[src/trunk]: src/distrib/notes/common For a pmax:

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

details:   https://anonhg.NetBSD.org/src/rev/0c61b8ca5b8d
branches:  trunk
changeset: 472644:0c61b8ca5b8d
user:      simonb <simonb%NetBSD.org@localhost>
date:      Tue May 04 03:36:15 1999 +0000

description:
For a pmax:
 + Don't include pcmcia goop.
 + Don't mention floppy disks!
 + Add minimum memory requirements.
 + Only mention rz* disks, not wd* or sd*.
Mention that watching the file extraction list can slow things down on
a slow console.

diffstat:

 distrib/notes/common/sysinst |  47 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++-------
 1 files changed, 39 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)

diffs (153 lines):

diff -r 02e735b47cb6 -r 0c61b8ca5b8d distrib/notes/common/sysinst
--- a/distrib/notes/common/sysinst      Tue May 04 03:35:03 1999 +0000
+++ b/distrib/notes/common/sysinst      Tue May 04 03:36:15 1999 +0000
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-.\" $NetBSD: sysinst,v 1.2 1999/02/01 16:16:09 he Exp $
+.\" $NetBSD: sysinst,v 1.3 1999/05/04 03:36:15 simonb Exp $
 .\"
 .\" Copyright (c) 1999 The NetBSD Foundation, Inc.
 .\" All rights reserved.
@@ -64,6 +64,7 @@
 Do not let this discourage you, the install program is not hard
 to use.
 .
+.if !r_pmax  \{\
 .It_need
 .Em Possible Tn PCMCIA Em issues
 .Pp
@@ -122,6 +123,7 @@
 out the offending interrupt before continuing.  By default the kernel
 masks out IRQ 10, and the corresponding mask is 0xfbff.
 .\}
+.\}
 .It_need
 .Em General
 .Pp
@@ -154,20 +156,24 @@
 .Bl -hyphen
 .It_need
 The distribution sets (in this example, they are on CD).
+.if !r_pmax  \{\
 .It_need
 .ie r_alpha Two floppy disks.
 .ie r_i386 Two 1.44M 3.5" floppy disks.
-.el One 1.44M 3.5\" floppy.
+.el One 1.44M 3.5" floppy.
+.\}
 .It_need
 .if r_i386 A PC with a 386 or newer processor.
 A CD-ROM drive (SCSI or ATAPI), a harddisk and a minimum of
+.if r_alpha 32Mb
 .if r_i386 4Mb
-.if r_alpha 32Mb
+.if r_pmax 8Mb
 of memory installed.
 .It_need
 The harddisk should have at least
+.if r_alpha 200
 .if r_i386 70
-.if r_alpha 200
+.if r_pmax 200
 +
 .Em n
 megabytes of
@@ -205,6 +211,13 @@
 The Quick Installation
 .Bl -hyphen
 .It_need
+.ie r_pmax \{\
+Boot the system as desribed in the previous section.  You
+should be at the
+.Ic sysinst
+main menu.
+.\}
+.el \{\
 Insert the
 .ie r_i386 first
 .ie r_alpha first
@@ -216,6 +229,7 @@
 .if r_alpha .Dl \&\*>\*>\*> Ic "B DVA0
 .if r_i386 When prompted, insert the second boot floppy.
 The main menu will be displayed.
+.\}
 .It_need
 If you wish, you can configure some network settings
 immediately by choosing the
@@ -261,6 +275,11 @@
 .Nx
 .
 .
+.ie r_pmax  \{\
+.Pp
+Boot the system as desribed in the previous section.
+.\}
+.el \{\
 .(pcmcia
 Unplug your
 .Tn PCMCIA
@@ -337,6 +356,7 @@
 ramdisk file system and are no longer dependent on the floppy
 once it has booted.
 .\}
+.\}
 .Pp
 Once
 .Nx
@@ -345,10 +365,12 @@
 It will also include instructions for using the menus.
 .It_need
 .Em Network configuration
+.if !r_pmax  \{\
 .(pcmcia
 You can skip this section, as you will only get data
 from floppy in the first part of the install.
 .pcmcia)
+.\}
 .Pp
 If you will not use network operation during the installation,
 but you do want your machine to be configured for networking once
@@ -374,6 +396,12 @@
 and ask you for your selection. Depending on how many disks
 are found, you may get a different message. You should see
 disk names like
+.ie r_pmax \{\
+.Li rz0
+or
+.Li rz1
+.\}
+.el \{\
 .Li wd0 ,
 .Li wd1 ,
 .Li sd0 ,
@@ -420,6 +448,7 @@
 .Em sure
 that it does, reply affirmatively. Otherwise, the install
 program will automatically reserve space for bad144 tables.
+.\}
 .It_need
 .Em Partitioning the disk.
 .Bl -bullet
@@ -736,7 +765,8 @@
 In order to install from a local filesystem, you will
 need to specify the device that the filesystem resides
 on
-.Pq for example Li wd1e ,
+.ie r_pmax .Pq for example Li rz1e
+.el .Pq for example Li wd1e
 the type of the filesystem,
 and the directory on the specified filesystem where the sets are located.
 .Ic sysinst
@@ -765,9 +795,10 @@
 .Pq Ic kern, base No and Ic etc
 they will not be shown in this selection menu.
 .Pp
-Before extraction begins, you can elect to watch the files
-being extracted; the name of each file that is extracted will
-be shown.
+Before extraction begins, you can elect to watch the files being
+extracted; the name of each file that is extracted will be shown.
+This can slow down the installation process considerably, especially
+on machines with slow graphics consoles or serial consoles.
 .Pp
 After all the files have been extracted, all the necessary
 device node files will be created. If you have already