Date: Mon, 21 Feb 2011 07:44:18 -0700 (MST) From: Warren Block <wblock@wonkity.com> To: To: ; Subject: Subject: Re: docs/154931: handbook/install/chapter.sgml - repeated chunk of text Message-ID: <alpine.BSF.2.00.1102210739480.60797@wonkity.com>
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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 <wblock@wonkity.com> 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which is not actually shown, and the link should probably go to the project page, not a direct download that may be outdated.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.</para> </warning> - <para>Set the <varname>kern.geom.debugflags</varname> sysctl to be - able to write a master boot record to the target device.</para> - - <warning> - <para>The example below - lists <filename class="devicefile">/dev/da0</filename> 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.</para> - </warning> - <step> <title>Writing the Image with &man.dd.1;</title> @@ -679,11 +668,8 @@ <title>Using &windows To Write the Image</title> <warning> - <para>The example below - lists <filename class="devicefile">H:</filename> 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.</para> + <para>Make sure you use the correct drive letter as the output + target, or you may overwrite and destroy existing data.</para> </warning> <step> @@ -691,8 +677,8 @@ <para><application>Image Writer for Windows</application> is a free application that can correctly write an image file to a - memory stick. Download it - from <ulink url="http://launchpad.net/win32-image-writer/0.2/0.2/+download/win32diskimager-RELEASE-0.2-r23-win32.zip"></ulink> + memory stick. Download it from + <ulink url="https://launchpad.net/win32-image-writer"></ulink> and extract it into a folder.</para> </step>
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