[src/netbsd-1-5]: src/distrib/notes/common Pull up revision 1.22 (requested b...

[he <he%NetBSD.org@localhost>]

details:   https://anonhg.NetBSD.org/src/rev/68fd3fc26b92
branches:  netbsd-1-5
changeset: 491767:68fd3fc26b92
user:      he <he%NetBSD.org@localhost>
date:      Tue May 15 22:40:01 2001 +0000

description:
Pull up revision 1.22 (requested by mbw):
  Updates of installation notes for macppc (primarily).

diffstat:

 distrib/notes/common/sysinst |  50 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++---------
 1 files changed, 39 insertions(+), 11 deletions(-)

diffs (116 lines):

diff -r 2660ed8f79b6 -r 68fd3fc26b92 distrib/notes/common/sysinst
--- a/distrib/notes/common/sysinst      Tue May 15 22:39:12 2001 +0000
+++ b/distrib/notes/common/sysinst      Tue May 15 22:40:01 2001 +0000
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-.\"    $NetBSD: sysinst,v 1.5.4.8 2001/05/06 21:34:26 he Exp $
+.\"    $NetBSD: sysinst,v 1.5.4.9 2001/05/15 22:40:01 he Exp $
 .\"
 .\" Copyright (c) 1999-2001 The NetBSD Foundation, Inc.
 .\" All rights reserved.
@@ -261,7 +261,9 @@
 after the question. If you wish to stop the installation, you may press
 .Key CONTROL-C
 at any time, but if you do, you'll have to begin the installation
-process again from scratch.
+process again from scratch, by running the 
+.Pa /sysinst
+program from the command prompt, you do not need to reboot.
 .It
 .Em Quick install
 .Pp
@@ -389,12 +391,24 @@
 .\}
 The main menu will be displayed.
 .\} \" ! r_pmax
+.(disp
+  .***********************************************.
+  * NetBSD-1.5.1 Install System                   *
+  *                                               *
+  *>a: Install NetBSD to hard disk                *
+  * b: Upgrade NetBSD on a hard disk              *
+  * c: Re-install sets or install additional sets *
+  * d: Reboot the computer                        *
+  * e: Utility menu                               *
+  * x: Exit Install System                        *
+  .***********************************************.
+.disp)
 .It
 If you wish, you can configure some network settings
 immediately by choosing the
-.Me utilities
-menu and then
-.Me configure network .
+.Me Utility menu
+and then
+.Me Configure network .
 It isn't actually required at this point, but
 it may be more convenient. Go back to the main menu.
 .It
@@ -443,6 +457,10 @@
 Further information can be found on
 .Lk http://www.xfree86.org/ .
 .\}
+.if \n[macppc] \{\
+Further information can be found on
+.Lk http://www.netbsd.org/Ports/macppc/x11.html
+.\}
 .bullet)
 .bullet)
 .It
@@ -462,7 +480,7 @@
 Boot the system as described in the previous section.
 .Pp
 You may want to read the
-boot messages, to notice your disk's name and geometry. Its name
+boot messages, to notice your disk's name and capacity. Its name
 will be something like
 .Li sd0
 .if r_macppc \{\
@@ -581,8 +599,11 @@
 .Pp
 If you will not use network operation during the installation,
 but you do want your machine to be configured for networking once
-it is installed, you should first go to the utilities menu, and select
-.Ic Configure network option .
+it is installed, you should first go to the 
+.Me Utility menu
+, and select the
+.Me Configure network 
+option.
 If you only want to temporarily
 use networking during the installation, you can specify these
 parameters later. If you are not using the Domain Name System (DNS),
@@ -591,8 +612,8 @@
 .It
 .Em Installation drive selection and parameters
 .Pp
-To start the installation, select the menu option to install
-.Nx
+To start the installation, select 
+.Me Install NetBSD to hard disk
 from the main menu.
 .Pp
 The first thing is to identify the disk on which you want to
@@ -723,7 +744,9 @@
 .Sx Partitioning your hard drive for NetBSD
 to determine whether or not you should use the
 .Nx
-installer to partition your disk.
+installer to partition your disk.  If you are to leave your current
+partitioning in place, skip two sections to 
+.Em Getting the distribution sets
 .Pp
 .\}
 .if r_sparc \{\
@@ -1000,6 +1023,11 @@
 .Ic sysinst
 will then check if it
 can indeed access the sets at that location.
+.if r_macppc \{\
+Remember, 
+.Nx*M
+doesn't grok HFS or HFS+ partitions
+.\}
 .It
 .Em Installation from a local directory
 .Pp