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diff --git a/distrib/notes/i386/contents b/distrib/notes/i386/contents index b8abea2173e..0c3108e2417 100644 --- a/distrib/notes/i386/contents +++ b/distrib/notes/i386/contents @@ -1,8 +1,8 @@ -The i386-specific portion of the NetBSD 1.0 release is found in the +The i386-specific portion of the NetBSD 1.1 release is found in the "i386" subdirectory of the distribution. That subdirectory is laid out as follows: -.../NetBSD-1.0/i386/ +.../NetBSD-1.1/i386/ INSTALL Installation notes; this file. binary/ i386 binary distribution sets; @@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ out as follows: installation section, below. There are four i386 floppy images to be found in the "i386/floppy" -subdirectory of the NetBSD 1.0 distribution. Two of them are bootable +subdirectory of the NetBSD 1.1 distribution. Two of them are bootable kernel-copy floppies, one is an installation floppy, and one is an upgrade floppy. They are all described in more detail below. There are gzipped versions of each available, for easier downloading. (The @@ -36,41 +36,64 @@ Bootable Kernel-copy floppies: disk. There are two different kernel copy floppy images, - "kcaha-10.fs", and "kcbt-10.fs". They are identical except - that the first has the driver for the Adaptec 1542 SCSI host - adapter and does not contain the driver for the Buslogic 74x - SCSI host adapters, and vice-versa for the second. (All other - drivers are present on both disks.) + "kcadp11.fs", and "kcoth11.fs". They are identical except + that the kcadp floppy has the drivers for the supported Adaptec SCSI + controllers -- the Adaptec 1520, 1522, 1540, 1542, 1740, 1742, 1744, + and 2940 SCSI host adapters and the AIC6x60 and AIC7870 chips on + motherboards or other brands of SCSI controllers -- and does not + contain the drivers for any other SCSI host adapters, which + are in the kernel on the kcoth floppy. (The kernels on the install + disks are otherwise identical.) + + Please note that because of space considerations the kernel + copy floppies no longer contain drivers that are not needed + during installation -- in particular, no drivers needed to run + the X Window System are available in these kernels. It is + recommended that you configure a custom kernel following + installation. + + For those that cannot configure a custom kernel, two "generic" + kernel images, named "netbsd-adp.gz" and "netbsd-oth.gz", have + been placed in the binaries directory. These are identical + except that "netbsd-adp.gz" contains support for Adaptec SCSI + controllers, but no other SCSI controllers, and + "netbsd-oth.gz" contains support only for SCSI controllers + other than the Adaptec. (These are similar in nature to the + kernels on the kernel copy floppies but with additional device + support.) It is strongly encouraged that you build a custom + kernel for your installation rather than use a prebuilt generic + kernel. + Installation floppy: This disk contains the software necessary to prepare your hard drive for NetBSD and install the NetBSD distribution. It is not bootable, and must be used in conjunction with one of the - kernel-copy floppies. This floppy is named "inst-10.fs". + kernel-copy floppies. This floppy is named "inst-11.fs". Upgrade floppy: This disk contains the software to be used in upgrading the system from a previous version of NetBSD. It is not bootable, and must be used in conjunction with one of the kernel-copy - floppies. This floppy is named "upgr-10.fs" + floppies. This floppy is named "upgr11.fs" The NetBSD/i386 binary distribution sets contain the binaries which -comprise the NetBSD 1.0 release for the i386. There are seven binary +comprise the NetBSD 1.1 release for the i386. There are seven binary distribution sets, and the "security" distribution set. The binary distribution sets can be found in subdirectories of the "i386/binary" -subdirectory of the NetBSD 1.0 distribution tree, and are as follows: +subdirectory of the NetBSD 1.1 distribution tree, and are as follows: - base10 The NetBSD/i386 1.0 base binary distribution. You + base11 The NetBSD/i386 