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authorTodd C. Miller <millert@cvs.openbsd.org>1997-05-18 03:02:16 +0000
committerTodd C. Miller <millert@cvs.openbsd.org>1997-05-18 03:02:16 +0000
commit10de92232b2f0d3baa48a393a61607938ee1e4cc (patch)
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parent0d4a4945d399a2fb4f72fda38a075ce9e825f045 (diff)
Only one install floppy now...
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@@ -11,25 +11,25 @@ Installation is supported from several media types, including:
No matter which installation medium you choose, you'll need to have
a floppy disk (1.44Mb required).
-If you are using a UN*X-like system to write the floppy images to
-disks, you should use the "dd" command to copy the file system images
-(.fs files) directly to the raw floppy disks. It is suggested that
+If you are using a UN*X-like system to write the floppy image to
+disk, you should use the "dd" command to copy the file system image
+(floppy.fs) directly to the raw floppy disks. It is suggested that
you read the dd(1) manual page or ask your system administrator to
determine the correct set of arguments to use; it will be slightly
different from system to system, and a comprehensive list of the
possibilities is beyond the scope of this document.
-If you are using DOS to write the floppy images to disks, you should
+If you are using DOS to write the floppy image to disk, you should
use the "rawrite" utility, provided in the "i386/inst" directory of
-the OpenBSD distribution. It will write the file system image (.fs
-file) to a disk.
+the OpenBSD distribution. It will write the file system image
+(floppy.fs) to a disk.
-Note that, when installing, the floppy can be write-protected (i.e.
+Note that when installing, the floppy can be write-protected (i.e.
read-only).
Obviously, the steps necessary to prepare the distribution sets for
installation or upgrade depend on which installation medium you
-choose. The steps for the various media are outlined below.
+choose. The steps for the various media types are outlined below.
To install or upgrade OpenBSD using DOS floppies, you need to do the
following: