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1 .\"	$NetBSD: prep,v 1.13 2009/04/23 01:56:48 snj Exp $
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3 .Ss2 Preparing your hard disk for the NetBSD installation.
5 up here you could lose everything on all the drives that you work with.
7 .(bullet
8 Write down your current configurations.
9 Do this by writing down all partition info (especially their sizes).
11 .Em Back up the partitions you are keeping.
19 or delay this until the installer requests you to do it.
22 (root) and swap partitions.
24 You need this info to create bootable disks.
26 .(tag Warning:
30 We know this is rather stupid, but don't say we didn't warn you.
36 there are some constraints on the partition layout.
41 on the hard disk.
42 The root sector can only contain the necessary data for four partitions.
43 Nobody thought that this limitation would cause any problems.
44 After all, 640 KByte should be enough.
45 As hard disks grew, it was necessary to define more than four partitions.
47 a new type of partition entry was defined: XGM partitions.
52 found at the start of the XGM partition.
53 This root sector contains the remaining real partitions.
58 .Sq "extended partitions" .
61 partition.
66 You can only boot from primary partitions.
69 to fulfill this rule.
70 HDX has some very strange ideas when it comes to extended partitions.
74 .Dq "expert" .
75 This button is inactive unless you have defined more than four partitions.
78 you have defined the sizes of the partitions.
80 A new dialog box appears on the screen.
83 lower block contains the last three partitions.
86 .Dq "unused" .
88 extended partitions.
90 The right side contains six possible ranges for the extended partitions.
92 schemes offered by HDX.
93 To quote from Ghostbusters: Choose and die.
95 with the second partition and end with the second to last partition.
98 while partitions #1, #6 and #7 will be primary partitions.
101 on the right side of the dialog box.
104 partition is a primary partition.
106 .(bullet
109 partitions, don't use AHDI.
112 handle it alone.
117 start the extended partition range at partition #3.
123 partitions.
130 partition #3 for NetBSD-root.
131 Start the extended partition range with partition #4.
135 partitions, you are in trouble.
138 partitions.
141 partition.
142 Start the extended partition range with partition #4.
145 extended partition range.
151 installed, it is easy.
154 command to shutdown to single-user mode.
158 .Dl Ic "dd if=sysinst.fs of=/dev/rsd0b"
163 is configured to use.
165 and use the '-b' option to make the kernel prompt for a root device.
166 Now enter the swap device as your root device to start the installer.
168 .Ss2 Booting the installer on new systems.
171 .Ic loadbsd.ttp,
172 since the amount of RAM is enough to load the installer into.
175 complicated.
176 The easiest way is to mark an AHDI partition as id 'SWP'.
178 .Ic chg_pid.ttp
179 program supplied on the bootfloppy.
186 based.
190 .Ic file2swp.ttp
191 command, which is also on the bootfloppy.
193 to the first AHDI partition with id 'SWP' on the designated disk.
194 To copy sysinst.fs to your first SCSI disk, use:
196 .Dl Ic "file2swp -w -f sysinst.fs s0"
200 automatically detects a gzipped file, there is no need for a .gz extension.
201 .Ss2 Using loadbsd.ttp
204 kernel.
206 .Tn GEMDOS .
209 .Ic loadbsd.ttp
213 partition.
214 Select the loadbsd program and it will ask for parameters, supply:
216 (or whatever name you copied the kernel to).
220 .Dl Ic "loadbsd -b a:/netbsd"
223 your system as the kernel configures the hardware.
224 Then you will be prompted for a root device.
226 you have to enter the swap partition as the boot device.
228 .Ic sd0b.
230 .Ic wd0b.
237 install floppy 1.
239 inserted. Use:
240 .(bullet
242 for the old installer (1MB filesystem) on 720KB floppies.
245 for the sysinst installer on 720KB floppies.
248 for the sysinst installer on 1.44MB floppies.
250 The kernel will load the install file system into RAMdisk.
252 .Sq \&.
253 for each track loaded.
254 After loading 80 tracks, it will ask you to insert the next floppy.
257 install floppy 2 and press any key.
258 The kernel continues loading another 40 tracks before it continues to boot.