Date: Fri, 15 Feb 2002 08:10:03 -0800 (PST) From: Tom Rhodes <darklogik@pittgoth.com> To: freebsd-doc@freebsd.org Subject: Re: docs/34953: [New Patch] provided Message-ID: <200202151610.g1FGA3q80775@freefall.freebsd.org>
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The following reply was made to PR docs/34953; it has been noted by GNATS.
From: Tom Rhodes <darklogik@pittgoth.com>
To: FreeBSD-gnats-submit@FreeBSD.org
Cc:
Subject: Re: docs/34953: [New Patch] provided
Date: Fri, 15 Feb 2002 11:05:38 -0500 (EST)
This is an update to the handbook diff I submitted. Thanks to Ceri
for pointing my little mistake out near the bottom! The majority
of this is the same however ;)
--Tom Rhodes
diff -ru handbook.old/disks/chapter.sgml handbook/disks/chapter.sgml
--- handbook.old/disks/chapter.sgml Fri Feb 15 00:09:14 2002
+++ handbook/disks/chapter.sgml Fri Feb 15 00:34:05 2002
@@ -193,18 +193,12 @@
<command>/stand/sysinstall</command> and enter the
<literal>Configure</literal> menu. Within the
<literal>FreeBSD 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>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>
+ select the <literal>Fdisk</literal> option.</para>
</step>
<step>
- <title>FDISK Partition Editor</title>
- <para>Select <literal>da1</literal> to enter the <literal>FDISK
- Partition Editor</literal>. Type <userinput>A</userinput> to
+ <title>FDISK Partition Editor</title>
+ <para>Once inside FDISK, we can type <userinput>A</userinput> to
use the entire disk for FreeBSD. When asked if you want to
<quote>remain cooperative with any future possible operating
systems</quote>, answer <literal>YES</literal>. Write the
@@ -219,13 +213,14 @@
<title>Disk Label Editor</title>
<indexterm><primary>BSD partitions</primary></indexterm>
- <para>Next, <application>Sysinstall</application> will
+ <para>Next, you need to exit <application>Sysinstall</application>
+ and start it again. Follow the directions above, although this
+ time choose the <literal>Label</literal> option. This will
enter the <literal>Disk Label Editor</literal>. This
is where you will create the traditional BSD partitions. A
disk can have up to eight partitions, labeled
<literal>a-h</literal>.
- A few of
- the partition labels have special uses. The
+ A few of the partition labels have special uses. The
<literal>a</literal> partition is used for the root partition
(<filename>/</filename>). Thus only your system disk (e.g,
the disk you boot from) should have an <literal>a</literal>
diff -ru handbook.old/install/chapter.sgml handbook/install/chapter.sgml
--- handbook.old/install/chapter.sgml Fri Feb 15 00:09:15 2002
+++ handbook/install/chapter.sgml Fri Feb 15 00:28:05 2002
@@ -4585,6 +4585,21 @@
that case, the probes for the conflicting driver(s) should be
disabled.</para>
+ <note>
+ <para>Some installation problems can be avoided or alleviated by
+ by updating the firmware on various hardware components, most notably
+ the motherboard. The motherboard firmware may also be referred to
+ as <acronym>BIOS</acronym> and most of the motherboard or computer
+ manufactures have a website where the upgrades and upgrade information
+ may be located.</para>
+
+ <para>Most manufacturers strongly advise against upgrading the motherboard
+ <acronym>BIOS</acronym> unless there is a good reason for doing so, which
+ could possibly be a critical update of sorts. The upgrade process
+ <emphasis>can</emphasis> go wrong, causing permanent damage to the
+ <acronym>BIOS</acronym> chip.</para>
+ </note>
+
<warning>
<para>Do not disable any drivers you will need during the
installation, such as your screen (<devicename>sc0</devicename>).
diff -ru handbook.old/x11/chapter.sgml handbook/x11/chapter.sgml
--- handbook.old/x11/chapter.sgml Fri Feb 15 00:09:12 2002
+++ handbook/x11/chapter.sgml Fri Feb 15 00:40:31 2002
@@ -59,9 +59,9 @@
letter in the Roman alphabet.</para>
<para>X can be called <quote>X</quote>, <quote>X Window System</quote>,
- <quote>X11</quote>, and other terms. <quote>X Windows</quote> is
- to be avoided wherever possible; see &man.X.1; for more
- information.</para>
+ <quote>X11</quote>, and other terms. Calling X11
+ <quote>X Windows</quote> can offend some people;
+ see &man.X.1; for a bit more insight on this.</para>
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