1.1 base binary distribution. You MUST install this distribution set. It contains the base NetBSD utilities that are necessary for the system to run and be minimally functional. It includes shared library support, and excludes everything described below. - [ 6.2M gzipped, 16.7M uncompressed ] + [ 7.5M gzipped, 19.5M uncompressed ] - comp10 The NetBSD/i386 Compiler tools. All of the tools + comp11 The NetBSD/i386 Compiler tools. All of the tools relating to C, C++, and FORTRAN (yes, there are two!). This set includes the system include files (/usr/include), the linker, the compiler tool chain, @@ -79,45 +102,49 @@ subdirectory of the NetBSD 1.0 distribution tree, and are as follows: set). This set also includes the manual pages for all of the utilities it contains, as well as the system call and library manual pages. - [ 4.2M gzipped, 12.9M uncompressed ] + [ 4.9M gzipped, 15.0M uncompressed ] - etc10 This distribution set contains the system + etc11 This distribution set contains the system configuration files that reside in /etc and in several other places. This set MUST be installed if you are installing the system from scratch, but should NOT be used if you are upgrading. (If you are upgrading, it's recommended that you get a copy of this set and CAREFULLY upgrade your configuration files by hand.) - [ 50K gzipped, 263K uncompressed ] + [ 63K gzipped, 338K uncompressed ] - games10 This set includes the games and their manual pages. - [ 1.0M gzipped, 2.7M uncompressed ] + games11 This set includes the games and their manual pages. + [ 2.8M gzipped, 6.9M uncompressed ] - man10 This set includes all of the manual pages for the + man11 This set includes all of the manual pages for the binaries and other software contained in the base set. Note that it does not include any of the manual pages that are included in the other sets. - [ 0.7M gzipped, 2.8M uncompressed ] + [ 0.8M gzipped, 3.4M uncompressed ] - misc10 This set includes the system dictionaries (which are + misc11 This set includes the system dictionaries (which are rather large), the typesettable document set, and man pages for other architectures which happen to be installed from the source tree by default. - [ 1.6M gzipped, 5.6M uncompressed ] + [ 1.9M gzipped, 6.6M uncompressed ] - text10 This set includes NetBSD's text processing tools, + text11 This set includes NetBSD's text processing tools, including groff, all related programs, and their manual pages. - [ 0.8M gzipped, 2.8M uncompressed ] + [ 0.8M gzipped, 2.9M uncompressed ] -The i386 security distribution set is named "secr10" and can be found -in the "i386/security" subdirectory of the NetBSD 1.0 distribution +The i386 security distribution set is named "secr11" and can be found +in the "i386/security" subdirectory of the NetBSD 1.1 distribution tree. It contains crypt.c (the source file for the DES encryption -algorithm) and the binaries which depend on it. It can only be found -on those sites which carry the complete NetBSD distribution and that -can legally obtain it. (Remember, because of United States law, this -distribution set may not be exported to locations outside of the -United States and Canada.) [ 114K gzipped, 253K uncompressed ] +algorithm) and the binaries which depend on it, as well as the "bdes" +DES encryption program. You do not need this distribution set to use +encrypted passwords in your password file; the "base11" distribution +includes a crypt library which can perform only the decryption function. +The "secr11" distribution set can be found only on those sites which +carry the complete NetBSD distribution and which can legally obtain it. +(Remember, because of United States law, this distribution set may not be +exported to locations outside of the United States and Canada.) + [ 154K gzipped, 358K uncompressed ] The i386 binary distribution sets are distributed in the same form as the source distribution sets; catted together, the members of a set diff --git a/distrib/notes/i386/hardware b/distrib/notes/i386/hardware index 3e4ffa70274..75576c9d186 100644 --- a/distrib/notes/i386/hardware +++ b/distrib/notes/i386/hardware @@ -1,8 +1,9 @@ -NetBSD/i386 1.0 runs on ISA (AT-Bus), EISA, PCI, and VL-bus systems +NetBSD/i386 1.1 runs on ISA (AT-Bus), EISA, PCI, and VL-bus systems with 386-family processors, with or without math coprocessors. It does NOT support MCA systems, such as some IBM PS/2 systems. The -minimal configuration requires 4M of RAM and 40M of disk space. To -install the entire system requires much more disk space, and to run X +minimal configuration is said to require 4M of RAM and 50M of disk space, +though we do not know of anyone running with a system quite this minimal today. +To install the entire system requires much more disk space, and to run X or compile the system, more RAM is recommended. (4M of RAM will actually allow you to run X and/or compile, but it won't be speedy. Note that until you have around 16M of RAM, getting more RAM is more @@ -12,17 +13,30 @@ Supported devices include: Floppy controllers. MFM, ESDI, IDE, and RLL hard disk controllers. SCSI host adapters: - Adaptec AHA-154xA, -B, -C, and -CF [only on kcaha floppy] + [Adaptec host adapters only on kcadp floppy] + Adaptec AHA-154xA, -B, -C, and -CF Adaptec AHA-174x - Adaptec AIC-6260- and AIC-6360-based boards, including + Adaptec AIC-6260 and AIC-6360 based boards, including the Adaptec AHA-152x and the SoundBlaster SCSI host adapter. (Note that you cannot boot from - these boards if they do not have a boot ROM, - and many do not.) - Buslogic 54x [AHA-154x clones; only on kcaha floppy] - Buslogic 445, 74x, 9xx [only on kcbt floppy] - NCR 53C810 PCI SCSI host adapter + these boards if they do not have a boot ROM; + only the AHA-152x and motherboards using this chip + are likely to be bootable, consequently.) + Adaptec AHA-294x[W] cards and some onboard PCI designs using + the AIC7870 chip. This driver does *not* currently + work with non-PCI AIC-7xxx boards or the Adaptec 3940. + Buslogic 54x (Adaptec AHA-154x clones; driver on kcadp floppy) + + [Other host adapters only on kcoth floppy] + BusLogic 445, 74x, 9xx (But not the new "FlashPoint" series + of BusLogic SCSI adapters) + Symbios Logic (NCR) 53C8xx-based PCI SCSI host adapters Ultrastor 14f, 34f, and (possibly) 24f + Seagate/Future Domain ISA SCSI adapter cards, including + ST01/02 + Future Domain TMC-885 + Future Domain TMC-950 + MDA, CGA, VGA, SVGA, and HGC Display Adapters. (Note that not all of the display adapters NetBSD/i386 can work with are supported by X. See the XFree86 FAQ for more @@ -31,35 +45,56 @@ Supported devices include: 8250/16450-based ports 16550-based ports AST-style 4-port serial boards [*] + BOCA 8-port serial cards [*] + Cyclades Cyclom-{4, 8, 16}Y serial boards [*] IBM PC-RT 4-port serial boards [*] Parallel ports. - Ethernet controllers: + Ethernet adapters: + AMD LANCE and PCnet-based ISA Ethernet adapters [*], including: + Novell NE1500T + Novell NE2100 + Kingston 21xx + AMD PCnet-based PCI Ethernet adapters, including: + BOCALANcard/PCI AT&T StarLAN 10, EN100, and StarLAN Fiber - 3COM 3c501 [*] + 3COM 3c501 3COM 3c503 3COM 3c505 [*] 3COM 3c507 - 3COM 3c509 and 3c579 - Digital DEPCA [*] + 3COM 3c509 and 3c579 (But not the PCI 3c59X series) + Digital DC21x4x-based PCI Ethernet adapters, including: + SMC EtherPower 10, 10/100 (PCI only!) + Znyx ZX34X + Cogent EM100 + Digital DE450 + Digital DE500 BICC Isolan [* and not recently tested] + Intel EtherExpress 16 SMC/WD 8003, 8013, and the SMC "Elite16" ISA boards SMC/WD 8216 (the SMC "Elite16 Ultra" ISA boards) Novell NE1000, NE2000 - Novell NE2100 [* and not recently tested] Tape drives: Most SCSI tape drives QIC-02 and QIC-36 format (Archive- and Wangtek- - compatible) tape drives [*] + compatible) tape drives [*] [+] CD-ROM drives: - Mitsumi CD-ROM drives [*] + Mitsumi CD-ROM drives [*] [+] + [Note: The Mitsumi driver device probe is known + to cause trouble with several devices!] Most SCSI CD-ROM drives Mice: - "Logitech"-style bus mice [*] - "Microsoft"-style bus mice [*] - "PS/2"-style mice [*] + "Logitech"-style bus mice [*] [+] + "Microsoft"-style bus mice [*] [+] + "PS/2"-style mice [*] [+] Serial mice (no kernel support necessary) + Sound Cards: + SoundBlaster [*] [+] + Gravis Ulrasound and Ultrasound Max [*] [+] + [The following drivers are not extensively tested] + Personal Sound System [*] [+] + Windows Sound System [*] [+] + ProAudio Spectrum [*] [+] Miscellaneous: - SoundBlaster [*] Drivers for hardware marked with "[*]" are NOT included on the distribution floppies. Except as noted above, all other drivers are @@ -69,18 +104,31 @@ NetBSD normally allows more, though, so if you have more than one, you can use all of them by compiling a custom kernel once NetBSD is installed. +Support for devices marked with "[+]" IS included in the "generic" kernels, +although it is not in the kernels which are on the distribution floppies. + + Hardware the we do NOT currently support, but get many questions about: Adaptec AIC-7770-based SCSI host adapters (including the - Adaptec AHA-274x, AHA-284x, and AHA-294x families). - Intel EtherExpress Ethernet boards. + Adaptec AHA-274x, AHA-284x families). NCR 5380-based SCSI host adapters. - PCMCIA devices. + APM power management -- if your system supports it, turn it off! + PCMCIA ("PC Card") devices, including some miniature "IDE" hard disks. QIC-40 and QIC-80 tape drives. (Those are the tape drives that connect to the floppy disk controller.) WD-7000 SCSI host adapters. - -We are planning future support for most of these devices. + PCI-PCI bridges and cards which include them, such as the AHA-394x + SCSI host adapter and some DC21x4x-based multi-Ethernet cards. + 3Com 3c59x series PCI Ethernet and Fast Ethernet adapters. + Multiprocessor Pentium and Pentium Pro systems. (Though they should + run fine using one processor only.) + Intel EtherExpress 100 Fast Ethernet adapters. + Digital DEFPA PCI FDDI adapters (support barely missed this release; + it works in other ports, and will work in this one in the + next release) + +We are planning future support for many of these devices. To be detected by the distributed kernels, the devices must be configured as follows: @@ -102,22 +150,22 @@ Floppy controller fdc0 0x3f0 6 2 [supports two disks] AHA-154x, AHA-174x (in compatibility mode), or BT-54x SCSI host adapters - aha0 0x330 any any [only on kcaha kernel floppy] + aha0 0x330 any any [only on kcadp kernel floppy] AHA-174x SCSI host adapters (in enhanced mode) - ahb0 any any any + ahb0 any any any [only on kcadp kernel floppy] BT445, BT74x, or BT9xx SCSI host adapters - bt0 0x330 any any [only on kcbt kernel floppy] + bt0 0x330 any any [only on kcoth kernel floppy] Ultrastor 14f, 24f (if it works), or 34f SCSI host adapters - uha0 0x330 any any + uha0 0x330 any any [only on kcoth kernel floppy] AHA-152x, AIC-6260- or AIC-6360-based SCSI host adapters - aic0 0x340 11 6 + aic0 0x340 11 6 [only on kcadp kernel floppy] -NCR 53C810 PCI SCSI host adapter - ncr0 any any any +Symbios Logic/NCR 53C8xx based PCI SCSI host adapters + ncr0 any any any [only on kcoth kernel floppy] SCSI disks sd0 first SCSI disk (by SCSI id) sd1 second SCSI disk (by SCSI id) @@ -141,3 +189,11 @@ Novell NE1000, or NE2000 Ethernet boards AT&T StarLAN 10, EN100, or StarLAN Fiber, or 3COM 3c507 Ethernet boards ie0 0x360 7 iomem 0xd0000 + +PCNet-PCI based Ethernet boards; see above for partial list + le0 any any [you must assign an interrupt in your + PCI BIOS, or let it do so for you] + +DC21x4x based Ethernet boards; see above for partial list + de0 any any [you must assign an interrupt in your + PCI BIOS, or let it do so for you] diff --git a/distrib/notes/i386/install b/distrib/notes/i386/install index 6a62923824f..5c9fee5ea2e 100644 --- a/distrib/notes/i386/install +++ b/distrib/notes/i386/install @@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ process again from scratch. Once you have reached that prompt, remove the kernel-copy floppy from the floppy drive. Make sure that the installation - disk (the "inst-10" floppy) is writable, insert it into the + disk (the "inst-11" floppy) is writable, insert it into the floppy drive, and hit any key. You will then be presented with the NetBSD kernel boot @@ -223,12 +223,12 @@ process again from scratch. Run the "Extract" command once for each distribution