added to install_notes instructions for loading distribtuion
files from a MS-DOS partition. Minor cleanup: fixed spelling error in inst1.install capitalized sentences in kc.profile reworded initial load_fd options
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@ -981,11 +981,11 @@ echo "esac"
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echo "echo"
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echo "echo \"OK. All of the base files are installed.\""
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echo "echo"
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echo "echo \"The next step: reboot from the hard disk, and follow\""
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echo "echo \"more instrutctions.\""
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echo "echo \"The next step: reboot from the hard disk. Further\""
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echo "echo \"instructions are presented upon rebooting.\""
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echo "echo"
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echo "echo \"To do this, enter 'halt' at the prompt to halt the machine.\""
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echo "echo \"Once the machine has halted, remove the floppy from the disk\""
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echo "echo \"Enter 'halt' now at the prompt to halt the machine.\""
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echo "echo \"After the machine has halted, remove the floppy from the disk\""
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echo "echo \"drive, and hit any key to reboot from the hard disk.\""
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) >.profile
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@ -995,7 +995,7 @@ echo
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echo "The next step: reboot from the kernel-copy disk, copy a kernel"
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echo "to the hard disk, and finally reboot from the hard disk."
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echo
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echo "To do this, enter 'halt' now to halt the machine. After it"
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echo "To do this, enter \`halt' now to halt the machine. After it"
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echo "announces that it has halted, remove the floppy from the drive"
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echo "and insert the kernel-copy disk that was booted before."
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echo "Press any key to reboot. When prompted to insert the filesystem"
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@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ load_fd()
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altdrive=
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subdir=
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while [ -z "$drive" ]; do
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echo -n "Read from which drive (a, b, c or ? for help)? [c] "
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echo -n "Read from which drive (or ? for help)? [c] "
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read answer junk
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case "${answer:-c}" in
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a*b|A*B)
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@ -37,46 +37,49 @@ Bootable Kernel-copy floppies
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Installation floppies
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In addition to a bootble floppy, currently two additional
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In addition to a bootable floppy, currently two additional
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disks are required to prepare your hard drive for FreeBSD
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and to install the FreeBSD distribution. Like the boot
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floppies, these are distributed as binary images. They are
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are named "filesystem-floppy" and "cpio-floppy".
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are referred to below as the "filesystem-floppy" and the
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"cpio-floppy".
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There is also an optional fourth installation disk referred
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to as the "dos-floppy". This can include any programs
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from the tools directory. For instance, add kermit if
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this is needed for downloading files. Unlike the binary
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images which are written to a floppy via dd(1) or rawrite.exe,
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these programs should be copied to a DOS formatted floppy
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using 386BSD's `mcopy' command (or the `copy' command if
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working from DOS).
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to as the "dos-floppy". Unlike the other install disks,
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there is no binary image for the dos floppy. Instead this
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is a regular MS-DOS-formatted floppy disk containing any
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FreeBSD programs you choose to copy to it using mtools or
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even the DOS copy command. The most commonly requested
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programs have been put in a tools directory at FreeBSD
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archives sites.
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Upgrade floppies
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These facilitate upgrading to FreeBSD from any previous
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patch-kit level of 386BSD 0.1. Since they are currently
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in BETA testing, they are not further mentioned in this
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document. However, they are currently available upon
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request to FreeBSD-questions@freebsd.cdrom.com.
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patch-kit level of 386BSD 0.1. They are still in testing,
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but should be available by the time you read this from
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the tools/upgrade directory at FreeBSD archive sites.
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[the current version is:
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tools/upgrade/386BSD-to-FreeBSD-update-LATE-BETA.tar.gz]
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FreeBSD distribution sets
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These collections contain the complete FreeBSD system and
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utilities. There are three separate sets: the FreeBSD
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binaries, the FreeBSD sources, and the DES sources+binaries.
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The DES set contains only crypt(3) code and is subject to
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U.S.A. export restrictions.
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utilities in source and binary form. There are three
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separate sets: the FreeBSD binaries, the FreeBSD sources,
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and the DES sources+binaries. The DES set contains only
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crypt(3) code and is subject to U.S.A. export restrictions.
