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[src/netbsd-1-5]: src/distrib/notes/macppc Pull up revision 1.17 (requested b...
details: https://anonhg.NetBSD.org/src/rev/6a1179ceb694
branches: netbsd-1-5
changeset: 491811:6a1179ceb694
user: he <he%NetBSD.org@localhost>
date: Sat May 26 17:35:11 2001 +0000
description:
Pull up revision 1.17 (requested by mbw):
Minor cleanups.
diffstat:
distrib/notes/macppc/prep | 100 +++++++++++++++++++++++----------------------
1 files changed, 51 insertions(+), 49 deletions(-)
diffs (truncated from 391 to 300 lines):
diff -r 803bf822dcd5 -r 6a1179ceb694 distrib/notes/macppc/prep
--- a/distrib/notes/macppc/prep Sat May 26 17:34:39 2001 +0000
+++ b/distrib/notes/macppc/prep Sat May 26 17:35:11 2001 +0000
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-.\" $NetBSD: prep,v 1.2.8.8 2001/05/26 16:39:59 he Exp $
+.\" $NetBSD: prep,v 1.2.8.9 2001/05/26 17:35:11 he Exp $
.
.Ss2 Prepare yourself
.
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@
(Open Firmware 3)
.Pp
Open Firmware 3 systems have a rewritable BootROM. Go to the
-.Sq Apple Software Updates
+.Sq "Apple Software Updates"
web site at
.Lk http://asu.info.apple.com/
and search for
@@ -164,7 +164,7 @@
Apple Network Servers can only use a serial console.
You must first hook up a serial console
(38400 bps, 8 bits, no parity, 1 stop bit, no handshaking) to
-.Sq Port 2
+.Sq "Port 2"
(the
.Sq Li ttya
device in Open Firmware).
@@ -240,7 +240,7 @@
button, or the patches will not be saved to NVRAM.
.(Note
NVRAM patches and Open Firmware settings will be erased if you
-.Sq zap your PRAM
+.Sq "zap your PRAM"
by holding down
.Key COMMAND-OPTION-P-R
keys during the boot chimes, or if you accidentally boot into
@@ -339,7 +339,7 @@
(38400 bps, 8 bits, no parity, 1 stop bit, no handshaking).
.(Note
The
-.Dq Stop Boot at Open Firmware prompt
+.Dq "Stop Boot at Open Firmware prompt"
setting is persistent. It is equivalent to the Open Firmware command
.Pp
.Dl 0 > Ic "setenv auto-boot? false
@@ -395,7 +395,7 @@
BootVars tool. Click on the
.Dq auto-boot?
checkbox, then click on the
-.Dq All Variables
+.Dq "All Variables"
checkbox and type
.Ic kbd
into the
@@ -666,7 +666,7 @@
kernel. There are two approaches, the
.Pa ofwboot.xcf
bootloader and the
-.Sq partition zero
+.Sq "partition zero"
bootloader. In the former case, the user tells Open Firmware to
load
.Pa ofwboot.xcf
@@ -762,7 +762,7 @@
.bullet)
.Pp
The boot floppy image provided with the distribution sets has a
-.Sq partition zero
+.Sq "partition zero"
bootloader and a
.Nx
file system with an installation kernel.
@@ -917,7 +917,7 @@
also be used with
.Tn MacOS No Ns ,
although a disk prepared in this way
-.Em will not boot
+.Em "will not boot"
.Em Nx No Ns .
That means, your root partition
.No ( Ns Pa / No Ns )
@@ -978,10 +978,12 @@
systems).
.bullet)
.Pp
-.Em Using the
-.Em Nx installer to install a disklabel or bootloader will
-.Em render your disk unusable by Tn MacOS No Ns .
-.Em Either will also prevent Open Firmware 3 machines from booting
+.Em "Using the"
+.Em Nx
+.Em "installer to install a disklabel or bootloader will"
+.Em "render your disk unusable by"
+.Tn MacOS No Ns .
+.Em "Either will also prevent Open Firmware 3 machines from booting"
.Pa ofwboot.xcf Ns .
.Pp
Unfortunately, the partitioning tools for
@@ -1002,7 +1004,7 @@
as you desire for
.Tn MacOS
usage.
-.It Em A/UX Root
+.It Em "A/UX Root"
Must be at least 20 MB. Alternatively, you may decide to use one partition for
your entire
.Nx
@@ -1010,24 +1012,24 @@
MB with X.
.Nx
interprets an
-.Em A/UX Root
+.Em "A/UX Root"
partition as the first partition
.No ( Ns Em a No Ns )
on the disk.
This partition is not readable from
.Tn MacOS No Ns .
-.It Em A/UX Swap
+.It Em "A/UX Swap"
Any size. The recommenation is 1.5 times your RAM, although this is not
strictly necessary for machines with a lot of RAM.