set you wish to install. For instance, if you wish to - install the "base10" distribution set, followed by the - "man10" distribution set, and finally the "etc10" + install the "base11" distribution set, followed by the + "man11" distribution set, and finally the "etc11" distribution set, use the commands: - Extract base10 - Extract man10 - Extract etc10 + Extract base11 + Extract man11 + Extract etc11 For each extraction, it will ask you if the extraction should be verbose. If you reply affirmatively, it @@ -283,9 +283,9 @@ process again from scratch. hitting return at the prompt. Use the "Extract" command to extract the distribution - set. For instance, if you're extracting the "base10" + set. For instance, if you're extracting the "base11" set, use the command: - Extract base10 + Extract base11 You will be asked if you wish the extraction to be verbose. If you reply affirmatively, the name of each file being extracted will be printed. @@ -403,7 +403,7 @@ process again from scratch. Once you have finished extracting all of the distribution sets that you wish to install, and are back at the "#" prompt, you are ready to configure your system. The configuration utility - expects that you have installed the "base10" and "etc10" + expects that you have installed the "base11" and "etc11" distribution sets. If you have not, you will not be able to run it successfully (nor will you have a functional system, in any case). To configure your newly-installed NetBSD system, @@ -415,8 +415,8 @@ process again from scratch. Kernel Installation: Enter "halt" at the prompt to halt the system. When the - system is halted, remove the "inst-10" floppy from the floppy - drive, and replace it with the NetBSD 1.0 kernel-copy floppy + system is halted, remove the "inst-11" floppy from the floppy + drive, and replace it with the NetBSD 1.1 kernel-copy floppy that you previously booted from. Reboot with that floppy. with that floppy. @@ -445,13 +445,13 @@ Kernel Installation: Once the system is halted, remove the kernel-copy floppy from the floppy disk drive, and hit any key to reboot. -Congratulations, you have successfully installed NetBSD 1.0. When you +Congratulations, you have successfully installed NetBSD 1.1. When you reboot into NetBSD, you should log in as "root" at the login prompt. There is no initial password, but if you're using the machine in a networked environment, you should create yourself an account and protect it and the "root" account with good passwords. -Some of the files in the NetBSD 1.0 distribution might need to be +Some of the files in the NetBSD 1.1 distribution might need to be tailored for your site. In particular, the /etc/sendmail.cf file will almost definitely need to be adjusted, and other files in /etc will probably need to be modified, as well. If you are unfamiliar with diff --git a/distrib/notes/i386/prep b/distrib/notes/i386/prep index d926ee2ce54..b7b93a8166e 100644 --- a/distrib/notes/i386/prep +++ b/distrib/notes/i386/prep @@ -15,18 +15,33 @@ Second, if you are using a disk controller which supports disk geometry translation, be sure to use the same parameters for NetBSD as for DOS or the other operating systems installed on your disk. If you do not, it will be much harder to make NetBSD properly coexist with -them. +them. Utilities exist which will print out the disk geometry which DOS +sees; some versions of DOS "fdisk" also do this. If you have an "EIDE" +hard disk, DOS and NetBSD probably won't see the same geometry, and you +must be careful to find out the DOS geometry and tell NetBSD about it +during the installation. -Third, use the DOS "fdisk" program or another partition editor to +Third (but related to the second point above), if you are using a hard +disk with more sectors than DOS or your controller's BIOS supports without +some kind of software translation utility or other kludge, you MUST +BE SURE that all partitions which you want to boot from must start below +cylinder 1024 by the BIOS's idea of the disk, and that all DOS partitions +MUST EXIST ENTIRELY BELOW cylinder 1024, or you will either not be able to +boot NetBSD, not be able