Various updates for installation documentation. Most notably:
o Update to match 5-CURRENT reality. o Bump up minimum system requirements. o Make examples work. PR: docs/70485 Submitted by: Gavin Atkinson <gavin.atkinson@ury.york.ac.uk>
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<para arch="i386,pc98">&os; for the &arch.print; requires a 386 or better
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<para arch="i386,pc98">&os; for the &arch.print; requires a 486 or better
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processor to run (sorry, there is no support for 286 processors)
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processor to install and run (although &os; can run on 386 processors with
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and at least 5 megs of RAM to install and 4 megs of RAM to
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a custom kernel) and at least 8 megs of RAM to install and 7 megs to
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run. You will need at least 100MB of free hard drive space for the
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run. You will need at least 150MB of free hard drive space for the
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most minimal installation. See below for ways of shrinking
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most minimal installation. See below for ways of shrinking
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existing DOS partitions in order to install &os;.</para>
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existing DOS partitions in order to install &os;.</para>
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<title>Floppy Disk Image Instructions</title>
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<title>Floppy Disk Image Instructions</title>
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<para arch="i386,alpha,pc98">Depending on how you choose to install &os;, you may need to
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<para arch="i386,alpha,pc98">Depending on how you choose to install &os;, you may need to
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create a set of floppy disks (usually two) to begin the installation
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create a set of floppy disks (usually three) to begin the installation
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process. This section briefly describes how to create these disks,
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process. This section briefly describes how to create these disks,
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either from a CDROM installation or from the Internet. Note that in
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either from a CDROM installation or from the Internet. Note that in
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the common case of installing &os; from CDROM, on a machine that
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the common case of installing &os; from CDROM, on a machine that
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<para arch="i386,alpha">For most CDROM or network installations, all you need to
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<para arch="i386,alpha">For most CDROM or network installations, all you need to
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copy onto actual floppies from the <filename>floppies/</filename> directory are the
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copy onto actual floppies from the <filename>floppies/</filename> directory are the
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<filename>kern.flp</filename> and <filename>mfsroot.flp</filename>
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<filename>boot.flp</filename> and <filename>kernX.flp</filename>
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images (for 1.44MB floppies). Depending on your hardware, you may
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images (for 1.44MB floppies).</para>
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also need to make the third <filename>drivers.flp</filename> image
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to provide necessary device drivers.</para>
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<para arch="pc98">For a normal CDROM or network installation, all you need
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<para arch="pc98">For a normal CDROM or network installation, all you need
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to copy onto actual floppies from the <filename>floppies/</filename>
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to copy onto actual floppies from the <filename>floppies/</filename>
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directory are the <filename>kern.flp</filename> and <filename>mfsroot.flp</filename>
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directory are the <filename>boot.flp</filename> and <filename>kernX.flp</filename>
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images (for 1.44MB floppies) or <filename>kern-small.flp</filename> and
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images (for 1.44MB floppies) or <filename>boot-small.flp</filename> and
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<filename>mfsroot-small.flp</filename> images (for 1.2MB floppies).</para>
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<filename>kern-small.flp</filename> images (for 1.2MB floppies).</para>
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<para arch="i386,alpha,pc98">Getting these images over the network is easy. Simply fetch
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<para arch="i386,alpha,pc98">Getting these images over the network is easy. Simply fetch
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the
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the
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<replaceable>release</replaceable><filename>/floppies/kern.flp</filename>,
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<replaceable>release</replaceable><filename>/floppies/boot.flp</filename>,
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<replaceable>release</replaceable><filename>/floppies/mfsroot.flp</filename>,
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and all of the
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and
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<replaceable>release</replaceable><filename>/floppies/kernX.flp</filename>
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<replaceable>release</replaceable><filename>/floppies/drivers.flp</filename>
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files from <ulink
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files from <ulink
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url="&release.url;"></ulink>
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url="&release.url;"></ulink>
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or one of the many mirrors listed at <ulink
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or one of the many mirrors listed at <ulink
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<ulink url="http://mirrorlist.FreeBSD.org/"></ulink> Web pages.
