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FreeBSD 1.0
INSTALLATION NOTES <1.00, 8 September 1993>
INSTALLATION NOTES <2.00, 10 September 1993>
These notes have been prepared from those written originally for NetBSD
0.9. The conversion was done by someone who has had experience with
@ -21,108 +21,103 @@ The FreeBSD 1.0 Release consists of the following elements:
Bootable Kernel-copy floppies
These disks contain file systems, are bootable, and
have enough utilities on board to copy a new kernel
to your hard disk once you have it partitioned
for FreeBSD. They make upgrading to a new kernel
easy, because all you have to do is get a new
kernel-copy floppy with a new kernel, boot from it,
and confirm that you want to have the kernel copied
to your disk.
These disks are bootable and have enough utilities on
board to copy a new kernel to a prepared hard disk. While
they are primarily intended for installing FreeBSD, they
also make upgrading to a new kernel easy: boot from it,
and copy a new kernel to disk.
There are currently two different kernel copy floppy
images, "kcopy-ah-floppy", and "kcopy-bt-floppy". The
first has the driver for the Adaptec 154x and 1742 host
adapter, the second has the drivers for the Bustek 742
and Ultrastore host adapter. Either floppy can be used
for systems with MFM/RLL/IDE disk drives.
You must choose between one of two kernel-copy floppy
images, depending on your disk controller type. The
"kcopy-ah-floppy" image supports the Adaptec 154x and 1742
SCSI adapters, while "kcopy-bt-floppy" supports the Bustek
742 and Ultrastore SCSI adapters. For systems with only
MFM, RLL, ESDI or IDE disk controllers, either image can
be used.
Installation floppies
These are currently two disks which contain the
software necessary to prepare your hard drive
for FreeBSD and install the FreeBSD distribution.
They are not bootable and must be used in
conjunction with one of the kernel-copy floppies.
These floppies are named "filesystem-floppy" and
"cpio-floppy".
In addition to a bootble floppy, currently two additional
disks are required to prepare your hard drive for FreeBSD
and to install the FreeBSD distribution. Like the boot
floppies, these are distributed as binary images. They are
are named "filesystem-floppy" and "cpio-floppy".
There is also an optional fourth installation disk referred
to as the "dos-floppy". This can include any programs
from the tools directory. For instance, add kermit if
this is needed for downloading files. Unlike the binary
images which are written to a floppy via dd(1) or rawrite.exe,
these programs should be copied to a DOS formatted floppy
using 386BSD's `mcopy' command (or the `copy' command if
working from DOS).
Upgrade floppies
There is work being done on upgrading from 386bsd to
FreeBSD. Presumably an announcement will be made on
one of the comp.os.386bsd newsgroups in due course.
This document ignores the existence of such floppies.
These facilitate upgrading to FreeBSD from any previous
patch-kit level of 386BSD 0.1. Since they are currently
in BETA testing, they are not further mentioned in this
document. However, they are currently available upon
request to FreeBSD-questions@freebsd.cdrom.com.
FreeBSD distribution sets
These are collections of software, and include
both the binaries necessary to run the system
and the sources to the entire system.
These collections contain the complete FreeBSD system and
utilities. There are three separate sets: the FreeBSD
binaries, the FreeBSD sources, and the DES sources+binaries.
The DES set contains only crypt(3) code and is subject to
U.S.A. export restrictions.
FreeBSD 1.0 is split up into three different
distribution sets, one of which contains FreeBSD
binaries, one of which contains the FreeBSD source,
and the last of which contains the tools which
are needed for a ``secure'' system. This last set
replaces certain binaries in the base binary distribution
with binaries that contain the DES crypt(3) code.
The binary distribution set can be found in the "binarydist"
subdirectory of the distribution. It is a single gzip'ed
tar archive split into files named bin_tgz.aa to bin_tgz.db
(i.e., 80 files all told), plus file CKSUMS.
The binary distribution set can be found in
the "binarydist" subdirectory of the distribution,
and is named bin.tar.gz.aa to bin.tar.gz.db (ie 80
files all told), plus file CKSUMS.
The source distribution sets can be found in under
"sourcedist" subdirectory of the distribution. It is
consists of files named src_tgz.aa to src_tgz.cp (i.e.,
68 files all told), plus file CKSUMS.
The source distribution sets can be found in
under "sourcedist" subdirectory of the distribution,
and is named src.tar.gz.aa to src.tar.gz.cp (ie 68
files all told), plus file CKSUMS.
