From owner-freebsd-doc@FreeBSD.ORG Mon Feb 21 15:07:59 2011 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-doc@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id A98351065780; Mon, 21 Feb 2011 15:07:59 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from wblock@wonkity.com) Received: from wonkity.com (wonkity.com [67.158.26.137]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 52DB38FC1F; Mon, 21 Feb 2011 15:07:58 +0000 (UTC) Received: from wonkity.com (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by wonkity.com (8.14.4/8.14.4) with ESMTP id p1LEiIkv060819; Mon, 21 Feb 2011 07:44:18 -0700 (MST) (envelope-from wblock@wonkity.com) Received: from localhost (wblock@localhost) by wonkity.com (8.14.4/8.14.4/Submit) with ESMTP id p1LEiIYL060816; Mon, 21 Feb 2011 07:44:18 -0700 (MST) (envelope-from wblock@wonkity.com) Date: Mon, 21 Feb 2011 07:44:18 -0700 (MST) From: Warren Block To: To: ; Message-ID: User-Agent: Alpine 2.00 (BSF 1167 2008-08-23) MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; format=flowed; charset=US-ASCII X-Greylist: Sender IP whitelisted, not delayed by milter-greylist-4.2.6 (wonkity.com [127.0.0.1]); Mon, 21 Feb 2011 07:44:18 -0700 (MST) X-Mailman-Approved-At: Mon, 21 Feb 2011 16:07:27 +0000 Subject: Subject: Re: docs/154931: handbook/install/chapter.sgml - repeated chunk of text X-BeenThere: freebsd-doc@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Documentation project List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 21 Feb 2011 15:07:59 -0000 I did reply to keramida@ earlier about this problem with 154837, but neglected to include bug-followup@FreeBSD.org. Here's the message, along with a patch that fixes a couple of other problems. ---------- Forwarded message ---------- Date: Thu, 17 Feb 2011 08:17:39 From: Warren Block To: keramida@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: docs/154837: [patch] update Handbook for writing memstick image with Windows On Thu, 17 Feb 2011, keramida@FreeBSD.org wrote: > Synopsis: [patch] update Handbook for writing memstick image with Windows > > State-Changed-From-To: open->closed > State-Changed-By: keramida > State-Changed-When: Thu Feb 17 09:20:55 UTC 2011 > State-Changed-Why: > Committed, in revision 1.417 of handbook/install/chapter.sgml > > Thanks! > > http://www.freebsd.org/cgi/query-pr.cgi?pr=154837 The patch didn't quite apply as planned; there's a duplicate section at the start of the FreeBSD procedure (two warnings, and the sysctl line). Possibly due to the original having changed since the patch was created. Two other notes: the Windows section warns about the H: drive shown in the example, which is not actually shown, and the link should probably go to the project page, not a direct download that may be outdated. The following patch applies to the latest source to correct these three things. --- en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/install/chapter.sgml.orig 2011-02-17 08:07:54.000000000 -0700 +++ en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/install/chapter.sgml 2011-02-17 08:12:24.000000000 -0700 @@ -644,17 +644,6 @@ may destroy your existing data. - Set the kern.geom.debugflags sysctl to be - able to write a master boot record to the target device. - - - The example below - lists /dev/da0 as the - target device where the image will be written. Be very careful - that you have the correct device as the output target, or you - may destroy your existing data. - - Writing the Image with &man.dd.1; @@ -679,11 +668,8 @@ Using &windows To Write the Image - The example below - lists H: as the drive - letter of the device where the image will be written. Be very - careful that you have the correct device as the output target, - or you may destroy existing data. + Make sure you use the correct drive letter as the output + target, or you may overwrite and destroy existing data. @@ -691,8 +677,8 @@ Image Writer for Windows is a free application that can correctly write an image file to a - memory stick. Download it - from + memory stick. Download it from + and extract it into a folder.