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- Update the floppy section of installation chapter in Handbook.

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  4.X			5.x and above
  ------------------------------------
  mfsroot.flp		boot.flp
  kern.flp		kern1.flp
			kern2.flp

PR:		docs/100538
Submitter:	me
Approved by:	delphij@ (mentor)
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Chin-San Huang 2007-04-09 08:20:28 +00:00
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@ -908,12 +908,9 @@ FreeBSD/i386 bootstrap loader, Revision 0.8
Please insert MFS root floppy and press enter:</screen>
<para>Follow these instructions by removing the
<filename>kern.flp</filename> disc, insert the
<filename>mfsroot.flp</filename> disc, and press
<keycap>Enter</keycap>. &os;&nbsp;5.3
and above provide other floppy disks set, as described
in <link linkend="install-floppies">previous
section</link>. Boot from first floppy;
<filename>boot.flp</filename> disc, insert the
<filename>kern1.flp</filename> disc, and press
<keycap>Enter</keycap>. Boot from first floppy;
when prompted, insert the other disks as required.</para>
</step>
@ -948,7 +945,7 @@ Booting [kernel] in 9 seconds... _</screen>
<para>If you needed to prepare boot floppies, as described in
<xref linkend="install-floppies"> then one of them will be the
first boot disc, probably the one containing
<filename>kern.flp</filename>. Put this disc in your floppy
<filename>boot.flp</filename>. Put this disc in your floppy
drive and type the following command to boot the disk
(substituting the name of your floppy drive if
necessary):</para>
@ -967,11 +964,11 @@ Booting [kernel] in 9 seconds... _</screen>
<para>FreeBSD will start to boot. If you are booting from a
floppy disc, at some point you will see the message:</para>
<screen>Please insert MFS root floppy and press enter:</screen>
<screen>Insert disk labelled "Kernel floppy 1" and press any key...</screen>
<para>Follow these instructions by removing the
<filename>kern.flp</filename> disc, insert the
<filename>mfsroot.flp</filename> disc, and press
<filename>boot.flp</filename> disc, insert the
<filename>kern1.flp</filename> disc, and press
<keycap>Enter</keycap>.</para>
</step>
@ -1111,8 +1108,7 @@ Mounting root from ufs:/dev/md0c
in the drive and &gui.yes; is selected.</para>
<para>If you are booting from floppies it will be necessary to remove
the <filename>mfsroot.flp</filename> floppy and replace it with
<filename>kern.flp</filename> before rebooting.</para>
the <filename>boot.flp</filename> floppy before rebooting.</para>
</sect2>
</sect1>