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<ulink url="http://mirrorlist.FreeBSD.org/"></ulink> Web pages.
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</para>
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</para>
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<para arch="i386,alpha">Get two blank, freshly formatted floppies and image copy
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<para arch="i386,alpha">Get approximately three blank, freshly formatted floppies and image copy
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<filename>kern.flp</filename> onto one and <filename>mfsroot.flp</filename> onto the other. These images are
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<filename>boot.flp</filename> onto one and the <filename>kernX.flp</filename> files
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onto the others. These images are
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<emphasis>not</emphasis> DOS files. You cannot simply copy them to a DOS or UFS floppy
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<emphasis>not</emphasis> DOS files. You cannot simply copy them to a DOS or UFS floppy
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as regular files, you need to <quote>image</quote> copy them to the floppy with
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as regular files, you need to <quote>image</quote> copy them to the floppy with
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<filename>fdimage.exe</filename> under DOS (see the
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<filename>fdimage.exe</filename> under DOS (see the
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<filename>tools</filename> directory on your CDROM or &os; FTP
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<filename>tools</filename> directory on your CDROM or &os; FTP
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mirror) or the &man.dd.1; command in UNIX.</para>
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mirror) or the &man.dd.1; command in UNIX.</para>
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<para arch="pc98">Get two blank, freshly formatted floppies and image copy
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<para arch="pc98">Get approximately three blank, freshly formatted floppies and image copy
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<filename>kern.flp</filename> onto one and <filename>mfsroot.flp</filename> onto the other. These images are
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<filename>boot.flp</filename> onto one and the <filename>kernX.flp</filename> files
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onto the others. These images are
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<emphasis>not</emphasis> DOS files. You cannot simply copy them to a DOS or UFS floppy
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<emphasis>not</emphasis> DOS files. You cannot simply copy them to a DOS or UFS floppy
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as regular files, you need to <quote>image</quote> copy them to the floppy with
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as regular files, you need to <quote>image</quote> copy them to the floppy with
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<filename>rawrite.exe</filename> under DOS (see the
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<filename>rawrite.exe</filename> under DOS (see the
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<para arch="i386,alpha,pc98">For example, to create the kernel floppy image from DOS, you'd
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<para arch="i386,alpha,pc98">For example, to create the kernel floppy image from DOS, you'd
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do something like this:</para>
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do something like this:</para>
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<screen arch="i386,alpha"><prompt>C></prompt> <userinput>fdimage kern.flp a:</userinput></screen>
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<screen arch="i386,alpha"><prompt>C></prompt> <userinput>fdimage boot.flp a:</userinput></screen>
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<screen arch="pc98"><prompt>A></prompt> <userinput>rawrite</userinput></screen>
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<screen arch="pc98"><prompt>A></prompt> <userinput>rawrite</userinput></screen>
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<para arch="i386,alpha">Assuming that you'd copied <filename>fdimage.exe</filename> and <filename>kern.flp</filename> into a directory
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<para arch="i386,alpha">Assuming that you'd copied <filename>fdimage.exe</filename> and <filename>boot.flp</filename> into a directory
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somewhere. You would do the same for <filename>mfsroot.flp</filename>, of course.</para>
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somewhere. You would do the same for the <filename>kernX.flp</filename> files, of course.</para>
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<para arch="pc98">Assuming that you'd copied <filename>rawrite.exe</filename> and <filename>kern.flp</filename> into a directory
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<para arch="pc98">Assuming that you'd copied <filename>rawrite.exe</filename> and <filename>boot.flp</filename> into a directory
