Merge some doc updates which got only into the 3.0 branch during the last

release cycle.
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jkh 1999-03-10 02:50:32 +00:00
parent 541ee5a18f
commit 0ce053261c
11 changed files with 30 additions and 104 deletions

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@ -7,4 +7,4 @@ the Packages item in this menu.
For setting the timezone after the system is installed, type
``tzsetup''. For more information on the overall general system
configuration, see the ``/etc/rc.conf'' file.
configuration, see the ``/etc/defaults/rc.conf'' file.

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@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ DISTRIBUTION INFORMATION
------------------------
An ``X-'' prefixed before a distribution set means that the XFree86
3.3.3 base distribution, libraries, manual pages, SVGA server and a
3.3.3.1 base distribution, libraries, manual pages, SVGA server and a
set of default fonts will be selected in addition to the set itself.
If you select such a set, you will also be presented with a set of
menus for customizing the selections to your desired X Window System
@ -23,14 +23,15 @@ Kern-Developer: As above, but with only kernel sources instead of
the complete source tree.
User: The base distribution, man pages, dictionary files and
the FreeBSD 1.x, 2.0 and 2.1.x compatibility sets.
the FreeBSD 1.x, 2.0, 2.1.x and 2.2.x compatibility sets.
Minimal: Only the base distribution.
Everything: The base distribution, man pages, dictionary files,
profiling libraries, the FreeBSD 1.x and the FreeBSD 2.0
compatibility libraries, the complete source tree,
games and your choice of XFree86 distribution components.
profiling libraries, the FreeBSD compatibility libraries,
the complete source tree, games and your choice of XFree86
distribution components.
Note that the cryptography source code is NOT included
in this collection. You will need to select that by
hand if you're inside the United States.

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@ -97,31 +97,6 @@ parts. Take a typical name like ``/dev/da0s1a'':
da0s1b <swap space>
da0s1e /usr
Because of historical convention, there is also a short-cut,
or "compatibility slice", that is maintained for easy access
to the *first* FreeBSD slice on a disk. This gives some
backwards compatibility to utilities that still may not know
how to deal with the new slice scheme.
The compatibility slice names for our filesystem above would
also look like:
Name Mountpoint
---- ----------
da0a /
da0b <swap space>
da0e /usr
Again, let it be noted: FreeBSD automatically maps the
compatibility slice to the first FreeBSD slice it finds
(in this case, da0s1). You may have multiple FreeBSD slices on a
drive, but only the first one will be mapped to the compatibility
slice!
The compatibility slice has essentially been phased out, but
it's important to be aware of when looking at or upgrading
older systems.
Once you understand all this, then the purpose of the label editor
becomes fairly clear: You're carving up the FreeBSD slices displayed
at the top of the screen into smaller pieces, which are displayed in
@ -141,4 +116,3 @@ Install menu or (W)rite directly from this one. You're working with
what is essentially a copy of the disk label(s), both here and in the
FDISK Partition Editor, and the actual on-disk labels won't be
affected by any changes you make until you explicitly say so.

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@ -39,11 +39,11 @@ unimplemented, sorry.)
Users
=====
The user's login ID is a short (8 characters) alphanumeric ID the user
must enter when logging into the system. It's often the initial
letters of the user's name, and commonly used in lower case. It's
also the local mail name for this user (though it's possible to also
setup more descriptive mail alias names later).
The user's login ID is a short (up to 15 characters) alphanumeric ID
the user must enter when logging into the system. It's often the
initial letters of the user's name, and commonly used in lower case.
It's also the local mail name for this user (though it's possible to
also setup more descriptive mail alias names later).
The user's login group determines which group access rights the user
will initially get when logging in. If an additional list of groups is

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@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
* OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF
* SUCH DAMAGE.
*
* $Id: kget.c,v 1.2 1999/02/15 07:07:37 jkh Exp $
* $Id: kget.c,v 1.3 1999/02/16 01:58:04 jkh Exp $
*/
#include "sysinstall.h"
@ -101,7 +101,8 @@ kget(char *out)
/* Now, print the changes to PnP override table */
i = sysctlbyname(mib2, NULL, &len, NULL, NULL);
if (i) {
msgDebug("kget: error sizing buffer\n");
/* Possibly our kernel doesn't support PnP. Ignore the error. */
msgDebug("kget: can't get PnP data - skipping...\n");
goto bail;
}
buf = (char *)malloc(len * sizeof(char));