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The binary distribution set can be found in the "binarydist"
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subdirectory of the distribution. It is a single gzip'ed
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tar archive split into files named bin_tgz.aa to bin_tgz.db
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(i.e., 80 files all told), plus file CKSUMS.
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subdirectory of the FreeBSD archive sites. It consists
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of files named bin_tgz.aa to bin_tgz.db (i.e., 80 files
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all told). A CKSUMS file (* see note below) is included
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for verifying the integrity of these.
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The source distribution sets can be found in under
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"sourcedist" subdirectory of the distribution. It is
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consists of files named src_tgz.aa to src_tgz.cp (i.e.,
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68 files all told), plus file CKSUMS.
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"sourcedist" subdirectory of archive sites. It is consists
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of files named src_tgz.aa to src_tgz.cp (i.e., 68 files
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all told), plus file CKSUMS*.
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Finally, the security distribution set contains
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usr/src/libcrypt/*, the source files for the DES encryption
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@ -91,8 +94,8 @@ FreeBSD distribution sets
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Each collection is a split, gzip'ed tar archive. They
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are reassembled and extracted by the install procedure.
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However, to view them without installing, you can use, e.g.,
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the command line:
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However, to view them without installing FreeBSD, you can
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use, e.g., the command line:
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cat bin* | gunzip | tar tvf - | more
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@ -100,10 +103,10 @@ FreeBSD distribution sets
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cat bin* | gunzip | tar xvfp -
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Using this method, the files are extracted, "below" the
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current directory. That is, if you want to extract the
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binaries "into" your system, i.e. replace the system
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binaries with them, you have to run the "tar xvfp" from /.
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Using this method, the files are extracted in the current
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directory. So to install the binary distribution, for
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instance, you have to run the "tar xvfp" from the root
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directory (/).
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In each of the distribution directories, there is a file
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named "CKSUMS" which contains the checksums of the files
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@ -112,10 +115,10 @@ FreeBSD distribution sets
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if you suspect one of the files is corrupted.
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N.B.: The CKSUMS files are produced using the 4.4BSD
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version of cksum which is POSIX compliant. The values in
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this file will probably not match with cksums from other
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systems. FreeBSD uses the new 4.4BSD cksum routine. A
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copy of the new cksum binary that will run on
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version of cksum which is POSIX-compliant. The values in
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these file do not match the cksums generated by the 386BSD 0.1
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version of cksum (which is based on an earlier "standard").
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A copy of the new cksum binary that will run on
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386bsd/Netbsd/FreeBSD can be found in the "tools" subdirectory
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of the distribution.
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@ -126,7 +129,7 @@ System Requirements and Supported Devices:
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FreeBSD 1.0 runs on ISA (AT-Bus) and EISA systems, with 386 and 486
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processors, with or without math coprocessors. It does NOT support
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Micro-channel systems, such as some IBM PS/2 systems. The minimal
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configuration includes 4Meg of RAM, and a 70Meg hard disk, but to
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configuration includes 4Meg of RAM, and an 80Meg hard disk, but to
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install the entire system you'll need much more disk space, and to run
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X or compile the system more RAM is recommended. (4Meg will actually
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allow you to run X and/or compile, but it's extremely slow.)
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@ -151,6 +154,8 @@ Supported devices include:
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8250
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16450
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16550A
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[4-port multi-serial cards - require kernel built
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with MULTI_PORT option]
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Ethernet controllers
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SMC/WD 8003, 8013, and equivalents
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(including the SMC "Elite" series)
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@ -159,11 +164,13 @@ Supported devices include:
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ISOLAN ISOLink
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Tape drives:
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QIC-02 format tape drives
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most SCSI tape drives should work
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_NO_ QIC-40 or QIC-80 tape drives will work
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most SCSI tape/DAT drives
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[an early QIC-40 or QIC-80 tape driver exists,
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but is not yet incorporated into FreeBSD]
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CD-ROM drives:
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most SCSI CD-ROM drives should work
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_NO_ non-SCSI CD-ROM drives will work
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most SCSI CD-ROM drives
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[an early MITSUMI non-SCSI CD-ROM driver exists,
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but is not yet incorporated into FreeBSD]
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To be detected by the distributed kernels, the devices must
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be configured as follows: (Note: IRQ 9 is the same as IRQ 2
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@ -178,7 +185,7 @@ Std. Hard Disk Cntlr.