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somewhere. You would do the same for <filename>mfsroot.flp</filename>, of course.</para>
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somewhere. You would do the same for the <filename>kernX.flp</filename> files, of course.</para>
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<para arch="i386,alpha,pc98">If you're creating the boot floppy from a UNIX machine, you
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<para arch="i386,alpha,pc98">If you're creating the boot floppy from a UNIX machine, you
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may find that:</para>
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may find that:</para>
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<screen arch="i386,alpha">&prompt.root; <userinput>dd if=floppies/kern.flp of=/dev/rfd0</userinput></screen>
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<screen arch="i386,alpha">&prompt.root; <userinput>dd if=floppies/boot.flp of=/dev/rfd0</userinput></screen>
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<screen arch="pc98">&prompt.root; <userinput>dd if=floppies/kern.flp of=/dev/rfd0.1440</userinput></screen>
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<screen arch="pc98">&prompt.root; <userinput>dd if=floppies/boot.flp of=/dev/rfd0.1440</userinput></screen>
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<para arch="i386,alpha">or</para>
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<screen arch="i386,alpha">&prompt.root; <userinput>dd if=floppies/boot.flp of=/dev/fd0</userinput></screen>
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<para arch="i386,alpha,pc98">or</para>
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<para arch="i386,alpha,pc98">or</para>
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<screen arch="i386,alpha">&prompt.root; <userinput>dd if=floppies/kern.flp of=/dev/floppy</userinput></screen>
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<screen arch="i386,alpha">&prompt.root; <userinput>dd if=floppies/boot.flp of=/dev/floppy</userinput></screen>
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<screen arch="pc98">&prompt.root; <userinput>dd if=floppies/kern-small.flp of=/dev/rfd0.1200</userinput></screen>
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<screen arch="pc98">&prompt.root; <userinput>dd if=floppies/boot-small.flp of=/dev/rfd0.1200</userinput></screen>
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<para arch="i386,alpha,pc98">work well, depending on your hardware and operating system
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<para arch="i386,alpha,pc98">work well, depending on your hardware and operating system
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environment (different versions of UNIX have different names
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environment (different versions of UNIX have different names
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for the floppy drive).</para>
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for the floppy drive).</para>
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<para arch="alpha">If you're on an alpha machine that can network-boot its
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floppy images or you have a 2.88MB or LS-120 floppy capable of
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taking a 2.88MB image on an x86 machine, you may wish to use
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the single (but twice as large) <filename>boot.flp</filename> image.
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It contains the contents of <filename>kern.flp</filename> and <filename>mfsroot.flp</filename> on
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a single floppy. This file should also be used as the
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boot file for those mastering <quote>El Torito</quote> bootable CD images. See
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<para arch="amd64">Floppy disk based install is not supported
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<para arch="amd64">Floppy disk based install is not supported
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on &os;/&arch;.</para>
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on &os;/&arch;.</para>
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</sect2>
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installation from it:
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<itemizedlist>
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<itemizedlist>
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<listitem>
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<para>If your system supports bootable CDROM media
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systems) and you have it enabled, &os; supports the
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boot the system to begin installation.</para>
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<quote>El Torito</quote> bootable CD standard. Simply
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<para>Build a set of &os; boot floppies from the
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<para>Build a set of &os; boot floppies from the
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<xref linkend="floppies"> for more information on creating
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<xref linkend="floppies"> for more information on creating
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the bootable floppies under different operating systems.
