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.\" $NetBSD: install,v 1.19 1999/02/06 08:36:05 mrg Exp $
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.\" $NetBSD: install,v 1.20 1999/06/27 11:24:35 mrg Exp $
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.\"
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.\" Copyright (c) 1999 The NetBSD Foundation, Inc.
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.\" All rights reserved.
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by hand now:
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.Dl netbsd# Ic mount /usr
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.Pp
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.Em NOTE:
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.Em For floppy installs, the text editor provided is ed.
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.Em For miniroot installs, the text editor is vi.
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When using
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.Xr disklabel 8
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to edit disklabels the -e switch will invoke the editor on the
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label. The -i switch will run an interactive session.
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.Pp
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At this point, it's worth checking the disk label and partition sizes on
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the disk you want to install NetBSD onto. NetBSD understands SunOS-style
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disklabels, so if your disk was previously used by SunOS there will be
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a usable label on it. Use `disklabel -e \*<disk\*>' (where \*<disk\*> is the
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device name assigned by the NetBSD kernel, e.g. `sd0') to view and
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a usable label on it. Use `disklabel -e \*<disk\*>' or `disklabel -i
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\*<disk\*>' (where \*<disk\*> is the device name assigned by the NetBSD
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kernel, e.g. `sd0') to view and
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modify the partition sizes. See the section
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.Sx Preparing your System for NetBSD Installation
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above for suggestions about disk partition sizes.
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have to create all partitions from scratch. If your disk is listed in
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`/etc/disktab', you may use the entry (which in most cases only defines
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a `c' partition to describe the whole disk) to put an initial label on
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the disk. Then proceed with `disklabel -e \*<disk\*>' to create a partition
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layout that suits your needs.
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the disk. Then proceed with `disklabel -e \*<disk\*>' or `disklabel -i
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\*<disk\*>' to create a partition layout that suits your needs.
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.(Note
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Because of the built-in compatibility with SunOS-style labels,
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.Em Always make sure all your partitions
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