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.\" $NetBSD: main,v 1.562 2020/01/23 23:56:07 uwe Exp $
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.\" Copyright (c) 1999-2012 The NetBSD Foundation, Inc.
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.\" modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions
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.\" THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE NETBSD FOUNDATION, INC. AND CONTRIBUTORS
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src/distrib/notes/<arch>/INSTALL.*.
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.tm Processing INSTALL
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.Os NetBSD/\*M \*V
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.Sh NAME
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.Sh CONTENTS
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.Sh DESCRIPTION
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\*V on the
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directory.
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and
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are for installation via serial console (com0, 9600 baud).
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implementations.
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boot prompt.
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to boot with ACPI disabled.
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.if \n[macppc] \{\
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The files depend on which model you
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are using and how you plan to boot your machine.
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For systems with built-in floppy drives (Open Firmware 1 or 2),
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fetch the pair of boot floppy images
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.Pa macppc/installation/floppy/boot1.fs
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and
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.Pa macppc/installation/floppy/boot2.fs ,
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which include the bootloader and installation kernel.
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For systems without floppy drives (most are Open Firmware 3), fetch the
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bootloader
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.Pa macppc/installation/ofwboot.xcf
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and the installation kernel
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If you have a CD-R, you can fetch the CD image,
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.Pa NetBSD-\*V-macppc.iso .
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.if \n[sparc] \{\
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Fetch a CD image,
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.Pa NetBSD-\*V-sparc.iso
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or the floppy disk images,
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.if \n[sparc64] \{\
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This is either a CD image
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.Pq Pa NetBSD-\*V-sparc64.iso
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which can be booted directly, or the installation kernel and bootloader
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which can be booted from a
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.Tn Solaris
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or
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partition.
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.\}
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.if \n[macppc]:\n[sparc]:\n[sparc64] \{\
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Alternatively, you may netboot the installation kernel. This process is
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covered below, in detail.
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.\}
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.It
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The actual binary distribution is in the
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.Pa \*M/binary/sets/
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directory.
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.if \n[amd64] image or CD-ROM,
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.if \n[i386] image, CD-ROM or floppies,
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.if \n[macppc] kernel from floppies, hard drive, or CD-ROM,
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.if \n[sparc64] CD-ROM or installation kernel,
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the installation program
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can fetch these files for you (using, e.g., ftp)
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if you have a network connection.
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There are several other methods to get the binary sets onto
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your machine.
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one of the kernel sets, typically
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as well as
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.el \{\
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the following sets:
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.Pa kern-GENERIC.\*[setsuffix] ,
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and
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all the installation sets.
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.ie \n[i386]:\n[amd64] \{\
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.It
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Write the boot images
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Many commercial and freeware programs are available to burn CD-ROMs.
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If installing via USB, you must first uncompress the USB image, which
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is gzipped.
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.Dl $ Ic "gunzip NetBSD-\*V-\*M-install.img.gz"
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Next, write the USB image to a USB stick/drive.
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Note that this will overwrite any existing data on the device that you
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specify, so double check the device before running!
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On
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operating systems, use a command similar to the following,
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replacing
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with the appropriate device for your system:
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.Dl # Ic "dd if=NetBSD-\*V-\*M-install.img of=/dev/rsd0d bs=32k"
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On Windows, you will need to use a program such as
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.Lk http://sourceforge.net/projects/win32diskimager/ "Win32 Disk Imager" ,
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or
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.if \n[amd64]:\n[i386] \{\
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If you have problems writing a raw image to a floppy,
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the
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.Ic rawrite.exe
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MS-DOS program
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in the
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.Pa \*M/installation/misc/
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directory may be of help.
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.\}
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.if \n[macppc] \{\
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.It
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If your \*M has a floppy drive, create the pair of boot floppies using
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.Ic suntar
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(MacOS 9),
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.Ic rawrite
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(Windows), or
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(any
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.Ul
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system with floppy support). If your system has Open Firmware 3, drag
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.Pa ofwboot.xcf No and Pa netbsd-GENERIC_MD.gz
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to your hard drive icon (the top level of the drive, not the desktop).
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If you are using the CD image, burn it now.
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.\}
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.if \n[sparc] \{\
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Make sure your sparc's CD-ROM drive is bootable.
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Burn the CD.
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Otherwise, write the floppy images directly to a pair of floppies
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(after uncompressing disk1.gz).
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.\}
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.if \n[sparc64] \{\
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.It
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at the root level of a bootable
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.Tn Solaris
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or
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.Nx
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partition.
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.\}
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.Pp
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The media you just prepared will be used to boot the installation
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kernel, which contains all the tools required to install
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.It
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Determine your machine's model, quirks, and Open Firmware version from the
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.Pp
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At present,
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.Nx*M
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cannot exist on the same hard drive as
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.Tn Mac OS
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unless you partition your disk before running the installer.
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Open Firmware versions prior to 3 require a dedicated
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drive \(em you must use the entire disk,
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partitioned with the installation tools.