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<para arch="i386">If you don't have a CDROM (or your computer does not
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floppy of each distribution set. This is also covered in
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floppy of each distribution set.</para>
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<filename>README.TXT</filename>.</para>
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</important>
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</important>
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<para>Once you come to the Media screen of the install, select
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<para>Once you come to the Media screen of the install, select
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this:</para>
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this:</para>
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<screen>&prompt.root; <userinput>cd <replaceable>/where/you/have/your/dists</replaceable></userinput>
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<screen>&prompt.root; <userinput>cd <replaceable>/where/you/have/your/dists</replaceable></userinput>
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&prompt.root; <userinput>tar cvf /dev/rsa0 <replaceable>dist1</replaceable> .. <replaceable>dist2</replaceable></userinput></screen>
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&prompt.root; <userinput>tar cvf /dev/sa0 <replaceable>dist1</replaceable> .. <replaceable>dist2</replaceable></userinput></screen>
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<para>When you go to do the installation, you should also make
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<para>When you go to do the installation, you should also make
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sure that you leave enough room in some temporary directory
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sure that you leave enough room in some temporary directory
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between two computers. The link must be hard-wired because
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between two computers. The link must be hard-wired because
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the SLIP installation doesn't currently offer a dialing
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the SLIP installation doesn't currently offer a dialing
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capability. If you need to dial out with a modem or otherwise
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capability. If you need to dial out with a modem or otherwise
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dialog with the link before connecting to it, then I recommend
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dialog with the link before connecting to it, then the PPP
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that the PPP utility be used instead.</para>
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utility should be used instead.</para>
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<para>If you're using PPP, make sure that you have your
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<para>If you're using PPP, make sure that you have your
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Internet Service Provider's IP address and DNS information
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Internet Service Provider's IP address and DNS information
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<sect4>
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<sect4>
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<title>Ethernet</title>
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<title>Ethernet</title>
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<para>&os; supports many common Ethernet cards; a table
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<para>&os; supports most common Ethernet cards; a table
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of supported cards is
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of supported cards is
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provided as part of the &os; Hardware Notes (see
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provided as part of the &os; Hardware Notes (see
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<filename>HARDWARE.TXT</filename> in
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<filename>HARDWARE.TXT</filename> in
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<para>If this server supports only <quote>privileged port</quote> access (this is
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<para>If this server supports only <quote>privileged port</quote> access (this is
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generally the default for Sun and Linux workstations), you
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generally the default for Sun and Linux workstations), you
|
||||||
will need to set this option in the Options menu before
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may need to set this option in the Options menu before
|
||||||
installation can proceed.</para>
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installation can proceed.</para>
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||||||
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<para>If you have a poor quality Ethernet card which suffers from very
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<para>If you have a poor quality Ethernet card which suffers from very
|
||||||
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|
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</step>
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</step>
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||||||
<step>
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<step>
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||||||
<para>If you don't get any output on your serial console,
|
<para>If you don't get any output on your serial console,
|
||||||
plug the keyboard in again and wait for some beeps. If you
|
plug the keyboard in again. If you are booting from the
|
||||||
are booting from the CDROM, proceed to <xref
|
CDROM, proceed to <xref linkend="hitspace"> as soon as you
|
||||||
linkend="hitspace"> as soon as you
|
|
||||||
hear the beep.</para>
|
hear the beep.</para>
|
||||||
</step>
|
</step>
|
||||||
<step>
|
<step>
|
||||||
<para>For a floppy boot, the first beep means to remove the
|
<para>If booting from floppies, when access to the disk stops, insert
|
||||||
<filename>kern.flp</filename> floppy and insert the
|
the first of the <filename>kernX.flp</filename> disks and press
|
||||||
<filename>mfsroot.flp</filename> floppy, after
|
<keycap>Enter</keycap>. When access to this disk finishes, insert
|
||||||
which you should press <keycap>Enter</keycap> and wait for another beep.</para>
|
the next <filename>kernX.flp</filename> disk and press <keycap>Enter</keycap>,
|
||||||
|
and repeat until all <filename>kernX.flp</filename> disks have been
|
||||||
|
inserted. When disk activity finishes, reinsert the <filename>boot.flp</filename>
|
||||||
|
floppy disk and press <keycap>Enter</keycap>.</para>
|
||||||
</step>
|
</step>
|
||||||
<step id="hitspace">
|
<step id="hitspace">
|
||||||
<para>Hit the space bar, then enter</para>
|
<para>Once a beep is heard, hit the number <keycap>6</keycap>, then enter</para>
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
<screen><userinput>boot -h</userinput></screen>
|
<screen><userinput>boot -h</userinput></screen>
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
@ -965,7 +955,10 @@ pqb0.0.1.4.0 PQB0 PCI EIDE</screen>
|
|||||||
<answer>
|
<answer>
|
||||||
<para>Ongoing work with BSDI's &man.doscmd.1; utility will
|
<para>Ongoing work with BSDI's &man.doscmd.1; utility will
|
||||||
suffice in many cases, though
|
suffice in many cases, though
|
||||||
it still has some rough edges. If you're interested in
|
it still has some rough edges. The
|
||||||
|
<filename role="package">emulators/doscmd</filename> port/package
|
||||||
|
can be found in the &os; Ports Collection.