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AHA-154x SCSI Cntlr. 0x330 11 5 [kcopy-ah-floppy]
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AHA-174x SCSI Cntlr. automagically configured [kcopy-ah-floppy]
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AHA-174x SCSI Cntlr. automatically configured [kcopy-ah-floppy]
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BT742 SCSI Cntlr. 0x330 12 [kcopy-bt-floppy]
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@ -186,11 +193,11 @@ UHA-14f SCSI Cntlr. or
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UHA-34f SCSI Cntlr. 0x330 14 5 [kcopy-bt-floppy]
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(In FreeBSD GAMMA and before, UHA was on IRQ 11)
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SCSI Disks sd[0-2] automagically configured
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SCSI Disks sd[0-2] automatically configured
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SCSI Tapes st[01] automagically configured
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SCSI Tapes st[01] automatically configured
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SCSI CD-ROMs cd0 automagically configured
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SCSI CD-ROMs cd0 automatically configured
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Serial Ports com0 0x3f8 4
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com1 0x2f8 3
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To recompile the kernel requires an additional 2 MB.
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Since additional room is required for extracting the distributions,
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a full binary installation requires a minimum of about 70 MB (46
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MB extracted + 16 MB archived + 8 MB minimum swap).
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a full binary installation requires a minimum of about 80 MB (46
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MB extracted + 16 MB archived + 8 MB minimum swap + room for
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extracting).
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A complete source + binary distribution requires a minimum of
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about 210 MB (assuming a minimum 8 MB swap).
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Installation is supported from several media types, including:
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MS-DOS floppies
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MS-DOS hard disk (Primary partition)
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Tape
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NFS partitions
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FTP
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If you are using DOS to make the floppies, use the rawrite.exe
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utility. This can be found in the "tools" subdirectory of the
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distribution. Copy or download rawrite.exe and the binary images
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to a DOS disk, type "rawrite" under MS-DOS and follow the
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instructions. Rawrite can write binary images to either 1.2MB or
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1.44MB floppies (which must be DOS formatted).
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archive site. Copy rawrite.exe and the binary images to a DOS
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disk, type "rawrite" under MS-DOS and follow the instructions.
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Rawrite can write binary images to either 1.2MB or 1.44MB
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MS-DOS-formatted floppies.
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Any other programs from the tools directory that might be needed
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for installing FreeBSD, such as kermit, should be copied to a DOS
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for installing FreeBSD, such as kermit, should be copied to a DOS-
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formatted floppy (1.2MB or 1.44MB). Under 386BSD, they can be
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copied to floppy using the mcopy command. Under DOS, use the DOS
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copy command.
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depend on which method of installation you choose. The various methods
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are explained below.
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To prepare for installing via MS-DOS hard disk:
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To prepare FreeBSD for installaton from the MS-DOS C: drive
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of the hard disk, you need to do the following:
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If FreeBSD is installed on a hard disk containing
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a Primary MS-DOS partition (as opposed to an
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Extended DOS partition), then the FreeBSD distribution
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files can be read directly from DOS. Preparation
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is just a matter of copying the FreeBSD distribution
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files onto DOS C: drive of the hard disk.
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If FreeBSD is installed on a separate hard disk than
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MS-DOS, it is not currently possible to read the FreeBSD
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distribution files directly from DOS. In this case,
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a different medium should be used.
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Once you have the files on the C: drive, you can proceed to the
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next step in the installation process, viz preparing your hard
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disk.
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To prepare for installing via MS-DOS floppies:
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To prepare FreeBSD for installaton from MS-DOS floppies, you
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Format all of the floppies, with MS-DOS.
