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Author SHA1 Message Date
mbw 25c31eb26c More minor updates based on user feedback
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.
2001-05-19 05:43:29 +00:00
mbw 4d1ddf083c macppc/hardware:
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
2001-05-14 07:46:56 +00:00
mbw f28c47d9e5 general clean-up. rearrange a few things to make more sense and change
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
2001-05-13 23:25:37 +00:00
jhawk d60055045f Workaround for misc/12593; use -Bd -unfilled instead of -Bd literal
when .IC is inside.
2001-04-10 01:39:06 +00:00
jhawk 9c550d0d72 oops: .(bullet implies the initial .It 2001-04-07 17:21:30 +00:00
jhawk 5d9d9a6f51 Update copyright date.
.Ic sysinst
Periods at ends of sentences.
X window system -> X Window System
cleanup PKG_PATH markup
2001-04-07 15:19:32 +00:00
fvdl 2311fe3263 * Mention the different floppy images and the machine types for which
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).
2000-11-13 22:05:52 +00:00
hubertf f898d4a492 Several changes to our release notes, OK'd by Luke Mewburn:
* 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.
2000-11-13 01:22:39 +00:00
wiz 3be3dc88e0 two nits 2000-11-12 03:10:45 +00:00
lukem 6b7eb3a804 use
(cd /foo ; tar zxpf -) < bar.tar.gz
instead of
	tar -C /foo -zxpf bar.tar.gz
since the `pax as tar' on the install media doesn't have a working -C...
2000-11-10 06:56:11 +00:00
mbw 4251d93aae postinstall: add conditionals for hp300, macppc, and sparc
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)
2000-11-02 16:40:45 +00:00
abs 4d850110a1 Add an arm32 specific note that DNARD users will need to change their
console type to pc3.
2000-11-01 21:22:45 +00:00
lukem 26f3b13e17 more cleanups
- 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
2000-10-29 12:32:23 +00:00
simonb 2cac9518f5 'ex' is not in the root filesystem if /usr is a separate partition. 2000-10-11 12:59:22 +00:00
lukem 6616104bd3 use new macros from ../common/macros 2000-10-10 12:10:08 +00:00
lukem 0725375524 - use "press" instead of "hit"
- 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
2000-10-04 00:44:24 +00:00
hubertf 926bd8ce2a We have useradd(8) now, no more need to bother people with vipw and
the adduser manpage.
2000-08-04 14:51:36 +00:00
itojun 945422d310 update wording for sendmail upgrade issues. 2000-05-05 19:05:29 +00:00
itojun 79099a85c3 change sendmail.cf path in "postinstall".
sync "main" with reality.  rc.d/sendmail will die if there's /etc/sendmail.
2000-05-03 17:09:13 +00:00
jhawk ebb5b94cb0 Clarify that /usr/pkgsrc is not the One True Location, but merely
an accepted-by-convention default, per agc.
2000-04-14 10:17:44 +00:00
jhawk a110807f8f Clarify exactly where pkgsrc.tar.gz should be extracted.
Fixes install/9580 (INSTALL is vague about pkgsrc installation location)
2000-04-13 18:24:13 +00:00
hubertf f577078528 note that the installation software (sysinst) may have already set
rc_configured to YES in /etc/rc.conf, and that the drop to
	singleuser mode may not happen.
 remove special mentioning of 1.4.
2000-04-13 15:46:43 +00:00
abs 8033b76e4e Mention you usually do not need to enter terminal type on login 2000-01-17 15:14:19 +00:00
abs 6d7e7dccc7 Fix a type (propperly -> properly), plus expand section on pkgsrc 1999-12-13 15:32:46 +00:00
simonb 21a058f060 Change terminal type and ifconfig interface for pmax.
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.
1999-05-04 03:35:03 +00:00
ross b207e38c8b Give the common install notes components their own subdirectory.
Also, alpha and i386 now use a single merged common/sysinst,
and arm32 and sparc have a single merged common/xfer.
1999-01-13 08:18:44 +00:00