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Remove bogus references to root.flp in the installation guide (strange

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coincidence - this was the very next item on my TODO list, huzzah!  Thanks,
Doug - I don't usually get them checked off so fast! :-).  Also change
XCOPY command example to match new realities.

Submitted-By: Doug White <dwhite@resnet.uoregon.edu>
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Jordan K. Hubbard 1996-12-19 00:43:27 +00:00
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<!-- $Id: install.sgml,v 1.41 1996-11-29 20:04:11 jfieber Exp $ --> <!-- $Id: install.sgml,v 1.42 1996-12-19 00:43:27 jkh Exp $ -->
<!-- The FreeBSD Documentation Project --> <!-- The FreeBSD Documentation Project -->
<!-- <!--
@ -421,17 +421,6 @@ ftp:*:99:99::0:0:FTP:/cdrom:/nonexistent
things the hard way, you must first prepare some things the hard way, you must first prepare some
floppies for the install. floppies for the install.
The first floppy that you will need in addition to the boot.flp
image is ``floppies/root.flp'', which is somewhat special in that
it is not a DOS filesystem floppy at all, but rather a floppy "image"
(it's actually a gzip'd cpio file). You can create this floppy in
the same way that you created the boot floppy <ref id="install"
name="the beginning of this guide">. Once this floppy is
made, you can go on to make the distribution set floppies
using ordinary DOS or UFS (if you are preparing the floppies on
another FreeBSD machine) formatted diskettes.
You will need, at minimum, as many 1.44MB or 1.2MB floppies as You will need, at minimum, as many 1.44MB or 1.2MB floppies as
it takes to hold all files in the bin (binary distribution) it takes to hold all files in the bin (binary distribution)
directory. If you are preparing these floppies under DOS, then directory. If you are preparing these floppies under DOS, then
@ -489,14 +478,11 @@ ftp:*:99:99::0:0:FTP:/cdrom:/nonexistent
FreeBSD: FreeBSD:
<tscreen><verb> <tscreen><verb>
C> MD C:\FREEBSD C> MD C:\FREEBSD
C> XCOPY /S E:\DISTS\BIN C:\FREEBSD\BIN\ C> XCOPY /S E:\BIN C:\FREEBSD\BIN\
C> XCOPY /S E:\FLOPPIES C:\FREEBSD\FLOPPIES\ C> XCOPY /S E:\MANPAGES C:\FREEBSD\MANPAGES\
</verb></tscreen> </verb></tscreen>
assuming that <tt>C:</tt> is where you have free space assuming that <tt>C:</tt> is where you have free space
and <tt>E:</tt> is where your CDROM is mounted. Note and <tt>E:</tt> is where your CDROM is mounted.
that you need the <tt>FLOPPIES</tt> directory because
the <tt>root.flp</tt> image is needed during an MS-DOS
installation.
For as many `DISTS' you wish to install from MS-DOS For as many `DISTS' you wish to install from MS-DOS
(and you have free space for), install each one under (and you have free space for), install each one under
@ -522,9 +508,6 @@ C> XCOPY /S E:\DISTS C:\FREEBSD\
cd /freebsd/distdir<newline> cd /freebsd/distdir<newline>
tar cvf /dev/rwt0 (or /dev/rst0) dist1 .. dist2 tar cvf /dev/rwt0 (or /dev/rst0) dist1 .. dist2
</tscreen> </tscreen>
Make sure that the `floppies/' directory is one of the
``dists'' given above, since the installation will look
for `floppies/root.flp' on the tape.
When you go to do the installation, you should also When you go to do the installation, you should also
make sure that you leave enough room in some temporary make sure that you leave enough room in some temporary