2 cgd If you are not installing on the whole disk, you will be asked 129 1.5.2.2 cgd fro the offset of the NetBSD partition from the beginning of 130 1.5.2.2 cgd the disk. Reply with the appropriate offset (again, in 131 1.5.2.2 cgd whichever units you specified), as determined by how you 132 1.5.2.2 cgd set up your disk using the partition editor. 133 1.5.2.2 cgd 134 1.5.2.2 cgd You will be asked to enter the size of your NetBSD root 135 1.5.2.2 cgd partition. It should be at least 13M, but if you are going to 136 1.5.2.2 cgd be doing development, 14-16M is a more desirable size. This 137 1.5.2.2 cgd size should be expressed in units of sectors or cylinders, 138 1.5.2.2 cgd depending on which you said you wanted to use. 139 1.5.2.2 cgd 140 1.5.2.2 cgd Next, you will be asked for the size of your swap partition. 141 1.5.2.2 cgd You should probably allocate twice as much swap space as you 142 1.5.2.2 cgd have real memory. Systems that will be heavily used should 143 1.5.2.2 cgd have more swap space allocated, and systems that will be 144 1.5.2.2 cgd lightly used can get by with less. If you want the system to 145 1.5.2.2 cgd be able to save crash dumps when it panics, you will need at 146 1.5.2.2 cgd least as much swap space as you have RAM. Again, this number 147 1.5.2.2 cgd should be expressed in units of sectors or cylinders, as 148 1.5.2.2 cgd appropriate. 149 1.5.2.2 cgd 150 1.5.2.2 cgd The install program will then ask you for information about 151 1.5.2.2 cgd the rest of the partitions you want on your disk. For most 152 1.5.2.2 cgd purposes, you will want only one more partition, "/usr". 153 1.5.2.2 cgd (Machines used as servers will probably also want /var as a 154 1.5.2.2 cgd separate partition. That can be done with these installation 155 1.5.2.2 cgd tools, but is not covered here.) The install program will 156 1.5.2.2 cgd tell you how much space there is left to be allocated in the 157 1.5.2.2 cgd NetBSD area of the disk, and, if you only want one more 158 1.5.2.2 cgd partition ("/usr"), you should enter it at the prompt when the 159 1.5.2.2 cgd installer asks you how large the next partition should be. 160 1.5.2.2 cgd It will then ask you for the name of the mount point for that 161 1.5.2.2 cgd partition. If you're doing a basic installation, that is 162 1.5.2.2 cgd "/usr". 163 1.5.2.2 cgd 164 1.5.2.2 cgd YOU ARE NOW AT THE POINT OF NO RETURN. Nothing has been 165 1.5.2.2 cgd written to your disk yet, but if you confirm that you want to 166 1.5.2.2 cgd install NetBSD, your hard drive will be modified, and its 167 1.5.2.2 cgd contents may be scrambled at the whim of the install program. 168 1.5.2.2 cgd This is especially likely if you have given the install 169 1.5.2.2 cgd program incorrect information. If you are sure you want to 170 1.5.2.2 cgd proceed, enter "yes" at the prompt. 171 1.5.2.2 cgd 172 1.5.2.2 cgd The install program will now label your disk and make the file 173 1.5.2.2 cgd systems you specified. The filesystems will be initialized to 174 1.5.2.2 cgd contain NetBSD bootstrapping binaries and configuration files. 175 1.5.2.2 cgd It will also create an /etc/fstab for your system, and mount 176 1.5.2.2 cgd all of the file systems under /mnt. (In other words, your root 177 1.5.2.2 cgd partition will be mounted on /mnt, your /usr partition on 178 1.5.2.2 cgd /mnt/usr, and so on.) There should be no errors in this 179 1.5.2.2 cgd section of the installation. If there are, restart from the 180 1.5.2.2 cgd beginning of the installation process. 