Finally, the security distribution set contains
usr/src/libcrypt/*, the source files for the DES encryption
algorithm, and the binaries which depend on it.
It can be found in the "securedist" subdirectory on
sites which choose to carry the complete FreeBSD
distribution. The GAMMA release included more binaries in
this distribution than actually contain DES, this was an
error and will be corrected for the next release.
algorithm, and the binaries which depend on it. It can
be found in the "securedist" subdirectory on sites which
choose to carry the complete FreeBSD distribution.
All of the files except the last files for each set
are 240,640 bytes long. (The last file is just long
enough to contain the rest of the data for that
distribution set.)
The individual files in each collection are no more than
235 Kbytes in size. (The last file is just long enough
to contain the rest of the data for that distribution
set.)
Put together, the files for a set comprise a
gzipped tar file. If you don't want to
go through the install process, but want to
look at the contents of the files, you could use
the command, say for the binarydist files,
Each collection is a split, gzip'ed tar archive. They
are reassembled and extracted by the install procedure.
However, to view them without installing, you can use, e.g.,
the command line:
cat bin* | gunzip | tar tvf - | more
or to extract the files themselves use
or to extract the files themselves:
cat bin* | gunzip | tar xvfp -
Using this method, the files are extracted,
"below" the current directory. That is, if you
want to extract the binaries "into" your system,
i.e. replace the system binaries with them, you have
to run the "tar xvfp" from /.
Using this method, the files are extracted, "below" the
current directory. That is, if you want to extract the
binaries "into" your system, i.e. replace the system
binaries with them, you have to run the "tar xvfp" from /.
In each of the distribution directories, there is
a file named "CKSUMS" which contains the checksums
of the files in that directory, as generated
by the cksum(1) command. You can use cksum to
check the integrity of the archives, if you suspect
one of the files is corrupt and have access to a
cksum binary. Note that the CKSUMS files are produced
using the BSD 4.4 version of cksum which is POSIX
compliant. The values in this file will probably not
match with cksums from other systems. FreeBSD uses the
new BSD 4.4 cksum routine. A copy of the new cksum
binary that will run on 386bsd/Netbsd/FreeBSD can be
found in the "tools" subdirectory of the distribution.
In each of the distribution directories, there is a file
named "CKSUMS" which contains the checksums of the files
in that directory, as generated by the cksum(1) command.
You can use cksum to verify the integrity of the archives,
if you suspect one of the files is corrupted.
N.B.: The CKSUMS files are produced using the 4.4BSD
version of cksum which is POSIX compliant. The values in
this file will probably not match with cksums from other
systems. FreeBSD uses the new 4.4BSD cksum routine. A
copy of the new cksum binary that will run on
386bsd/Netbsd/FreeBSD can be found in the "tools" subdirectory
of the distribution.
System Requirements and Supported Devices:
@ -131,7 +126,7 @@ System Requirements and Supported Devices:
FreeBSD 1.0 runs on ISA (AT-Bus) and EISA systems, with 386 and 486
processors, with or without math coprocessors. It does NOT support
Micro-channel systems, such as some IBM PS/2 systems. The minimal
configuration includes 4Meg of RAM, and a 60Meg hard disk, but to
configuration includes 4Meg of RAM, and a 70Meg hard disk, but to
install the entire system you'll need much more disk space, and to run
X or compile the system more RAM is recommended. (4Meg will actually
allow you to run X and/or compile, but it's extremely slow.)
@ -189,6 +184,7 @@ BT742 SCSI Cntlr. 0x330 12 [kcopy-bt-floppy]
UHA-14f SCSI Cntlr. or
UHA-34f SCSI Cntlr. 0x330 14 5 [kcopy-bt-floppy]
(In FreeBSD GAMMA and before, UHA was on IRQ 11)
SCSI Disks sd[0-2] automagically configured
@ -204,7 +200,7 @@ Serial Ports com0 0x3f8 4
SMC/WD Ethernet or
3COM 3c503 ed0 0x280 5 iomem 0xd8000
NOTE for 386bsd users:- the we0 device for the WD80xxyy card has been
NOTE for 386bsd users: the we0 device for the WD80xxyy card has been
replaced with an ed0 device. The default settings of 2/280/d000 have
been changed to 5/280/d800 as this address accomdates all of the boards.
