21 files changed, 86 insertions, 75 deletions
diff --git a/distrib/notes/INSTALL b/distrib/notes/INSTALL
index 380b03059a8..0b5c849af62 100644
--- a/distrib/notes/INSTALL
+++ b/distrib/notes/INSTALL
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+dnl	$OpenBSD: INSTALL,v 1.34 2003/03/24 11:33:51 miod Exp $
 include(INCLUDE/../m4.common)dnl
 INSTALLATION NOTES for OpenBSD/MACHINE OSREV
 
@@ -106,7 +107,7 @@ Getting source code for your OpenBSD System:
 Now that your OpenBSD system is up and running, you probably want to get
 access to source code so that you can recompile pieces of the system.
 
-A few methods are provided.  If you have an OpenBSD CD, the source code
+A few methods are provided.  If you have an OpenBSD CD-ROM, the source code
 is provided.  Otherwise, you can get the pieces over the Internet using
 ANONCVS, CTM or FTP.  For more information, see
 
diff --git a/distrib/notes/alpha/contents b/distrib/notes/alpha/contents
index 156128be42e..136aeec3177 100644
--- a/distrib/notes/alpha/contents
+++ b/distrib/notes/alpha/contents
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+dnl	$OpenBSD: contents,v 1.29 2003/03/24 11:33:56 miod Exp $
 TopPart
 
 OpenBSDfloppy
@@ -26,6 +27,8 @@ OpenBSDbsd
 
 OpenBSDrd
 
+OpenBSDcd
+
 OpenBSDfloppydesc(two,Each,s)
 
 DistributionDescription(ten)
diff --git a/distrib/notes/alpha/install b/distrib/notes/alpha/install
index ee55e75d37c..9c03129636d 100644
--- a/distrib/notes/alpha/install
+++ b/distrib/notes/alpha/install
@@ -1,12 +1,13 @@
-dnl	$OpenBSD: install,v 1.21 2002/10/07 20:49:04 miod Exp $
+dnl	$OpenBSD: install,v 1.22 2003/03/24 11:33:56 miod Exp $
 OpenBSDInstallPrelude
 
 dnl XXX document mopbooting from the SRM console.
 dnl XXX check if recent SRM console still can netboot, and if so, if they
 dnl XXX still use mop or a more recent protocol.
-There are several ways to install OpenBSD onto a disk.  The easiest way
-is to boot from the OpenBSD CD-ROM.  You can also use one of the OpenBSD
-installation floppies, if your machine has a floppy drive.
+There are several ways to install OpenBSD onto a disk.  The easiest way is
+to boot from the bootable CD-ROM mini image, then install from your favorite
+source. You can also use one of the OpenBSD installation floppies, if your
+machine has a floppy drive.
 
 Booting from Floppy Disk installation media:
 
@@ -34,11 +35,11 @@ Booting from CD-ROM installation media:
 	insensitive).
 
 	On all MACHINE computers but the TURBOchannel DEC 3000 series,
-	insert the OpenBSD/MACHINE CD and enter
+	insert the OpenBSD/MACHINE CD-ROM and enter
 		boot -fi OSREV/MACHINE/bsd.rd DEVICE
 	where DEVICE is the dka device name.
 
-	On the DEC 3000 series, insert the OpenBSD/MACHINE CD and enter
+	On the DEC 3000 series, insert the OpenBSD/MACHINE CD-ROM and enter
 		boot -fi ALPHA DEVICE
 	where DEVICE is the dka device name.
 	
diff --git a/distrib/notes/alpha/prep b/distrib/notes/alpha/prep
index 0117951c5cc..94c0ef9604a 100644
--- a/distrib/notes/alpha/prep
+++ b/distrib/notes/alpha/prep
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-dnl	$OpenBSD: prep,v 1.18 2002/10/07 20:49:05 miod Exp $
+dnl	$OpenBSD: prep,v 1.19 2003/03/24 11:33:56 miod Exp $
 OpenBSD/MACHINE requires the SRM console.  Some alphas come with
 the AlphaBIOS (also known as the ARC firmware on older machines) instead;
 this is what Windows NT uses. It is fairly simple to replace the AlphaBIOS
@@ -20,8 +20,8 @@ Switching your MACHINE to SRM console:
     164LX), your system can not hold both the AlphaBIOS and SRM console in
     flash, and you will have to upgrade your firmware.
 
