Date: Wed, 31 Oct 2012 21:24:47 +0000 (UTC) From: Eitan Adler <eadler@FreeBSD.org> To: doc-committers@freebsd.org, svn-doc-all@freebsd.org, svn-doc-head@freebsd.org Subject: svn commit: r39885 - head/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/faq Message-ID: <201210312124.q9VLOlUn034210@svn.freebsd.org>
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Author: eadler Date: Wed Oct 31 21:24:47 2012 New Revision: 39885 URL: http://svn.freebsd.org/changeset/doc/39885 Log: Rewrite the answer to "which file should I download" - the only versions still talks about floppies as if they matter. Reviewed by: gjb Approved by: bcr (mentor) Modified: head/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/faq/book.xml Modified: head/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/faq/book.xml ============================================================================== --- head/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/faq/book.xml Wed Oct 31 21:24:44 2012 (r39884) +++ head/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/faq/book.xml Wed Oct 31 21:24:47 2012 (r39885) @@ -1189,38 +1189,58 @@ </question> <answer> - <para>You need three floppy images: - <filename>floppies/boot.flp</filename>, - <filename>floppies/kern1.flp</filename>, and - <filename>floppies/kern2.flp</filename>. These images need - to be copied onto floppies by tools like - <command>fdimage</command> or &man.dd.1;.</para> + <para>On the + <ulink url="http://www.freebsd.org/where.html">Get &os; page</ulink> + select <literal>[iso]</literal> next to the + architecture you want to use.</para> - <para>If you need to download the distributions yourself (for - a DOS file system install, for instance), below are some - recommendations for distributions to grab:</para> + <para>Any of the following can be used:</para> - <itemizedlist> - <listitem> - <para>base/</para> - </listitem> + <informaltable frame="none" pgwide="1"> + <tgroup cols="2"> + <thead> + <row> + <entry>file</entry> + <entry>description</entry> + </row> + </thead> - <listitem> - <para>manpages/</para> - </listitem> + <tbody> + <row> + <entry><filename>disc1.iso</filename></entry> + <entry>Contains enough to install &os; and + a minimal set of packages.</entry> + </row> - <listitem> - <para>compat*/</para> - </listitem> + <row> + <entry><filename>dvd1.iso</filename></entry> + <entry>Similar to <filename>disc1.iso</filename> + but with addtional packages.</entry> + </row> - <listitem> - <para>doc/</para> - </listitem> + <row> + <entry><filename>memstick.iso</filename></entry> + <entry>A bootable image sufficient for copying to a + USB stick.</entry> + </row> - <listitem> - <para>src/ssys.*</para> - </listitem> - </itemizedlist> + <row> + <entry><filename>bootonly.iso</filename></entry> + <entry>A minimal image that requires network + access during installation to completely + install &os;.</entry> + </row> + </tbody> + </tgroup> + </informaltable> + + <para>&arch.pc98; users require three floppy images: + <filename>floppies/boot.flp</filename>, + <filename>floppies/kern1.flp</filename>, and + <filename>floppies/kern2.flp</filename>. These images + need + to be copied onto floppies by tools like + &man.dd.1;.</para> <para>Full instructions on this procedure and a little bit more about installation issues in general can be found in
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