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[src/trunk]: src/distrib/notes/common The pmax needs to upgrade bootblocks be...



details:   https://anonhg.NetBSD.org/src/rev/bd1bf82c0ab2
branches:  trunk
changeset: 472645:bd1bf82c0ab2
user:      simonb <simonb%NetBSD.org@localhost>
date:      Tue May 04 03:37:09 1999 +0000

description:
The pmax needs to upgrade bootblocks before booting the install kernel.
And don't mention those darn floppies...

diffstat:

 distrib/notes/common/upgrade |  15 +++++++++++++--
 1 files changed, 13 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diffs (31 lines):

diff -r 0c61b8ca5b8d -r bd1bf82c0ab2 distrib/notes/common/upgrade
--- a/distrib/notes/common/upgrade      Tue May 04 03:36:15 1999 +0000
+++ b/distrib/notes/common/upgrade      Tue May 04 03:37:09 1999 +0000
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-.\" $NetBSD: upgrade,v 1.1 1999/01/13 08:18:45 ross Exp $      
+.\" $NetBSD: upgrade,v 1.2 1999/05/04 03:37:09 simonb Exp $    
 .\"
 .\" Copyright (c) 1999 The NetBSD Foundation, Inc.
 .\" All rights reserved.
@@ -57,9 +57,20 @@
 to advance to a later version by recompiling from source due primarily
 to interdependencies in the various components.
 .Pp
+.ie r_pmax \{\
+To do the upgrade, you must install new bootblocks and boot off
+the
+.Ic install
+kernel as described in the
+.Sx Installing from an existing system
+section.
+.\}
+.el \{\
 To do the upgrade, you must have the boot floppy
 .if r_alpha set
-available. You must also have at least the
+available.
+.\}
+You must also have at least the
 .Ic base No and Ic kern
 binary distribution sets available, so that you can upgrade with them,
 using one of the upgrade methods described above. Finally, you must



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