Date: Sat, 12 Jun 1999 23:29:03 -0500 (CDT) From: chris@calldei.com To: FreeBSD-gnats-submit@freebsd.org Subject: docs/12180: [Patch] doc/en/handbook/install/chapter.sgml is old. Message-ID: <199906130429.XAA04909@holly.dyndns.org>
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>Number: 12180
>Category: docs
>Synopsis: [Patch] doc/en/handbook/install/chapter.sgml is old.
>Confidential: no
>Severity: serious
>Priority: medium
>Responsible: freebsd-doc
>State: open
>Quarter:
>Keywords:
>Date-Required:
>Class: doc-bug
>Submitter-Id: current-users
>Arrival-Date: Sat Jun 12 21:30:01 PDT 1999
>Closed-Date:
>Last-Modified:
>Originator: Chris Costello
>Release: FreeBSD 4.0-CURRENT i386
>Organization:
Void.
>Environment:
$Id: chapter.sgml,v 1.15 1999/05/30 21:22:16 nik Exp $
>Description:
Eliminate contractions.
>How-To-Repeat:
View the install section.
Change freebsd.org to FreeBSD.org
Change references to the 'sd' device to the 'da' device.
>Fix:
Index: chapter.sgml
===================================================================
RCS file: /home/ncvs/doc/en/handbook/install/chapter.sgml,v
retrieving revision 1.15
diff -u -r1.15 chapter.sgml
--- chapter.sgml 1999/05/30 21:22:16 1.15
+++ chapter.sgml 1999/06/13 04:21:05
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
<para>Regardless of the installation media you choose, you can get started
by creating the <emphasis>installation disks</emphasis> as described
below. Booting your computer into the FreeBSD installer, even if you
- aren't planning on installing FreeBSD right away, will provide important
+ are not planning on installing FreeBSD right away, will provide important
information about compatibility between FreeBSD and your hardware which
may, in turn, dictate which installation options are even possible. It
can also provide early clues to any compatibility problems which could
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@
</step>
<step>
- <para>If you're installing FreeBSD from CDROM media then you have
+ <para>If you are installing FreeBSD from CDROM media then you have
several different installation options:</para>
<itemizedlist>
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@
</listitem>
<listitem>
- <para>If you're running DOS and have the proper drivers to access
+ <para>If you are running DOS and have the proper drivers to access
your CD, run the install.bat script provided on the CD. This will
attempt to boot into the FreeBSD installation straight from
DOS.</para>
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@
</step>
<step>
- <para>If you don't have a CDROM distribution then simply read the <ulink
+ <para>If you do not have a CDROM distribution then simply read the <ulink
url="ftp://ftp.FreeBSD.ORG/pub/FreeBSD/&rel.current;-RELEASE/floppies/README.TXT">installation
boot image information</ulink> to find out what files you need to
download first.</para>
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@
<para>The <emphasis>fdimage</emphasis> program will format the
<devicename>A:</devicename> drive and then copy the
- <filename>kern.flp</filename> image onto it (assuming that you're
+ <filename>kern.flp</filename> image onto it (assuming that you are
at the top level of a FreeBSD distribution and the floppy images
live in the <filename>floppies</filename> subdirectory, as is
typically the case).</para>
@@ -1011,8 +1011,8 @@
handy as you will need to know it fairly soon in the installation
process. You will need to know how to dial your ISP using the
“AT commands” specific to your modem, as the PPP dialer
- provides only a very simple terminal emulator. If you're using PAP or
- CHAP, you'll need to type the necessary <command>set
+ provides only a very simple terminal emulator. If you are using PAP or
+ CHAP, you will need to type the necessary <command>set
authname</command> and <command>set authkey</command> commands
before typing <command>term</command>. Refer to the user-ppp <link
linkend="userppp">handbook</link> and <ulink
@@ -1135,21 +1135,21 @@
<para>For a proxy FTP server, you should usually give name of the
server you really want as a part of the username, after an @-sign.
The proxy server then 'fakes' the real server. An example: Say you
- want to install from <hostid role="fqdn">ftp.freebsd.org</hostid>,
+ want to install from <hostid role="fqdn">ftp.FreeBSD.org</hostid>,
using the proxy FTP server <hostid role="fqdn">foo.bar.com</hostid>,
listening on port 1234.</para>
<para>In this case, you go to the options menu, set the FTP username
- to ftp@ftp.freebsd.org, and the password to your e-mail address. As
+ to ftp@ftp.FreeBSD.org, and the password to your e-mail address. As
your installation media, you specify FTP (or passive FTP, if the
proxy support it), and the URL
<literal>ftp://foo.bar.com:1234/pub/FreeBSD </literal></para>
<para><filename>/pub/FreeBSD</filename> from <hostid
- role="fqdn">ftp.freebsd.org</hostid> is proxied under <hostid
+ role="fqdn">ftp.FreeBSD.org</hostid> is proxied under <hostid
role="fqdn">foo.bar.com</hostid>, allowing you to install from
<emphasis>that</emphasis> machine (which fetch the files from
- <hostid role="fqdn">ftp.freebsd.org</hostid> as your installation
+ <hostid role="fqdn">ftp.FreeBSD.org</hostid> as your installation
requests them).</para>
</sect3>
</sect2>
@@ -1273,15 +1273,15 @@
<para>Yes. DOS extended partitions are mapped in at the end of the other
“slices” in FreeBSD, e.g. your <devicename>D:</devicename>
- drive might be <filename>/dev/sd0s5</filename>, your
- <devicename>E:</devicename> drive <filename>/dev/sd0s6</filename>, and
+ drive might be <filename>/dev/da0s5</filename>, your
+ <devicename>E:</devicename> drive <filename>/dev/da0s6</filename>, and
so on. This example assumes, of course, that your extended partition is
on SCSI drive 0. For IDE drives, substitute <filename>wd</filename> for
- <filename>sd</filename> appropriately. You otherwise mount extended
+ <filename>da</filename> appropriately. You otherwise mount extended
partitions exactly like you would mount any other DOS drive,
e.g.:</para>
- <screen>&prompt.root; <userinput>mount -t msdos /dev/sd0s5 /dos_d</userinput></screen>
+ <screen>&prompt.root; <userinput>mount -t msdos /dev/da0s5 /dos_d</userinput></screen>
</sect1>
</chapter>
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