@ -221,8 +217,27 @@ Interruptless Parallel (Printer) Port
lpa0 0x378
lpa1 0x278
NOTE you MUST disable the interrupt on the board or you will
have problems using these drivers.
N.B.: Disable the lpt interrupt on the board or you will
have problems using the lpa drivers.
Hard-Disk Storage Requirements
--------- ------- ------------
The minimum base installation of FreeBSD requires a free hard disk
partition with at least 16 MB free space. This is only enough for
the three installation disks, which don't support a multi-user
shell.
The full binary distribution extracts to about 46 MB.
The full source distribution extracts to about 72 MB.
To recompile the sources requires an additional 55 MB.
Since additional room is required for extracting the distributions,
a full binary installation requires a minimum of about 70 MB (46
MB extracted + 16 MB archived + 8 MB minimum swap).
A complete source + binary distribution requires a minimum of
about 210 MB (assuming a minimum 8 MB swap).
Getting the System on to Useful Media:
@ -235,7 +250,7 @@ Installation is supported from several media types, including:
NFS partitions
FTP
No matter what you do, however, you'll need to have three disks (1.2M
No matter what you do, however, you'll need at least three disks (1.2M
or 1.44M) handy, on which you will put the kernel-copy image and the
install (or upgrade) floppy images.
@ -251,40 +266,46 @@ If you're using MFM/RLL/IDE disk controllers, you can use either
kernel-copy floppy image.
If you are using UNIX to make the floppies, you should use the command
dd(1) to write the raw floppy images (ie kcopy-ah-floppy or
kcopy-bt-floppy, filesystem-floppy and cpio-floppy) to the floppies. Use
"man dd" or ask your system administrator for details on the correct
set of arguments to use; it will be slightly different from system to
system, and the exact set of necessary arguments to dd is beyond the
scope of this document.
dd(1) to write the raw floppy images (i.e., kcopy-ah-floppy or
kcopy-bt-floppy, filesystem-floppy and cpio-floppy) to the floppies.
For example, to write kcopy-ah-floppy to a 5.25" 1.2 Mb floppy
disk under 386BSD, use:
If you are using DOS to make the floppies, you should use the rawrite
utility. This can be found in the "tools" subdirectory of the distribution.
It will write a raw image file to a disk, and the operation instructions
are self-evident. Such files are 1228800 bytes in size. You can rawrite
the images to either 1.2MB or 1.44MB floppies.
$ dd if=kcopy-ah-floppy of=/dev/fd0a bs=30b count=80
or for a 3.5" 1.44 Mb floppy:
$ dd if=kcopy-ah-floppy of=/dev/fd0a bs=36b count=80
If you are using DOS to make the floppies, use the rawrite.exe
utility. This can be found in the "tools" subdirectory of the
distribution. Copy or download rawrite.exe and the binary images
to a DOS disk, type "rawrite" under MS-DOS and follow the
instructions. Rawrite can write binary images to either 1.2MB or
1.44MB floppies (which must be DOS formatted).
Any other programs from the tools directory that might be needed
for installing FreeBSD, such as kermit, should be copied to a DOS
formatted floppy (1.2MB or 1.44MB). Under 386BSD, they can be
copied to floppy using the mcopy command. Under DOS, use the DOS
copy command.
The steps necessary to prepare the distribution sets for installation
depend on which method of installation you choose. The various methods
are explained below.
To prepare for installing via MS-DOS floppies:
(NOTE: At this stage you can only prepare to install these files, you
cannot do the installation using "load_fd" as the mread program is not
on the installation disks, nor will the "load_fd" allow itself to be
terminated neatly and cleanly. No doubt this will be fixed in due
course, watch the newsgroups inside comp.os.386bsd.) Work is already
in process to fix this.
To prepare FreeBSD for installaton from MS-DOS floppies, you
need to do the following:
Count the number of "<set>.tar.gz.xx" files
you have. Call this number N. You will
Count the number of "<set>_tgz.xx" files
you have (these are split, gzip'ed, tar
archives). Call this number N. You will
need N/6 1.44M floppies, or N/5 1.2M
floppies to install the distribution
in this manner. For the set of bin files
(ie 80 files) and 1.2 Mb floppies you will
(i.e., 80 files) and 1.2 Mb floppies you will
need 16 disks.
Format all of the floppies, with MS-DOS.
@ -293,33 +314,29 @@ in process to fix this.
