SYSINST(8) | System Manager's Manual | SYSINST(8) |
sysinst
— install
or upgrade a NetBSD system
sysinst |
[-Dp ] [-C
bg:fg] [-f
definition_file] [-m
message_catalog_dir] |
sysinst
is a menu-based program that may
be used to install or upgrade a NetBSD system. It is
usually invoked automatically when the system is booted from appropriate
installation media.
The following options are available:
-C
bg:fg<curses.h>
) bg as
background (default: 4 for blue) and fg as foreground/text color (default:
7 for white).-D
-f
definition_file-m
message_catalog_dir-p
A definition file can be used with sysinst
to control several aspects of the installation or upgrade process. Options
can be stored within the file as
option = value
sysinst
is used on):
option name | default value | description |
machine | MACH | Machine architecture |
xfer dir | /usr/INSTALL | Transfer dir |
ext dir | Extract dir (will usually be set later on) | |
ftp host | ftp.NetBSD.org | FTP host for fetching files |
ftp dir | pub/NetBSD/NetBSD-REL | FTP directory for fetching files |
ftp prefix | /MACH/binary/sets | Directory to look for sets, used for all methods of fetching (i.e., not just FTP) |
ftp user | ftp | FTP user for connecting |
ftp pass | - | FTP password |
ftp proxy | - | FTP proxy |
nfs host | - | NFS host for fetching via NFS |
nfs dir | /bsd/release | NFS directory for fetching files |
cd dev | cd0a | Name of CD device for fetching files |
fd dev | /dev/fd0a | Name of floppy device for fetching files |
local dev | - | Other device to be mounted for fetching files |
local fs | ffs | File system type for local device |
local dir | release | Directory to look for in the mounted local file system |
targetroot mount | /targetroot | Directory to mount target root dir to |
dist postfix | .tgz | Suffix of set files to be extracted |
diskname | mydisk | disktab(5) diskname to use for target disk |
release(7), afterboot(8), boot(8), diskless(8)
<machine>/INSTALL.* files on CD-ROM installation media .../NetBSD-<rel>/<machine>/INSTALL.* files in NetBSD releases or snapshots.
The default message catalog files are installed in /usr/share/sysinst/catalog.
A sysinst
command appeared in
NetBSD 1.3.
January 28, 2022 | NetBSD 10.99 |