to boot DOS, or you may experience data loss or +filesystem corruption. Be sure you aren't using geometry translation that +you don't know about, but that the DOS "fdisk" program does! + +Fourth, use the DOS "fdisk" program or another partition editor to repartition your hard disk. Create a partition of at least 40M in -size, and note its starting offset and its length (preferably in units -of disk sectors or cylinders). You will need that information when -installing NetBSD (and if the offset and length are not in those -units, you will have to convert them). Once you have created the new -NetBSD partition, mark it as having a partition type of 0xA5 (165, in -decimal). If you used "fdisk" to partition your disk, you will -probably have to use a different partition editor to mark the -partition with the correct type. +size (preferably much larger), and note its starting offset and its +length (preferably in units of disk sectors or cylinders). You will +need that information when installing NetBSD (and if the offset and +length are not in those units, you will have to convert them). Once +you have created the new NetBSD partition, mark it as having a +partition type of 0xA5 (165, in decimal). If you used "fdisk" to +partition your disk, you will probably have to use a different +partition editor to mark the partition with the correct type. + Finally, do whatever is necessary to restore order to the partition you took space away from. If it was a DOS partition, you probably diff --git a/distrib/notes/i386/upgrade b/distrib/notes/i386/upgrade index 719149c224a..1755622a6ea 100644 --- a/distrib/notes/i386/upgrade +++ b/distrib/notes/i386/upgrade @@ -1,14 +1,13 @@ -The upgrade to NetBSD 1.0 is a binary upgrade; it would be prohibitive -to make users upgrade by compiling and installing the 1.0 sources, and +The upgrade to NetBSD 1.1 is a binary upgrade; it would be prohibitive +to make users upgrade by compiling and installing the 1.1 sources, and it would be very difficult to even compile a set of instructions that -allowed them to do so. Because of the various changes to the system, -the largest being the 64-bit file size support and shared libraries, -it is impractical to upgrade by recompiling from the sources and -installing. +allowed them to do so. Because of the many changes to the system, it +is difficult impractical to upgrade by recompiling from the sources +and installing. To do the upgrade, you must have the appropriate kernel-copy floppy -image on a disk, and the upgr-10.fs floppy image on another. You must -also have at least the "base10" binary distribution set available, +image on a disk, and the upgr11.fs floppy image on another. You must +also have at least the "base11" binary distribution set available, so that you can upgrade with it, using one of the upgrade methods described above. Finally, you must have sufficient disk space available to install the new binaries. Since the old binaries are @@ -31,7 +30,7 @@ To upgrade your system, follow the following instructions: "Boot" and ends with ":-"), hit return. You will be prompted to insert a file system floppy. Remove - the kernel-copy floppy and insert the upgr-10 floppy, then hit + the kernel-copy floppy and insert the upgr11 floppy, then hit any key to continue booting. While booting, you will probably see several warnings. You @@ -55,7 +54,8 @@ To upgrade your system, follow the following instructions: If you don't have your file systems upgraded now, you should probably do it manually after the install process is complete, by using "fsck -c 2". Read the fsck(8) manual page for more - details. + details. Note that this step is only important when upgrading + from a pre-NetBSD 1.0 release. The upgrade program will then check your root file system, and, if you approved, will upgrade it to the new file system @@ -91,13 +91,13 @@ To upgrade your system, follow the following instructions: After the software has been transferred to the machine (or mounted, in the case of upgrading via NFS), change into the - directory containing the "base10" distribution set. Once you + directory containing the "base11" distribution set. Once you are there, run the "Set_tmp_dir" command, and hit return at the prompt to select the default answer for the temporary directory's path name. (It should be the path name of the directory that you're in.) - Run the command "Extract base10" to upgrade the base + Run the command "Extract base11" to upgrade the base distribution. Repeat the above two steps for all of the sets you wish to @@ -116,8 +116,8 @@ To upgrade your system, follow the following instructions: up the installation, by remaking some system databases. When it is complete, you should use "halt" to halt the system. - When the system is halted, remove the "upgr-10" floppy from - the floppy drive, and replace it with the NetBSD 1.0 + When the system is halted, remove the "upgr11" floppy from + the floppy drive, and replace it with the NetBSD 1.1 kernel-copy floppy that you previously booted from. Reboot with that floppy. @@ -146,20 +146,21 @@ To upgrade your system, follow the following instructions: Once the system is halted, remove the kernel-copy floppy from the floppy disk drive, and hit any key to reboot. -Your system has now been upgraded to NetBSD 1.0. +Your system has now been upgraded to NetBSD 1.1. -After a new kernel has been copied to your hard disk, your - machine is a complete NetBSD 1.0 system. However, that + After a new kernel has been copied to your hard disk, your + machine is a complete NetBSD 1.1 system. However, that doesn't mean that you're finished with the upgrade process. There are several things that you should do, or might have to do, to insure that the system works properly. First, if you did not upgrade your file systems to the new - file system format during the upgrade process, you may want to - do so now, with "fsck -c 2". If you are unsure about the - process, it's suggested that you read the fsck(8) manual page. + file system format during the upgrade process, and you are + upgrading from a pre-1.0 NetBSD, you may want to do so now, + with "fsck -c 2". If you are unsure about the process, it's + suggested that you read the fsck(8) manual page. - Second, you will probably want to get the etc10 distribution, + Second, you will probably want to get the etc11 distribution, extract it, and compare its contents with those in your /etc/ directory. You will probably want to replace some of your system configuration files, or incorporate some of the changes @@ -175,16 +176,18 @@ After a new kernel has been copied to your hard disk, your some of the configuration files. The most notable change is that the "options" given to many of the file systems in /etc/fstab or by hand have changed, and some of the file - systems have changed names. To find out what the new options - are, it's suggested that you read the manual page for the - file systems' mount commands, for example mount_nfs(8) for - NFS. (Note that the information for mounts of type "ufs", + systems have changed names. *IMPORTANT*: ANY INSTANCES OF "ufs" + IN /etc/fstab MUST BE CHANGED TO "ffs". To find out what the + new options are, it's suggested that you read the manual page + for the file systems' mount commands, for example mount_nfs(8) + for NFS. (Note that the information for mounts of type "ffs", i.e. Fast File Systems, are contained in the mount(8) man page.) Finally, you will want to delete old binaries that were part of the version of NetBSD that you upgraded from and have since - been removed from the NetBSD distribution. You might also + been removed from the NetBSD distribution. If you are + upgrading from a pre-1.0 NetBSD, you might also want to recompile any locally-built binaries, to take advantage of the shared libraries. (Note that any new binaries that you build will be dynamically linked, and diff --git a/distrib/notes/i386/whatis b/distrib/notes/i386/whatis index d622f17d6a7..a33e11820a7 100644 --- a/distrib/notes/i386/whatis +++ b/distrib/notes/i386/whatis @@ -1,9 +1,13 @@ -For the i386, NetBSD 1.0 brings greatly improved performance, stability, -and device support. To complement the added device drivers, NetBSD -1.0's i386 port has greatly improved device