--- wikisrc/ports/evbarm/install_using_sysinst.mdwn 2018/11/19 22:00:10 1.11 +++ wikisrc/ports/evbarm/install_using_sysinst.mdwn 2018/11/19 22:17:46 1.13 @@ -4,6 +4,12 @@ In this document we will see step by ste external media (SATA hard disk, USB stick or (u)SD card) using [[!template id=man name="sysinst" section="8"]]. +We will start by installing NetBSD/evbarm via `armv7.img` on a +(u)SD card. Then we will use +[[!template id=man name="sysinst" section="8"]] to install +NetBSD/evbarm on a SATA hard disk. The (u)SD card populated via +`armv7.img` will then be used only in the early boot phase for u-boot. + As practical example a BananaPI and a SATA hard disk will be used. However, the following instructions can be probably easily applied on other SoCs and medias with little adjustments. @@ -566,4 +572,8 @@ the `/boot` partition of the hard disk. # References -*TODOleot*: add a reference to the instructions shared via PR port-evbarm/50806. +- [Installing NetBSD to HD/SSD on the Banana Pi](http://daemonforums.org/showthread.php?t=9652) + shows how to install NetBSD/evbarm 7.0 on a SATA hard disk by copying the + contents of (u)SD. +- [Chapter 3. Example installation, The NetBSD Guide](https://www.netbsd.org/docs/guide/en/chap-exinst.html) + describes in details every steps of the NetBSD installation.