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[src/netbsd-1-6]: src/distrib/notes/common Pullup via patch (requested by mbw...



details:   https://anonhg.NetBSD.org/src/rev/41abe7a7fca4
branches:  netbsd-1-6
changeset: 530914:41abe7a7fca4
user:      jmc <jmc%NetBSD.org@localhost>
date:      Tue Oct 21 04:06:17 2003 +0000

description:
Pullup via patch (requested by mbw in ticket #1309, Also includes part of #1474)

clean up macppc quickstart wording a little
clean up wording of quickstart section on macppc partitioning
in quickstart, rearrange to account for macppc having two floppies now
Corrected names for release ISO images for macppc and sparc

diffstat:

 distrib/notes/common/main |  77 +++++++++++++++++++++++-----------------------
 1 files changed, 39 insertions(+), 38 deletions(-)

diffs (155 lines):

diff -r 75b29745066d -r 41abe7a7fca4 distrib/notes/common/main
--- a/distrib/notes/common/main Tue Oct 21 03:56:17 2003 +0000
+++ b/distrib/notes/common/main Tue Oct 21 04:06:17 2003 +0000
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-.\"    $NetBSD: main,v 1.179.2.28 2003/10/19 09:53:53 tron Exp $
+.\"    $NetBSD: main,v 1.179.2.29 2003/10/21 04:06:17 jmc Exp $
 .\"
 .\" Copyright (c) 1999-2002 The NetBSD Foundation, Inc.
 .\" All rights reserved.
@@ -132,32 +132,30 @@
 files necessary to boot your system.
 The files depend on what model you
 are using and how you plan to boot your machine.
-For systems with built-in floppy drives, fetch the bootloader
-.Pa installation/ofwboot.xcf
-and the installation kernel
-.Pa binary/kernel/netbsd.INSTALL.gz .
-For systems without floppy drives, fetch the bootloader
+For systems with built-in floppy drives (Open Firmware 1 or 2), 
+fetch the pair of boot floppy images
+.Pa installation/floppy/boot1.fs
+and
+.Pa installation/floppy/boot2.fs ,
+which include the bootloader and installation kernel.
+For systems without floppy drives (most are Open Firmware 3), fetch the
+bootloader
 .Pa installation/ofwboot.xcf
 and the installation kernel
-.Pa binary/kernel/netbsd.GENERIC_MD.gz .
-Alternatively, you can fetch the CD image,
-.Pa macppc_bootable.iso
-or the boot floppy image
-.Pa installation/floppy/boot.fs
-which include the bootloader and installation kernel.
+.Pa binary/kernel/netbsd-GENERIC_MD.gz .
+If you have a CD-R, you can fetch the CD image,
+.Pa macppccd.iso .
 .\}
 .if \n[sparc] \{\
 CD image,
-.Pa sparc_bootable.iso
+.Pa sparccd.iso
 or the floppy disk images,
 .Pa install/floppy/disk1.gz No and Pa install/floppy/disk2 .
 You need either the pair of floppies or the CD to boot your system.
 .\}
 .if \n[macppc]:\n[sparc] \{\
-Alternatively, you may netboot the installation kernel, which requires
-several local netboot services.
-The details are not covered here, as setting up a netboot server is hardly
-.Dq quick .
+Alternatively, you may netboot the installation kernel.  This process is
+covered below, in detail.
 .\}
 .It
 The actual binary distribution is in the
@@ -165,7 +163,7 @@
 directory.
 When you boot the install
 .if \n[i386] floppies,
-.if \n[macppc] kernel from floppy, hard drive, or CD-ROM,
+.if \n[macppc] kernel from floppies, hard drive, or CD-ROM,
 .if \n[sparc] floppies or CD-ROM,
 the installation program
 can fetch these files for you (using e.g. ftp),
@@ -205,14 +203,18 @@
 .\}
 .if \n[macppc] \{
 .It
-If your mac has a floppy drive, copy
-.Pa ofwboot.xcf No and Pa netbsd.INSTALL.gz
-to an MS-DOS formatted floppy disk and rename
-.Pa netbsd.INSTALL.gz No to Pa netbsd.gz .
-Otherwise, drag
-.Pa ofwboot.xcf No and Pa netbsd.GENERIC_MD.gz
+If your \*M has a floppy drive, create the pair of boot floppies using 
+.Ic suntar
+(MacOS 9),
+.Ic rawrite
+(Windows), or
+.Ic dd
+(any
+.Ul
+system with floppy support).  If your system has Open Firmware 3, drag
+.Pa ofwboot.xcf No and Pa netbsd-GENERIC_MD.gz
 to your hard drive icon (the top level of the drive, not the desktop).
-If you are making a CD, burn it now.
+If you are using the CD image, burn it now.
 .\}
 .if \n[sparc] \{
 .It
@@ -230,24 +232,21 @@
 Determine your machine's model, quirks, and Open Firmware version from the
 .Nx*M
 Model Support webpage.
-.Lk http://www.netbsd.org/Ports/macppc/models.html
+.Lk http://www.NetBSD.org/Ports/macppc/models.html
 .Pp
 At present,
 .Nx*M
 cannot exist on the same hard drive as
 .Tn Mac OS
-unless you partition your disk using a
-.Tn Mac OS
-partitioning utility.
-Open Firmware versions prior to 3 cannot boot into
+unless you partition your disk before running the installer.
+Open Firmware versions prior to 3 require a dedicated
 .Nx
-on a drive partitioned this way \(em you must use the entire disk,
+drive \(em you must use the entire disk,
 partitioned with the installation tools.
 Open Firmware version 3 cannot boot into
 .Nx
-on a drive partitioned with the installation tools, you must use a
-.Tn Mac OS
-partitioning utility and the
+on a drive partitioned with the installation tools, you must partition
+your disk before running the installer, then select the
 .Dq Me "Re-install sets or install additional sets"
 option in the installer (selecting the
 .Dq Me "Install NetBSD to hard disk"
@@ -262,7 +261,7 @@
 keyboard.
 To enter Open Firmware, hold down the
 .Key COMMAND-OPTION-O-F
-keys after the boot chime starts, but before it ends.
+keys after the boot chime starts, but before the chime ends.
 Entering Open Firmware versions prior to 3 is usually the most frustrating
 part of installation \(em you may want to read the section below on
 .Sx Older Open Firmware System Preparation
@@ -275,11 +274,11 @@
 .if \n[macppc] \{\
 .It
 At the Open Firmware prompt, type the command to boot.
-To boot from a floppy, the command is
-.Dq Ic "boot fd:,\eofwboot.xcf netbsd.gz" .
+To boot from the installation floppies, the command is
+.Dq Ic "boot fd:0" .
 For the install kernel and bootloader on your hard drive (Open Firmware
 3), the command is
-.Dq Ic "boot hd:\e,ofwboot.xcf netbsd.GENERIC_MD.gz" .
+.Dq Ic "boot hd:,\eofwboot.xcf netbsd-GENERIC_MD.gz" .
 .Pp
 For boot CDs, the command is something like
 .Dq Ic "boot cd:,\eofwboot.xcf netbsd.macppc"
@@ -301,6 +300,8 @@
 .Nx*M
 kernel is called
 .Pa NETBSD.MACPPC .
+You may want to read the section below on
+.Sx Open Firmware boot syntax
 .\}
 .if \n[sparc] \{\
 .It



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