|
||||||
|
If you're interested in
|
||||||
working on this, please send mail to the &a.emulation;
|
working on this, please send mail to the &a.emulation;
|
||||||
and indicate that you're interested in joining this ongoing
|
and indicate that you're interested in joining this ongoing
|
||||||
effort!</para>
|
effort!</para>
|
||||||
@ -976,6 +969,38 @@ pqb0.0.1.4.0 PQB0 PCI EIDE</screen>
|
|||||||
X Window System (XFree86) to operate.</para>
|
X Window System (XFree86) to operate.</para>
|
||||||
</answer>
|
</answer>
|
||||||
</qandaentry>
|
</qandaentry>
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
<qandaentry>
|
||||||
|
<question>
|
||||||
|
<para>Can I run µsoft.windows; applications under &os;?</para>
|
||||||
|
</question>
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
<answer>
|
||||||
|
<para>There are several ports/packages in the &os; Ports Collection
|
||||||
|
which can enable the use of many &windows; applications.
|
||||||
|
The <filename role="package">emulators/wine</filename> port/package
|
||||||
|
provides a compatibility layer on top of &os; which allow many
|
||||||
|
&windows; applications to be run within X Windows (XFree86).
|
||||||
|
</answer>
|
||||||
|
</qandaentry>
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
<qandaentry>
|
||||||
|
<question>
|
||||||
|
<para>Can I run other Operating Systems under &os;?</para>
|
||||||
|
</question>
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
<answer>
|
||||||
|
<para>Again, there are several ports/packages in the &os; Ports Collection
|
||||||
|
which simulate "virtual machines" and allow other operating systems to run
|
||||||
|
on top of &os;.
|
||||||
|
The <filename role="package">emulators/bochs</filename> port/package
|
||||||
|
allows µsoft.windows;, Linux and even other copies of &os; to be run within a
|
||||||
|
window on the &os; desktop.
|
||||||
|
The <filename role="package">emulators/vmware2</filename> and
|
||||||
|
<filename role="package">emulators/vmware3</filename> ports/packages
|
||||||
|
allow the commercial VMware virtual machine software to be run on &os;.</para>
|
||||||
|
</answer>
|
||||||
|
</qandaentry>
|
||||||
</qandaset>
|
</qandaset>
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
<qandaset arch="alpha">
|
<qandaset arch="alpha">
|
||||||
|
@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ README.HTM cdrom.inf crypto info tools</screen>
|
|||||||
filenames in <filename>packages</filename>/ to the &man.pkg.add.1; command.</para>
|
filenames in <filename>packages</filename>/ to the &man.pkg.add.1; command.</para>
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
<para>The Ports Collection may be installed like any other
|
<para>The Ports Collection may be installed like any other
|
||||||
distribution and requires about 100MB unpacked. More
|
distribution and requires about 190MB unpacked. More
|
||||||
information on the ports collection may be obtained from
|
information on the ports collection may be obtained from
|
||||||
<ulink url="http://www.FreeBSD.org/ports/">http://www.FreeBSD.org/ports/</ulink> or locally from
|
<ulink url="http://www.FreeBSD.org/ports/">http://www.FreeBSD.org/ports/</ulink> or locally from
|
||||||
<filename>/usr/share/doc/handbook</filename> if you've installed the <filename>doc</filename>
|
<filename>/usr/share/doc/handbook</filename> if you've installed the <filename>doc</filename>
|
||||||
|
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Block a user