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diff --git a/distrib/notes/m4.common b/distrib/notes/m4.common index 3af51ae7580..50996f4b149 100644 --- a/distrib/notes/m4.common +++ b/distrib/notes/m4.common @@ -1,5 +1,5 @@ dnl -dnl $OpenBSD: m4.common,v 1.11 2001/03/28 21:11:50 miod Exp $ +dnl $OpenBSD: m4.common,v 1.12 2001/04/24 23:04:21 miod Exp $ dnl dnl simulate an include path with a macro 'includeit'. define(`includeit',`sinclude('INCLUDE/`$1)sinclude('INCLUDE/../`$1)')dnl @@ -151,20 +151,24 @@ define({:-OpenBSDxlink-:}, {:- xlink{:--:}OSrev This set includes the X server link kit.showsize($1,$2)-:})dnl dnl dnl -dnl floppy stuff +dnl floppy and bootable cdrom stuff dnl define({:-OpenBSDfloppy-:}, {:- floppy{:--:}OSrev.fs The standard MACHINE boot and installation floppy; see below.-:})dnl define({:-OpenBSDfloppyB-:}, {:- floppyB{:--:}OSrev.fs The MACHINE boot and installation floppy; - this removes all scsi drivers in floppy{:--:}OSrev.fs, - and replaces them with OTHERS; see below.-:})dnl + this one features all the drivers not available + in floppy{:--:}OSrev.fs, such as SCSI, RAID, gigabit + ethernet, and such; see below.-:})dnl +define({:-OpenBSDfloppyC-:}, +{:- floppyC{:--:}OSrev.fs The MACHINE boot and installation floppy; + this one features most of the cardbus and + pcmcia drivers; see below.-:})dnl define({:-OpenBSDcdrom-:}, {:- cdrom{:--:}OSrev.fs The MACHINE boot and installation - 2.88mb floppy image that contains all drivers - from floppy{:--:}OSrev.fs and floppyB{:--:}OSrev.fs - above; see below.-:})dnl + 2.88mb floppy image that contains almost all + OpenBSD drivers; see below.-:})dnl dnl define({:-OpenBSDfloppydesc-:}, {:-In summary, there is one MACHINE floppy image called "floppy{:--:}OSrev.fs" (which @@ -234,7 +238,10 @@ getting OpenBSD installed on your hard disk. If any question has a default answer, it will be displayed in brackets ("[]") after the question. If you wish to stop the installation, you may hit Control-C at any time, but if you do, you'll have to begin the installation -process again from scratch.-:})dnl +process again from scratch. Using Control-Z to suspend the process +may be a better option, or at any prompt enter '!' to get a shell, +from which 'exit' will return you back to that prompt (no refresh +of the prompt though).-:})dnl dnl define({:-OpenBSDBootMsgs-:}, {:- Once the kernel has loaded, you will be presented with the @@ -373,7 +380,7 @@ define({:-OpenBSDNFSInstall-:}, dnl dnl OpenBSDDISKInstall({:-<additional disk> or-:}, <-- $1 dnl {:-only -:}, <-- $2 -dnl {:- or <other fs name>-:})dnl <-- $3 +dnl {:- or <other fs name>-:}) <-- $3 dnl dnl Note the spacing used above. It is crucial to keep words from running dnl together in the actual document. @@ -421,7 +428,7 @@ define({:-OpenBSDCommonFS-:}, most users will want to do). You may also enter `list' to get a file list or `done' when you are done selecting distribution sets. You may also use wildcards in place of - a file name, eg `*.tgz' or even `base*|comp*'. It is + a file name, e.g. `*.tgz' or even `base*|comp*'. It is also possible to enter an arbitrary filename and have it treated as a file set. @@ -447,7 +454,7 @@ define({:-OpenBSDCommonURL-:}, sets (which is what most users will want to do). You may also enter `list' to get a file list or `done' when you are done selecting distribution sets. You may also - use wildcards in place of a file name, eg `*.tgz' or + use wildcards in place of a file name, e.g. `*.tgz' or even `base*|comp*'. It is also possible to enter an arbitrary filename and have it treated as a file set. @@ -489,3 +496,23 @@ tailored for your site. We recommend you run: which will tell you about a bunch of the files needing to be reviewed. If you are unfamiliar with UN*X-like system administration, it's recommended that you buy a book that discusses it.-:})dnl +dnl +dnl +dnl Upgrade instructions +dnl +dnl OpenBSDUpgrade({:- or <list of additional boot methods>-:})dnl +dnl Note the spacing used above. It is crucial to keep words from running +dnl together in the actual document. +dnl Parameter is optional. +define({:-OpenBSDUpgrade-:}, +{:-To upgrade OpenBSD OSREV from a previous version, start with the general +instructions in the section "Installing OpenBSD". + +Boot from the miniroot$1. +When prompted, select the (U)pgrade option rather than the (I)nstall +option at the prompt in the install process. + +The upgrade script will ask you for the existing root partition, and +will use the existing filesystems defined in /etc/fstab to install the +new system in, and also preserve files in `/etc' which you are likely to +have customized since a previous installation.-:})dnl |