Date: Mon, 19 Apr 1999 06:43:20 -0500 (CDT) From: Chris Costello <chris@holly.dyndns.org> To: FreeBSD-gnats-submit@freebsd.org Subject: docs/11215: [Patch] doc/en/handbook/disks/chapter.sgml out of date Message-ID: <199904191143.GAA42100@holly.dyndns.org>
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>Number: 11215
>Category: docs
>Synopsis: [Patch] doc/en/handbook/disks/chapter.sgml out of date
>Confidential: no
>Severity: non-critical
>Priority: medium
>Responsible: freebsd-doc
>State: open
>Quarter:
>Keywords:
>Date-Required:
>Class: doc-bug
>Submitter-Id: current-users
>Arrival-Date: Mon Apr 19 04:50:01 PDT 1999
>Closed-Date:
>Last-Modified:
>Originator: Chris Costello
>Release: FreeBSD 4.0-CURRENT i386
>Organization:
never!
>Environment:
Not applicable.
>Description:
The disks section uses ``sd'' device names as opposed to ``da.''
It also uses the name ``Jazz'' where ``Jaz'' should be used.
>How-To-Repeat:
Read the handbook.
>Fix:
Index: chapter.sgml
===================================================================
RCS file: /home/ncvs/doc/en/handbook/disks/chapter.sgml,v
retrieving revision 1.5
diff -u -r1.5 chapter.sgml
--- chapter.sgml 1999/03/08 22:04:38 1.5
+++ chapter.sgml 1999/04/19 11:39:18
@@ -18,9 +18,9 @@
<para>Login as user <username>root</username>. After you've installed the
drive, inspect <filename>/var/run/dmesg.boot</filename> to ensure the new
disk was found. Continuing with our example, the newly added drive will
- be <filename>sd1</filename> and we want to mount it on
+ be <filename>da1</filename> and we want to mount it on
<filename>/1</filename>. (if you are adding an IDE drive substitute
- <filename>wd</filename> for <filename>sd</filename>)</para>
+ <filename>wd</filename> for <filename>da</filename>)</para>
<para>Because FreeBSD runs on IBM-PC compatible computers, it must take into
account the PC BIOS partitions. These are different from the traditional
@@ -35,10 +35,10 @@
<command>fdisk</command> utility of the other operating system.</para>
<para>In the slice case the drive will be added as
- <filename>/dev/sd1s1e</filename>. This is read as: SCSI disk, unit number
+ <filename>/dev/da1s1e</filename>. This is read as: SCSI disk, unit number
1 (second SCSI disk), slice 1 (PC BIOS partition 1), and
<filename>e</filename> BSD partition. In the dedicated case, the drive
- will be added simply as <filename>/dev/sd1e</filename>.</para>
+ will be added simply as <filename>/dev/da1e</filename>.</para>
<sect1>
<title>Using sysinstall</title>
@@ -51,11 +51,11 @@
Configuration Menu</literal>, scroll down and select the
<literal>Partition</literal> item. Next you should be presented with a
list of hard drives installed in your system. If you do not see
- <literal>sd1</literal> listed, you need to recheck your physical
+ <literal>da1</literal> listed, you need to recheck your physical
installation and <command>dmesg</command> output in the file
<filename>/var/run/dmesg.boot</filename>.</para>
- <para>Select <literal>sd1</literal> to enter the <literal>FDISK Partition
+ <para>Select <literal>da1</literal> to enter the <literal>FDISK Partition
Editor</literal>. Choose <literal>A</literal> to use the entire disk
for FreeBSD. When asked if you want to <quote>remain cooperative with
any future possible operating systems</quote>, answer
@@ -114,21 +114,21 @@
“appropriate” any partition it finds which it doesn't
understand.</para>
- <screen>&prompt.root; <userinput>dd if=/dev/zero of=/dev/rsd1 bs=1k count=1</userinput>
-&prompt.root; <userinput>disklabel -Brw sd1 auto</userinput>
-&prompt.root; <userinput>disklabel -e sd</userinput>1 # create the `e' partition
-&prompt.root; <userinput>newfs -d0 /dev/rsd1e</userinput>
+ <screen>&prompt.root; <userinput>dd if=/dev/zero of=/dev/rda1 bs=1k count=1</userinput>
+&prompt.root; <userinput>disklabel -Brw da1 auto</userinput>
+&prompt.root; <userinput>disklabel -e da1</userinput> # create the `e' partition
+&prompt.root; <userinput>newfs -d0 /dev/rda1e</userinput>
&prompt.root; <userinput>mkdir -p /1</userinput>
-&prompt.root; <userinput>vi /etc/fstab</userinput> # add an entry for /dev/sd1e
+&prompt.root; <userinput>vi /etc/fstab</userinput> # add an entry for /dev/da1e
&prompt.root; <userinput>mount /1</userinput></screen>
<para>An alternate method is:</para>
- <screen>&prompt.root; <userinput>dd if=/dev/zero of=/dev/rsd1 count=2</userinput>
-&prompt.root; <userinput>disklabel /dev/rsd1 | disklabel -BrR sd1 /dev/stdin</userinput>
-&prompt.root; <userinput>newfs /dev/rsd1e</userinput>
+ <screen>&prompt.root; <userinput>dd if=/dev/zero of=/dev/rda1 count=2</userinput>
+&prompt.root; <userinput>disklabel /dev/rda1 | disklabel -BrR da1 /dev/stdin</userinput>
+&prompt.root; <userinput>newfs /dev/rda1e</userinput>
&prompt.root; <userinput>mkdir -p /1</userinput>
-&prompt.root; <userinput>vi /etc/fstab</userinput> # add an entry for /dev/sd1e
+&prompt.root; <userinput>vi /etc/fstab</userinput> # add an entry for /dev/da1e
&prompt.root; <userinput>mount /1</userinput></screen>
</sect2>
</sect1>
@@ -143,7 +143,7 @@
</sect2>
<sect2>
- <title>* Jazz Drives</title>
+ <title>* Jaz Drives</title>
<para></para>
</sect2>
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