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authorMiod Vallat <miod@cvs.openbsd.org>2004-03-08 22:31:29 +0000
committerMiod Vallat <miod@cvs.openbsd.org>2004-03-08 22:31:29 +0000
commit8dc9237e19f619c6570ef59f1ea75410ef96665f (patch)
treeb6f95c2791978e56491149f4825652fa8c912431 /distrib/notes/amd64
parent33ad7565f19b78ee47f1ed343018c2e8197b8eb6 (diff)
Mention install floppy and X11.
Diffstat (limited to 'distrib/notes/amd64')
-rw-r--r--distrib/notes/amd64/contents38
-rw-r--r--distrib/notes/amd64/install45
-rw-r--r--distrib/notes/amd64/xfer17
3 files changed, 46 insertions, 54 deletions
diff --git a/distrib/notes/amd64/contents b/distrib/notes/amd64/contents
index 1216ee870cd..2e09b0344ec 100644
--- a/distrib/notes/amd64/contents
+++ b/distrib/notes/amd64/contents
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
-dnl $OpenBSD: contents,v 1.4 2004/02/11 23:29:58 miod Exp $
+dnl $OpenBSD: contents,v 1.5 2004/03/08 22:31:28 miod Exp $
TopPart
dnl uncomment as stuff becomes available
dnl
-dnl OpenBSDfloppy
+OpenBSDfloppy
dnl
dnl floppyB{:--:}OSrev.fs Another MACHINE boot and installation floppy;
dnl this one features all the drivers not available
@@ -12,10 +12,10 @@ dnl
dnl floppyC{:--:}OSrev.fs Another MACHINE boot and installation floppy;
dnl this one features most of the cardbus and
dnl pcmcia drivers; see below.
-dnl
-dnl cdrom{:--:}OSrev.fs The MACHINE boot and installation
-dnl 2.88MB floppy image that contains almost all
-dnl OpenBSD drivers; see below.
+
+ cdrom{:--:}OSrev.fs The MACHINE boot and installation
+ 2.88MB floppy image that contains almost all
+ OpenBSD drivers; see below.
OpenBSDdistsets
@@ -25,8 +25,7 @@ OpenBSDrd
OpenBSDcd
-dnl Uncomment when floppies are available, and if this really is
-dnl worth providing...
+dnl Uncomment if this really is worth providing...
dnl
dnl As well you may be interested in
dnl
@@ -36,13 +35,12 @@ dnl rawrite.exe, ntrw.exe, gzip.exe, and pfdisk.exe;
dnl see installation section, below.
dnl
dnl
-dnl uncomment as stuff becomes available
-dnl OpenBSDfloppydesc(three,Each,s)
+OpenBSDfloppydesc(,The)
dnl
dnl In addition, the "tools/" directory contains some utilities that might be
dnl useful for the installation.
-dnl
-DistributionDescription(six)
+
+DistributionDescription(ten)
OpenBSDbase(,,shared)
@@ -55,11 +53,11 @@ OpenBSDgame
OpenBSDman
OpenBSDmisc
-dnl
-dnl OpenBSDxbase
-dnl
-dnl OpenBSDxfont
-dnl
-dnl OpenBSDxserv
-dnl
-dnl OpenBSDxshare
+
+OpenBSDxbase
+
+OpenBSDxfont
+
+OpenBSDxserv
+
+OpenBSDxshare
diff --git a/distrib/notes/amd64/install b/distrib/notes/amd64/install
index 79786f6e06e..0836d6bb1f4 100644
--- a/distrib/notes/amd64/install
+++ b/distrib/notes/amd64/install
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-dnl $OpenBSD: install,v 1.2 2004/02/07 22:47:49 miod Exp $
+dnl $OpenBSD: install,v 1.3 2004/03/08 22:31:28 miod Exp $
OpenBSDInstallPrelude
If OpenBSD will be sharing the disk with another operating system,
@@ -13,32 +13,27 @@ that use the translated geometry.
There are several ways to install OpenBSD onto a disk. The easiest way,
should your computer support it, is to boot off the OpenBSD CD-ROM, or
-off the bootable CD-ROM mini image.
