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Explain purpose and original of "dos" floppy.

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@ -35,10 +35,18 @@ to make initial installation of the system as easy as possible.
Next, make a third floppy from the disk image: cpio-floppy
You'll need this for the last stage of the boot process.
Finally, make a fourth floppy from the disk image: dos-floppy
You'll need this for the last stage of the boot process.
This disk is MS-DOS readable and contains the os-bs boot manager
(for use if you are installing more than one operating system on disk.)
If you want to use any of the optional tools in the tools
subdirectory of the ftp distribution site, these should be
copied directly to a DOS formatted disk (using, either mcopy
or mount -t pcfs). This disk is referred to later as the
optional "dos" floppy.
If installing more than one operating system on a disk, then
it is recommended that the dos floppy at least include the
os-bs boot manager. If downloading files via a modem and SLIP
is not available, then the dos floppy should include kermit.
You'll have the option of loading the programs that are on
the dos floppy in the last stage of the boot process.
2. Boot the first floppy. When it asks you to insert the file system,
insert your second ``filesystem-floppy.'' Follow the instructions
@ -63,8 +71,9 @@ to make initial installation of the system as easy as possible.
drive B:
5. After the cpio-floppy has been copied to the disk, remove it from the
drive and insert the fourth floppy (dos-floppy). Again, specify the
drive to read from.
drive. If there are programs on the dos-floppy that you would like
installed, then insert this disk in a floppy drive. Again, specify
the drive to read from.
5. After the dos-floppy has been copied to the disk, enter `halt' at
the command prompt.
@ -109,28 +118,32 @@ to make initial installation of the system as easy as possible.
mv /.profile /.profile.install
ln /root/.profile /.profile
14. If your system has several operating systems, you may want to install
the Thomas Wolfram's os-bs boot manager for selecting which system to
boot. This works well with DOS, OS/2, FreeBSD and other systems. To
install it, boot the system with MS-DOS and insert the dos-floppy of
the FreeBSD install suite in floppy drive A:. Then enter the DOS
commands:
14. If your disk has several operating systems, you may want to
install the Thomas Wolfram's os-bs boot manager for selecting
which system to boot. This works well with DOS, OS/2, FreeBSD
and other systems. To install it, boot the system with MS-DOS
and insert the dos-floppy of the FreeBSD install suite in
floppy drive A:. Then enter the DOS commands:
> A:
> os-bs135
> cd os-bs
> os-bs
Use the cursor keys to highlight the install option and hit
ENTER. The readme.1st file in the os-bs directory contains
more information about os-bs.
A menu should now appear on the screen. Use the cursor keys
to highlight the install option and hit ENTER. And follow the
instructions from there.
If you choose not to install os-bs, then fdisk can be used to change
the boot system. This is done by setting the primary partition for
that system active. FreeBSD has an fdisk command that can be used
for this purpose as well.
For more information about the ob-bs program, including its
capabilities and limitations, see the file `readme.1st' in the
os-bs directory.
If you choose not to install os-bs, then fdisk can be used to
change the boot system. This is done by making the primary
partition for the boot system active. FreeBSD has an fdisk
command that can be used for this purpose as well.
15. In addition to the FreeBSD source and binary distributions, many
additional packages, such as X11 and TeX, may be obtained from
freebsd.cdrom.com - please have a look around! You may also find
this a good time to read the release notes in /usr/src/RELNOTES.FreeBSD.
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