tweaks to the "Quick install for the impatient", particularly changing the
recommendation to MS-DOS floppy with bootloader and kernel instead of
boot floppy image
common/sysinst
add .To 2 tags for macppc-specific sections
common/postinstall
change tlp0 to de0 in description of typical ethernet interface
Mention how to manually create /dev entries, since the suggested "Re-install
sets" option doesn't automatically do this (leaving the user without
/dev/console)
macppc/install:
add description of "bad partition number, using 0no bootable HFS
partition" error message
mention that boot floppy must be booted from Open Firmware, you don't just
pop it in the floppy drive like a normal MacOS boot floppy.
example of how to read directory of CD or HD from OF (I think I got the
backslashes generated properly)
describe how to boot a kernel from an HFS partition
reiterate that some OF 1.0.5 machines can't seem to netboot
reverse recommendation of ultra0 and ultra1 busses
common/postinstall:
mention stty erase '^h' or '^?'
macppc/hardware:
mention that Sonnet Tempo ATA/66 card doesn't yet work with macppc
mention that adaptec 294x cards don't boot
mention that promise ultra66 works, but isn't bootable
macppc/prep:
mention that A/UX style partitions are interpreted as NetBSD-style
partitions, also that they're unreadable from MacOS
also describe the printenv command and give examples
mention that you can't hold down command-option-o-f on a PS/2 keyboard
rehash the partitioning section to describe under what conditions you can
have a drive with MacOS and NetBSD partitions, and what are the criteria
for a drive to be bootable under NetBSD.
define what "boot media" and "distribution media" mean
macppc/install:
corrected the text in example of booting system
corrected partition number to use in example of booting from HFS partition
added example of how to use MacOS X to print partition table using pdisk
macppc/prep:
actually drive setup 1.8.1 (ships with MacOS 9.0) works too
actually describe what netbsd.ram.gz is (installation kernel)
common/postinstall:
macppc uses vt100 for console, not vt220
describe how to mount root filesystem to edit /etc/rc.conf
order of recommendations for installation methods.
macppc/hardware:
update list of unsupported models
macppc/prep:
mention that ofwboot.elf is obsoleted, and all users should be using
ofwboot.xcf instead
link to partitioning HOW-TO on website
added some info on the "official" NetBSD/macppc-1.5.1 CD-R image
added some info on cdrecord
added note that netboot must be from on-board ethernet
macppc/install:
added a few more details to some of the open firmware error messages
reordered error messages to be in order user might encounter them
removed "pciide0:0:0: lost interrupt" since this is fixed in 1.5.1
added "TFTP timeout" and explanation to list of possible problems
point to macppc X11R6 HOW-TO
common/postinstall:
point to macppc X11R6 HOW-TO
common/xfer:
recommend waiting until later to create media for distribution sets
common/sysinst:
control-C to stop sysint, but added that you can re-run it from the
command prompt, no need to reboot.
added an example of what the sysinst main menu looks like
they are suitable (for i386).
* Mention xf86config(1) for ports that use XFree86.
* Since i386 INSTALL kernels do not have symbols, point users at
the symbol files should they need them (hopefully not).
* mention additional kernels in binary/kernel/ dir: GENERIC_LAPTOP, etc
* note that we also include firewall software (besides X, ...)
* don't Xref the BUGS file, as it's gone
* update some file sizes (source .tgz files) to match BETA2
* mention that syssrc contains the source for all architectures
* Sysinst now allows setting root password and timezone - note that.
* Explain how to actually install binary packages, giving some
examples that people may want to install.
* Mention rawrite32 near rawrite.
* Don't show preparation of install tape on i386
* update i386 hardware a bit. This needs to be generated automatically...
* Many minor nits & typos.
sysinst: tsubai-san says that macppc doesn't suffer from install-related
pcmcia interrupt problems. removed those for macppc
upgrade: add conditional for macppc and sparc (don't need to boot
from floppy)
- use .Ic, .Pa, .Key, .Ul, .Tn, .Sq, .Dq as appropriate
- use .Dl instead of .(disp when formatting changes are required (the latter
doesn't cope too well when font change macros are used)
- wrap .Dl blocks with .Pp
- consistently use `file system' instead of `filesystem'
- migrate macppc to common/xfer
- suggest looking in /etc/defaults/rc.conf or rc.conf(5) for rc.conf settings
- spell "separate" correctly
- use "third party" instead of "3rd party"
- move notes about /etc/localtime; sysinst does it for us
- update copyright date
Mention some new files that have appears in NetBSD 1.4.
Make i386 and arm32 X configuration conditional on those archs.
Remove pmax X11R5 discussion - uses X11R6 now.
bjh21