Date: Tue, 9 Nov 2004 23:06:31 +0000 From: Josh Paetzel <josh@tcbug.org> To: freebsd-doc@freebsd.org Subject: [patch] Re: docs/73760: 5.3-RELEASE and possibly older 5.x systems need 3 floppies to boot the installer Message-ID: <200411092306.31355.josh@tcbug.org> In-Reply-To: <1100040576.0@twinmp.tcbug.org> References: <1100040576.0@twinmp.tcbug.org>
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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 <filename>floppies/</filename> 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, <filename>kern.flp</filename> and > - <filename>mfsroot.flp</filename>. Additional device drivers > may + <filename>mfsroot.flp</filename>. If you are > + installing FreeBSD 5.x in most cases you will need three > + floppies, <filename>boot.flp</filename>, > + <filename>kern1.flp</filename>, and > + <filename>kern2.flp</filename> Additional device drivers may > be necessary for some systems. These drivers are provided > on the <filename>drivers.flp</filename> image. Check > <filename>README.TXT</filename> 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
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