-    You can get replacement firmware either from a firmware update CD or via
-    ftp from
+    You can get replacement firmware either from a firmware update CD-ROM
+    or via ftp from
 	ftp://ftp.digital.com/pub/DEC/Alpha/firmware/
     Please refer to
 	http://ftp.digital.com/pub/DEC/Alpha/firmware/readme.html
diff --git a/distrib/notes/alpha/xfer b/distrib/notes/alpha/xfer
index 8e24ad7449c..54e087a3eeb 100644
--- a/distrib/notes/alpha/xfer
+++ b/distrib/notes/alpha/xfer
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-dnl	$OpenBSD: xfer,v 1.24 2002/04/22 02:19:49 miod Exp $
+dnl	$OpenBSD: xfer,v 1.25 2003/03/24 11:33:56 miod Exp $
 Installation is supported from several media types, including:
 
 	CD-ROM (NOT supported if booting from floppy)
@@ -7,9 +7,8 @@ Installation is supported from several media types, including:
 	FTP
 	HTTP
 
-If you have the OpenBSD CD-ROM distribution (and a CD-ROM drive)
-you can boot from it.  Otherwise, you will need to create a bootable
-floppy disk.
+If you can burn the bootable CD-ROM mini image, you can boot from it.
+Otherwise, you will need to create a bootable floppy disk.
 
 OpenBSDXferFloppyFromDOS
 
diff --git a/distrib/notes/hp300/contents b/distrib/notes/hp300/contents
index 898214b2502..77a73d5e50b 100644
--- a/distrib/notes/hp300/contents
+++ b/distrib/notes/hp300/contents
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-dnl	$OpenBSD: contents,v 1.27 2002/10/07 19:32:00 miod Exp $
+dnl	$OpenBSD: contents,v 1.28 2003/03/24 11:33:56 miod Exp $
 TopPart
 
 OpenBSDdistsets
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ OpenBSDrd
 				disk or from the network.
 
 		SYS_CDBOOT	Raw boot file, used for booting from
-				CDROM.
+				CD-ROM.
 
 DistributionDescription(ten)
 
diff --git a/distrib/notes/hp300/install b/distrib/notes/hp300/install
index aab505a9eea..385c2cfcf4f 100644
--- a/distrib/notes/hp300/install
+++ b/distrib/notes/hp300/install
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-dnl	$OpenBSD: install,v 1.23 2002/12/30 11:13:01 miod Exp $
+dnl	$OpenBSD: install,v 1.24 2003/03/24 11:33:56 miod Exp $
 OpenBSDInstallPrelude
 dnl No extra line, this has to stick to the geometry notes paragraph.
 The file `HP-IB.geometry' has geometry information for several HP-IB
@@ -16,11 +16,11 @@ Booting from CD-ROM installation media:
 You can burn a bootable CD-ROM and boot from it.
 To boot from SCSI CD-ROM, simply insert the CD into the drive before power
 up, then during the computer's self-test cycle, press the space bar.
-Shortly, you should see a menu of possible boot options appear.  Select
-the option corresponding to SYS_CDBOOT.
-SYS_CDBOOT will then load and begin loading bsd.rd from the CD; depending
-on your ROM revision and hardware configuration, you may or may not see
-any messages on the console while this happens.
+Shortly, you should see a menu of possible boot options appear. Select the
+option corresponding to SYS_CDBOOT. SYS_CDBOOT will then load and begin
+loading bsd.rd from the CD-ROM; depending on your ROM revision and hardware
+configuration, you may or may not see any messages on the console while this
+happens.
 
 Please note that booting from CD-ROM may not be supported by all models of
 MACHINE.  You will also need a CD-ROM drive which uses 512 byte blocks;
diff --git a/distrib/notes/i386/contents b/distrib/notes/i386/contents
index 8741f2f3bad..3693fdefbc6 100644
--- a/distrib/notes/i386/contents
+++ b/distrib/notes/i386/contents
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-dnl	$OpenBSD: contents,v 1.41 2003/03/05 00:32:34 miod Exp $
+dnl	$OpenBSD: contents,v 1.42 2003/03/24 11:33:56 miod Exp $
 TopPart
 
 OpenBSDfloppy
@@ -12,7 +12,9 @@ OpenBSDfloppy
 				this one features most of the cardbus and
 				pcmcia drivers; see below.
 
