Add details about the origin of bsdinstall and point out that bsdinstall

is not pc-sysinstall.

Noticed by:	bcr (mentor), dru
Discussed with:	kmoore, dru, gjb (mentor)
Approved by:	gjb (mentor)
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Warren Block 2011-10-20 02:30:32 +00:00
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Notes: svn2git 2020-12-08 03:00:23 +00:00
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@ -931,8 +931,20 @@ Trying to mount root from cd9660:/dev/iso9660/FREEBSD_INSTALL [ro]...</screen>
<sect1 id="using-bsdinstall">
<title>Introducing <application>bsdinstall</application></title>
<para><application>bsdinstall</application> is a text-based installation
application used to install and configure &os;.</para>
<para><application>bsdinstall</application> is a text-based &os;
installer program written by &a.nwhitehorn; and introduced in 2011
for &os;&nbsp;9.0.</para>
<note>
<para>Kris Moore's <application>pc-sysinstall</application> is
included with <ulink url="http://pcbsd.org">PC-BSD</ulink>, and
can also be used to <ulink
url="http://wiki.pcbsd.org/index.php/Use_PC-BSD_Installer_to_Install_FreeBSD">
install &os;</ulink>. Although sometimes confused with
<application>bsdinstall</application>, the two are not
related.</para>
</note>
<para>The <application>bsdinstall</application> menu system is controlled
by the arrow keys, <keycap>Enter</keycap>, <keycap>Tab</keycap>,