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Correct some misinformation about using the MS-DOS xcopy command.

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Fix some english syntax errors.  (More corrections needed)
Submitted by:	Kristyn Fayette <kristyn@gnu.ai.mit.edu>
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John Fieber 1995-07-17 20:24:09 +00:00
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<!-- $Id: handbook.sgml,v 1.18 1995-07-12 15:01:37 jfieber Exp $ --> <!-- $Id: handbook.sgml,v 1.19 1995-07-17 20:23:59 jfieber Exp $ -->
<!-- The FreeBSD Documentation Project --> <!-- The FreeBSD Documentation Project -->
<!DOCTYPE linuxdoc PUBLIC "-//FreeBSD//DTD linuxdoc//EN" [ <!DOCTYPE linuxdoc PUBLIC "-//FreeBSD//DTD linuxdoc//EN" [
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<author> <author>
<name>The FreeBSD Documentation Project</name> <name>The FreeBSD Documentation Project</name>
</author> </author>
<date>July 12, 1995</date> <date>July 17, 1995</date>
<abstract>Welcome to FreeBSD! This handbook covers the <abstract>Welcome to FreeBSD! This handbook covers the
installation and day to day use of <bf>FreeBSD Release installation and day to day use of <bf>FreeBSD Release

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<!-- The FreeBSD Documentation Project --> <!-- The FreeBSD Documentation Project -->
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<sect1>Before installing from a MS-DOS partition</heading> <sect1>Before installing from a MS-DOS partition</heading>
<p>To prepare for installation from an MS-DOS partition, <p>To prepare for installation from an MS-DOS partition,
you should simply copy the files from the distribution copy the files from the distribution into a directory
into a directory called <tt>FREEBSD</tt>. For example, to do called <tt>C:&bsol;FREEBSD</tt>. The directory tree structure
a minimal installation of FreeBSD from DOS using files of the CDROM must be partially reproduced within this directory
copied from the CDROM, you might do something like so we suggest using the DOS <tt>xcopy</tt>
this: command. For example, to prepare for a minimal installation of
FreeBSD:
<tscreen><verb> <tscreen><verb>
C> MD C:\FREEBSD C> MD C:\FREEBSD
C> XCOPY /S E:\DISTS\BIN C:\FREEBSD C> XCOPY /S E:\FLOPPIES C:\FREEBSD\FLOPPIES\
C> XCOPY /S E:\FLOPPIES C:\FREEBSD C> XCOPY /S E:\DISTS\BIN C:\FREEBSD\BIN\
</verb></tscreen> </verb></tscreen>
asssuming that <tt>C:</tt> is where you have free space
Asssuming that <tt>C:</tt> was where you had free space and and <tt>E:</tt> is where your CDROM is mounted. Note
<tt>E:</tt> was where your CD was mounted. Note that you need that you need the <tt>FLOPPIES</tt> directory because
the <tt>FLOPPIES</tt> directory because the <tt>root.flp</tt> image is the <tt>root.flp</tt> image is needed during an MS-DOS
automatically looked for there when you are doing a installation.
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
<tt>C:&bsol;FREEBSD</tt> - the BIN dist is only the minimal <tt>C:&bsol;FREEBSD</tt> - the <tt>BIN</tt> dist is only the
requirement. minimal requirement. If you have room on your MS-DOS
partition for all the distributions, you could replace
the last line above with:
<tscreen><verb>
C> XCOPY /S E:\DISTS C:\FREEBSD\
</verb></tscreen>
which would copy all the subdirectories of
<tt>E:&bsol;DISTS</tt> to <tt>C:&bsol;FREEBSD</tt>.
<sect1>Before installing from QIC/SCSI Tape</heading> <sect1>Before installing from QIC/SCSI Tape</heading>