-dnl Otherwise, you can boot from a 3.5"
-dnl 1.44MB floppy disk if your machine has a floppy drive.
+off the bootable CD-ROM mini image. Otherwise, you can boot from a 3.5"
+1.44MB floppy disk if your machine has a floppy drive.
OpenBSDInstallPart2
-dnl With either the CD-ROM or the floppy in the drive, reboot your
-dnl computer. You might have to play with your BIOS options to let the
-dnl computer boot from the installation media, rather than the hard
-dnl disk.
- With the CD-ROM in the drive, reboot your computer. You might
- have to play with your BIOS options to let the computer boot
- from the installation media, rather than the hard disk.
-
-dnl It will take a while to load the kernel from a floppy or slow
-dnl speed CD-ROM drive, most likely more than a minute. If some
-dnl action doesn't eventually happen, or the spinning cursor has
-dnl stopped and nothing further has happened, either your boot floppy
-dnl is bad or you are having hardware problems. If trying another
-dnl floppy disk doesn't help, try booting after disabling your CPU's
-dnl internal and external caches (if any). If it still doesn't work,
-dnl OpenBSD probably can't be run on your hardware. This can probably
-dnl be considered a bug, so you might want to report it.
-dnl If you do, please {:-include-:} as many details about your system
-dnl configuration as you can.
-dnl
+ With either the CD-ROM or the floppy in the drive, reboot your
+ computer. You might have to play with your BIOS options to let the
+ computer boot from the installation media, rather than the hard
+ disk.
+
+ It will take a while to load the kernel from a floppy or slow
+ speed CD-ROM drive, most likely more than a minute. If some
+ action doesn't eventually happen, or the spinning cursor has
+ stopped and nothing further has happened, either your boot floppy
+ is bad or you are having hardware problems. If trying another
+ floppy disk doesn't help, try booting after disabling your CPU's
+ internal and external caches (if any). If it still doesn't work,
+ OpenBSD probably can't be run on your hardware. This can probably
+ be considered a bug, so you might want to report it.
+ If you do, please {:-include-:} as many details about your system
+ configuration as you can.
OpenBSDBootMsgs
@@ -46,7 +41,6 @@ OpenBSDBootMsgs
hit return to select the default (vt220).
dnl Replace the following paragraph...
-dnl with this:
After entering the terminal type you will be asked whether you
wish to do an "(I)nstall". Enter 'I' for a fresh install.
@@ -57,6 +51,7 @@ dnl with this:
The name of the disk is typically "sd0" for SCSI drives or
"wd0" for IDE/RLL/ESDI/ST506 drives.
Reply with the name of your disk.
+dnl with this:
dnl OpenBSDInstallPart3({:- or "wd0" for IDE/RLL/ESDI/ST506 drives-:})
dnl once upgrades are available
diff --git a/distrib/notes/amd64/xfer b/distrib/notes/amd64/xfer
index 54daf02f99d..c138be5c4a6 100644
--- a/distrib/notes/amd64/xfer
+++ b/distrib/notes/amd64/xfer
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-dnl $OpenBSD: xfer,v 1.2 2004/02/07 22:47:49 miod Exp $
+dnl $OpenBSD: xfer,v 1.3 2004/03/08 22:31:28 miod Exp $
Installation is supported from several media types, including:
CD-ROM
@@ -10,14 +10,13 @@ dnl Remote NFS partition
FTP
HTTP
-dnl Uncomment when floppies are available
-dnl If you can't (or don't want to) boot off a CD-ROM, you'll need to have
-dnl a floppy disk (1.44MB required).
-dnl
-dnl OpenBSDXferFloppyFromDOS
-dnl
-dnl OpenBSDXferFloppyFromUNIX
-dnl
+If you can't (or don't want to) boot off a CD-ROM, you'll need to have
+a floppy disk (1.44MB required).
+
+OpenBSDXferFloppyFromDOS
+
+OpenBSDXferFloppyFromUNIX
+
OpenBSDXferShortPrelude