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Don't make any of them MS-DOS bootable
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floppies. (i.e. don't use "format /s"!)
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(If you use "format /u" then the format
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will run a tad faster).
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floppies (i.e., don't use "format /s"!)
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If you use "format /u" then the format
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will run a tad faster.
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Copy all of the "<set>_tgz.xx" files on
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the DOS disks. Under DOS use the DOS copy
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for dist in bin_tgz.*; do
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if [ $x -ge $N_PER_DISK ]; then
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x=0
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echo "Insert next disk"
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echo "And press ENTER..."
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echo -n "Insert next disk, "
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echo -n "and press ENTER... "
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read reply
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mdel a:/\*
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fi
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x=`expr $x + 1`
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done
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(Or you might use tar instead).
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(Or you might use tar instead).
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Once you have the files on DOS disks, you can proceed to the
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next step in the installation process, viz preparing your hard
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"<files>" are the names of the "<set>.tar.gz.xx" files
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which you want to be placed on the tape.
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If your tape drive is not a type recognzed by the
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kernel, then it may be necessary to set the tape density
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using either the st(1) command (for SCSI tape) or the
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mt(1) command. Both these programs are available from
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the tools directory of the FreeBSD archive site.
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To prepare for installing via an NFS partition:
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NOTE: this method of installation is recommended
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with DOS.
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Secondly, make sure your disk has at least 16 Mbytes free space (or
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70 Mbytes for the complete binary distribition).
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80 Mbytes for the complete binary distribition).
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You are now set to install FreeBSD on your hard drive.
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You will then be asked for a label name for your disk.
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This should be a short, one-word name for your disk,
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e.g. "cp3100-mine" for a Conner Peripherals "3100" disk.
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e.g., "cp3100-mine" for a Conner Peripherals "3100" disk.
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You needn't remember this name.
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Next, you will be prompted for the geometry information.
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Next, you will be asked for the size of your swap partition
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- again, you must calculate this in cylinders. You should
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probably allocate around twice as much swap space as you
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have real memory. If you wish the system to save crash dumps
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have RAM memory. If you wish the system to save crash dumps
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when it panics, you will need at least as much swap as you
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have RAM.
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in the FreeBSD portion of the disk. When it asks you for the
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mount point for this partition, say "/usr".
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After the FreeBSD partition have been assigned, install checks
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the disk for an MS-DOS partition. If one exists, you are prompted
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whether to make this accessible from FreeBSD (i.e., for reading
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and writing). And if you choose to make the DOS partition
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accessible, you are prompted for what directory it should
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be mounted on. "/dos" is used by default. With this
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choice, you could copy the contents of the DOS root
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directory (i.e., C:\), for instance, with the Unix command:
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# cp /dos/* .
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If have you a DOS partition and you don't want it visible
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from FreeBSD, just respond with "n" when asked whether to
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make it accessible.
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YOU ARE NOW AT THE POINT OF NO RETURN.
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If you confirm that you want to install FreeBSD, your hard
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drive will be modified, and perhaps it contents scrambled at
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the whim of the install program. This is especially likely
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if you gave the install program incorrect information.
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Enter "no" at the prompt to get the option of redoing the
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configuration, using your previous choices as defaults.
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If you are sure you want to proceed, enter "yes" at the prompt.
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The install program will now make the filesystems you
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specified. There should be no errors in this section of the
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installation. If there are, restart from the the beginning
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of the installation process.
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The install program now makes the filesystems you specified.
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If all goes well, there should be no errors in this section
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of the installation. If there are, restart from the the
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beginning of the installation process.
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After the installation program prompts you to see if you'd
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like to be told about all of the files it's going to copy
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You are given the option to load the dos-floppy disk.
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In particular, if you want to use kermit for downloading
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the distribution, the dos-floppy should have the kermit
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binary. If loading it, remove the cpio-floppy from the
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binary. Or if you are using SCSI tape, the dos-floppy should
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contain the st command.
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To load the dos-floppy, remove the cpio-floppy from the
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drive, insert the dos-floppy and enter a "yes" response
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at the prompt. Otherwise, enter "no" at the prompt.
