From owner-freebsd-doc@FreeBSD.ORG Wed Nov 10 05:08:44 2004 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-doc@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 1ADC416A4CE for ; Wed, 10 Nov 2004 05:08:44 +0000 (GMT) Received: from sccmmhc91.asp.att.net (sccmmhc91.asp.att.net [204.127.203.211]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id B19EE43D39 for ; Wed, 10 Nov 2004 05:08:43 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from josh@tcbug.org) Received: from [10.0.0.10] (12-218-40-24.client.mchsi.com[12.218.40.24]) by sccmmhc91.asp.att.net (sccmmhc91) with ESMTP id <20041110050843m9100ce2d6e>; Wed, 10 Nov 2004 05:08:43 +0000 From: Josh Paetzel To: freebsd-doc@freebsd.org Date: Tue, 9 Nov 2004 23:06:31 +0000 User-Agent: KMail/1.7 References: <1100040576.0@twinmp.tcbug.org> In-Reply-To: <1100040576.0@twinmp.tcbug.org> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline Message-Id: <200411092306.31355.josh@tcbug.org> Subject: [patch] Re: 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 05:08:44 -0000 On Tuesday 09 November 2004 22:49, Josh Paetzel wrote: > >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-p >re.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: > Sorry to double post...I forgot to put the [patch] in the subject. -- Thanks, Josh Paetzel