Final(?) update of the 1.2 install docs

distrib/notes/atari/contents

@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ have the ".gz" extension added to their names.)
 Bootable Kernel floppy:
 
 	This TOS disk contains the loadbsd and chg_part programs
-	and the GENERIC kernel.  It is setup so that you can insert it
+	and the BOOT kernel.  It is setup so that you can insert it
 	int your floppy drive, and start the programs from GEM.
 
 	This floppy is named boot-12.fs

distrib/notes/atari/hardware

@@ -32,4 +32,4 @@ Supported devices include:
 	- A 3-button mouse
 	- The parallel printer
 
-If its not on this list, there is no support for it in this release.
+If its not on this list, there is probably no support for it in this release.

distrib/notes/atari/prep

@@ -7,91 +7,15 @@ therefore advised that you:
 
 	Back up the partitions you are keeping.
 
-What you need to do is partition your drives; creating
+If NetBSD has to share the disk with another operating system, you must
+take care of partitioning your harddisk before installing NetBSD; creating
 space for at least root, swap and /usr partitions and possibly at
 least one more for /local if you have the space.
 
-The partitioning can be done in two ways, the first method heavily
-relies on the AHDI way of partitioning, the second method nearly
-ignores the AHDI partitioning and gives you far more flexibility.
-Currently, the second method can only be achieved from a working
-NetBSD/atari system.  How this should be done is described in
-"upgrading to NetBSD-labeling".
+Warning: The AHDI partioning function erases all partions on your harddisk
+         even if they are not changed!
+         I know this is rather stupid, but don't say I didn't warn you.
 
-Using AHDI partitioning:
-	The paritioning can be done with the AHDI-disk that is
-	provided with your TT or Falcon. Note that the AHDI partioning
-	function erases all partions on your harddisk even if they are
-	not changed!
-	I know this is rather stupid, but don't say I didn't warn you.
 
-	You will need the 'chg_part' program from the bootdisk to
-	prepare your harddisk a bit more. This program will change the
-	partition-id so NetBSD knows which partitions it can use. The
-	synopsis is:
-		chg_part <driveno> <partno> <new_id>
-
-	The drive number corresponds with the drive's SCSI-id. The new
-	id can be selected from one of the following acronyms:
-		NBU - NetBSD User partition
-		NBR - NetBSD Root partition
-		NBS - NetBSD Swap partition
-	Because NetBSD cannot be bootloaded (yet) and thus must be
-	loaded through GEM, it is unwise to use drive 'C'
-	(drive 0/partition 1) as a NetBSD partition. When a partition-id
-	is changed, GEMDOS won't be able to recognize your drive, so be
-	warned that the drive labels are shifted afterwards. The chg_part
-	program still recognizes them, take this into account when
-	re-labeling partitions. Also note that the chg_part process is
-	reversible. So don't panic if you made a mistake. Just run
-	chg_part again with the same drive/partition arguments but
-	supplied the original partition id.
-
-Upgrading to NetBSD-labeling:
-	First of all the new disk label functions are fully backwards
-	compatible with the current (old) behaviour, therefore you don't
-	have to rename partition identifiers if you don't want to. The only
-	limitation is that you won't be able to write a disklabel to your
-	harddisk ("Device not configured.").
-
-	If you'ld like to have the flexibility of the NetBSD disk label,
-	the procedure is very simple: change the identifier of the AHDI
-	partition that contains your NetBSD root filesystem from NBR to NBD.
-	Boot NetBSD; run `disklabel -e sd?'; disklabel will start vi;
-	quit vi without changing anything; now the disklabel should be
-	written to the NBD partition. If at this point disklabel tells
-	you that one or more of your partitions extend past the end of
-	the unit, then you have an old version of disklabel. Get the
-
-	If you like, you can now change the NBD partition id to RAW
-	(this would for example be necessary if the partition must be
-	shared with MiNT), but keep in mind that the partition id must
-	be either NBD or RAW, otherwise NetBSD won't be able to find the
-	disklabel. The NBS id (used for a swap partition) is no longer
-	needed, you can change it to whatever you like (or leave it as
-	is, if that's what you like :-) ). The same is true for the
-	NBU id's.
-
-	WARNINGS:
-		- the NBD partition does not necessarily have to be the
-		  partition that contains the NetBSD root filesystem, but
-		  it *must* be a partition that contains a fast filesystem.
-		  Do *not* try this with a partition that contains a gemdos,
-		  minix or ext2 filesystem; if you do, you'll *loose* a
-		  filesystem.
-		- Now that you have a real disklabel, you can modify it in
-		  (almost) any way you want. However, if you make a mess of
-		  the disk label, NetBSD may (or may not) make a mess of
-		  your disk! No freedom without responsibility.
-		  NetBSD will try to warn you for a possibly dangerous
-		  partition table, but it's up to you to either take that
-		  warning serious or ignore it (there may be good reasons
-		  to ignore the warning, if you know what you're doing).
-
-	So what do you do if you have a new disk, that will be exclusively
-	used by NetBSD? Very simple: don't let it get `infected' by the
-	AHDI `virus'. ,-) Just connect the disk to your TT/Falcon; boot
-	NetBSD; run `disklabel -e'; you'll see only one large partiton `d'
-	(there won't be any filesytem on it yet); you can create partitions
-	in any way you want, as you're no longer limited by an AHDI partition
-	table.
+If NetBSD has a disk of it's own, you can delay the partitioning until
+the installer requests you to do it.

