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add a note about the new "instfs" and also xref diskless(8).

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.\" $NetBSD: install,v 1.6 2001/07/24 18:18:32 nra Exp $
.\" $NetBSD: install,v 1.7 2001/08/23 16:42:40 mrg Exp $
.\"
.\" Copyright (c) 1999, 2000 The NetBSD Foundation, Inc.
.\" All rights reserved.
@ -171,11 +171,36 @@ filesets. However, the easiest way is to put the
files you want
to install into the root directory for your client on the server.
.Pp
Next, unpack
From here there are two methods of netboot install. The first is much
simpler and is intended for clients with local disk that will be used for
installation. The second is intended for clients that will use a network
boot normally.
.Pp
If you are going to be installing onto local disk, unpack the
.Pa instfs.tgz
file, located in the
.Pa installation/misc
directory in the release, into the root directory for your machine, which
contains the basic installer filesystem that is part of the normal miniroot.
Now you need to boot your workstation from the server by entering the
following command at the monitor prompt:
.Pp
.Dl "ok boot net netbsd -s"
.Pp
And then follow the install instructions.
.Pp
If you are going to be installing to NFS, be sure to read the section
about preparing your system for installation. If you have access to
another
.Nx
machine, the
.Xr diskless 8
manual page contains information about diskless booting.
Unpack the
.Pa base.tgz
and
.Pa etc.tgz
on the server in the root
sets on the server in the root
directory for your machine. If you elect to use a separately NFS-mounted
file system for
.Pa /usr
@ -190,8 +215,7 @@ to temporarily use a loopback mount on the server, re-routing
to your server's exported
.Nx
.Pa /usr
directory. Also put the kernel and the
install/upgrade scripts into the root directory.
directory.
.Pp
A few configuration files need to be edited:
.(tag indent
@ -233,10 +257,8 @@ on your
.Nx
machine once it has booted.
.Pp
Boot your workstation from the server by entering the appropriate
.Ic boot
command at the monitor prompt. Depending on the OpenBoot PROM version in your
machine, this command takes one of the following forms:
Boot your workstation from the server by entering the following
command at the monitor prompt:
.Pp
.Dl "ok boot net netbsd -s"
.Pp