Subject: Re: Install problem
To: Dave Daniels <dave_daniels@argonet.co.uk>
From: David Brownlee <abs@netbsd.org>
List: port-arm32
Date: 05/25/2001 14:25:37
On Thu, 24 May 2001, Dave Daniels wrote:

> When I installed NetBSD 1.5, it seemed to me that the
> documentation for installing the software on Acorn machines was
> not very good. I made notes as I went along with the intention of
> writing them up to give people an example they could follow. In
> the end I did not do this, but assuming I can find my notes, it
> might be worth me doing it now for NetBSD 1.5.1. I could describe
> a sample installation from CD and also what to do if you just
> download all the files from the NetBSD site, which is much more
> interesting when you do not have a working Ethernet card! I would
> not write an installation manual, just an account of what I did.
> Do you think that would be of use?

	Most definitely!

	What would be ideal is if you could pull in anything you need
	from prep.RISCOS, and then put the result into a 'Installing
	from RiscOS' section in the arm32 install notes.

	For 1.6 the arm32 ports should be split, so there will be a
	specific RiscPC install doc.