(If you use "format /u" then the format
will run a tad faster).
Place all of the "<set>.tar.gz.xx" files on
the DOS disks. (How you do this is up to
you. You could, for instance, use a DOS
terminal program to download them on to
the floppies, or perhaps use a UNIX machine
capable of reading and writing DOS filesystems
to place the files on the disk. The
possibilities are almost endless.) (If you are
working off a 386bsd or related system, you can
use "mwrite" to write the files to floppies -
this is tedious but it does work. Use commands
like this:-
Copy all of the "<set>_tgz.xx" files on
the DOS disks. Under DOS use the DOS copy
command. Under 386BSD, use, for instance,
the make_floppies script:
for i in aa ab ac ad ae; do
mwrite bin.tar.gz.$i a:bintargz.$i; done
#!/bin/sh
N_PER_DISK=5
Unfortunately, when/if you can retrieve these
files back onto the new FreeBSD system, they
will have the wrong filenames and the filenames
will be in upper case. How you fix this is
currently "left as an exercise for the reader")
x=$N_PER_DISK
for dist in bin_tgz.*; do
if [ $x -ge $N_PER_DISK ]; then
x=0
echo "Insert next disk"
echo "And press ENTER..."
read reply
mdel a:/\*
fi
mcopy $dist a:/
x=`expr $x + 1`
done
(Or you might use tar instead).
(One suggestion is to use "tar" rather than "mwrite"
when writing the floppies, and to modify the "load_fd"
definition in the /.profile file to use "tar" rather
than "mread" to get the files back).
Once you have the files on DOS disks, you can proceed to the
next step in the installation process, viz preparing your hard
disk.
@ -337,8 +354,8 @@ To prepare for installing via a tape:
tar cvf <tape_device> <files>
where "<tape_device>" is the name of the tape device
that describes the tape drive you're using (possibly
something like /dev/nrst0, but we make no guarantees 8-).
that describes the tape drive you're using (either
/dev/rst0 for SCSI tape, otherwise /dev/rwt0).
If you can't figure it out, ask your system administrator.
"<files>" are the names of the "<set>.tar.gz.xx" files
which you want to be placed on the tape.
@ -389,7 +406,8 @@ To prepare for installing via FTP:
To upgrade:
(This is still to be tested.)
(The beta upgrade script is available on request from
FreeBSD-questions@freefall.cdrom.com)
Preparing your Hard Disk for FreeBSD Installation:
--------- ---- ---- ---- --- ------ ------------
@ -407,87 +425,51 @@ geometry translation, BE SURE TO USE THE SAME PARAMETERS FOR FreeBSD AS
FOR DOS! If you do not, FreeBSD will not be able to properly coexist
with DOS.
Secondly, using the DOS "fdisk" program, repartition your hard drive to
create a new FreeBSD partition of at least 60 Mbyte in size. Note the
starting location and size of this new partition; you will need this
information when you install FreeBSD. Once you have created the new
partition, using a partition editor mark the new FreeBSD partition as
having a type of 0xA5.
Thirdly, using fdisk, set the other (ie non-FreeBSD) partition to be
"active", then, after leaving fdisk, do whatever is necessary to
restore order to that partition. (If that partition used to contain
DOS, this will probably involve invoking the DOS "format" command,
probably in the manner of "format c:/s". You will then have to restore
your backed-up data to the partition.)
Secondly, make sure your disk has at least 16 Mbytes free space (or
70 Mbytes for the complete binary distribition).
You are now set to install FreeBSD on your hard drive.
Installing the FreeBSD System:
---------- --- ------ ------
Installing FreeBSD is a relatively complex process, but, if you have
this document in hand and are careful to read and remember the
information which is presented to you by the install program, it
shouldn't be too much trouble.
If DOS or OS/2 is already installed on the hard disk, installation should
be easy. By default FreeBSD is installed after the last DOS or OS/2
partition. Otherwise, you may need to specify your hard disk's geometry
(i.e., number of cylinders, heads and sectors per track).
Before you begin, you must know several of your hard disk's
parameters. You must know the number of sectors per track, the number
of tracks per cylinder (i.e. the number of heads), the number of bytes
per sector, and the number of cylinders on the disk.
For computing partition sizes, it might help to have a calculator handy.
If you are installing FreeBSD into a partition on your hard disk, you
should have completed the section regarding the preparation of your
hard disk, and you should know the size and offset from the beginning
of the disk of the FreeBSD partition.
