[src/trunk]: src/distrib/notes/acorn32 Typo, grammar and punctuation fixes.

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

details:   https://anonhg.NetBSD.org/src/rev/fa3e0e38e5d5
branches:  trunk
changeset: 522300:fa3e0e38e5d5
user:      wiz <wiz%NetBSD.org@localhost>
date:      Sat Feb 16 00:57:47 2002 +0000

description:
Typo, grammar and punctuation fixes.

diffstat:

 distrib/notes/acorn32/prep.RISCOS |  76 +++++++++++++++++++-------------------
 1 files changed, 38 insertions(+), 38 deletions(-)

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diff -r c3370e0f189a -r fa3e0e38e5d5 distrib/notes/acorn32/prep.RISCOS
--- a/distrib/notes/acorn32/prep.RISCOS Fri Feb 15 23:32:50 2002 +0000
+++ b/distrib/notes/acorn32/prep.RISCOS Sat Feb 16 00:57:47 2002 +0000
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-       $NetBSD: prep.RISCOS,v 1.3 2002/02/15 23:32:50 reinoud Exp $
+       $NetBSD: prep.RISCOS,v 1.4 2002/02/16 00:57:47 wiz Exp $
 
 These instructions are specific to NetBSD/acorn32 on Acorn RISCOS platforms
 (RiscPC/A7000/A7000+/NC's).
@@ -19,15 +19,15 @@
 You will need the following RiscOS software:
 
        A program that will unpack sparchives. We recommend that you
-       get David Pilling's !SparkPlug. A selfextracting version of this
+       get David Pilling's !SparkPlug. A self-extracting version of this
        can be found at David Pilling's W3 site
        (http://www.pilling.demon.co.uk/free.html).
 
-       A program that can uncompress gzip files for the current bootloader
+       A program that can uncompress gzip files, because the current bootloader
        can't read gzip'ed kernels (yet!).
 
                The included command line gzip program
-               installation/misc/gzip_ff8 (!) wich is a mirror a version
+               installation/misc/gzip_ff8 (!) which is a mirror a version
                that Laurent Domisse has patched to work on SA. This is
                also available from:
                http://www.users.dircon.co.uk/~arcangel/files/index.html
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@
 
        A program to report your disk's geometry:
 
-               Not really needed you can simply boot the installation
+               Not really needed, you can simply boot the installation
                kernel and look for the geometry in the boot messages.
 
                Sergio Monesi's fsck suite (a good thing to have around
@@ -121,14 +121,14 @@
 
 Use !HForm for this interface. This is a program that is delivered
 with your computer and is located in the Utilities directory on your
-harddisc.
+hard disk.
 
 With this software you only have the possibility of using one
 partition for RISC OS, so you have to set the rest aside for NetBSD.
 
 Use this procedure to set up your device:
 
-       Start !HForm by double-clicking on it's icon.
+       Start !HForm by double-clicking on its icon.
 
        Choose the "custom" or "other" option when prompted (usually
        the last).
@@ -138,7 +138,7 @@
        use for RISC OS. Make a note of this number.
 
        Continue to accept the default answers until you're asked
-       whether you want to format or initialise, choose initialise.
+       whether you want to format or initialize, choose initialize.
 
        Go to the section about running bb_riscbsd.
 
@@ -169,8 +169,8 @@
        If you like, split the RISC OS portion of the device into
        several partition (you should only "see" the RiscOS portion).
 
-       Click on Execute when you are happy with the partions. This
-       will create your partitions, and wipe you device.
+       Click on Execute when you are happy with the partitions. This
+       will create your partitions, and wipe your device.
 
        Go to the section about running bb_riscbsd.
 
@@ -187,17 +187,17 @@
        Click on advanced in the main window
 
        Click on Define/create partitions
-               Click on the device you want to set up for NetBSD
+               Click on the device you want to set up for NetBSD.
 
                Set up the RISC OS partitions as RiscOs: and the
-               remaining one as Empty:
+               remaining one as Empty:.
 
-               Click on each figure and press RETURN
+               Click on each figure and press RETURN.
 
-               Click on partition drive
+               Click on partition drive.
 
                Click on yes to warning as you really want to wipe
-               the device
+               the device.
 
                Click on yes to proceed, this will lead you to the
                partition init.
@@ -211,9 +211,9 @@
                Click on Inititialize selected partitions.
 
                Click on yes to proceed init as you want to wipe the
-               selected partitions
+               selected partitions.
 
-               Click on yes to proceed to configure
+               Click on yes to proceed to configure.
 
        Configure
                Here you should set up the RISC OS partitions as you
@@ -222,7 +222,7 @@
                Click on configure. This will configure your computer
                and give you access to the Discs.
 
-       You *Must Not* run bb_riscbsd
+       You *Must Not* run bb_riscbsd.
 