.Nx
interprets an
-.Em A/UX Swap
+.Em "A/UX Swap"
partition as the second partition
.No ( Ns Em b No Ns )
on the disk.
This partition is not readable from
.Tn MacOS No Ns .
-.It Em A/UX User, A/UX Free1, A/UX Free2, A/UX Free3
+.It Em "A/UX User, A/UX Free1, A/UX Free2, A/UX Free3"
Use these for any additional partitions you may want to use under
.Nx Ns ,
such as
@@ -1158,12 +1160,12 @@
which will load the installation kernel.
.Pp
.(bullet -compact
-.Em From a UNIX machine
+.Em "From a UNIX machine"
.Pp
.Dl # Ic "dd if=boot.fs of=/dev/rfd0a bs=36k"
.Pp
.It
-.Em From a Windows machine
+.Em "From a Windows machine"
.Pp
Get either the
.Ic rawrite.exe
@@ -1173,7 +1175,7 @@
.Lk http://www.duskware.com/rawrite32/
.Pp
.It
-.Em From a MacOS machine
+.Em "From a MacOS machine"
.Pp
Get
.Ic suntar
@@ -1189,7 +1191,7 @@
Open the
.Sq Special
menu and pick
-.Sq Overwrite Sectors ...
+.Sq "Overwrite Sectors ..."
.Pp
.It
Insert a floppy disk
@@ -1241,7 +1243,7 @@
.Sx Installing the NetBSD System
.
.It
-.Em Boot off the official NetBSD/\*M-\*V CD-R image
+.Em "Boot off the official NetBSD/\*M-\*V CD-R image"
.br
(All Open Firmware versions)
.Pp
@@ -1252,7 +1254,7 @@
.Lk http://www.netbsd.org/Ports/macppc/faq.html#cdr151
.Pp
.(bullet
-.Em From a UNIX machine
+.Em "From a UNIX machine"
.Pp
Get and install cdrecord.
.Nx
@@ -1271,13 +1273,13 @@
.Pa /dev/cd1d No Ns ).
.Pp
.It
-.Em From a MacOS machine (using Toast)
+.Em "From a MacOS machine (using Toast)"
.Pp
.(enum
Open the
.Sq Format
menu and pick
-.Sq Disk Image
+.Sq "Disk Image"
.Pp
.It
Click the
@@ -1286,7 +1288,7 @@
.Pp
.It
Click the
-.Dq Write CD...
+.Dq "Write CD..."
button
.enum)
.bullet)
@@ -1319,7 +1321,7 @@
from the disk, and it will then load the installation kernel.
.Pp
.(bullet
-.Em From a UNIX machine
+.Em "From a UNIX machine"
.Pp
Get and install mkhybrid. This is now part of the cdrecord package.
.Nx
@@ -1343,13 +1345,13 @@
.Lk http://www.netbsd.org/Documentation/bootcd.html
.Pp
.It
-.Em From a MacOS machine (using Toast)
+.Em "From a MacOS machine (using Toast)"
.Pp
.(enum
Open the
.Sq Format
menu and pick
-.Sq ISO 9660
+.Sq "ISO 9660"
.Pp
.It
Click the
@@ -1366,7 +1368,7 @@
tab, open the
.Dq Naming
popup menu, and pick
-.Dq Macintosh Names
+.Dq "Macintosh Names"
.Pp
.It
Click the
@@ -1375,7 +1377,7 @@
.Pp
.It
Click the
-.Dq Write CD...
+.Dq "Write CD..."
button
.enum)
.bullet)
@@ -1410,7 +1412,7 @@
ISO partition.
.Pp
.(bullet
-.Em From a UNIX machine
+.Em "From a UNIX machine"
.Pp
Get and install mkhybrid. This is now part of the cdrecord package.
.Nx
@@ -1434,19 +1436,19 @@
.Lk http://www.netbsd.org/Documentation/bootcd.html
.Pp
.It
-.Em From a MacOS machine (using Toast)
+.Em "From a MacOS machine (using Toast)"
.Pp
.(enum
Open the
.Sq Format
menu and pick
-.Sq Mac/ISO Hybrid
+.Sq "Mac/ISO Hybrid"
.Pp
.It
Open the
.Sq Utilities
menu and pick
-.Sq Create Temporary Partition...
+.Sq "Create Temporary Partition..."
.Pp
.It
Make this temporary partition large enough for all of the files you will
@@ -1479,7 +1481,7 @@
tab, open the
.Dq Naming
popup menu, and pick
-.Dq Macintosh Names
+.Dq "Macintosh Names"
.Pp
.It
Click the
@@ -1488,7 +1490,7 @@
.Pp
.It
Click the
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