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using to install FreeBSD. Follow the appropriate
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instructions, given below.
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To install from tape or floppy:
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To install from MS-DOS hard disk partition, floppy or tape:
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The first thing you should do is to choose a temporary
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directory where the distribution files can be stored.
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After you have chosen a temporary directory,
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you should issue the appropriate load command:
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load_fd if you're loading from floppies
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(NOTE: as of time of writing these notes,
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this does not work).
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load_fd - for loading from a MS-DOS hard disk
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partition, or from floppies,
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load_qic_tape if loading from QIC-02 tape
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load_qic_tape - for loading from QIC-02 tape, or
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load_scsi_tape if you're loading from the first
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SCSI tape drive in the system.
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load_scsi_tape - for you're loading from the first
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SCSI tape drive in the system.
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You will then be prompted for information as to which
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floppy drive to load from, if you choose that
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method of installation.
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If loading from tape, it may be necessary to first
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set the default density using the mt or st command.
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The low-density device (/dev/rst0 or /dev/rmt0)
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is used by the load_xx_tape command, so to prepare
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a SCSI device for reading QIC-150 tape, you might use:
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Next, you will be told to insert the media into
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the appropriate drive, and hit return. Continue
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to follow instructions until you are returned to
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the "#" prompt.
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# st -f /dev/nrst0 rewind
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# st -f /dev/nrst0 low_dnsty 16
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# load_scsi_tape
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If loading from floppy or hard disk, the load_fd
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command prompts for information, such as to which
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floppy drive or hard disk directory to load from.
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Additional options are available, e.g., for listing
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and, if loading from hard disk, changing source
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directories.
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Go to the directory which contains the first
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distribution set you wish to install. This is
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either the directory you specified above, if loading
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from floppy, or possibly a subdirectory of that
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either the directory you specified above, if using
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load_fd, or possibly a subdirectory of that
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directory, if you loaded from tape.
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When there, run "set_tmp_dir" again, and choose
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@ -786,6 +849,7 @@ may hit Control-C at any prompt and then type `halt'.
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A typical session might be:
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# stty -f /dev/sio01 clocal
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# kermit
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C-Kermit> set file type binary
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C-Kermit> set line /dev/sio01
|
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C-Kermit> set baud 9600
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C-Kermit> set receive packet 740
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||||
@ -799,14 +863,12 @@ may hit Control-C at any prompt and then type `halt'.
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||||
atdt 1234567 <-- dial the remote
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Connect 9600
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login: mylogin <-- login to the remote
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remote$ kermit -x <-- invoke remote kermit as server
|
||||
C-Kermit server starting. Return to your local machine by typing
|
||||
its escape sequence for closing the connection, and issue further
|
||||
commands from there. To shut down the C-Kermit server, issue the
|
||||
BYE command to logout, or the FINISH command and then reconnect.
|
||||
[...]
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||||
remote$ kermit -ix <-- remote kermit as binary server
|
||||
[...]
|
||||
^\C <-- return to local kermit
|
||||
C-Kermit> get bin_tgz* <-- request files from remote
|
||||
... (wait long for transfer to complete)
|
||||
[...] (wait long for transfer to complete)
|
||||
C-Kermit> finish <-- terminate remote server
|
||||
C-Kermit> connect
|
||||
C-Kermit> exit <-- exit remote kermit
|
||||
@ -875,20 +937,24 @@ Further Tips on Installing FreeBSD
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||||
the install profile will be active (i.e., you will find the
|
||||
commands load_fd, extract etc available to you again).
|
||||
|
||||
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. os-bs135.exe if available from the
|
||||
tools directory of the FreeBSD FTP site. 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
|
||||
containing os-bs135.exe in floppy drive A:. Then enter the
|
||||
DOS commands:
|
||||
If your disk has several operating systems, you may want
|
||||
to install a boot manager such as Thomas Wolfram's os-bs
|
||||
for selecting which system to boot. os-bs135.exe and other
|
||||
boot managers are available from the tools directory of
|
||||
the FreeBSD FTP site. os-bs works well with DOS, OS/2,
|
||||
FreeBSD and other systems, however, it cannot currently
|
||||
be used to boot FreeBSD from a second hard disk. Another
|
||||
boot manager, such as boot-easy should be used.
