PR: docs/154931

Fix some problems/hickups in the "Prepare Boot Media" section.

Problem found by:       Taras (ds ett ukrhub dott net)
Patch provided by:      Warren Block (wblock ett wonkity dott com)
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Johann Kois 2011-02-22 20:57:42 +00:00
parent 2c1097b868
commit f7aa5dbac3
Notes: svn2git 2020-12-08 03:00:23 +00:00
svn path=/head/; revision=36967

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@ -636,17 +636,6 @@
<procedure> <procedure>
<title>Using FreeBSD To Write the Image</title> <title>Using FreeBSD To Write the Image</title>
<warning>
<para>The example below
lists <filename class="devicefile">/dev/da0</filename> as the
target device from which you will be booting. Be very careful
that you have the correct device as the output target, or you
may destroy your existing data.</para>
</warning>
<para>Set the <varname>kern.geom.debugflags</varname> sysctl to be
able to write a master boot record to the target device.</para>
<warning> <warning>
<para>The example below <para>The example below
lists <filename class="devicefile">/dev/da0</filename> as the lists <filename class="devicefile">/dev/da0</filename> as the
@ -679,11 +668,8 @@
<title>Using &windows; To Write the Image</title> <title>Using &windows; To Write the Image</title>
<warning> <warning>
<para>The example below <para>Make sure you use the correct drive letter as the output
lists <filename class="devicefile">H:</filename> as the drive target, or you may overwrite and destroy existing data.</para>
letter of the device where the image will be written. Be very
careful that you have the correct device as the output target,
or you may destroy existing data.</para>
</warning> </warning>
<step> <step>
@ -691,8 +677,8 @@
<para><application>Image Writer for Windows</application> is a <para><application>Image Writer for Windows</application> is a
free application that can correctly write an image file to a free application that can correctly write an image file to a
memory stick. Download it memory stick. Download it from
from <ulink url="http://launchpad.net/win32-image-writer/0.2/0.2/+download/win32diskimager-RELEASE-0.2-r23-win32.zip"></ulink> <ulink url="http://launchpad.net/win32-image-writer/"></ulink>
and extract it into a folder.</para> and extract it into a folder.</para>
</step> </step>