distrib/notes/atari/whatis

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 The Atari release stepped in in March 1995. The first official release was
 NetBSD1.1. The NetBSD1.2 release is yet another step along the NetBSD-road!
-It fixes a huge number of bugs in the handling of the serial-port, video and
+It fixes a huge number of bugs in the handling of the serial-port, video,
 Falcon SCSI and others. Also, finally a parallel printer is supported.

distrib/notes/atari/xfer

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 Installation is supported from several media types, including:
-	TOS HD partitions
-	Tape
+	* TOS HD partitions
+	* Tape
 
 No matter what you do, however, you'll need to have three disks handy,
 on which you will put the install and boot floppy images.
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ To prepare for installing via an GEMDOS partition:
 	on your system on to an GEMDOS partition.  Rename the
 	sets from xxx.tar.gz to xxx.tgz. 
 
-	Note where you placed the files you will need this later.
+	Note where you placed the files, you will need this later.
 
 	Once you have done this, you can proceed to the next
 	step in the installation process, preparing your hard disk.
@@ -43,20 +43,22 @@ To prepare for installing via a tape:
 
 	To install NetBSD from a tape, you need to somehow
 	get the NetBSD filesets you wish to install on
-	your system on to the appropriate kind of tape,
-	in tar format.
+	your system on to the appropriate kind of tape. If you make
+	the tape on a UN*X-like system, you can create it as follows:
 
-	If you're making the tape on a UN*X system, the easiest
-	way to do so is:
+		cd .../NetBSD-1.2/atari/binary
+		T=<tape_device>
+		mt -f $T rewind
+		for f in base etc comp games man misc text
+			dd if=$f.tar.gz of=$T conv=sync bs=5k
+		done
+		mt -f $T rewind
 
-		tar cvf <tape_device> <files>
 
-	where "<tape_device>" is the name of the tape device
-	that describes the tape drive you're using (possibly
-	something like /dev/nrst0, but we make no guarantees 8-).
+	where "<tape_device>" is the name of the (non-rewinding!) tape
+	device that you're using (probably something like /dev/nrst0,
+	but we make no guarantees 8-).
 	If you can't figure it out, ask your system administrator.
-	"<files>" are the names of the "set_name.nnn" files
-	which you want to be placed on the tape.
 
 	Once you have done this, you can proceed to the next
 	step in the installation process, preparing your hard disk.