181 1.5.2.2 cgd 182 1.5.2.2 cgd You will be placed at a shell prompt ("#"). The remaining 183 1.5.2.2 cgd tasks are to copy the kernel from the kernel copy floppy to 184 1.5.2.2 cgd the hard drive's root filesystem and install the distribution 185 1.5.2.2 cgd sets. The flow of installation differs depending on your 186 1.5.2.2 cgd hardware resources, and on what media the distribution sets 187 1.5.2.2 cgd reside. 188 1.5.2.2 cgd 189 1.5.2.2 cgd To install from floppy: 190 1.5.2.2 cgd If you only have only one floppy drive, the order of 191 1.5.2.2 cgd installation is different. Follow the directions in 192 1.5.2.2 cgd the "Kernel installation" section which will help you 193 1.5.2.2 cgd install a kernel on the hard drive and then boot off 194 1.5.2.2 cgd the hard drive, then continue with the rest of the 195 1.5.2.2 cgd process described here to install the distribution 196 1.5.2.2 cgd sets from floppy: 197 1.5.2.2 cgd 198 1.5.2.2 cgd The first thing you should do is pick a temporary 199 1.5.2.2 cgd directory where the distribution files can be stored. 200 1.5.2.2 cgd To do this, enter the command "Set_tmp_dir", and enter 201 1.5.2.2 cgd the name of the temporary directory. (Don't forget 202 1.5.2.2 cgd that if your disk is still mounted under /mnt; you 203 1.5.2.2 cgd should probably pick a directory under /mnt/usr.) 204 1.5.2.2 cgd 205 1.5.2.2 cgd After you have picked a temporary directory, enter the 206 1.5.2.2 cgd "Load_fd" command, to load the distribution sets from 207 1.5.2.2 cgd your floppies. 208 1.5.2.2 cgd 209 1.5.2.2 cgd You will be asked which floppy drive to use. Enter 210 1.5.2.2 cgd "0" (zero) if you're using the first floppy drive 211 1.5.2.2 cgd (i.e. what DOS would call "A:"), or enter "1" if 212 1.5.2.2 cgd you're using the second. (Remember that you CANNOT 213 1.5.2.2 cgd use the floppy drive that you booted from. If you 214 1.5.2.2 cgd booted from "A:", you must load from "B:".) 215 1.5.2.2 cgd 216 1.5.2.2 cgd You will be prompted to insert a floppy into the drive, 217 1.5.2.2 cgd to have its contents copied to your hard disk. Do so, 218 1.5.2.2 cgd and hit return to begin copying. When that is done, 219 1.5.2.2 cgd read the remainder of the floppies that contain the 220 1.5.2.2 cgd distribution sets that you want to install, one by 221 1.5.2.2 cgd one. When the last is read, and you are being 222 1.5.2.2 cgd prompted for another, hit Control-C. 223 1.5.2.2 cgd 224 1.5.2.2 cgd Run the "Extract" command once for each distribution 225 1.5.2.2 cgd set you wish to install. For instance, if you wish to 226 1.5.2.2 cgd install the "base10" distribution set, followed by the 227 1.5.2.2 cgd "man10" distribution set, and finally the "etc10" 228 1.5.2.2 cgd distribution set, use the commands: 229 1.5.2.2 cgd Extract base10 230 1.5.2.2 cgd Extract man10 231 1.5.2.2 cgd Extract etc10 232 1.5.2.2 cgd 233 1.5.2.2 cgd For each extraction, it will ask you if the extraction 234 1.5.2.2 cgd should be verbose. If you reply affirmatively, it 235 1.5.2.2 cgd will print out the name of each file that's being 236 1.5.2.2 cgd extracted. 237 1.5.2.2 cgd 238 1.5.2.2 cgd (Note: if you know that you will be running low on 239 1.5.2.2 cgd disk space when installing NetBSD, you can load and 240 1.5.2.2 cgd extract one distribution set at a time. To do this, 241 1.5.2.2 cgd load only the floppies which contain the files for the 242 1.5.2.2 cgd first distribution set, extract them, and then change 243 1.5.2.2 cgd to the temporary directory and remove them with the 244 1.5.2.2 cgd command "rm set_name.??".) 245 1.5.2.2 cgd 246 1.5.2.2 cgd Once you are finished extracting all of the sets that 247 1.5.2.2 cgd you wish to install, you should proceed to the 248 1.5.2.2 cgd instructions below (after the last install medium 249 1.5.2.2 cgd type-specific instructions), that explain how you 250 1.5.2.2 cgd should configure your system. 