Date: Sat, 8 Apr 2000 18:43:33 -0400 (EDT) From: eogren@earthlink.net To: FreeBSD-gnats-submit@freebsd.org Subject: docs/17869: [PATCH] Minor update of installation section of handbook Message-ID: <20000408224333.9F6E01E6@rod.darktech.org>
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>Number: 17869
>Category: docs
>Synopsis: Patch provided to update installation section of book
>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: Sat Apr 8 15:50:00 PDT 2000
>Closed-Date:
>Last-Modified:
>Originator: Eric Ogren
>Release: FreeBSD 4.0-STABLE i386
>Organization:
>Environment:
FreeBSD rod.darktech.org 4.0-STABLE FreeBSD 4.0-STABLE #3:
Tue Apr 4 21:01:56 EDT 2000
eogren@rod.darktech.org:/usr/src/sys/compile/BLUE i386
>Description:
Because I've been incredibly bored today, continue my minor doc patches.
This time, I've been looking at the installation section. In no
particular order:
* Minor grammar nits
* Suggest Partition Magic to users; IMO, this is probably the most
userful utility for those who use multiple OSs.
* Sysinstall is now much more user-friendly wrt to ppp installation &
setup
* Sysinstall will setup anonymous FTP for you if you ask it to
* IDE CDROM Device name change: wcd -> acd
* Add some more information about downloading the distribution from
ftp.FreeBSD.org
* The IP address for ftp.FreeBSD.org was incorrect; fix it
* Windows File Manager -> Windows Explorer (since there are probably 3
people left in the world that still use Win16)
* Note that IDE drivers are ad* in 4.0 and later
* Installation types: Novice -> Standard
>How-To-Repeat:
Become really bored while having a copy of the CVS repository on your
hard drive. :) [Or notice that the handbook does not have any of the
above]
>Fix:
Index: chapter.sgml
===================================================================
RCS file: /usr/local/doctree/doc/en_US.ISO_8859-1/books/handbook/install/chapter.sgml,v
retrieving revision 1.37
diff -u -r1.37 chapter.sgml
--- chapter.sgml 2000/04/05 12:25:23 1.37
+++ chapter.sgml 2000/04/08 22:24:39
@@ -21,20 +21,25 @@
<para>No matter which method you choose, you will need to get started
by creating the <emphasis>installation disks</emphasis> as described
- in the <link linkend="install-floppies">next section</link>. By
- booting into the FreeBSD installer, even if you are not planning on
+ in the <link linkend="install-floppies">next section</link>.
+ Booting into the FreeBSD installer, even if you are not planning on
installing FreeBSD right away, will provide important information
about compatibility with your hardware. This information may
dictate which installation options are even possible for you. It
can also provide clues early-on in the process to potential problems
you may come across later.</para>
- <para>If you plan to install FreeBSD via anonymous FTP, the only
+ <para>If you plan to install FreeBSD via NFS or anonymous FTP, the only
thing you will need are the <link
linkend="install-floppies">installation floppies</link>. The
install program itself will handle anything else that is
required.</para>
+ <para>If you wish to install via an MSDOS partition, you will also have to
+ download parts of the FreeBSD distribution manually. See the
+ <link linkend=install-msdos>MSDOS Installation section</link>
+ of this guide for more information.</para>
+
<para>For more information about obtaining FreeBSD, see the <link
linkend="mirrors">Obtaining FreeBSD</link> section of the
Appendix.</para>
@@ -113,7 +118,9 @@
</itemizedlist>
<para>With the <filename>kern.flp</filename> disk in your floppy
- drive, reboot your computer. You will be prompted to insert
+ drive, reboot your computer. After a couple of minutes
+ (while the kernel loads from the floppy), you
+ will be prompted to insert
the <filename>mfsroot.flp</filename>, after which the
installation will proceed normally.</para>
</sect3>
@@ -200,6 +207,11 @@
<userinput>ftp://<replaceable>your machine</replaceable></userinput>
after picking “Other” in the FTP sites menu during
the install.</para>
+
+ <note><para>If you choose to enable anonymous FTP during the
+ installation of your system, the installation program will do
+ the above procedure for you.</para></note>
+
</sect3>
<sect3>
@@ -216,7 +228,8 @@
you are preparing the floppies from DOS, then they
<emphasis>MUST</emphasis> be formatted using the MS-DOS
<command>FORMAT</command> command. If you are using Windows,
- use the Windows File Manager format command.</para>
+ use Explorer to format the disks (right-click on the
+ <devicename>A:</devicename> drive, and select "Format".</para>
<para>Do <emphasis>NOT</emphasis> trust factory pre-formatted
floppies! Format them again yourself, just to be sure. Many
@@ -278,7 +291,15 @@
<para>Assuming that <devicename>C:</devicename> is where you have
free space and <devicename>E:</devicename> is where your CDROM
is mounted.</para>
-
+
+ <para>If you do not have a CDROM drive, you can download the
+ distribution from <ulink
+ url="ftp://ftp.FreeBSD.org/pub/FreeBSD/&rel.current;-RELEASE/">;
+ ftp.FreeBSD.org</ulink>. Each distribution is in its own directory;
+ for example, the <emphasis>bin</emphasis> distribution can be
+ found in the <ulink
+ url="ftp://ftp.FreeBSD.org/pub/FreeBSD/&rel.current;-RELEASE/bin">&rel.current;/bin</ulink>; directory.</para>
+
<para>For as many distributions you wish to install from an MS-DOS
