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author | Jason Wright <jason@cvs.openbsd.org> | 2000-11-02 03:42:23 +0000 |
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committer | Jason Wright <jason@cvs.openbsd.org> | 2000-11-02 03:42:23 +0000 |
commit | 68c6380bc891fbfd8ccbbf52bca5f43f32e133c9 (patch) | |
tree | 26b979ba8125bdd0eee58093a24ad930a06d3954 /distrib/notes | |
parent | a6dfbd199b3ad565a9b877bd81ffc05b2bddb036 (diff) |
more killing of two floppy install references
Diffstat (limited to 'distrib/notes')
-rw-r--r-- | distrib/notes/sparc/contents | 8 | ||||
-rw-r--r-- | distrib/notes/sparc/install | 2 | ||||
-rw-r--r-- | distrib/notes/sparc/upgrade | 5 |
3 files changed, 3 insertions, 12 deletions
diff --git a/distrib/notes/sparc/contents b/distrib/notes/sparc/contents index 6f1c8ce9c60..1909dfe08e2 100644 --- a/distrib/notes/sparc/contents +++ b/distrib/notes/sparc/contents @@ -31,12 +31,8 @@ or net booting. This can be convenient if you have a existing installation of OpenBSD, NetBSD, SunOS, or Solaris and wish to test or upgrade the existing system to OpenBSD. -The "floppy{:--:}OSrev.fs" is a new bootable floppy image, with contents similar -to a miniroot stored in a compressed kernel with pre-loaded ramdisk. As -of release time, this version has not received adequate testing and may -not work reliably on many systems, but is provided as a convenience for -for people installing on Sun4m systems where the other floppy installation -method doesn't work due to lack of Sun4m floppy driver support. +The "floppy{:--:}OSrev.fs" is a bootable floppy image, with contents similar +to a miniroot stored in a compressed kernel with pre-loaded ramdisk. These bootable images are also useful as "failsafe" boots for system maintenance and disaster recovery. diff --git a/distrib/notes/sparc/install b/distrib/notes/sparc/install index a8c3daa4d93..34b1d8de427 100644 --- a/distrib/notes/sparc/install +++ b/distrib/notes/sparc/install @@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ below). This section of the install document is really broken into several parts: - booting from the installation media - - the single floppy or miniroot install script + - the floppy or miniroot install script - after completing an installation - installing from Sun OS - net boot or diskless setup information diff --git a/distrib/notes/sparc/upgrade b/distrib/notes/sparc/upgrade index f957e34c6ec..b9682976f4d 100644 --- a/distrib/notes/sparc/upgrade +++ b/distrib/notes/sparc/upgrade @@ -5,11 +5,6 @@ If you are upgrading with the miniroot or the new single floppy image, select the (U)pdate option rather than the (I)nstall option at the prompt in the install process. -If you are using the old multi-floppy installation procedure, use the -"upgr{:--:}OSrev.fs" floppy rather than the "inst{:--:}OSrev.fs" floppy when prompted to -put in the filesystem diskette. When you arrive at the shell prompt, -run the "upgrade" script rather than "install" script. - The upgrade script will use the existing disk partitions to install the new system in, and also preserves files in `/etc' which you are likely to have customized since a previous installation. |