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diff --git a/distrib/notes/alpha/xfer b/distrib/notes/alpha/xfer index 58887df6469..5ab882a5979 100644 --- a/distrib/notes/alpha/xfer +++ b/distrib/notes/alpha/xfer @@ -14,14 +14,14 @@ floppy disk. Creating a bootable floppy disk using DOS/Windows: - First you need to get access to the OpenBSD Bootable floppy - images. If you can access the CD-ROM distribution under DOS - the bootable disks are in the OSREV/MACHINE directory, otherwise - you you will have to download them from one of the OpenBSD - ftp or http mirror sites, using ftp or a web-viewer. In either - case, take care to do "binary" transfers, since these are - images files and any DOS cr/lf translations or control/z EOF - interpretations will result in corrupted transfers. + First you need to get access to the OpenBSD bootable floppy + images. If you can access the distribution from the CD-ROM under + DOS, you will find the bootable disks in the OSREV/MACHINE + directory. Otherwise, you will have to download them from one of + the OpenBSD ftp or http mirror sites, using an ftp client or a web + browser. In either case, take care to do "binary" transfers, since + these are images files and any DOS cr/lf translations or control/z + EOF interpretations will result in corrupted transfers. You will also need to go to the "tools" directory and grab a copy of the rawrite.exe utility and its documentation. This @@ -48,9 +48,9 @@ Creating a bootable floppy disk using DOS/Windows: Creating a bootable floppy disk using SunOS or other Un*x-like system: First, you will need obtain a local copy of the bootable filesystem - image as described above. If possible use cksum or md5 to verify - the checksums of the images vs. the values in the CKSUM or MD5 - files on the mirror site. + image as described above. If possible use the cksum(1) or md5(1) + commands to verify the checksums of the images vs. the values in + the CKSUM or MD5 files on the mirror site. Next, use the dd(1) utility to copy the file to the floppy drive. Under SunOS, the command would be: @@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ Creating a bootable floppy disk using SunOS or other Un*x-like system: this to conform to local naming conventions for the floppy and options suitable for copying to a "raw" floppy image. The key issue is that the device name used for the floppy *must* be one - that refers to the whole 2880 block image, not a partition or + that refers to the correct block device, not a partition or compatibility mode, and the copy command needs to be compatible with the requirement that writes to a raw device must be in multiples of 512-byte blocks. The variations are endless and |