Update the installation instructions somewhat to cover the CD install case.

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handbook/install.sgml

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-<!-- $Id: install.sgml,v 1.56 1997-09-14 06:54:32 joerg Exp $ -->
+<!-- $Id: install.sgml,v 1.57 1997-09-20 04:45:40 jkh Exp $ -->
 <!-- The FreeBSD Documentation Project -->
 
 <!--
@@ -10,70 +10,98 @@
       This section is a quick-start guide for what you need to
       do.  FreeBSD can be installed from a variety of media
       including CD-ROM, floppy disk, magnetic tape, an MS-DOS
-      partition, and if you have a network connection, via
+      partition and, if you have a network connection, via
       anonymous ftp or NFS.  
 
       Regardless of the installation media you choose, you can
-      get started by downloading the <bf>installation disk</bf>
+      get started by creating the <bf>installation disk</bf>
-      as described below.  Booting your computer with disk will
+      as described below.  Booting your computer into the FreeBSD installer,
+      even if you aren't planning on installing FreeBSD right away, will
       provide important information about compatibility between
-      FreeBSD and your hardware which could dictate which
+      FreeBSD and your hardware which may, in turn, dictate which
-      installation options are possible.  It can also provide
+      installation options are even possible.  It can also provide
-      early clues to compatibility problems that could prevent
+      early clues to any compatibility problems which could prevent
       FreeBSD running on your system at all.  If you plan on
-      installing via anonymous FTP, then this installation disk
+      installing via anonymous FTP then this installation disk
-      is all you need to download.
+      is all you need to download (the installation will handle any
+      further required downloading itself).
 
-      For more information on obtaining the FreeBSD distribution
+      For more information on obtaining the latest FreeBSD distributions,
-      itself, please see <ref id="mirrors" name="Obtaining
+      please see <ref id="mirrors" name="Obtaining FreeBSD"> in the Appendix.
-      FreeBSD"> in the Appendix.
 
       So, to get the show on the road, follow these steps:
-    <enum>
+      <enum>
 
-      <item>Review the <ref id="install:hw" name="supported
+      <item><P>Review the <ref id="install:hw" name="supported
-	  configurations"> section of this installation guide to
+	configurations"> section of this installation guide to
 	be sure that your hardware is supported by FreeBSD.  It
-	  may be helpful to make a list of any special cards you
+	may be helpful to make a list of any special cards you
-	  have installed, such as SCSI controllers, Ethernet
+	have installed, such as SCSI controllers, Ethernet
-	  adapters or sound cards.  This list should include
+	adapters or sound cards.  This list should include
-	  relevant configuration parameters such as interrupts
+	relevant configuration parameters such as interrupts
-	  (IRQ) and IO port addresses.<P></P></item>
+	(IRQ) and IO port addresses.</P></item>
 
-      <item>Download the <url
+      <item><P>If you're installing FreeBSD from CDROM media then you have
+	several different installation options:
+	<itemize>
+	  <item><p>If the CD has been mastered with El Torrito boot support and
+	  your system supports direct booting from CDROM (and many older systems
+	  do <em>not</em>), simply insert the CD into the drive and boot
+	  directly from it.</p></item>
+
+	  <item><p>If you're running DOS and have the proper drivers to access
+	  your CD, run the install.bat script provided on the CD.  This will
+	  attempt to boot into the FreeBSD installation straight from DOS
+	  (<em>note: You must do this from actual DOS and not a Windows DOS box
+	  </em>).  If you also want to install FreeBSD from your DOS partition
+	  (perhaps because your CDROM drive is completely unsupported by
+	  FreeBSD) then run the setup program first to copy the
+	  appropriate files from the CD to your DOS partition, afterwards
+	  running install.</p></item>
+
+	  <item><p>If either of the two proceeding methods work then you can
+	  simply skip the rest of this section, otherwise your final option
+	  is to create a boot floppy from the <tt>floppies\boot.flp</tt>
+	  image - proceed to step 4 for instructions on how to do
+	  this.</p></item>
+	</itemize></P></item>
+
+      <item><p>If you don't have a CDROM distribution then simply download the <url
 	  url="ftp://ftp.FreeBSD.ORG/pub/FreeBSD/&rel.current;-RELEASE/floppies/boot.flp"
 	  name="installation boot disk image"> file to your hard
-	  drive, and be sure to tell your browser to
+	  drive, being sure to tell your browser to
-	  <em>save</em> rather than <em>display</em>.
+	  <em>save</em> rather than <em>display</em> the file.
 	  <bf>Note:</bf> This disk image can only be used with
-	  1.44 megabyte 3.5 inch floppy disks.<P></P></item>
+	  1.44 megabyte 3.5 inch floppy disks.</p></item>
 
-      <item>Make the installation boot disk from the image file:
+      <item><p>Make the installation boot disk from the image file:
 	<itemize>
-	  <item>If you are using MS-DOS download 
+	  <item><p>If you are using MS-DOS then download 
 	    <url 
 url="ftp://ftp.FreeBSD.ORG/pub/FreeBSD/tools/fdimage.exe"
-	      name="fdimage.exe">, then run it like so:
+	      name="fdimage.exe"> or get it from <tt>tools\fdimage.exe</tt>
+	    on the CDROM and then run it like so:
 <tscreen><verb>
 E:\> tools\fdimage floppies\boot.flp a:
-</verb></tscreen> The
+</verb></tscreen> The <em>fdimage</em>
 	    program will format the A: drive and then copy the
             boot.flp image onto it (assuming that you're at the top
             level of a FreeBSD distribution and the floppy images
-            live in the floppies subdirectory).<P></P></item>
+            live in the floppies subdirectory, as is typically the case).
+	    </p></item>
 
-	  <item>If you are using a UNIX system:
+	  <item><p>If you are using a UNIX system to create the floppy image:
 <tscreen>
 % dd if=boot.flp of=<em>disk&lowbar;device</em>
 </tscreen>
 	    where <em>disk&lowbar;device</em> is the <tt>/dev</tt>
 	    entry for the floppy drive.  On FreeBSD systems, this
 	    is <tt>/dev/rfd0</tt> for the A: drive and
-	    <tt>/dev/rfd1</tt> for the B: drive.<P></P></item>
+	    <tt>/dev/rfd1</tt> for the B: drive.</p></item>
 	</itemize>
-      <P></P></item>
+      </p></item>
 
-      <item>With the installation disk in the A: drive, reboot your
+      <item><p>With the installation disk in the A: drive, reboot your
 	computer.  You should get a boot prompt something like this:
 	<tscreen>
 &gt;&gt; FreeBSD BOOT ...<newline>
@@ -86,10 +114,10 @@ Boot:
 	with its default configuration after a delay of about
 	five seconds.  As FreeBSD boots, it probes your computer
 	to determine what hardware is installed.  The results of
-	this probing is displayed on the screen.<P></P></item>
+	this probing is displayed on the screen.</p></item>
 
-      <item>When the booting process is finished, The main FreeBSD
+      <item><p>When the booting process is finished, The main FreeBSD
-	installation menu will be displayed.</item>
+	installation menu will be displayed.</p></item>
 
     </enum>