(NOTE: The DOS fdisk counts in Megabytes or in percentage of disk
space, but the FreeBSD system counts in cylinders, so you need to
calculate carefully how many bytes there are to a cylinder, ie
bytes/sector * heads(=trks/cyl) * (sectors/trk)
You are advised to align the FreeBSD partition on a cylinder boundary
and to round down the megabyte size of DOS)
Once you know the above information then you should be ready to proceed
with the FreeBSD installation. It is essential to have a pencil,
paper, and calculator handy.
That all being said, it's finally time to install the system!
And it's finally time to install the system!
The following is a walk-through of the steps necessary to get FreeBSD
installed on your hard disk. If you wish to stop the installation, you
may hit Control-C at any prompt, but if you do, you'll have to begin
again from scratch.
may hit Control-C at any prompt and then type `halt'.
Insert the kcopy-ah-floppy or kcopy-bt-floppy (as
appropriate) into the boot drive. Boot from it. It will
take a while to load the kernel from the floppy, probably
on the order of a minute or two. After it is loaded,
it will present the message:
Boot from the kcopy-ah or kcopy-bt floppy, depending on
your hard disk controller type.
"Insert file system floppy"
When prompted to insert the filesystem floppy, remove the
kcopy floppy from the drive and insert filesystem floppy
and hit any key.
N.B.: The filesystem floppy must not be write protected.
[When booting, if no message prompt appears after a
reasonable period of time, reboot and try it again. If
this doesn't work, try disabling your CPU's internal and
external caches, and then try to boot again. If there is
still no message prompt, then you can't install FreeBSD
on your hardware. If you were able to install 386bsd,
this is definitely a bug in our software; please report
it! Please include your system configuration, and any
other relevant information in your bug report.]
If you do not see this message after a reasonable period of
time, reboot and try it again. If it doesn't work, try
disabling your CPU's internal and external caches, and then
try to boot again. If you still don't see it, then you can't
install FreeBSD on your hardware. If you were able to
install 386bsd, this is definitely a bug in our software;
please report it! Please include your system configuration,
and any other relevant information in your bug report.
Once you have reached that prompt, remove the kcopy-xx-floppy
from the drive. Make sure that the first installation
disk (ie the filesystem-floppy) is writable, insert it into
the disk drive, and hit any key.
You will then be presented with a copyright notice and a list
of the hardware that FreeBSD recognizes as being in your
machine. It would be sensible to make a note of the disk
values for cylinders, heads, sectors etc for later use.
The boot sequence continues after the filesystem floppy
has been inserted. A copyright notice is displayed along
with a list of the hardware that FreeBSD recognizes as
being in your machine. You might want to make a note of
the disk values for cylinders, heads, sectors etc for
later use.
After a short while (approximately 30 to 60 seconds), you
should see a welcome message and a prompt, asking if you
@ -496,35 +478,36 @@ again from scratch.
If you wish to proceed, enter "y" and then return.
You will then be asked what type of disk drive you have.
The valid options are listed on the screen (eg SCSI, ESDI).
The valid options are listed on the screen (e.g., SCSI, ESDI).
You will then be asked for a label name for your disk.
This should be a short, one-word name for your disk,
e.g. "cp3100-mine" for a Conner Peripherals "3100" disk.
You needn't remember this name.
Next, you will be prompted for the geometry information you
were supposed to remember about your disk. Enter it when the
install program asks for it.
Next, you will be prompted for the geometry information.
The default values should be correct, in which case just
hit ENTER to accept them. Otherwise enter the values
that were displayed during the boot sequence as they are
requested.
When asked for the size of the FreeBSD portion of the disk,
either input the number listed as the total size of your
disk, or multiply the number of cylinders in the FreeBSD
portion of your disk by the number of sectors per cylinder
(also listed by the install program) and input the result.
The default size of the FreeBSD portion of the disk
is the maximum available at the end of the disk (which may
be the whole disk). Accept the default by hitting ENTER.
Otherwise, enter an appropriate value using the information
displayed.
If you are not installing on the whole disk, you will be
asked for the offset of the FreeBSD partition from the
beginning of the disk. Again, calculate this number from
the information you recorded when partitioning your disk
with fdisk, and input the result.
beginning of the disk. Again, hit ENTER to accept the
default, or enter a cylinder offset from the beginning of
the disk.