251 1.5.2.2 cgd 252 1.5.2.2 cgd To install from tape: 253 1.5.2.2 cgd The first thing you should do is pick a temporary 254 1.5.2.2 cgd directory where the distribution files can be stored. 255 1.5.2.2 cgd To do this, enter the command "Set_tmp_dir", and enter 256 1.5.2.2 cgd the name of the temporary directory. (Don't forget 257 1.5.2.2 cgd that your disk is mounted under /mnt; you should 258 1.5.2.2 cgd probably pick a directory under /mnt/usr.) The 259 1.5.2.2 cgd default is /mnt/usr/distrib. 260 1.5.2.2 cgd 261 1.5.2.2 cgd After you have picked a temporary directory, enter the 262 1.5.2.2 cgd "Load_tape" command, to load the distribution sets from 263 1.5.2.2 cgd tape. 264 1.5.2.2 cgd 265 1.5.2.2 cgd You will be asked which tape drive to use. The 266 1.5.2.2 cgd default is "rst0", which is correct if you're using 267 1.5.2.2 cgd the SCSI tape drive with the lowest SCSI ID number. 268 1.5.2.2 cgd (For the SCSI tape drive with the next lowest SCSI ID 269 1.5.2.2 cgd number, you should use "rst1", and so on.) 270 1.5.2.2 cgd 271 1.5.2.2 cgd You will be prompted to hit return when you have 272 1.5.2.2 cgd inserted the tape into the tape drive. When you do, 273 1.5.2.2 cgd the contents of the tape will be extracted into the 274 1.5.2.2 cgd temporary directory, and the names of the files being 275 1.5.2.2 cgd extracted will be printed. 276 1.5.2.2 cgd 277 1.5.2.2 cgd After the tape has been extracted, to go the directory 278 1.5.2.2 cgd containing the first distribution set you wish to 279 1.5.2.2 cgd install. (Depending on how you made the tape, it's 280 1.5.2.2 cgd probably a subdirectory of the temporary directory you 281 1.5.2.2 cgd specified above.) Once there, run the "Set_tmp_dir" 282 1.5.2.2 cgd command again, and accept its default answer by 283 1.5.2.2 cgd hitting return at the prompt. 284 1.5.2.2 cgd 285 1.5.2.2 cgd Use the "Extract" command to extract the distribution 286 1.5.2.2 cgd set. For instance, if you're extracting the "base10" 287 1.5.2.2 cgd set, use the command: 288 1.5.2.2 cgd Extract base10 289 1.5.2.2 cgd You will be asked if you wish the extraction to be 290 1.5.2.2 cgd verbose. If you reply affirmatively, the name of each 291 1.5.2.2 cgd file being extracted will be printed. 292 1.5.2.2 cgd 293 1.5.2.2 cgd Repeat the previous two steps for each distribution 294 1.5.2.2 cgd set you wish to install. Change to the set's 295 1.5.2.2 cgd directory, run "Set_tmp_dir", and then run 296 1.5.2.2 cgd "Extract <set_name>" to extract the set. 297 1.5.2.2 cgd 298 1.5.2.2 cgd Once you are finished extracting all of the sets that 299 1.5.2.2 cgd you wish to install, you should proceed to the 300 1.5.2.2 cgd instructions below (after the last install medium 301 1.5.2.2 cgd type-specific instructions), that explain how you 302 1.5.2.2 cgd should configure your system. 303 1.5.2.2 cgd 304 1.5.2.2 cgd To install via FTP or NFS: 305 1.5.2.2 cgd The first thing you should do is pick a temporary 306 1.5.2.2 cgd directory where the distribution files can be stored. 307 1.5.2.2 cgd To do this, enter the command "Set_tmp_dir", and enter 308 1.5.2.2 cgd the name of the temporary directory. (Don't forget 309 1.5.2.2 cgd that your disk is mounted under /mnt; you should 310 1.5.2.2 cgd probably pick a directory under /mnt/usr.) The 311 1.5.2.2 cgd default is /mnt/usr/distrib. 