From owner-svn-doc-all@FreeBSD.ORG Mon Mar 4 21:39:12 2013 Return-Path: Delivered-To: svn-doc-all@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:1900:2254:206a::19:1]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id DD9C3A58; Mon, 4 Mar 2013 21:39:11 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from dru@FreeBSD.org) Received: from svn.freebsd.org (svn.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:1900:2254:2068::e6a:0]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id C33B116F6; Mon, 4 Mar 2013 21:39:11 +0000 (UTC) Received: from svn.freebsd.org ([127.0.1.70]) by svn.freebsd.org (8.14.5/8.14.5) with ESMTP id r24LdBSF015110; Mon, 4 Mar 2013 21:39:11 GMT (envelope-from dru@svn.freebsd.org) Received: (from dru@localhost) by svn.freebsd.org (8.14.6/8.14.5/Submit) id r24LdBc9015109; Mon, 4 Mar 2013 21:39:11 GMT (envelope-from dru@svn.freebsd.org) Message-Id: <201303042139.r24LdBc9015109@svn.freebsd.org> From: Dru Lavigne Date: Mon, 4 Mar 2013 21:39:11 +0000 (UTC) To: doc-committers@freebsd.org, svn-doc-all@freebsd.org, svn-doc-head@freebsd.org Subject: svn commit: r41093 - head/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/install X-SVN-Group: doc-head MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-BeenThere: svn-doc-all@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.14 Precedence: list List-Id: "SVN commit messages for the entire doc trees \(except for " user" , " projects" , and " translations" \)" List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 04 Mar 2013 21:39:12 -0000 Author: dru Date: Mon Mar 4 21:39:11 2013 New Revision: 41093 URL: http://svnweb.freebsd.org/changeset/doc/41093 Log: Temporarily revert r41083 as pc98 still uses floppies. Subsequent patch will address 7.x stuff. Submitted by: eadler Approved by: hrs (mentor) Modified: head/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/install/chapter.xml Modified: head/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/install/chapter.xml ============================================================================== --- head/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/install/chapter.xml Mon Mar 4 20:03:17 2013 (r41092) +++ head/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/install/chapter.xml Mon Mar 4 21:39:11 2013 (r41093) @@ -27,8 +27,7 @@ - Installing &os; 8.<replaceable>X</replaceable> - + Installing &os; 8.<replaceable>X</replaceable> and Earlier Synopsis @@ -98,7 +97,7 @@ A summary of this information is given in the following sections. Depending on the method you choose to install &os;, you may - also need a USB drive, a supported CDROM drive, and in some + also need a floppy drive, a supported CDROM drive, and in some case a network adapter. This will be covered by the . @@ -547,6 +546,14 @@ A &ms-dos; partition on the same computer + + + A SCSI or QIC tape + + + + Floppy disks + @@ -584,8 +591,9 @@ computer into the FreeBSD installer—it is not a program you run within another operating system. Your computer normally boots using the operating system installed on your hard disk, but it can also be - configured to boot from a CDROM in the CDROM drive or from a - USB disk. + configured to use a bootable floppy disk. + Most modern computers can also + boot from a CDROM in the CDROM drive or from a USB disk. If you have FreeBSD on CDROM or DVD (either one you purchased @@ -604,14 +612,14 @@ Acquire the Memory Stick Image Memory stick images for - &os; 8.X can be - downloaded from ISO-IMAGES/ at + &os; 8.X and earlier can be downloaded from + the ISO-IMAGES/ + directory at ftp://ftp.FreeBSD.org/pub/FreeBSD/releases/arch/ISO-IMAGES/version/&os;-version-RELEASE-arch-memstick.img. Replace arch and version with the - architecture and the version number to install, - respectively. For example, the memory stick + architecture and the version number which you want to + install, respectively. For example, the memory stick images for &os;/&arch.i386; &rel2.current;-RELEASE are available from . @@ -710,6 +718,123 @@ + To create boot floppy images, follow these steps: + + + + Acquire the Boot Floppy Images + + + Please note, as of &os; 8.X, floppy disk images are + no longer available. Please see above for instructions + on how to install &os; using a USB memory stick or just + use a CDROM or a DVD. + + + The boot disks are available on your installation media + in the floppies/ directory, and + can also be downloaded from the floppies directory, + ftp://ftp.FreeBSD.org/pub/FreeBSD/releases/arch/version-RELEASE/floppies/. + Replace arch and + version + with the architecture and the version number + which you want to install, respectively. + For example, the boot floppy images for + &os;/&arch.i386; &rel2.current;-RELEASE are available + from . + + The floppy images have a .flp extension. + 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 need four + floppies, boot.flp, + kern1.flp, + kern2.flp, and + kern3.flp. Check + README.TXT in the same directory for the + most up to date information about these floppy images. + + + Your FTP program must use binary mode + to download these disk images. Some web browsers have been + known to use text (or + ASCII) mode, which will be apparent if you + cannot boot from the disks. + + + + + Prepare the Floppy Disks + + You must prepare one floppy disk per image file you had to + download. It is imperative that these disks are free from + defects. The easiest way to test this is to format the disks + for yourself. Do not trust pre-formatted floppies. The format + utility in &windows; will not tell about the presence of + bad blocks, it simply marks them as bad + and ignores them. It is advised that you use brand new + floppies if choosing this installation route. + + + If you try to install FreeBSD and the installation + program crashes, freezes, or otherwise misbehaves, one of + the first things to suspect is the floppies. Try writing + the floppy image files to new disks and try + again. + + + + + Write the Image Files to the Floppy Disks + + The .flp files are + not regular files you copy to the disk. + They are images of the complete contents of the + disk. This means that you cannot simply + copy files from one disk to another. + Instead, you must use specific tools to write the + images directly to the disk. + + DOS + If you are creating the floppies on a computer running + &ms-dos; / &windows;, then we provide a tool to do + this called fdimage. + + If you are using the floppies from the CDROM, and your + CDROM is the E: drive, then you would + run this: + + E:\> tools\fdimage floppies\boot.flp A: + + Repeat this command for each .flp + file, replacing the floppy disk each time, being sure to label + the disks with the name of the file that you copied to them. + Adjust the command line as necessary, depending on where you have + placed the .flp files. If you do not have + the CDROM, then fdimage can be downloaded from + the tools + directory on the FreeBSD FTP site. + + If you are writing the floppies on a &unix; system (such as + another FreeBSD system) you can use the &man.dd.1; command to + write the image files directly to disk. On FreeBSD, you would + run: + + &prompt.root; dd if=boot.flp of=/dev/fd0 + + On FreeBSD, /dev/fd0 refers to the + first floppy disk (the A: drive). + /dev/fd1 would be the + B: drive, and so on. Other &unix; + variants might have different names for the floppy disk + devices, and you will need to check the documentation for the + system as necessary. + + + You are now ready to start installing FreeBSD. @@ -768,10 +893,11 @@ We can take no responsibility for lost d First Hard Disk, and so on. If you are booting from the CDROM then make sure that - the CDROM is selected. If you are booting from a USB - disk, make sure that is selected instead. In case of - doubt, consult the manual that came with the computer, - and/or its motherboard. + the CDROM is selected. If you are booting from a USB disk or + a floppy disk then + make sure that is selected instead. In case of doubt, you + should consult the manual that came with your computer, and/or its + motherboard. Make the change, then save and exit. The computer should now restart. @@ -786,6 +912,15 @@ We can take no responsibility for lost d the computer, and insert the CDROM at the first opportunity. + + For &os; 7.X, installation + boot floppies are available and can be prepared as + described in . One of + them will be the first boot disc: + boot.flp. Put this disc in your + floppy drive and boot the computer. + + If your computer starts up as normal and loads your existing operating system, then either: @@ -834,10 +969,35 @@ FreeBSD/i386 bootstrap loader, Revision Loading /boot/defaults/loader.conf /boot/kernel/kernel text=0x64daa0 data=0xa4e80+0xa9e40 syms=[0x4+0x6cac0+0x4+0x88e9d] \ + + If you are booting from floppy disc, you will see a display + similar to this (version information omitted): + + Booting from Floppy... +Uncompressing ... done + +BTX loader 1.00 BTX version is 1.01 +Console: internal video/keyboard +BIOS drive A: is disk0 +BIOS drive C: is disk1 +BIOS 639kB/261120kB available memory + +FreeBSD/i386 bootstrap loader, Revision 1.1 + +Loading /boot/defaults/loader.conf +/kernel text=0x277391 data=0x3268c+0x332a8 | + +Insert disk labelled "Kernel floppy 1" and press any key... + + Follow these instructions by removing the + boot.flp disc, insert the + kern1.flp disc, and press + Enter. Boot from first floppy; + when prompted, insert the other disks as required. - Whether you booted from CDROM or USB stick, the + Whether you booted from CDROM, USB stick or floppy, the boot process will then get to the &os; boot loader menu: @@ -2907,6 +3067,31 @@ Press [Enter] now to invoke an editor on the post-installation configuration. + + Linux Compatibility + + + This part only applies to &os; 7.X + installation, if you install &os; 8.X + this