-OpenBSDcdrom
+		cdrom{:--:}OSrev.fs	The MACHINE boot and installation
+				2.88mb floppy image that contains almost all
+				OpenBSD drivers; see below.
 
 OpenBSDdistsets
 
diff --git a/distrib/notes/i386/install b/distrib/notes/i386/install
index dd1c9753f4e..64859e17d49 100644
--- a/distrib/notes/i386/install
+++ b/distrib/notes/i386/install
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-dnl	$OpenBSD: install,v 1.34 2002/04/09 01:22:22 miod Exp $
+dnl	$OpenBSD: install,v 1.35 2003/03/24 11:33:56 miod Exp $
 OpenBSDInstallPrelude
 
 If OpenBSD will be sharing the disk with DOS or another operating
@@ -12,8 +12,9 @@ only necessary if you are sharing the disk with other operating systems
 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 CD-ROM.  Otherwise,
-you can boot from a 3.5" 1.44MB floppy disk.
+should your computer support it, is to boot off the OpenBSD CD-ROM, or
+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
 
diff --git a/distrib/notes/i386/xfer b/distrib/notes/i386/xfer
index a947c75befc..029d6b66431 100644
--- a/distrib/notes/i386/xfer
+++ b/distrib/notes/i386/xfer
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+dnl	$OpenBSD: xfer,v 1.22 2003/03/24 11:33:56 miod Exp $
 Installation is supported from several media types, including:
 
 	CD-ROM
@@ -9,7 +10,7 @@ dnl	Remote NFS partition
 	FTP
 	HTTP
 
-If you can't (or don't want to) boot off the CD-ROM, you'll need to have
+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
diff --git a/distrib/notes/m4.common b/distrib/notes/m4.common
index f694afb8344..35ee49923be 100644
--- a/distrib/notes/m4.common
+++ b/distrib/notes/m4.common
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 dnl
-dnl	$OpenBSD: m4.common,v 1.42 2003/03/05 00:32:33 miod Exp $
+dnl	$OpenBSD: m4.common,v 1.43 2003/03/24 11:33:52 miod Exp $
 dnl
 dnl a simple MACHINE->MACHINE_ARCH converter.
 define(`MACHINE_ARCH',
@@ -179,10 +179,11 @@ dnl
 define({:-OpenBSDfloppy-:},
 {:-		floppy{:--:}OSrev.fs	The standard MACHINE boot and installation
 				floppy; see below.-:})dnl
-define({:-OpenBSDcdrom-:},
-{:-		cdrom{:--:}OSrev.fs	The MACHINE boot and installation
-				2.88mb floppy image that contains almost all
-				OpenBSD drivers; see below.-:})dnl
+dnl
+define({:-OpenBSDcd-:},
+{:-		cd{:--:}OSrev.iso	A miniroot filesystem image suitable to be used
+				as a bootable CD-ROM image; otherwise similar
+				to the bsd.rd image above.-:})dnl
 dnl
 dnl OpenBSDfloppydesc(number of floppies, Article, plural)
 dnl
@@ -215,11 +216,6 @@ define({:-OpenBSDrd-:},
 				Used for simple installation from a pre-
 				existing system.-:})dnl
 dnl
-define({:-OpenBSDcd-:},
-{:-		cd{:--:}OSrev.iso	A miniroot filesystem image suitable to be used
-				as a bootable CD image; otherwise similar
-				to the bsd.rd image above.-:})dnl
-dnl
 define({:-OpenBSDminiroot-:},
 {:-		miniroot{:--:}OSrev.fs	A miniroot filesystem image to be used
 				if you for some reason can't or don't
@@ -475,12 +471,12 @@ define({:-OpenBSDCDROMInstall-:},
 
 		Next you will have to identify the file system type that
 		has been used to create the distribution on the CD-ROM,
-		this can be either FFS or ISO CD9660.  The OpenBSD CD
+		this can be either FFS or ISO CD9660.  The OpenBSD CD-ROM
 		distribution uses the CD9660 format.
 
