freebsd-dev/usr.sbin/sysinstall/help/media.hlp
Philip Paeps 8375edb4bb Fix a number of documentation-lags-behind-reality bugs in sysinstall(8).
While here, fix a couple of comments too.

Submitted by:	Oliver Fromme <olli -at- lurza.secnetix.de>
Approved by:	re (kensmith)
2007-06-25 16:37:17 +00:00

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You can install from the following types of media:
CDROM requires one of the following supported CDROM drives:
ATAPI - Any standard ATAPI CDROM drive hooked to
a supported controller (see Hardware Guide).
SCSI - Any standard SCSI CDROM drive hooked to
a supported controller (see Hardware Guide).
DOS A DOS primary partition with the required FreeBSD
distribution files copied onto it (e.g. C:\FREEBSD\)
FS Assuming a disk or partition with an existing
FreeBSD file system and distribution set on it,
get the distribution files from there.
Floppy Get distribution files from one or more DOS or UFS
formatted floppies. Such floppies are assumed to
contain the appropriate distribution pieces - see
ABOUT.TXT for more information about making floppy
distribution media.
FTP Get the distribution files from an anonymous ftp server
(you will be presented with a list). Please note that
you may invoke FTP in "Active" mode, "Passive" mode, or
via an HTTP proxy.
Active mode is the standard way of fetching files and
Passive mode is for use when you're behind a firewall or
some other security mechanism that blocks active FTP
connections. Using an HTTP proxy is sometimes necessary
for firewalls which block all FTP connections.
If you chose to enter your own URL in the FTP menu, please
note that all paths are *relative* to the home directory
of the user being logged in as. By default, this is the
user "ftp" (anonymous ftp) but you may change this in the
Options screen.
NFS Get the distribution files from an NFS server somewhere
(make sure that permissions on the server allow this!).
If this install method hangs on you or refuses to work
properly, you may need to set some special options for
your NFS server. See the Options screen for more details.
Tape Extract distribution files from tape into a temporary
directory and install from there. If the tape was created
with blocksize other than 20, you may wish to change this
in the Options screen.