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Open Firmware version 3 cannot boot into
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on a drive partitioned with the installation tools, you must partition
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your disk before running the installer, then select the
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.Dq Me "Re-install sets or install additional sets"
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option in the installer (selecting the
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.Dq Me "Install NetBSD to hard disk"
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or
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.Dq Me "Upgrade NetBSD on a hard disk"
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options will render your drive unbootable).
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If you are unsure, you may want to read the section below on
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.Sx Partitioning your hard drive for NetBSD
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.It
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Apple's System Disk utility to enter Open Firmware and use your screen and
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keyboard.
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To enter Open Firmware, hold down the
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.Key COMMAND-OPTION-O-F
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keys after the boot chime starts, but before the chime ends.
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Entering Open Firmware versions prior to 3 is usually the most frustrating
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part of installation \(em you may want to read the section below on
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You should have the Open Firmware
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.Dq Pa "0 \*[Gt]"
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prompt on your screen before attempting to boot
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.Nx*M .
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.\}
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.if \n[macppc] \{\
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.It
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At the Open Firmware prompt, type the command to boot.
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To boot from the installation floppies, the command is
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.Dq Ic "boot fd:0" .
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For the install kernel and bootloader on your hard drive (Open Firmware
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3), the command is
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.Dq Ic "boot hd:,\eofwboot.xcf netbsd-GENERIC_MD.gz" .
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.Pp
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For boot CDs, the command is something like
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.Dq Ic "boot cd:,\eofwboot.xcf netbsd.macppc"
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(for Open Firmware 3) or
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.Dq Ic "boot scsi-int/sd@3:0 NETBSD.MACPPC"
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(for earlier Open Firmware versions).
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You will need to use the correct case for
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.Ic OFWBOOT.XCF No and Ic NETBSD.MACPPC
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depending on how your version of Open Firmware interprets the ISO
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file system.
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You may need to replace
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.Ic cd
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with
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.Ic "scsi/sd@3 , scsi-int/sd@3 , ata/atapi-disk ,"
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or some other device alias.
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You should also use the Open Firmware
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.Ic dir
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command to confirm that the
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.Nx*M
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kernel is called
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.Pa NETBSD.MACPPC .
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You may want to read the section below on
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.Sx Open Firmware boot syntax
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.\}
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.if \n[macppc] \{\
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.It
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PowerPC 601 machines need to use separate boot floppies
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.Pa macppc/installation/floppy/boot601_1.fs
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and
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.Pa macppc/installation/floppy/boot602_2.fs ,
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a different kernel set
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.Pa kern-GENERIC_601.\*[setsuffix] ,
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and a different install kernel
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.Pa netbsd-INSTALL_601.gz .
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The same boot CD can be used but at the boot prompt you must specify
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the 601 kernel, i.e., replace
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.Ic netbsd.macppc
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with
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.Ic netbsd.601
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.
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.\}
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.if \n[sparc]:\n[sparc64] \{\
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.It
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You will need to get to the
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.if \n[sparc] OpenBoot PROM
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.if \n[sparc64] OpenFirmware
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.Dq Ic "ok"
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prompt.
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After your system first powers on and displays some initial information,
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press the
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.Key STOP-A
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keys, or send a BREAK if you're on a serial console.
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At the
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.Dq Ic "ok"
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prompt, type the command to boot your system into
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.Nx .
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.\}
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.if \n[sparc] \{\
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The command to boot from CD is one of the following commands (depending on
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your model):
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.Dq Ic b sd(,30,) ,
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.Dq Ic boot sd(,30,) ,
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or
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.Dq Ic boot cdrom .
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.Pp
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The command to boot from floppy is either
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.Dq Ic boot fd(,,1)
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or
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.Dq Ic boot floppy .
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The installer will prompt you to insert the second floppy when it is ready
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for it.
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.\}
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.if \n[sparc64] \{\
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The command to boot from CD is:
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.Dq Ic boot cdrom .
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The command to boot the
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.Nx
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kernel from a
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.Tn Solaris
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or
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.Nx
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partition depends on which disk and partition it is on.
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To boot from the first partition of the first (primary) disk:
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.Dq Ic "boot disk:a /ofwboot -a" .
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When it asks you for a kernel, specify
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.Dq Ic "netbsd-INSTALL.gz"
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.\}
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.It
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For third-party programs which are not part of the base
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.Nx
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distribution, you will want to explore the
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.Ic pkgsrc
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package management system, which contains thousands of third party software
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applications.
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.El
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.\}
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.Ss "What is NetBSD?"
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.Pp
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.
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The
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.Nx
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Operating System is a fully functional
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.Tn Open Source
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.Ul
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operating system derived from the University of California, Berkeley
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Networking Release 2 (Net/2), 4.4BSD-Lite, and 4.4BSD-Lite2 sources.
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.Nx
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runs on many different different system architectures (ports)
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across a variety of distinct CPU families, and is being ported to more.
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The
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.Nx
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\*V release contains complete binary releases for most of these
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system architectures, with preliminary support for the others included in
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source form.
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Please see the
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set, which is traditionally unpacked into
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with the command:
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.Tn MD5
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.It Li SHA512
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.Tn SHA512
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digests in the format produced by the command:
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postinstall fix
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and thus all issues that are fixed by
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by default will be handled.
