Date: Fri, 8 Oct 2004 14:10:11 -0400 From: John Baldwin <jhb@FreeBSD.org> To: freebsd-doc@FreeBSD.org Cc: spam maps <spamrefuse@yahoo.com> Subject: Re: Handbook 5.3 modifications: prepare floppies & advanced installation Message-ID: <200410081410.12161.jhb@FreeBSD.org> In-Reply-To: <20041008065432.23989.qmail@web54003.mail.yahoo.com> References: <20041008065432.23989.qmail@web54003.mail.yahoo.com>
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On Friday 08 October 2004 02:54 am, spam maps wrote: > Hi, > > Some more differences between for 4.X and from > 5.3, needs to be clarified in the handbook. > Below are two such cases. The "-" lines need to > be removed, the "+" newly added instead. > > ------------------------------------------------ > > 2.2.7 Prepare the Boot Media > > -In most cases you will just need two files, > -kern.flp and mfsroot.flp. > > +In case of 4.X, you will just need two files, > +kern.flp and mfsroot.flp; since 5.3, you will > +need three files, boot.flp, kern1.flp and > +kern2.flp. Note that alpha on 5.3 has 4 floppies. It would be best to describe things more like, "you will need the boot.flp, kern*.flp, and any mfsroot*.flp floppies." -- John Baldwin <jhb@FreeBSD.org> <>< http://www.FreeBSD.org/~jhb/ "Power Users Use the Power to Serve" = http://www.FreeBSD.org
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