312 1.5.2.2 cgd 313 1.5.2.2 cgd Configure the appropriate ethernet interface (e.g. 314 1.5.2.2 cgd ed0, ep0, etc.) up, with a command like: 315 1.5.2.2 cgd 316 1.5.2.2 cgd ifconfig <ifname> <ipaddr> [netmask <netmask>] 317 1.5.2.2 cgd 318 1.5.2.2 cgd where "<ifname>" is the interface name, like those 319 1.5.2.2 cgd listed above, and "<ipaddr>" is the numeric IP address 320 1.5.2.2 cgd of the interface. If the interface has a special 321 1.5.2.2 cgd netmask, supply the word "netmask" at and that netmask 322 1.5.2.2 cgd at the end of the command line. (The brackets 323 1.5.2.2 cgd indicate that those arguments are optional.) For 324 1.5.2.2 cgd instance, to configure interface ed0 with IP address 325 1.5.2.2 cgd 129.133.10.10, use the command: 326 1.5.2.2 cgd 327 1.5.2.2 cgd ifconfig ed0 129.133.10.10 328 1.5.2.2 cgd 329 1.5.2.2 cgd and to configure interface ep0 with IP address 330 1.5.2.2 cgd 128.32.240.167 and a special netmask, 0xffffff00, use 331 1.5.2.2 cgd the command: 332 1.5.2.2 cgd 333 1.5.2.2 cgd ifconfig ep0 128.32.240.167 netmask 0xffffff00 334 1.5.2.2 cgd 335 1.5.2.2 cgd If your board selects software selection of the 336 1.5.2.2 cgd ethernet interface to use, you might have to add 337 1.5.2.2 cgd special flags to the "ifconfig" command you use. 338 1.5.2.2 cgd Consult the table below for the appropriate flags: 339 1.5.2.2 cgd 340 1.5.2.2 cgd Interface Type Connector Flags 341 1.5.2.2 cgd --------- ---- --------- ----- 342 1.5.2.2 cgd ed with WD/SMC* BNC [none necessary] 343 1.5.2.2 cgd ed with WD/SMC* UTP [none necessary] 344 1.5.2.2 cgd ed with WD/SMC* AUI link0 345 1.5.2.2 cgd ed with 3c503 BNC [none necessary] 346 1.5.2.2 cgd ed with 3c503 AUI link0 347 1.5.2.2 cgd ep BNC [none necessary] 348 1.5.2.2 cgd ep AUI link0 349 1.5.2.2 cgd ep UTP link0 link1 350 1.5.2.2 cgd 351 1.5.2.2 cgd * Older WD boards do not support software configuration, 352 1.5.2.2 cgd and must be configured via jumpers. These flags 353 1.5.2.2 cgd will have no effect on them. 354 1.5.2.2 cgd 355 1.5.2.2 cgd In other words, if, in the last example, the AUI port 356 1.5.2.2 cgd of the board were being used, you would use the 357 1.5.2.2 cgd command: 358 1.5.2.2 cgd 359 1.5.2.2 cgd ifconfig ep0 128.32.240.167 netmask 0xffffff00 link0 360 1.5.2.2 cgd 361 1.5.2.2 cgd If the NFS server or FTP server is not on a directly- 362 1.5.2.2 cgd connected network, you need to set up a route to it 363 1.5.2.2 cgd using a command like: 364 1.5.2.2 cgd 365 1.5.2.2 cgd route add default <gate_ipaddr> 366 1.5.2.2 cgd 367 1.5.2.2 cgd where <gate_ipaddr> is your gateway's numeric IP 368 1.5.2.2 cgd address. 369 1.5.2.2 cgd 370 1.5.2.2 cgd If you are NFS-mounting the distribution sets, mount 371 1.5.2.2 cgd them on the temporary directory with a command like: 372 1.5.2.2 cgd 373 1.5.2.2 cgd mount -t nfs <serv_ipaddr>:<dist_dir> <tmp_dir> 374 1.5.2.2 cgd 375 1.5.2.2 cgd where <serv_ipaddr> is the server's numeric IP address, 376 1.5.2.2 cgd <dist_dir> is the path to the distribution files on 377 1.5.2.2 cgd the server, and <tmp_dir> is the name of the local 378 1.5.2.2 cgd temporary directory. 379 1.5.2.2 cgd 380 1.5.2.2 cgd Once this is done, proceed as if you had loaded the 381 1.5.2.2 cgd files from tape, changing to the appropriate 382 1.5.2.2 cgd directories, running "Set_tmp_dir", and running 383 1.5.2.2 cgd "Extract" as appropriate. 384 1.5.2.2 cgd 385 1.5.2.2 cgd If you are retrieving the distribution sets using ftp, 386 1.5.2.2 cgd change into the temporary directory, and execute the 387 1.5.2.2 cgd command: 388 1.5.2.2 cgd 389 1.5.2.2 cgd ftp <serv_ipaddr> 390 1.5.2.2 cgd 391 1.5.2.2 cgd where <serv_ipaddr> is once again the server's numeric 392 1.5.2.2 cgd IP address. Get the files with FTP, taking care to 393 1.5.2.2 cgd use binary mode when transferring the files. 394 1.5.2.2 cgd 395 1.5.2.2 cgd Once you have all of the files for the distribution 396 1.5.2.2 cgd sets that you wish to install, you can proceed using 397 1.5.2.2 cgd the instructions above, as if you had installed from a 398 1.5.2.2 cgd floppy. (Note that as with the floppy install, if 399 1.5.2.2 cgd you're short on disk space, you can transfer only one 400 1.5.2.2 cgd set at a time, extract it, then delete it, to save 401 1.5.2.2 cgd space.) 