With the disklabel read logic in the sgi bootblocks, the 'a' partition
no longer has to be the first partition on a disk, so the positioning
remarks in the install notes and the installer seem outdated. The patch
below removes them.
OK?
Index: distrib/notes/sgi/install
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RCS file: src/distrib/notes/sgi/install,v
retrieving revision 1.28
diff -u -p -r1.28 install
--- distrib/notes/sgi/install 12 Aug 2015 06:47:16 -0000 1.28
+++ distrib/notes/sgi/install 5 Oct 2016 12:03:16 -0000
@@ -173,14 +173,7 @@ OpenBSDInstallPart4
OpenBSDInstallPart5
No partitions should overlap with the SGI Volume Header, which by
- default will use the first 3134 sectors. Additionally, the 'a'
- partition must be the first partition on the disk, immediately
- following the SGI Volume Header. If the default Volume Header size is
- used, the 'a' partition should be located at offset 3135. If the 'a'
- partition is not located immediately after the Volume Header the boot
- loader will not be able to locate and load the kernel.
-dnl XXX Note that this is a #$%@ boot blocks limitation which should be fixed
-dnl XXX by reading the real label in the boot blocks.
+ default will use the first 3134 sectors.
OpenBSDInstallPart6({:-CD-ROM, NFS -:})
Index: distrib/sgi/ramdisk/install.md
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RCS file: src/distrib/sgi/ramdisk/install.md,v
retrieving revision 1.39
diff -u -p -r1.39 install.md
--- distrib/sgi/ramdisk/install.md 1 Jan 2016 00:47:51 -0000 1.39
+++ distrib/sgi/ramdisk/install.md 5 Oct 2016 12:03:16 -0000
@@ -110,12 +110,6 @@ The 'p' partition must be retained since
this in turn contains the boot loader. No other partitions should overlap
with the SGI Volume Header, which by default will use the first 3134 sectors.
-Additionally, the 'a' partition must be the first partition on the disk,
-immediately following the SGI Volume Header. If the default SGI Volume Header
-size is used, the 'a' partition should be located at offset 3135. If the
-'a' partition is not located immediately after the SGI Volume Header the
-boot loader will not be able to locate and load the kernel.
-
Do not change any parameters except the partition layout and the label name.
__EOT