|
||||
|
||||
To install, for instance, os-bs, boot the system with
|
||||
MS-DOS and insert the dos-floppy containing os-bs135.exe
|
||||
in floppy drive A:. Then enter the DOS commands:
|
||||
> A:
|
||||
> os-bs135
|
||||
> cd os-bs
|
||||
> 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
|
||||
to highlight the install option, hit ENTER, and follow the
|
||||
instructions from there.
|
||||
|
||||
For more information about the ob-bs program, including its
|
||||
@ -966,4 +1032,4 @@ THANKS FOR USING THIS; that's what makes it all worthwhile.
|
||||
as they will end up in our personal mail spools. We will be
|
||||
happy to make other arrangements]
|
||||
|
||||
This is $Id: install_notes,v 1.4 1993/09/14 02:36:09 alm Exp $
|
||||
This is $Id: install_notes,v 1.5 1993/09/14 21:26:32 alm Exp $
|
||||
|
||||
@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ bail_out() {
|
||||
reboot_it
|
||||
}
|
||||
|
||||
echo enter '"copy"' at the prompt to copy the kernel on this
|
||||
echo Enter '"copy"' at the prompt to copy the kernel on this
|
||||
echo floppy to your hard disk. enter anything else to reboot,
|
||||
echo but wait for the machine to restart to remove the floppy.
|
||||
echo ""
|
||||
@ -35,23 +35,23 @@ read todo
|
||||
|
||||
if [ X"$todo" = Xcopy ]; then
|
||||
echo ""
|
||||
echo "what disk partition should the kernel be installed on?"
|
||||
echo "(e.g. "wd0a", "sd0a", etc.)"
|
||||
echo "What disk partition should the kernel be installed on?"
|
||||
echo "(e.g., "wd0a", "sd0a", etc.)"
|
||||
echo ""
|
||||
echo -n "copy kernel to> "
|
||||
while :; do
|
||||
read diskpart junk
|
||||
[ -c /dev/r$diskpart ] && break
|
||||
echo "$diskpart: invalid partition"
|
||||
echo "${diskpart}: invalid partition"
|
||||
echo
|
||||
echo -n "copy kernel to> "
|
||||
done
|
||||
echo ""
|
||||
echo "checking the filesystem on $diskpart..."
|
||||
echo "Checking the filesystem on $diskpart..."
|
||||
fsck -y /dev/r$diskpart
|
||||
if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then
|
||||
echo ""
|
||||
echo "fsck failed... sorry, can't copy kernel..."
|
||||
echo "fsck failed... Sorry, can't copy kernel..."
|
||||
bail_out
|
||||
fi
|
||||
echo ""
|
||||
@ -59,15 +59,15 @@ if [ X"$todo" = Xcopy ]; then
|
||||
mount /dev/$diskpart /mnt
|
||||
if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then
|
||||
echo ""
|
||||
echo "mount failed... sorry, can't copy kernel..."
|
||||
echo "mount failed... Sorry, can't copy kernel..."
|
||||
bail_out
|
||||
fi
|
||||
echo ""
|
||||
echo "copying kernel..."
|
||||
echo "Please wait. Copying kernel..."
|
||||
cp /386bsd /mnt/386bsd
|
||||
if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then
|
||||
echo ""
|
||||
echo "copy failed... (?!?!?!)"
|
||||
echo "Copy failed... (?!?!?!)"
|
||||
bail_out
|
||||
fi
|
||||
echo ""
|
||||
@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ if [ X"$todo" = Xcopy ]; then
|
||||
umount /mnt > /dev/null 2>&1
|
||||
if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then
|
||||
echo ""
|
||||
echo "unmount failed... shouldn't be a problem..."
|
||||
echo "unmount failed... Shouldn't be a problem..."
|
||||
fi
|
||||
bail_out
|
||||
fi
|
||||
|
||||
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