 2.1.4 Acorn SCSI card
 
@@ -262,7 +262,7 @@
 
        quit
 
-       Go to the section on running bb_riscbsd
+       Go to the section on running bb_riscbsd.
 
 2.1.5 Other interfaces
 
@@ -282,9 +282,9 @@
 need to invalidate this bootblock.
 
 To do this you need to:
-       Be absolutely sure you want to do this
+       Be absolutely sure you want to do this.
 
-       run bb_trash and follow the instructions
+       Run bb_trash and follow the instructions.
 
 Ensure that this device is now not configured for RiscOS.
 
@@ -310,10 +310,10 @@
 displayed, then your partitioning software failed to fill in the
 bootblock completely (it doesn't have to do this for you but most do)
 or you selected the wrong device. If you are convinced that this is
-the correct device then you must calculated a cylinder offset using
+the correct device then you must calculate a cylinder offset using
 the numbers noted down during partitioning (if it is not a whole
 number *always* round up, you might waste a little of the device but
-it'll all be safe).
+it'll be safer).
 
 Make a note of this number.
 
@@ -325,7 +325,7 @@
 Now that your device is ready for the installation you need to
 unpack the bootloader archive (bootloader.arc, if you're installing
 from CD-ROM then this should be unpacked already), copy it to your
-harddisk and run the bootloader (!BtRiscBSD).
+hard disk and run the bootloader (!BtRiscBSD).
 
 4.1 Configuring !BtRiscBSD before installation
 
@@ -356,7 +356,7 @@
 
 Ensure the RAMDISK is set to 0.
 
-Click save.
+Click Save.
 
 Click Boot.
 
@@ -372,7 +372,7 @@
 a certain setup.
 
 1) You must have the RiscOS disc that corresponds to the NetBSD
-   device configured (eg *con. IDEdiscs 2) even if it has no RiscOS
+   device configured (e.g., *con. IDEdiscs 2) even if it has no RiscOS
    section.
 2) If you have RISC OS 3.5 without the new FileCore, then you must
    also have the NetBSD file system *completely* below the 511 MB
@@ -463,17 +463,17 @@
 based on System V (Sun Solaris, SGI Irix, HP HP-UX 10.xx, Linux
 etc.). Some of them are actually hybrids of both.
 
-The file system in UNIX use the slash character (/) as the
+The file systems in UNIX use the slash character (/) as the
 directory separator. The top (or bottom if you like) directory
-is called the root and is denoted by only the slash (/). All
-absolute filenames are adressed starting with the root, so the
+is called the root and is denoted by a single slash (/). All
+absolute filenames are addressed starting with the root, so the
 temporary directory is called /tmp.
 
 The devices in UNIX are addressed as special files in the
 file system, and they all start with /dev, so e.g. the quadrature
 mouse is called /dev/quadmouse.
 
-Also some devices can be adressed in two different ways; as a
+Also some devices can be addressed in two different ways; as a
 raw (character by character) or block device. This is especially
 true with discs, and they therefore have two different names.
 The raw device is called the same as the block device except
@@ -514,7 +514,7 @@
         - b     The swap partition
         - c     The whole disc
         - d     Scratch (what are these?)
-        - e     The first additonal partition.
+        - e     The first additional partition.
                 i.e. if you have only /usr, then this will be /usr
                 if you have both /var and /usr this will be /var
         - f     The section additional partition.
@@ -541,7 +541,7 @@
 at the after ADFS::5, you should still use wd0. If on the other
 hand, ADFS::5 is a second drive, then you will have to use wd1.
 
-Appendix B - Acknowledgements
+Appendix B - Acknowledgments
 
 This document was based upon the document
 "Installing RiscBSD 1.2-Release"
@@ -553,10 +553,10 @@
 of the installation manual that Mark Brinicombe wrote.
 
 It was mainly written by Kjetil B. Thomassen
-(mailto:kjetil%thomassen.priv.no@localhost) with contributions from:
-Neil Hoggarth (mailto:neil.hoggarth%physiol.ox.ac.uk@localhost)
-Markus Baeurle (mailto:emw4maba%gp.fht-esslingen.de@localhost)
-Jasper Wallace (mailto:jasper%ivision.co.uk@localhost)
-Mark Brinicombe (mailto:amb%physig.ph.kcl.ac.uk@localhost)
-Scott Stevens (mailto:s.k.stevens%ic.ac.uk@localhost)
+(kjetil%thomassen.priv.no@localhost) with contributions from:
+Neil Hoggarth (neil.hoggarth%physiol.ox.ac.uk@localhost)
+Markus Baeurle (emw4maba%gp.fht-esslingen.de@localhost)
+Jasper Wallace (jasper%ivision.co.uk@localhost)
+Mark Brinicombe (amb%physig.ph.kcl.ac.uk@localhost)
+Scott Stevens (s.k.stevens%ic.ac.uk@localhost)
 and a lot more people posting to the RiscBSD mailing list.