partition (and you have the free space for), install each one
under <filename>c:\FreeBSD</filename> — the
@@ -334,14 +355,17 @@
<para>If you are using a modem, then PPP is almost certainly
your only choice. Make sure that you have your service
provider's information handy as you will need to know it fairly
- early in the installation process. You will also need to know
+ early in the installation process.</para>
+ <para>If you use PAP or CHAP to connect your ISP (in other
+ words, if you can connect to the ISP in Windows without
+ using a script), then all you will need to do is type in
+ <command>dial</command> at the
+ <application>ppp</application> prompt. Otherwise,
+ 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 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
+ simple terminal emulator. Please
+ to the user-ppp <link linkend="userppp">handbook</link> and <ulink
url="../FAQ/ppp.html">FAQ</ulink> entries for further
information. If you have problems, logging can be directed to
the screen using the command <command>set log local
@@ -375,7 +399,7 @@
gateway (if you are using PPP, it is your provider's IP address)
to use in talking to it. If you do not know the answers to all
or most of these questions, then you should really probably talk
- to your system administrator <emphasis>before</emphasis> trying
+ to your system administrator or ISP <emphasis>before</emphasis> trying
this type of installation.</para>
<sect4>
@@ -427,7 +451,7 @@
install from, so the following would work in the absence of a
name server:</para>
- <screen><userinput>ftp://165.113.121.81/pub/FreeBSD/&rel.current;-RELEASE</userinput></screen>;
+ <screen><userinput>ftp://209.55.82.20/pub/FreeBSD/&rel.current;-RELEASE</userinput></screen>;
<para>There are two FTP installation modes you can choose from,
active or passive FTP.</para>
@@ -437,7 +461,8 @@
<term>FTP Active</term>
<listitem>
- <para>For all FTP transfers, use “Active”
+ <para>This option will make all FTP transfers
+ use “Active”
mode. This will not work through firewalls, but will
often work with older FTP servers that do not support
passive mode. If your connection hangs with passive
@@ -449,8 +474,9 @@
<term>FTP Passive</term>
<listitem>
- <para>For all FTP transfers, use “Passive”
- mode. This allows the user to pass through firewalls
+ <para>This option instructs FreeBSD to use
+ “Passive” mode for all FTP operations.
+ This allows the user to pass through firewalls
that do not allow incoming connections on random port
addresses.</para>
</listitem>
@@ -542,12 +568,12 @@
</listitem>
<listitem>
- <para>Select a Novice, Custom, or Express install, depending on
+ <para>Select a Standard, Express, or Custom install, depending on
whether or not you would like the installation to help you
through a typical installation, give you a high degree of
control over each step, or simply whizz through it (using
reasonable defaults when possible) as fast as possible. If
- you have never used FreeBSD before, the Novice installation
+ you have never used FreeBSD before, the Standard installation
method is most recommended.</para>
</listitem>
@@ -738,7 +764,7 @@
</listitem>
<listitem>
- <para><devicename>wcd</devicename> - ATAPI IDE interface</para>
+ <para><devicename>acd</devicename> - ATAPI IDE interface</para>
</listitem>
</itemizedlist>
@@ -1559,13 +1585,25 @@
<para>FIPS allows you to split an existing MS-DOS partition
into two pieces, preserving the original partition and
allowing you to install onto the second free piece. You
- first defragment your MS-DOS partition using the DOS 6.XX
- DEFRAG utility or the Norton Disk Tools, then run FIPS. It
+ first defragment your MS-DOS partition using the Windows
+ DEFRAG utility (go into Explorer, right-click on the
+ hard drive, and choose to defrag your
+ hard drive), or Norton Disk Tools. You then must run FIPS. It
will prompt you for the rest of the information it needs.
Afterwards, you can reboot and install FreeBSD on the new
free slice. See the <emphasis>Distributions</emphasis> menu
for an estimate of how much free space you will need for the
kind of installation you want.</para>
+
+ <para>There is also a <emphasis>very</emphasis> useful
+ product from <ulink
+ url="http://www.powerquest.com/">PowerQuest</ulink>;
+ called <application>Partition Magic</application>. This
+ application has far more functionality than FIPS, and is
+ highly recommended if you plan to often add/remove
+ operating systems (like me). However, it does cost
+ money, and if you plan to install FreeBSD once and then
+ leave it there, FIPS will probably be fine for you.</para>
</answer>
</qandaentry>
@@ -1603,12 +1641,15 @@
<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>da</filename> appropriately. You otherwise
+ drive 0. For IDE drives, substitute <filename>ad</filename>
+ for <filename>da</filename> appropriately if installing
+ 4.0-RELEASE or later, and substitute
+ <filename>wd</filename> for <filename>da</filename> if you
+ are installing a version of FreeBSD prior to 4.0. You otherwise
mount extended partitions exactly like you would any other
DOS drive, for example:</para>
- <screen>&prompt.root; <userinput>mount -t msdos /dev/da0s5 /dos_d</userinput></screen>
+ <screen>&prompt.root; <userinput>mount -t msdos /dev/ad0s5 /dos_d</userinput></screen>
</answer>
</qandaentry>
</qandaset>
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