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section near the beginning of this document for a list.
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to the official standard ABI
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which is recommended by ARM for ELF binaries.
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kernel with the
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option enabled will allow you to execute oabi binaries.
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.Pp
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libraries are incompatible.
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does not provide an automatic mechanism to partially upgrade an old
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installation.
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then deleting and recompiling all other binaries, whether they were
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installed locally or through pkgsrc.
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and replace them one by one.
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to
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.Pa /compat/netbsd32/usr/pkg
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and add
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.Pa /compat/netbsd32/usr/pkg/bin
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to the end of your PATH.
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recompiled packages, which will install to
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.Pa /usr/pkg
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again.
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.enum)
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.Ss "Using online NetBSD documentation"
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Documentation is available if you installed the manual
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distribution set.
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.Dq man pages
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(documentation) are denoted by
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.Xr intro 1 ,
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and
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are of primary interest: user commands are in section 1, file formats
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are in section 5, and administrative information is in section 8.
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command is used to view the documentation on a topic, and is
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started by entering
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.Ic man
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.Op Ar section
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.Ar topic .
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around the
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section should not be entered, but rather indicate that the section is
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optional.
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If you don't ask for a particular section, the topic with the
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lowest numbered section name will be displayed.
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.Pp
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.Dl # Ic "man passwd"
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to read the documentation for
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enter
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.Dl # Ic "man 5 passwd"
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instead.
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where
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.Ar subject-word
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is your topic of interest; a list of possibly
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related man pages will be displayed.
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.
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.Ss Administrivia
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.Pp
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.
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If you've got something to say, do so!
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We'd like your input.
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There are various mailing lists available via the mailing list
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server at
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.Mt majordomo@NetBSD.org .
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See
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.Lk https://www.NetBSD.org/mailinglists/
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for details.
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.Pp
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There are various mailing lists set up to deal with comments and
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questions about this release.
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Please send comments to:
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.Mt netbsd-comments@NetBSD.org .
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.Pp
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To report bugs, use the
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.Xr send-pr 1
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command shipped with
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.Nx ,
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and fill in as much information about the problem as you can.
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Good bug reports include lots of details.
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.Pp
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Bugs also can be submitted and queried with the web interface at
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.Lk https://www.NetBSD.org/support/send-pr.html
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.Pp
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There are also port-specific mailing lists, to discuss aspects of
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each port of
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.Nx .
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Use majordomo to find their addresses, or visit
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.Lk https://www.NetBSD.org/mailinglists/
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.Pp
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If
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you're interested in doing a serious amount of work on a specific
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port, you probably should contact the
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.Sq owner
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of that port (listed
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below).
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.Pp
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If you'd like to help with
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and have an idea as to how you could be useful, send us mail or subscribe to:
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.Mt netbsd-users@NetBSD.org .
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.Pp
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As a favor, please avoid mailing huge documents or files to these
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mailing lists.
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Instead, put the material you would have sent up for FTP or WWW somewhere,
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then mail the appropriate list about it.
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If you'd rather not do that, mail the list saying you'll send the data to
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those who want it.
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.
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.Ss Thanks go to
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.
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.(bullet
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The former members of UCB's Computer Systems Research Group,
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including (but not limited to):
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.Bd -unfilled -offset indent
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Keith Bostic
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Ralph Campbell
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Mike Karels
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Marshall Kirk McKusick
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.Ed
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.Pp
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for their work on
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.Bx
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systems, support, and encouragement.
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.It
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The Internet Systems Consortium, Inc. for hosting the
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FTP, CVS, AnonCVS, mail, mail archive, GNATS, SUP, Rsync and WWW servers.
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.It
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The Internet Research Institute in Japan for hosting the server
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which runs the CVSweb interface to the
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source tree.
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.It
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The Columbia University Computer Science Department for hosting
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the build cluster.
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.It
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The many organizations that provide
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mirror sites.
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.It
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Without CVS, this project would be impossible to manage, so our hats
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go off to Brian Berliner, Jeff Polk, and the various other people
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who've had a hand in making CVS a useful tool.
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.It
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We list the individuals and organizations
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that have made donations or loans of hardware and/or money, to support
|
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.Nx
|
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development, and deserve credit for it at
|
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.Lk https://www.NetBSD.org/donations/
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(If you're not on that list and should be, tell us!
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We probably were not able to get in touch with you, to verify that you
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wanted to be listed.)
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.It
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Finally, we thank all of the people who've put sweat and tears into
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developing
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since its inception in January, 1993.
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(Obviously, there are a lot more people who deserve thanks here.
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If you're one of them, and would like to be mentioned, tell us!)
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.bullet)
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.
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.Ss "Legal Mumbo-Jumbo"
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.
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All product names mentioned herein are trademarks or registered
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trademarks of their respective owners.
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.Pp
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The following notices are required to satisfy the license terms of
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the software that we have mentioned in this document:
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.Pp
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.nr save_size \n[.s]
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.nr save_vs \n[.v]
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.ps 8
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.vs 9
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.Ht <font size=-1>
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.(item -compact
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.item)
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.Ht </font>
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.ps
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.vs
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.Ss "The End"
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