402 1.5.2.2 cgd 403 1.5.2.2 cgd Once you have finished extracting all of the distribution sets 404 1.5.2.2 cgd that you wish to install, and are back at the "#" prompt, you 405 1.5.2.2 cgd are ready to configure your system. The configuration utility 406 1.5.2.2 cgd expects that you have installed the "base10" and "etc10" 407 1.5.2.2 cgd distribution sets. If you have not, you will not be able to 408 1.5.2.2 cgd run it successfully (nor will you have a functional system, in 409 1.5.2.2 cgd any case). To configure your newly-installed NetBSD system, 410 1.5.2.2 cgd run the command "Configure". It will ask you for the system's 411 1.5.2.2 cgd host name, domain name, and other network configuration 412 1.5.2.2 cgd information. It will set up your configuration files and make 413 1.5.2.2 cgd the device nodes for the newly-installed system. 414 1.5.2.2 cgd 415 1.5.2.2 cgd Kernel Installation: 416 1.5.2.2 cgd 417 1.5.2.2 cgd Enter "halt" at the prompt to halt the system. When the 418 1.5.2.2 cgd system is halted, remove the "inst-10" floppy from the floppy 419 1.5.2.2 cgd drive, and replace it with the NetBSD 1.0 kernel-copy floppy 420 1.5.2.2 cgd that you previously booted from. Reboot with that floppy. 421 1.5.2.2 cgd with that floppy. 422 1.5.2.2 cgd 423 1.5.2.2 cgd Once again, you will be prompted to insert a file system 424 1.5.2.2 cgd floppy. DO NOT replace the kernel-copy floppy, just hit any 425 1.5.2.2 cgd key. 426 1.5.2.2 cgd 427 1.5.2.2 cgd Again, While booting, you may see several warnings. You may 428 1.5.2.2 cgd be warned that no swap space is present, that init(8) cannot 429 1.5.2.2 cgd find /etc/rc, and that one or more databases with names like 430 1.5.2.2 cgd "pwd.db" cannot be found. Do not be alarmed, as, again, these 431 1.5.2.2 cgd are completely normal. Hit return at the prompt asking you 432 1.5.2.2 cgd for a shell name. 433 1.5.2.2 cgd 434 1.5.2.2 cgd You will be presented with a shell prompt, at which you should 435 1.5.2.2 cgd enter the "copy_kernel" command. It will ask you what 436 1.5.2.2 cgd partition to copy the kernel to, and you should reply with the 437 1.5.2.2 cgd name of your root partition (e.g. sd0a or wd0a). 438 1.5.2.2 cgd 439 1.5.2.2 cgd You will be asked if you are sure that you want to copy the 440 1.5.2.2 cgd kernel. Reply affirmatively, and it will check the file 441 1.5.2.2 cgd system on your root partition, mount it, and copy the kernel. 442 1.5.2.2 cgd Once the kernel is copied, you should use "halt" to halt the 443 1.5.2.2 cgd system. 444 1.5.2.2 cgd 445 1.5.2.2 cgd Once the system is halted, remove the kernel-copy floppy from 446 1.5.2.2 cgd the floppy disk drive, and hit any key to reboot. 447 1.5.2.2 cgd 448 1.5.2.2 cgd Congratulations, you have successfully installed NetBSD 1.0. When you 449 1.5.2.2 cgd reboot into NetBSD, you should log in as "root" at the login prompt. 450 1.5.2.2 cgd There is no initial password, but if you're using the machine in a 451 1.5.2.2 cgd networked environment, you should create yourself an account and 452 1.5.2.2 cgd protect it and the "root" account with good passwords. 453 1.5.2.2 cgd 454 1.5.2.2 cgd Some of the files in the NetBSD 1.0 distribution might need to be 455 1.5.2.2 cgd tailored for your site. In particular, the /etc/sendmail.cf file will 456 1.5.2.2 cgd almost definitely need to be adjusted, and other files in /etc will 457 1.5.2.2 cgd probably need to be modified, as well. If you are unfamiliar with 458 1.5.2.2 cgd UN*X-like system administration, it's recommended that you buy a book 459 1.5.2.2 cgd that discusses it. 460
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