Date: Mon, 15 Nov 1999 09:07:16 -0800 (PST) From: Annelise Anderson <andrsn@andrsn.stanford.edu> To: Jonathon McKitrick <jcm@dogma.freebsd-uk.eu.org> Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: trying to RTFM, having problems Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.4.10.9911150903180.79836-100000@andrsn.stanford.edu> In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.4.02A.9911151553420.26363-100000@dogma.freebsd-uk.eu.org>
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On Mon, 15 Nov 1999, Jonathon McKitrick wrote: > I've got the docs working... my own stupid mistake ;-) > But at least i figured it out on my own. But I still haven't foundthe > answers to the questions yet. > On Mon, 15 Nov 1999, Jonathon McKitrick wrote: > > >I've used sysinstall before to browse the handbook in HTML. Lately, when > >i try the docs, it tries to access the website, not the CDROM version, > >even when I select CDROM. If anyone has any ideas why this doesn't work, > >please let me know. The cdrom can be mounted and read otherwise, but > >this is inconvenient when i am not connected to the site. > > > >Meanwhile, 2 questions, until I get my docs working... > > > >1. What was the name of the alternate boot manager, and does it support > >splash screens? The alternative boot manager is osbsbeta; there's an older version too. It's in the tools directory and can also be installed from dos. My understanding is that splash screens are not a function of the boot manager, and should work with any boot manager. > >2. I have seen supfiles that allow me to choose only certain collections, > >but for docs I am getting every language. The example only shows > >'docs-all' and doesn't list separate language collections. Can i find > >this list anywhere? If you get docs-all and look at some of the Makefiles, you'll see the list. I'm not sure exactly how you'd cvsup one language; you might see what happens with docs-en (English). Annelise > > > >-jonathon > > > > > > > > -jonathon > > > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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