quick start info about bootable CD-R image
common/sysinst:
point to FAQ entry on missing hard drives
macppc/hardware:
fix info on D-Link 530TX (vr) and 530TX+ (rtk)
Some PowerBooks (FireWire and G4) won't work with FirmWare update 4.1.8,
need to use -current
mention that AirPort/AirMac 802.11b wireless is supported in -current
mention that CPU upgrades are supported
macppc/install:
point to partition numbering explanation in FAQ
fix kernel name on bootable cd-rom and mention case sensitivity
macppc/prep:
mention that people unfamiliar with MacOS should mail the port-macppc
list.
Some PowerBooks (FireWire and G4) won't work with FirmWare update 4.1.8,
need to use -current
Umax S900 isn't supported by System Disk
describe how to use Disk Copy to create the bootable floppy
point to partition numbering explanation in FAQ
point to ISO mirror site list
quick guide for impatient reword netboot section, also macppc can netboot
macppc/hardware:
mention that some older models not listed might work, but are untested
mention that some iMac (Bondi Blue) and PowerMacintosh G3 (Blue and White)
systems have keyboard problems
mention that ttya is "modem" port, and ttyb is "printer" port
macppc/install:
describe the keyboard workaround for PM G3 (B&W), and that 1.4.3 works
fine for it and the iMac (Bondi)
macppc/prep:
make the whole BootROM/Open Firmware distinction clearer
describe that some models have to remove internal modem or set
input/output devices to ttyb since int modem usurps ttya.
macppc/whatis:
mention important changes, such as ELF, binary compatability, newly
supported models that don't require kernel patches, and that the install
procedure described now works for all models (i.e. Open Firmware 3
machines with only one hard drive).
identifisers => identifiers
wording in the 1.5.1 section release explanation
Xr ifconfig(8) for cloning pseudointerfaces
Consistently reference security advisories.
(XXX: do we need to explain them better? a footnote?)
wording of dhcp bullet
\(em
s/together with a 1.5 kernel/running under a 1.5 kernel/
Update document date.
Periods at ends of sentences.
Don't hyphenate NetBSD (for .ps versions)
Avoid wording that implies the current release is 1.5.
Emdashes are \(em and not -- and especially not '-'; no surrounding whitespace
bound checking => bounds checking
Grammar (including parallelism, articles, etc.)
Tagged lists spaced from largest tag.
Semicolons for list delimitters where commas are ambiguous.
Colons after text before examples.
s/1.4 or later/1.4 or prior/
Simon Burge is a pmax portmaster now
Havard Eidnes -> H\(oavard Eidnes
Jaromir Dolecek -> Jarom\('ir Dolecek [can we do better?]
note The End
* 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.