Date: Thu, 7 Nov 2002 19:40:03 -0800 (PST) From: Tom Rhodes <trhodes@FreeBSD.org> To: freebsd-doc@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: docs/44595: Handbook only documents UserConfig for boot-time kernel config Message-ID: <200211080340.gA83e35g090239@freefall.freebsd.org>
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The following reply was made to PR docs/44595; it has been noted by GNATS. From: Tom Rhodes <trhodes@FreeBSD.org> To: bmah@FreeBSD.org Cc: freebsd-gnats-submit@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: docs/44595: Handbook only documents UserConfig for boot-time kernel config Date: Thu, 7 Nov 2002 22:31:00 -0500 On Thu, 07 Nov 2002 18:10:04 -0800 bmah@FreeBSD.org (Bruce A. Mah) wrote: > If memory serves me right, Tom Rhodes wrote: > > > I added information about device.hints(5) to the boot chapter. > > Would a quick paragraph which: > > > > Explains that UserConfig is not in 5.0 > > OK. Remember that it's not just "not in 5.0", but "not in releases > beginning with 5.0" or something like that. > > > Users must see the device.hints(5) manual page and/or > > It's really hard to read the manpage if you're installing for the > first time. :-) > > > Read THIS section of the handbook for information on device.hints(5) > > A new user is less likely to want to know about the booting process > than what steps they need to do to get some grotty old ISA Ethernet > board to work. It's best if you can keep the new text > self-contained...I'd like to use the install chapter in the handbook > to replace INSTALL.TXT someday. > > > be sufficient? Or do you have a better approach? > > Bruce. > > > Perhaps I'll just 'draft' a paragraph and you review it before I do the actual commit. This will keep changes to 1 and hopefully is good enough to please everyone. -- Tom Rhodes To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-doc" in the body of the message
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