screen will not be proposed. + + + User Confirmation Requested + Would you like to enable Linux binary compatibility? + + [ Yes ] No + + Selecting &gui.yes; and pressing + Enter will allow + running Linux software on FreeBSD. The install will add + the appropriate packages for Linux compatibility. + + If installing by FTP, the machine will need to be connected to + the Internet. Sometimes a remote ftp site will not have all the + distributions like the Linux binary compatibility. This can + be installed later if necessary. + + Mouse Settings @@ -3929,8 +4114,8 @@ Please press any key to reboot. My system hangs while probing hardware during boot, - or it behaves strangely during install, or the drive - is not probed. + or it behaves strangely during install, or the floppy + drive is not probed. &os; makes extensive use of the system @@ -4288,6 +4473,11 @@ Please press any key to reboot. &prompt.root; cu -l /dev/cuau0 + On &os; 7.X use the following command + instead: + + &prompt.root; cu -l /dev/cuad0 + @@ -4407,7 +4597,7 @@ Please press any key to reboot. off USB drives. It also supports booting into a livefs based rescue mode. The documentation packages are provided but no other - packages. + packages. This image is not available for &os; 7.X. @@ -4452,6 +4642,14 @@ Please press any key to reboot. + + &os; 7.X releases before + &os; 7.3 and &os; 8.0 used a + different naming convention. The names of their ISO + images are not prefixed with + &os;-. + + You must download one of either the bootonly ISO image, or the image of disc1. Do not download @@ -4542,11 +4740,12 @@ Please press any key to reboot. the install. - If the boot media for the FTP clients is not precisely - the same version as that provided by the local FTP site, - then sysinstall will not complete - the installation. If the versions are not similar and - you want to override this, go into the + If the boot media (floppy disks, usually) for your FTP + clients is not precisely the same version as that provided + by the local FTP site, then sysinstall + will not let you + complete the installation. If the versions are not similar and + you want to override this, you must go into the Options menu and change distribution name to any. @@ -4561,7 +4760,74 @@ Please press any key to reboot. - + + Creating Installation Floppies + + + installation + floppies + + + If you must install from floppy disk (which we suggest you + do not do), either due to unsupported + hardware or simply because you insist on doing things the hard + way, you must first prepare some floppies for the installation. + + At a minimum, you will need as many 1.44 MB floppies + as it takes to hold all the files in the + base (base distribution) directory. If + you are preparing the floppies from &ms-dos;, then they + must be formatted using the &ms-dos; + FORMAT command. If you are using &windows;, + use Explorer to format the disks (right-click on the + A: drive, and select + Format). + + Do not trust factory pre-formatted + floppies. Format them again yourself, just to be sure. Many + problems reported by our users in the past have resulted from + the use of improperly formatted media, which is why we are + making a point of it now. + + If you are creating the floppies on another FreeBSD machine, + a format is still not a bad idea, though you do not need to put + a &ms-dos; filesystem on each floppy. You can use the + bsdlabel and newfs + commands to put a UFS filesystem on them instead, as the + following sequence of commands (for a 3.5" 1.44 MB floppy) + illustrates: + + &prompt.root; fdformat -f 1440 fd0.1440 +&prompt.root; bsdlabel -w fd0.1440 floppy3 +&prompt.root; newfs -t 2 -u 18 -l 1 -i 65536 /dev/fd0 + + Then you can mount and write to them like any other + filesystem. + + After you have formatted the floppies, you will need to copy + the files to them. The distribution files are split into chunks + conveniently sized so that five of them will fit on a conventional + 1.44 MB floppy. Go through all your floppies, packing as many + files as will fit on each one, until you have all of the + distributions you want packed up in this fashion. Each + distribution should go into a subdirectory on the floppy, e.g.: + a:\base\base.aa, + a:\base\base.ab, and so on. + + + The base.inf file also needs to go on the + first floppy of the base set since it is read + by the installation program in order to figure out how many + additional pieces to look for when fetching and concatenating the + distribution. + + + Once you come to the Media screen during the install + process, select Floppy and you + will be prompted for the rest. + + + Installing from an &ms-dos; Partition @@ -4627,7 +4893,7 @@ Please press any key to reboot. When starting the installation, the tape must be in the drive before booting from the boot - media. The installation probe may otherwise fail to find + floppy. The installation probe may otherwise fail to find it.