 		You will also have to provide the relative path to the
-		directory on the CD which holds the distribution, for the
-		MACHINE this is "OSREV/MACHINE".
+		directory on the CD-ROM which holds the distribution, for
+		the MACHINE this is "OSREV/MACHINE".
 
 		For instructions on how to complete the installation from
 		the CD-ROM distribution, see the section named "Common
diff --git a/distrib/notes/mac68k/hardware b/distrib/notes/mac68k/hardware
index 2b660696268..fe774349a93 100644
--- a/distrib/notes/mac68k/hardware
+++ b/distrib/notes/mac68k/hardware
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-dnl	$OpenBSD: hardware,v 1.15 2002/04/17 23:30:54 miod Exp $
+dnl	$OpenBSD: hardware,v 1.16 2003/03/24 11:33:56 miod Exp $
 OpenBSD/MACHINE OSREV runs on several of the older Macintosh computers.
 6MB of RAM should be sufficient to boot and a minimal system can probably
 be squeezed onto a 100MB partition by installing just the minimum sets.
@@ -31,7 +31,8 @@ machine.
 
 
 Supported devices on all of the above systems {:-include-:}:
-	Internal SCSI bus and most SCSI tapes, hard drives, and CD-ROMs
+	Internal SCSI bus and most SCSI tapes, hard drives, and CD-ROM
+		drives
 	Internal sound--enough to beep on some machines, anyway
 	Most NuBus video cards (there have been some
 		problems with some 24-bit color cards)
diff --git a/distrib/notes/mac68k/install b/distrib/notes/mac68k/install
index 56788fe280d..4aaf0738c5d 100644
--- a/distrib/notes/mac68k/install
+++ b/distrib/notes/mac68k/install
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-dnl	$OpenBSD: install,v 1.21 2002/10/30 21:37:40 miod Exp $
+dnl	$OpenBSD: install,v 1.22 2003/03/24 11:33:56 miod Exp $
 OpenBSDInstallPrelude
 
 The installation can be broken down into four basic steps:
@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@ the root password using the passwd(1) command.
 
 To set up basic networking, you will need to create or edit the following
 files, all of which are in the /etc directory:
-	myname		the computers name (without domain).
+	myname		the computers name (with a fully-qualified domain name).
 	mygate		the IP address of the default gateway.
 	hostname.if	Configuration of the host adapter (actual name will
 			be something like hostname.sn0 or hostname.ae0, see
diff --git a/distrib/notes/macppc/install b/distrib/notes/macppc/install
index 1bd4a856ee3..06284feb58d 100644
--- a/distrib/notes/macppc/install
+++ b/distrib/notes/macppc/install
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-dnl	$OpenBSD: install,v 1.15 2002/12/28 02:48:04 miod Exp $
+dnl	$OpenBSD: install,v 1.16 2003/03/24 11:33:56 miod Exp $
 OpenBSDInstallShortPrelude
 
 Before you begin, you should decide if OpenBSD is to be installed
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ and reinstalled under MacOS.
 OpenBSDInstallPart2
 
 	At this time, the system can be installed from the supplied
-	CD boot image, by network loading the bootloader or loading
+	CD-ROM boot image, by network loading the bootloader or loading
 	the bootloader and kernel from a HFS partition.
 
 	Once the bootloader is installed on the local hard drive, the
diff --git a/distrib/notes/macppc/prep b/distrib/notes/macppc/prep
index ed404eca064..b950f1778e3 100644
--- a/distrib/notes/macppc/prep
+++ b/distrib/notes/macppc/prep
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+dnl	$OpenBSD: prep,v 1.8 2003/03/24 11:33:56 miod Exp $
 To be able to boot the OpenBSD/MACHINE installation program, you will
 need to acquire some limited knowledge of OpenFirmware, the low-level
 process that controls the microprocessor after hardware initialization
@@ -25,7 +26,7 @@ Important Open Firmware command examples:
 
