[src/trunk]: src/distrib/alpha Describe GENERIC.fs.

[ross <ross%NetBSD.org@localhost>]

details:   https://anonhg.NetBSD.org/src/rev/cd6d1740897d
branches:  trunk
changeset: 467542:cd6d1740897d
user:      ross <ross%NetBSD.org@localhost>
date:      Thu Mar 25 19:58:37 1999 +0000

description:
Describe GENERIC.fs.

diffstat:

 distrib/alpha/README.files |  9 ++++++++-
 1 files changed, 8 insertions(+), 1 deletions(-)

diffs (23 lines):

diff -r 1f5b3e317d84 -r cd6d1740897d distrib/alpha/README.files
--- a/distrib/alpha/README.files        Thu Mar 25 19:55:37 1999 +0000
+++ b/distrib/alpha/README.files        Thu Mar 25 19:58:37 1999 +0000
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-$NetBSD: README.files,v 1.10 1999/03/25 13:09:20 ross Exp $
+$NetBSD: README.files,v 1.11 1999/03/25 19:58:37 ross Exp $
 
           Tape, CD, Disk, and Netboot Images
           ----- --- ----- --- ------- ------
@@ -26,6 +26,13 @@
 Note:  The netboot loader can load the netbsd.gz file directly; it
        is not necessary to ungzip this kernel first.
 
+This release or snapshot also contains a GENERIC kernel in a bootable
+filesystem image. This is intended for use when the SRM console cannot
+read the root device. This can happen for IDE attached roots, or
+on diskless systems where SRM bugs prevent netbooting. See:
+
+       misc/GENERIC.fs
+
 To copy the boot images to a magnetic disk under unix, the dd(1)
 command can be used: