Openbsd Cf Install Notes

Good day!

This is from a post[5] on arm@openbsd.org mailinglist.

These are *notes* and not installation instructions, please read and
follow INSTALL.zaurus.

Do post your C1000 dmesg.


Prerequisites
- Spare CF card or microdrive, at least 256MB.
- USB female B to male mini A adapter
- USB key or a supported USB network card[0]


Common
- Print INSTALL.zaurus[0], read it, again read it.
- When disklabeling, make sure that the first OpenBSD slice is inside
the A6 partition(usually starts at sector 17).

<barryg@gamakichi:4>$ sudo fdisk wd1
Disk: wd1 geometry: 1024/8/17 [1000944 Sectors]
Offset: 0 Signature: 0xAA55
Starting Ending LBA Info:
#: id C H S - C H S [ start: size ]
------------------------------------------------------------------------
0: 00 0 0 0 - 0 0 0 [ 0: 0 ] unused
1: 00 0 0 0 - 0 0 0 [ 0: 0 ] unused
2: 00 0 0 0 - 0 0 0 [ 0: 0 ] unused
*3: A6 0 1 1 - 1023 7 17 [ 17: 139247 ] OpenBSD

<barryg@gamakichi:4>$ sudo disklabel wd1
# /dev/rwd1c:
type: ST506
disk: ST506/MFM/RLL
label: ST506
flags:
bytes/sector: 512
sectors/track: 17
tracks/cylinder: 8
sectors/cylinder: 136
cylinders: 1024
total sectors: 1000944
rpm: 3600
interleave: 1
trackskew: 0
cylinderskew: 0
headswitch: 0 # microseconds
track-to-track seek: 0 # microseconds
drivedata: 0

16 partitions:
# size offset fstype [fsize bsize cpg]
a: 1000927 17 4.2BSD 2048 16384 1364 # Cyl 0*- 7359*
c: 1000944 0 unused 0 0 # Cyl 0 - 7359*


C1000
- You have to install bootloader(zbsdmod.o) and run the install/rescue
kernel(bsd.rd) manually.
# insmod zbsdmod.o
# cp bsd.rd /proc/zboot
Additional info here[1].
The openbsd38_arm.ipk makes to many assumptions that are only
applicable to the C3x00 series.

C3000/C3100
- In install, use wd1 as your root disk.
- To automatically boot to the OpenBSD installed on the CF do
# echo "set device hd1a" > /mnt/etc/boot.conf
after installation and before rebooting.
Caveats here[2], read the whole thread.
- On OpenBSD bootloader[3] prompt enter
boot> boot hd1a:/bsd -a
if you did not create the above boot.conf and on
root device (default wd0a): wd1a
press enter on swap device.
- To make the above changes permanent, you can edit your kernel,
instructions here[6].
- The previous step is needed as Linux[4] (the one that loads the openbsd
bootloader) detects disk from the external CF first before in internal
microdrive but OpenBSD enumerates in reverse order.


Mabuhay!
barryg

[0]
http://www.openbsd.org/zaurus.html#hardware

[1]
ftp://ftp.openbsd.org/pub/OpenBSD/snapsho.../INSTALL.zaurus

[2]
http://marc.theaimsgroup.com/?l=openbsd-mi...112322839616385
http://marc.theaimsgroup.com/?t=112320651800002

[3]
http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?que...zaurus#COMMANDS

[4]
http://marc.theaimsgroup.com/?l=openbsd-ar...112545108819992

[5]
http://marc.theaimsgroup.com/?l=openbsd-ar...112563345421700

[6]
http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?que...EXAMPLES+(First

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