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@ -97,31 +97,6 @@ parts. Take a typical name like ``/dev/da0s1a'':
da0s1b <swap space>
da0s1e /usr
Because of historical convention, there is also a short-cut,
or "compatibility slice", that is maintained for easy access
to the *first* FreeBSD slice on a disk. This gives some
backwards compatibility to utilities that still may not know
how to deal with the new slice scheme.
The compatibility slice names for our filesystem above would
also look like:
Name Mountpoint
---- ----------
da0a /
da0b <swap space>
da0e /usr
Again, let it be noted: FreeBSD automatically maps the
compatibility slice to the first FreeBSD slice it finds
(in this case, da0s1). You may have multiple FreeBSD slices on a
drive, but only the first one will be mapped to the compatibility
slice!
The compatibility slice has essentially been phased out, but
it's important to be aware of when looking at or upgrading
older systems.
Once you understand all this, then the purpose of the label editor
becomes fairly clear: You're carving up the FreeBSD slices displayed
at the top of the screen into smaller pieces, which are displayed in
@ -141,4 +116,3 @@ Install menu or (W)rite directly from this one. You're working with
what is essentially a copy of the disk label(s), both here and in the
FDISK Partition Editor, and the actual on-disk labels won't be
affected by any changes you make until you explicitly say so.

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@ -7,4 +7,4 @@ the Packages item in this menu.
For setting the timezone after the system is installed, type
``tzsetup''. For more information on the overall general system
configuration, see the ``/etc/rc.conf'' file.
configuration, see the ``/etc/defaults/rc.conf'' file.

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@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ DISTRIBUTION INFORMATION
------------------------
An ``X-'' prefixed before a distribution set means that the XFree86
3.3.3 base distribution, libraries, manual pages, SVGA server and a
3.3.3.1 base distribution, libraries, manual pages, SVGA server and a
set of default fonts will be selected in addition to the set itself.
If you select such a set, you will also be presented with a set of
menus for customizing the selections to your desired X Window System
@ -23,14 +23,15 @@ Kern-Developer: As above, but with only kernel sources instead of
the complete source tree.
User: The base distribution, man pages, dictionary files and
the FreeBSD 1.x, 2.0 and 2.1.x compatibility sets.
the FreeBSD 1.x, 2.0, 2.1.x and 2.2.x compatibility sets.
Minimal: Only the base distribution.
Everything: The base distribution, man pages, dictionary files,
profiling libraries, the FreeBSD 1.x and the FreeBSD 2.0
compatibility libraries, the complete source tree,
games and your choice of XFree86 distribution components.
profiling libraries, the FreeBSD compatibility libraries,
the complete source tree, games and your choice of XFree86
distribution components.
Note that the cryptography source code is NOT included
in this collection. You will need to select that by
hand if you're inside the United States.

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@ -97,31 +97,6 @@ parts. Take a typical name like ``/dev/da0s1a'':
da0s1b <swap space>
da0s1e /usr
Because of historical convention, there is also a short-cut,
or "compatibility slice", that is maintained for easy access
to the *first* FreeBSD slice on a disk. This gives some
backwards compatibility to utilities that still may not know
how to deal with the new slice scheme.
The compatibility slice names for our filesystem above would
also look like:
Name Mountpoint
---- ----------
da0a /
da0b <swap space>
da0e /usr
Again, let it be noted: FreeBSD automatically maps the
compatibility slice to the first FreeBSD slice it finds
(in this case, da0s1). You may have multiple FreeBSD slices on a
drive, but only the first one will be mapped to the compatibility
slice!
The compatibility slice has essentially been phased out, but
it's important to be aware of when looking at or upgrading
older systems.
Once you understand all this, then the purpose of the label editor
becomes fairly clear: You're carving up the FreeBSD slices displayed
at the top of the screen into smaller pieces, which are displayed in
@ -141,4 +116,3 @@ Install menu or (W)rite directly from this one. You're working with
what is essentially a copy of the disk label(s), both here and in the
FDISK Partition Editor, and the actual on-disk labels won't be
affected by any changes you make until you explicitly say so.

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@ -39,11 +39,11 @@ unimplemented, sorry.)
Users
=====
The user's login ID is a short (8 characters) alphanumeric ID the user
must enter when logging into the system. It's often the initial
letters of the user's name, and commonly used in lower case. It's
also the local mail name for this user (though it's possible to also
setup more descriptive mail alias names later).
The user's login ID is a short (up to 15 characters) alphanumeric ID
the user must enter when logging into the system. It's often the
initial letters of the user's name, and commonly used in lower case.
It's also the local mail name for this user (though it's possible to
also setup more descriptive mail alias names later).
The user's login group determines which group access rights the user
will initially get when logging in. If an additional list of groups is

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@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
* OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF
* SUCH DAMAGE.
*
* $Id: kget.c,v 1.2 1999/02/15 07:07:37 jkh Exp $
* $Id: kget.c,v 1.3 1999/02/16 01:58:04 jkh Exp $
*/
#include "sysinstall.h"
@ -101,7 +101,8 @@ kget(char *out)
/* Now, print the changes to PnP override table */
i = sysctlbyname(mib2, NULL, &len, NULL, NULL);
if (i) {
msgDebug("kget: error sizing buffer\n");
/* Possibly our kernel doesn't support PnP. Ignore the error. */
msgDebug("kget: can't get PnP data - skipping...\n");
goto bail;
}
buf = (char *)malloc(len * sizeof(char));