Date: Wed, 19 Jul 2006 22:25:57 +0800 From: chinsan <chinsan.tw@gmail.com> To: FreeBSD-gnats-submit@FreeBSD.org Subject: docs/100538: [PATCH] en_US: Correct handbook/install (update the boot disk information) Message-ID: <20060719142124.4726830215@smtp2.bc.hgc.com.tw> Resent-Message-ID: <200607191430.k6JEUI6n062181@freefall.freebsd.org>
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>Number: 100538 >Category: docs >Synopsis: [PATCH] en_US: Correct handbook/install (update the boot disk information) >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 Jul 19 14:30:17 GMT 2006 >Closed-Date: >Last-Modified: >Originator: chinsan >Release: FreeBSD 6.1-STABLE i386 >Organization: FreeBSD Taiwan >Environment: System: FreeBSD chinsan2.twbbs.org 6.1-STABLE FreeBSD 6.1-STABLE #1: Fri Jun 2 16:44:35 CST 2006 root@chinsan2.twbbs.org:/usr/obj/usr/src/sys/GENERIC i386 >Description: - Chase the change(Revision 1.332) The order of install floppies on 4.X is kern.flp -> mfsroot.flp -> kern.flp 5.X(and later) is boot.flp -> kern1.flp -> kern2.flp -> boot.flp After Revision 1.332, as far as i know, we removed some 4.X info but not update all related content. This patch will chase the chage. ( patch URL http://chinsan2.twbbs.org/chinsan/en_US.handbook.install.diff ) Thanks. :) >How-To-Repeat: >Fix: --- en_US.handbook.install.diff begins here --- diff -ruN en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/install.orig/chapter.sgml en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/install/chapter.sgml --- en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/install.orig/chapter.sgml Wed Jul 19 19:53:44 2006 +++ en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/install/chapter.sgml Wed Jul 19 22:15:24 2006 @@ -792,7 +792,7 @@ <para>If you are booting from floppy disc, you will see a display similar to this (version information omitted):</para> - <screen>Verifying DMI Pool Data ........ + <screen>Uncompressing ... done BTX loader 1.00 BTX version is 1.01 Console: internal video/keyboard @@ -804,15 +804,12 @@ /kernel text=0x277391 data=0x3268c+0x332a8 | -Please insert MFS root floppy and press enter:</screen> +Insert disk labelled "Kernel floppy 1" and press any key...</screen> <para>Follow these instructions by removing the - <filename>kern.flp</filename> disc, insert the - <filename>mfsroot.flp</filename> disc, and press - <keycap>Enter</keycap>. &os; 5.3 - and above provide other floppy disks set, as described - in <link linkend="install-floppies">previous - section</link>. Boot from first floppy; + <filename>boot.flp</filename> disc, insert the + <filename>kern1.flp</filename> disc, and press + <keycap>Enter</keycap>. Boot from first floppy; when prompted, insert the other disks as required.</para> </step> @@ -847,7 +844,7 @@ <para>If you needed to prepare boot floppies, as described in <xref linkend="install-floppies"> then one of them will be the first boot disc, probably the one containing - <filename>kern.flp</filename>. Put this disc in your floppy + <filename>boot.flp</filename>. Put this disc in your floppy drive and type the following command to boot the disk (substituting the name of your floppy drive if necessary):</para> @@ -866,11 +863,11 @@ <para>FreeBSD will start to boot. If you are booting from a floppy disc, at some point you will see the message:</para> - <screen>Please insert MFS root floppy and press enter:</screen> + <screen>Insert disk labelled "Kernel floppy 1" and press any key...</screen> <para>Follow these instructions by removing the - <filename>kern.flp</filename> disc, insert the - <filename>mfsroot.flp</filename> disc, and press + <filename>boot.flp</filename> disc, insert the + <filename>kern1.flp</filename> disc, and press <keycap>Enter</keycap>.</para> </step> --- en_US.handbook.install.diff ends here --- >Release-Note: >Audit-Trail: >Unformatted:
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