CVS commit: basesrc/distrib/notes/macppc

[Michael Wolfson <mbw%netbsd.org@localhost>]

Module Name:    basesrc
Committed By:   mbw
Date:           Thu Jan  3 03:52:15 UTC 2002

Modified Files:
        basesrc/distrib/notes/macppc: hardware install prep

Log Message:
Medium-scale overhaul.

macppc/hardware
Forgot to put PowerComputing PowerCenter in list of models that can't use
 on-board video

macppc/prep
Reword four-key-combo c-o-O-F to imply you need to hold all four down
 until the 0 > prompt appears, also a better description of the keys
shuffle System Disk instructions around a little to make more sense
Fix BootVars instruction to "uncheck auto-boot?"
Change '.Dl 0 \*> Ic "..."' to '.No 0 \*> Ic "..."' surrounded by .(disp
Link to new FAQ entries (such as how to use the Open Firmware environment
 and instruction for people unfamiliar with MacOS)
Describe how to prepare an MS-DOS filesystem for booting
Be more consistent about "ISO9660"
The NetBSD/macppc boot CD-R image has "partition zero" bootloader and
 XCOFF bootloader to work on all models -- this is described better now
Better info on how to netboot OF 1.0.5 systems
Mention that UFS is not currently supported by NetBSD and MacOS < 10
Detab the dhcpd.conf example
Add .To 2 tags for preparation of bootable media subsections

macppc/install
Change '.Dl 0 \*> Ic "..."' to '.No 0 \*> Ic "..."' surrounded by .(disp
Added new and very very useful "Open Firmware boot syntax" section
 describing how to determine the OF boot-device and boot-file
Clean up examples of boot commands
Update descriptions of booting problems (some were incorrect)
Add .To 2 tags for OF boot command subsections and common problems


To generate a diff of this commit:
cvs rdiff -r1.20 -r1.21 basesrc/distrib/notes/macppc/hardware
cvs rdiff -r1.17 -r1.18 basesrc/distrib/notes/macppc/install
cvs rdiff -r1.23 -r1.24 basesrc/distrib/notes/macppc/prep

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