From owner-freebsd-doc@FreeBSD.ORG Wed Nov 10 05:00:40 2004 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-doc@hub.freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id AEC3016A4CE for ; Wed, 10 Nov 2004 05:00:40 +0000 (GMT) Received: from freefall.freebsd.org (freefall.freebsd.org [216.136.204.21]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 7DAFE43D2D for ; Wed, 10 Nov 2004 05:00:40 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from gnats@FreeBSD.org) Received: from freefall.freebsd.org (gnats@localhost [127.0.0.1]) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.12.11/8.12.11) with ESMTP id iAA50a05073401 for ; Wed, 10 Nov 2004 05:00:36 GMT (envelope-from gnats@freefall.freebsd.org) Received: (from gnats@localhost) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.12.11/8.12.11/Submit) id iAA50a3E073378; Wed, 10 Nov 2004 05:00:36 GMT (envelope-from gnats) Resent-Date: Wed, 10 Nov 2004 05:00:36 GMT Resent-Message-Id: <200411100500.iAA50a3E073378@freefall.freebsd.org> Resent-From: FreeBSD-gnats-submit@FreeBSD.org (GNATS Filer) Resent-To: freebsd-doc@FreeBSD.org Resent-Reply-To: FreeBSD-gnats-submit@FreeBSD.org, "Josh Paetzel" Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 7D41516A4CE for ; Wed, 10 Nov 2004 04:51:51 +0000 (GMT) Received: from sccmmhc92.asp.att.net (sccmmhc92.asp.att.net [204.127.203.212]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 0CB8743D39 for ; Wed, 10 Nov 2004 04:51:51 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from josh@tcbug.org) Received: from twinmp.tcbug.org (12-218-40-24.client.mchsi.com[12.218.40.24]) by sccmmhc92.asp.att.net (sccmmhc92) with SMTP id <20041110045148m9200k0l8de>; Wed, 10 Nov 2004 04:51:48 +0000 Message-Id: <1100040576.0@twinmp.tcbug.org> Date: Tue, 9 Nov 2004 22:49:36 -0000 From: "Josh Paetzel" To: "FreeBSD gnats submit" X-Send-Pr-Version: gtk-send-pr 0.3.3 Subject: docs/73760: 5.3-RELEASE and possibly older 5.x systems need 3 floppies to boot the installer X-BeenThere: freebsd-doc@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: Documentation project List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Wed, 10 Nov 2004 05:00:40 -0000 >Number: 73760 >Category: docs >Synopsis: 5.3-RELEASE and possibly older 5.x systems need 3 floppies to boot the installer >Confidential: no >Severity: non-critical >Priority: low >Responsible: freebsd-doc >State: open >Quarter: >Keywords: >Date-Required: >Class: doc-bug >Submitter-Id: current-users >Arrival-Date: Wed Nov 10 05:00:36 GMT 2004 >Closed-Date: >Last-Modified: >Originator: Josh Paetzel >Release: FreeBSD 5.3-RELEASE i386 >Organization: >Environment: System: FreeBSD 5.3-RELEASE #0: Sun Nov 7 18:09:19 UTC 2004 jpaetzel@twinmp.tcbug.org:/usr/src/sys/i386/compile/SMP >Description: http://www.freebsd.org/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/install-pre.html doesn't take into account that 5.x systems need 3 floppies to boot. >How-To-Repeat: Read the handbook page. >Fix: --- chapter.diff begins here --- --- chapter.sgml.old Tue Nov 9 22:32:42 2004 +++ chapter.sgml Tue Nov 9 22:41:57 2004 @@ -571,9 +571,14 @@ The floppies/ directory contains a number of different images, and the ones you will need to use depends on the version of FreeBSD you are installing, and in some cases, the - hardware you are installing to. In most cases you will just need + hardware you are installing to. If you are installing FreeBSD + 4.x in most cases you will just need two files, kern.flp and - mfsroot.flp. Additional device drivers may + mfsroot.flp. If you are + installing FreeBSD 5.x in most cases you will need three + floppies, boot.flp, + kern1.flp, and + kern2.flp Additional device drivers may be necessary for some systems. These drivers are provided on the drivers.flp image. Check README.TXT in the same directory for the --- chapter.diff ends here --- >Release-Note: >Audit-Trail: >Unformatted: