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[src/trunk]: src/distrib/notes/macppc added "" around various tags (.Em, .Sq, ...
details: https://anonhg.NetBSD.org/src/rev/a869dbc75c0d
branches: trunk
changeset: 510188:a869dbc75c0d
user: mbw <mbw%NetBSD.org@localhost>
date: Tue May 22 04:09:41 2001 +0000
description:
added "" around various tags (.Em, .Sq, .Li) that were missing.
this cleans up the HTML version a lot.
macppc/hardware
doubled required RAM -- bootloader needs 16 MB to be present
reworded video section -- 9500 shipped with PCI card, not on-board video
diffstat:
distrib/notes/macppc/hardware | 19 ++++---
distrib/notes/macppc/install | 24 +++++-----
distrib/notes/macppc/prep | 100 +++++++++++++++++++++--------------------
3 files changed, 73 insertions(+), 70 deletions(-)
diffs (truncated from 544 to 300 lines):
diff -r 562235fd96be -r a869dbc75c0d distrib/notes/macppc/hardware
--- a/distrib/notes/macppc/hardware Tue May 22 03:22:49 2001 +0000
+++ b/distrib/notes/macppc/hardware Tue May 22 04:09:41 2001 +0000
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-.\"$NetBSD: hardware,v 1.12 2001/05/19 05:43:29 mbw Exp $
+.\"$NetBSD: hardware,v 1.13 2001/05/22 04:09:41 mbw Exp $
.
Currently,
.Nx*M
@@ -39,12 +39,12 @@
.Nx
will run on this system.
.Pp
-The minimal configuration requires 8 MB of RAM and ~80 MB of disk space.
+The minimal configuration requires 16 MB of RAM and ~80 MB of disk space.
To install the entire system requires much more disk space, and to run
X or compile the system, more RAM is recommended, as
.Nx
-with 8 MB of RAM is very slow. Note that until you have
-around 16 MB of RAM, getting more RAM is more important than getting a
+with 16 MB of RAM is very slow. Note that until you have
+around 32 MB of RAM, getting more RAM is more important than getting a
faster CPU.
.
.Ss2 Supported models
@@ -298,8 +298,9 @@
Several models have been reported to not work with
.Nx
if the on-board video is in use, such as the Performa 54xx, 6360, 6400,
-PowerMacintosh 9500/150, 9500/180, 9500/200, PowerComputing PowerTower, and
-UMAX C600 and Apus 3000
+PowerComputing PowerTower, and UMAX C600 and Apus 3000. Also, the video
+card that shipped with the PowerMacintosh 9500/150, 9500/180, and 9500/200
+systems is reported to have the same problem.
.Note)
.Pp
.It
@@ -423,14 +424,14 @@
.
Each version of Open Firmware supports different devices and media that you
may boot from. We define the terms
-.Dq bootable media
+.Dq "bootable media"
as the media (hard drive, CD-R, ethernet) that will be used to bootstrap
your \*M system into
.Nx No Ns ,
and
-.Dq distribution sets
+.Dq "distribution sets"
or
-.Dq distribution media
+.Dq "distribution media"
as the media (hard drive, CD-R, ethernet) that contains the files that
will be installed to generate a working
.Nx
diff -r 562235fd96be -r a869dbc75c0d distrib/notes/macppc/install
--- a/distrib/notes/macppc/install Tue May 22 03:22:49 2001 +0000
+++ b/distrib/notes/macppc/install Tue May 22 04:09:41 2001 +0000
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-.\" $NetBSD: install,v 1.12 2001/05/19 05:43:29 mbw Exp $
+.\" $NetBSD: install,v 1.13 2001/05/22 04:09:41 mbw Exp $
.
.Ss2 Booting the installer
.
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
.Li kernel_location
is either a filename if the kernel is on the same partition as the
bootloader, or another complete
-.Sq Li device:partition,filename .
+.Sq Li "device:partition,filename" .
And, there's no reason (other than Open Firmware bugginess) that you can't
specify an entirely different device for the kernel.
For instance, you could have a
@@ -86,13 +86,13 @@
.
Here are some examples of the commands you might use to boot your system:
.(bullet
-.Em Floppy disk
+.Em "Floppy disk"
.br
(Open Firmware 1.0.5, Open Firmware 1.1.22, Open Firmware 2.0.x, Open
Firmware 2.4)
.Pp
The floppy disk has a
-.Sq partition zero
+.Sq "partition zero"
bootloader.
.(Note
This is not a normal
@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@
Or you may be more specific,
specifying the bootloader filename and the kernel name:
.Pp
-.Dl 0 > Ic boot "enet:,ofwboot.xcf enet:,netbsd.ram.gz"
+.Dl 0 > Ic "boot enet:,ofwboot.xcf enet:,netbsd.ram.gz"
.(Note
Some Open Firmware 1.0.5 machines do not retrieve the BOOTP information
correctly. These machines cannot netboot.
@@ -136,7 +136,7 @@
Or you may be more specific,
specifying the bootloader filename and the kernel name:
.Pp
-.Dl 0 > Ic boot "enet:0,ofwboot.xcf enet:0,netbsd.ram.gz"
+.Dl 0 > Ic "boot enet:0,ofwboot.xcf enet:0,netbsd.ram.gz"
.It
.Em CD-ROM
.br
@@ -189,15 +189,15 @@
.Dl 0 > Ic "boot ide1/disk@0:0,OFWBOOT.XCF NETBSD.RAM"
.Dl 0 > Ic "boot cd:0,OFWBOOT.XCF NETBSD.RAM"
.It
-.Em IDE or SCSI drive with a
-.Sq partition zero
+.Em "IDE or SCSI drive with a"
+.Sq "partition zero"
bootloader
.br
(Open Firmware 1.0.5, Open Firmware 1.1.22, Open Firmware 2.0.x, Open
Firmware 2.4)
.Pp
You do not specify a file to load, since the
-.Sq partition zero
+.Sq "partition zero"
booloader knows what to do. You would boot such a system if you have dumped
the boot floppy image to your drive, or if you have an already-installed
.Nx*M
@@ -216,7 +216,7 @@
.Dl 0 > Ic "boot ide0/disk@0:0"
.Dl 0 > Ic "boot zip:0"
.It
-.Em IDE or SCSI drive from an HFS or HFS+ partition
+.Em "IDE or SCSI drive from an HFS or HFS+ partition"
.br
(Open Firmware 2.4, Open Firmware 3)
.Pp
@@ -478,7 +478,7 @@
.Nx
from the media of your choice. First, make sure you know what command you
need to boot (see above). If you are using a
-.Sq partition zero
+.Sq "partition zero"
style boot scheme, you would type something like the following:
.Pp
.Dl 0 > Ic "setenv auto-boot? true"
@@ -496,7 +496,7 @@
.Dl 0 > Ic "setenv boot-command begin ['] boot catch 1000 ms cr again"
.Pp
If you are not using a
-.Sq partition zero
+.Sq "partition zero"
style boot scheme, then you can still plug in all the information you
need:
.Pp
diff -r 562235fd96be -r a869dbc75c0d distrib/notes/macppc/prep
--- a/distrib/notes/macppc/prep Tue May 22 03:22:49 2001 +0000
+++ b/distrib/notes/macppc/prep Tue May 22 04:09:41 2001 +0000
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-.\" $NetBSD: prep,v 1.16 2001/05/19 05:43:29 mbw Exp $
+.\" $NetBSD: prep,v 1.17 2001/05/22 04:09:41 mbw 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
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