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Mention "READ TIMEOUT@" in conjunction with the floppy boot instructions

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and point the reader at the "Common problems" section.  This is a really
common problem and will only get more common as floppy drives get older.
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.\" $NetBSD: install,v 1.33 2004/11/01 01:01:47 mbw Exp $
.\" $NetBSD: install,v 1.34 2005/01/08 05:21:49 briggs Exp $
.
.Ss2 Open Firmware boot syntax
.
@ -371,6 +371,13 @@ All you need to do is:
.No 0 \*> Ic boot fd:0
.disp)
.Pp
It is common to see
.Dq "READ TIMEOUT@"
from the floppy. This means that Open
Firmware is having difficulty reading the media. See the section below on
.Sx "Common Problems and Error Messages"
for more information about this and what you can do to get a successful boot.
.Pp
You can eject a floppy by typing:
.Pp
.(disp