 boot cd:,ofwboot /OSREV/MACHINE/bsd.rd
 		(boot from an appropriately prepared
-		OpenBSD CD in the CD/DVD drive)
+		OpenBSD CD-ROM in the CD/DVD drive)
 
 boot enet:,ofwboot /bsd.rd
 		(netboot from a pre-configured bootp/tftp/nfs
@@ -102,7 +103,7 @@ To boot in MacOS with this setup (works on most supported machines)
 press and hold down the Alt/Option key during reboot, and select which
 (MacOS/MacOS X) partition to boot in the graphical boot selector
 presented. Note that OpenBSD does not currently show up in this boot
-selector except for the installation CD. This works on most machines
+selector except for the installation CD-ROM. This works on most machines
 this has been tested with, but does not work on a Rev C (333MHz) iMac,
 perhaps this feature was added to the Openfirmware ROM after that
 machine.
diff --git a/distrib/notes/macppc/xfer b/distrib/notes/macppc/xfer
index 2efaf02d3ad..d34453edec0 100644
--- a/distrib/notes/macppc/xfer
+++ b/distrib/notes/macppc/xfer
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
-dnl	$OpenBSD: xfer,v 1.6 2002/04/07 22:51:25 miod Exp $
+dnl	$OpenBSD: xfer,v 1.7 2003/03/24 11:33:57 miod Exp $
 Installation is supported from several media types, including:
 
-	CDROM
+	CD-ROM
 	FFS partitions
 	HFS partitions (bootloader/kernel only, using another media for D/L)
 	Tape
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ Installation is supported from several media types, including:
 
 OpenBSDXferShortPrelude
 
-OpenBSD now can be booted from a CDROM by holding down the 'c' key
+OpenBSD now can be booted from a CD-ROM by holding down the 'c' key
 during reboot. If ofwboot and bsd.rd are copied to a HFS partition, it
 is possible to boot from those files.  Then install the rest of the files
 from any of the above sources.
diff --git a/distrib/notes/sparc/contents b/distrib/notes/sparc/contents
index 81bfd4fdb45..a31dd061344 100644
--- a/distrib/notes/sparc/contents
+++ b/distrib/notes/sparc/contents
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-dnl	$OpenBSD: contents,v 1.43 2003/02/15 21:22:08 miod Exp $
+dnl	$OpenBSD: contents,v 1.44 2003/03/24 11:33:57 miod Exp $
 TopPart
 
 OpenBSDminiroot
@@ -13,11 +13,13 @@ OpenBSDdistsets
 
 OpenBSDbsd
 
-OpenBSDrd
-
 		bsd.scsi3	A kernel with SCSI target 3 re-mapped as 0
 				and 0 mapped as 3.
 
+OpenBSDrd
+
+OpenBSDcd
+
 		installboot	The OpenBSD/MACHINE boot loader installation
 				program
 		bootxx		The OpenBSD/MACHINE boot block
diff --git a/distrib/notes/sparc/install b/distrib/notes/sparc/install
index 4dcc8a64462..814590bd69b 100644
--- a/distrib/notes/sparc/install
+++ b/distrib/notes/sparc/install
@@ -1,10 +1,11 @@
-dnl	$OpenBSD: install,v 1.57 2003/02/15 21:22:08 miod Exp $
+dnl	$OpenBSD: install,v 1.58 2003/03/24 11:33:57 miod Exp $
 OpenBSDInstallPrelude
 
 There are several ways to install OpenBSD onto a disk. The easiest way
 in terms of preliminary setup is to use the OpenBSD miniroot that can
-be booted off your local disk's swap partition.   The normal way is to
-use the OpenBSD installation floppy, or an installation tape.
+be booted off your local disk's swap partition. The normal way is to
+use the OpenBSD CD-ROM, or the bootable CD-ROM mini image, or an
+installation floppy, or an installation tape, depending on your hardware.
 
 If your Sparc is hooked up in a network and you can find a server to
 arrange for a diskless setup, which is a convenient way to install on a
@@ -84,7 +85,7 @@ messages.  Boot failure modes are typically a lot of CD-ROM drive
 activity, but no messages or complaints about magic numbers,
 checksums or formats.
 