autoconfiguration, -allowing it to correctly find more devices on more machines. The -final, and perhaps most important point about NetBSD 1.0's i386 -support is that it is fully backward compatible with old NetBSD -binaries, so you don't need to recompile all your local programs. -(Note, however, that because of the shared library support, you still -have a lot to gain by doing so.) +For the i386, NetBSD 1.1 brings greatly improved performance, +stability, and device support. Emulation for several UN*X and UN*X +like operating systems, including Linux and FreeBSD, has been added. +Many new PCI devices are supported, such as cards based on the AMD +PCnet-PCI Ethernet chip, the Digital DC21x4x family of Ethernet chips, +and the Adaptec AIC7870 SCSI host adapter chip. Some drivers such as +"ccd" which previously only worked on other ports of NetBSD now work +on the i386 port. Though still not known to be entirely stable, the +"ncr" driver for 53c8xx-series SCSI adapters has had substantial bugs +and performance issues resolved. + +NetBSD 1.1 on i386 is also fully backward compatible with old NetBSD +i386 binaries, so you don't need to recompile all your local programs. diff --git a/distrib/notes/i386/xfer b/distrib/notes/i386/xfer index 41cfdeccfe1..587423b3b05 100644 --- a/distrib/notes/i386/xfer +++ b/distrib/notes/i386/xfer @@ -6,19 +6,16 @@ Installation is supported from several media types, including: FTP No matter which installation medium you choose, you'll need to have -two floppy disks available (either 1.2M or 1.44 will work, though -both should be the same type). On the first, you'll put the -kernel-copy image that's appropriate for your system. On the second, -you'll put the install or upgrade floppy image, depending on whether -you're installing NetBSD for the first time, or upgrading a previous -installation. - -If you are using an Adaptec AHA-154x or Buslogic BT-54x SCSI host -adapter, you need the kcaha-10.fs kernel-copy image. If you're using -a Buslogic BT-445, BT-74x, or BT-9xx SCSI host adapter, you'll need -the kcbt-10.fs image. If you're using a disk controller other than -those mentioned above, either kernel-copy disk image will work for -you. +two floppy disks (either 1.2M or 1.44 will work, though both should be +the same type). On the first, you'll put the kernel-copy image that's +appropriate for your system. On the second, you'll put the install or +upgrade floppy image, depending on whether you're installing NetBSD +for the first time, or upgrading a previous installation. + +If you are using an Adaptec SCSI host adapter, you need the kcadp11.fs +kernel-copy image. If you're using any other SCSI host adapter, +you'll need the kcoth11.fs image. If you're using a non-SCSI disk +controller, either kernel-copy disk image will work for you. 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 @@ -93,14 +90,14 @@ following: (If you can't figure it out, ask your system administrator.) In the above example, "<dist_directories>" are the distribution sets' directories, for the distribution sets you - wish to place on the tape. For instance, to put the "base10" - and "etc10" distributions on tape (in order to do the absolute + wish to place on the tape. For instance, to put the "base11" + and "etc11" distributions on tape (in order to do the absolute minimum installation to a new disk), you would do the following: - cd .../NetBSD-1.0 # the top of the tree + cd .../NetBSD-1.1 # the top of the tree cd i386/binary - tar cf <tape_device> base10 etc10 + tar cf <tape_device> base11 etc11 (Note that you still need to fill in "<tape_device>" in the example.) @@ -176,7 +173,7 @@ following: Place the distribution sets you wish to upgrade somewhere in your current file system tree. At a bare minimum, you must upgrade the "base" binary distribution, and so must put the - "base10" set somewhere in your file system. If you wish, + "base11" set somewhere in your file system. If you wish, you can do the other sets, as well, but you should NOT upgrade the "etc" distribution; the "etc" distribution contains system configuration files that you should review and update by hand. |