On Fri, 10 Nov 1995 13:46:06 -0500 (EST) 
 Robin Cutshaw <robin@intercore.com> wrote:

 > It does not.  The "Installing using a diskless setup" section only
 > mentions unpacking base.tar.gz.  It even goes so far as to say that
 > the "sh MAKEDEV all" will generate errors on user/group names due
 > to the lack of passwd/group files.

Well, the install nots _should_ say (the hp300 notes certainly do) that a 
first-time installation requires etc.tar.gz.  The reason they're 
separated from base.tar.gz is to make _upgrades_ of present system 
easier/less destructive.

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