-Not all MACHINE systems support bootable CDROMS and the current
+Not all MACHINE systems support bootable CD-ROM and the current
 boot image is only known to work on sun4c and sun4m architectures.
 If it does not work, you'll have to create a boot floppy or bootable
 hard disk using the instructions under preparing boot media.
diff --git a/distrib/notes/sparc/xfer b/distrib/notes/sparc/xfer
index 7d1d505d2ef..4dec6e7ac2f 100644
--- a/distrib/notes/sparc/xfer
+++ b/distrib/notes/sparc/xfer
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-dnl	$OpenBSD: xfer,v 1.35 2003/02/15 21:22:08 miod Exp $
+dnl	$OpenBSD: xfer,v 1.36 2003/03/24 11:33:57 miod Exp $
 Installation is supported from several media types, including:
 
 	CD-ROM
@@ -10,13 +10,14 @@ Installation is supported from several media types, including:
 Not all methods are supported on all Sparc Systems and some of them
 work only with the floppy or the miniroot installation.
 
-If you have the OpenBSD CD-ROM distribution (and a CD-ROM drive), you
-may be able boot from it.  Not all sparc systems support booting from
-CD-ROM and the current boot image is only known to work on sun4c and
-some sun4m architecture workstations.  If you can boot from the CD-ROM,
-you are home free and can proceed to the installation steps.  If not,
-you will need to do some setup work to prepare a bootable image, either
-a floppy, hard drive, tape, or compatible net boot server.
+If you have the OpenBSD CD-ROM distribution (and a CD-ROM drive), you may be
+able boot from it, or from the supplied bootable CD-ROM mini image. However,
+not all sparc systems support booting from CD-ROM, and the current boot
+image is only known to work on sun4c and sun4m architecture workstations.
+If you can boot from the CD-ROM, you are home free and can proceed to the
+installation steps.  If not, you will need to do some setup work to prepare
+a bootable image, either a floppy, hard drive, tape, or compatible net boot
+server.
 
 In addition to the bootable image, you also need to consider how to
 access the binary distribution sets to actually install the system.
diff --git a/distrib/notes/sparc64/upgrade b/distrib/notes/sparc64/upgrade
index 3a3d20142d9..cbfacfce9bc 100644
--- a/distrib/notes/sparc64/upgrade
+++ b/distrib/notes/sparc64/upgrade
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
-dnl	$OpenBSD: upgrade,v 1.10 2002/10/03 00:19:49 miod Exp $
-OpenBSDUpgrade({:-CDROM, the miniroot, or the installation floppy-:})
+dnl	$OpenBSD: upgrade,v 1.11 2003/03/24 11:33:57 miod Exp $
+OpenBSDUpgrade({:-CD-ROM, the miniroot, or the installation floppy-:})
diff --git a/distrib/notes/sparc64/xfer b/distrib/notes/sparc64/xfer
index cf96f01090a..d90c2a75b2f 100644
--- a/distrib/notes/sparc64/xfer
+++ b/distrib/notes/sparc64/xfer
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-dnl	$OpenBSD: xfer,v 1.18 2002/12/30 11:13:01 miod Exp $
+dnl	$OpenBSD: xfer,v 1.19 2003/03/24 11:33:57 miod Exp $
 Installation is supported from several media types, including:
 
 	CD-ROM (NOT supported if booting from floppy)
@@ -7,11 +7,12 @@ Installation is supported from several media types, including:
 	FTP
 	HTTP
 
-If you have the OpenBSD CD-ROM distribution (and a CD-ROM drive), you
-may be able boot from it. If you can boot from the CD-ROM,
-you are home free and can proceed to the installation steps.  If not,
-you will need to do some setup work to prepare a bootable image, either
-a floppy, hard drive, or compatible net boot server.
+If you have the OpenBSD CD-ROM distribution (and a CD-ROM drive), you may be
+able boot from it, or from the supplied bootable CD-ROM mini image. If you
+can boot from the CD-ROM, you are home free and can proceed to the
+installation steps.  If not, you will need to do some setup work to prepare
+a bootable image, either a floppy, hard drive, or compatible net boot
+server.
 
 In addition to the bootable image, you also need to consider how to
 access the binary distribution sets to actually install the system.