diff --git a/distrib/notes/i386/contents b/distrib/notes/i386/contents deleted file mode 100644 index 074437382044..000000000000 --- a/distrib/notes/i386/contents +++ /dev/null @@ -1,195 +0,0 @@ - $NetBSD: contents,v 1.18 1999/03/18 18:34:14 perry Exp $ - -The i386-specific portion of the NetBSD _VER release is found in the -"i386" subdirectory of the distribution. That subdirectory is laid -out as follows: - -.../NetBSD-_VER/i386/ - INSTALL Installation notes; this file. - - binary/ - sets/ i386 binary distribution sets; - see below. - - Split/ Split i386 binary distribution - sets; see below. - - security/ i386 security distribution; - see below; - installation/ - - floppy/ i386 boot and installation - floppies; see below. - - - misc/ Miscellaneous i386 - installation utilities; see - installation section, below. - -There are two i386 floppy images, named "boot.fs" and "boot-small.fs", -in the "i386/installation/floppy" subdirectory of the NetBSD _VER -distribution. These are 1.44M and 1.2M floppy disk images -(respectively). These floppies are bootable, and are used both for -installations and for upgrades. They are described in more detail -below. There are also gzipped version of these floppies (named with -".fs.gz") available. - -Bootable installation/upgrade floppies: - - These disks are bootable, and contains the software necessary - to prepare your hard drive for NetBSD and install the NetBSD - distribution, or to upgrading an already installed - system from a previous version of NetBSD. - - Unlike previous NetBSD releases, there are no separate "kernel - copy" floppies or "upgrade" floppies. Instead, the install - floppy contains only a special compressed kernel with a built - in ramdisk image of the installation/upgrade file - system. There is also no longer any need to use a different - boot floppy for Adaptec and Buslogic based systems. - - The only difference between the "boot.fs" and "boot-small.fs" - floppies is that the 1.2M "boot-small.fs" image does not - contain support for PCMCIA or PCI devices so that it can be - fit on a 1.2M floppy suitable for use on older systems. - - Because the kernel on the installation disks is not suitable - for use beyond initial installation and configuration, a - "generic" kernel has been placed in a distribution set named - "kern". This kernel is intended to run your system while - you build a custom kernel. It is strongly encouraged that you - build a custom kernel for your installation rather than use - the prebuilt generic kernel on a long term basis. - - Please note that because of space considerations the kernels - booted from the installation floppies do not contain drivers - that are not needed during installation -- in particular, no - drivers needed to run the X Window System are available in - these kernels. - -The NetBSD/i386 binary distribution sets contain the binaries which -comprise the NetBSD _VER release for the i386. There are eight binary -distribution sets and the "security" distribution set. The binary -distribution sets can be found in the "i386/binary/sets" subdirectory -of the NetBSD _VER distribution tree, and are as follows: - - - base The NetBSD/i386 _VER base binary distribution. You - MUST install this distribution set. It contains the - base NetBSD utilities that are necessary for the - system to run and be minimally functional. It - includes shared library support, and excludes - everything described below. - [ 9.7M gzipped, 25.0M uncompressed ] - - comp The NetBSD/i386 Compiler tools. All of the tools - relating to C, C++, Objective C, and FORTRAN (yes, - there are two, although NO FORTRAN compiler!). - This set includes the system include files - (/usr/include), the linker, the compiler tool chain, - and the various system libraries (except the shared - libraries, which are included as part of the base - set). This set also includes the manual pages for all - of the utilities it contains, as well as the system - call and library manual pages. - [ 7.1M gzipped, 24.1M uncompressed ] - - etc This distribution set contains the system - configuration files that reside in /etc and in several - other places. This set MUST be installed if you are - installing the system from scratch, but should NOT be - used if you are upgrading. (If you are upgrading, - it's recommended that you get a copy of this set and - CAREFULLY upgrade your configuration files by hand.) - [ 53K gzipped, 328K uncompressed ] - - games This set includes the games and their manual pages. - [ 3.0M gzipped, 7.3M uncompressed ] - - kern This set contains a NetBSD/i386 _VER GENERIC kernel, - named "/netbsd". You MUST install this distribution - set. - [ 1.1M gzipped, 2.2M uncompressed ] - - man This set includes all of the manual pages for the - binaries and other software contained in the base set. - Note that it does not include any of the manual pages - that are included in the other sets. - [ 2.5M gzipped, 10.6M uncompressed ] - - misc This set includes the system dictionaries (which are - rather large), the typesettable document set, and - man pages for other architectures which happen to be - installed from the source tree by default. - [ 2.2M gzipped, 8.3M uncompressed ] - - text This set includes NetBSD's text processing tools, - including groff, all related programs, and their - manual pages. - [ 1.0M gzipped, 3.7M uncompressed ] - - -IMPORTANT: In previous versions of NetBSD, the kernel from the install -floppy was copied onto the hard drive in a special step. In the new -install system, the kernel on the floppy is unsuited to being copied -onto the hard drive. Instead, a new set, "kern", has been added which -contains a generic kernel to be unloaded onto the drive. It must be -extracted in order to have a minimally functioning system. - -The i386 security distribution set is named "secr" and can be found in -the "i386/binary/security" subdirectory of the NetBSD _VER -distribution tree. It contains security related binaries which depend -on cryptographic source code. You do not need this distribution set to -use encrypted passwords in your password file; the "base" distribution -includes a crypt library which can perform only the decryption -function. The security distribution includes a version of the -Kerberos IV network security system, and a Kerberized version of the -"telnet" program. The "secr" distribution set can be found only on -those sites which carry the complete NetBSD distribution and which can -legally obtain it. (Remember, because of United States law, it may -not be legal to distribute this set to locations outside of the United -States and Canada.) - [ 798K gzipped, 2.4M uncompressed ] - -The NetBSD Project maintains its own X11 sources, and binary sets for -the X Window system are also distributed with NetBSD. The binaries are -based on X11R6.3, and XFree86 3.3.3.1 in the case of NetBSD/i386. You -can not yet install them using the new automated install -system. However, they are gzipped tarfiles, just like the other sets, -so you can always simply extract them once you have your NetBSD system -installed and running. The sets are: - - xbase The basic files needed for a complete X - client environment. This does not include - the X servers. - [ 2.5M gzipped, 7.7M uncompressed ] - - xcomp The extra libraries and include files needed - to compile X source code. - [ 1.7M gzipped, 7.3M uncompressed ] - - xcontrib Programs that were contributed to X. - - [ 183k gzipped, 600k uncompressed ] - - xfont Fonts needed by X. - [ 5.8M gzipped, 7M uncompressed ] - - xserver All XFree86 X servers. Because all of them are - included, this set is large. However, you will - only need one of the servers provided in this - set (typically XF86_SVGA). - [ 12M gzipped, 29M uncompressed ] - -The i386 binary distribution sets are distributed as gzipped tar files -named with the extension ".tgz", e.g. "base.tgz". They are also -available in split form -- catted together, the members of a split set -form a gzipped tar file. Each i386 binary distribution set also has -its own checksum files, just as the source distribution sets do. - -The instructions given for extracting the source sets work equally -well for the binary sets, but it is worth noting that if you use that -method, the files are extracted "below" the current directory. That -is, if you want to extract the binaries "into" your system, i.e. -replace the system binaries with them, you have to run the "tar xpf" -from /.