You will then be asked for the size of your root partition,
in cylinders. The suggested maximum size is 15 Mbytes - so
you must divide 15,000,000 by the number that you get by
calculating
(bytes/sector)*(sectors/trk)*(trks/cyl)
in cylinders. The suggested maximum size is 15 Mbytes
which is used as a default. Accept this, or enter a
suitable value (after converting to cylinders using the
formula displayed).
Next, you will be asked for the size of your swap partition
- again, you must calculate this in cylinders. You should
@ -561,7 +544,7 @@ again from scratch.
files and then will print out an informative message and
place you at a "#" prompt.
Read the message and note which partition (eg sd0a or wd0a)
Read the message and note which partition (e.g., sd0a or wd0a)
you need to copy a kernel to. Reboot the machine off the
kcopy-xx-floppy disk, but this time at the prompt asking
you to insert a file system floppy, do _not_ replace the
@ -571,13 +554,13 @@ again from scratch.
kernel on the floppy to your hard disk.
At the next "kc>" prompt, enter the disk partition to which
you want to copy the kernel. (eg sd0a or wd0a).
you want to copy the kernel. (e.g., sd0a or wd0a).
It will work for a minute or two, then present you with
another "#" prompt. Follow the instructions given, (ie
another "#" prompt. Follow the instructions given, (i.e.,
halt the system) and reboot from the hard disk. You will
probably have to do a hardware reset or else your ethernet
card might not be recognised at reboot (eg if you have a
card might not be recognised at reboot (e.g., if you have a
WD8003EP card).
When the machine boots, a three-line banner should appear at
@ -595,7 +578,7 @@ again from scratch.
will begin installing still more files on your hard disk.
This should take no more than 3 minutes.
You will be given (more) instructions, (eg to halt the
You will be given (more) instructions, (e.g., to halt the
system) and you should reboot the machine again, from the
hard drive and probably with a hardware reset to kick your
ethernet card back into life.
@ -736,25 +719,29 @@ again from scratch.
where <serv_ipaddr> is the server's numeric IP address,
<dist_dir> is the path to the distribution files on
the server, and <tmp_dir> is the name of the local
temporary directory (eg /usr/distrib). Proceed as if
you had loaded the
files from tape, "cd"ing to the appropriate directories
and running "set_tmp_dir" and "extract" as appropriate.
temporary directory (e.g., /usr/distrib). Proceed as if
you had loaded the files from tape, "cd"ing to the
appropriate directories and running "set_tmp_dir" and
"extract" as appropriate.
If you are retrieving the distribution sets using ftp,
cd into the temp directory, and execute the command:
ftp <serv_ipaddr>
where <serv_ipaddr> is the server's
numeric IP address. Get the files with FTP,
taking care to use binary mode to transfer
all files. A simple set of commands is
where <serv_ipaddr> is the server's numeric IP address.
Get the files with FTP, taking care to use binary mode
to transfer all files. A simple set of commands is
ftp <serv_ipaddr>
cd <where/the/binarydist/files/are>
user ftp
passwd <user-id>@
hash
binary
prompt
cd <where/the/binarydist/files/are>
mget *
cd <where/the/sourcedist/files/are>
mget *
quit
@ -768,20 +755,20 @@ again from scratch.
installing the sourcedist. BEFORE YOU REBOOT AFTER INSTALLING
THE BINARYDIS, you must preserve the commands that do the
extracting. They are kept in the single-user-mode .profile
file called /.profile. Proceed like this:-
file called /.profile. Proceed like this:
mv /.profile /.profile.install
ln /root/.profile /.profile
When you are ready to install the sourcedist at some time
in the future, get into multi-user mode (ie the normal
means of running FreeBSD) and issue these commands:-
in the future, get into multi-user mode (i.e., the normal
means of running FreeBSD) and issue these commands:
cp /.profile.install /.profile
shutdown now
This will cause the system to go into single-user mode, and
the install profile will be active (ie you will find the
the install profile will be active (i.e., you will find the
commands load_fd, extract etc available to you again).
@ -800,7 +787,11 @@ To configure the newly installed operating system, run the command
"configure".
Configure will ask for the machine's hostname, domain name, and other
network configuration information.
network configuration information. You should check that configure has
set up the following files correctly:
/etc/netstart
/etc/myname
Once you have supplied configure all that it requests, your machine
will be configured well enough that when you reboot it it will be a