[src/trunk]: src/distrib/notes Update macppc filenames based on files in late...

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Subject: [src/trunk]: src/distrib/notes Update macppc filenames based on files in late...
From: mbw <mbw%NetBSD.org@localhost>
Date: Fri, 24 Jan 2020 10:58:58 +0000
details:   https://anonhg.NetBSD.org/src/rev/bc30656aca02
branches:  trunk
changeset: 526721:bc30656aca02
user:      mbw <mbw%NetBSD.org@localhost>
date:      Thu May 09 09:45:28 2002 +0000

description:
Update macppc filenames based on files in latest snapshot (20020407).
That is, netbsd.ram.gz becomes either netbsd.INSTALL.gz or
netbsd.GENERIC_MD.gz depending on what media (and Open Firmware version).

Also, a few minor rewordings to clarify a little better.

diffstat:

 distrib/notes/common/contents |  29 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++---
 distrib/notes/common/main     |  22 +++++++++++++---------
 distrib/notes/macppc/install  |  39 +++++++++++++++++++++------------------
 distrib/notes/macppc/prep     |  31 +++++++++++++++++++------------
 4 files changed, 79 insertions(+), 42 deletions(-)

diffs (truncated from 315 to 300 lines):

diff -r dd1c965ab4c9 -r bc30656aca02 distrib/notes/common/contents
--- a/distrib/notes/common/contents     Thu May 09 09:21:25 2002 +0000
+++ b/distrib/notes/common/contents     Thu May 09 09:45:28 2002 +0000
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-.\"    $NetBSD: contents,v 1.51 2002/05/08 16:32:54 fredette Exp $
+.\"    $NetBSD: contents,v 1.52 2002/05/09 09:45:28 mbw Exp $
 .\"
 .\" Copyright (c) 1999-2001 The NetBSD Foundation, Inc.
 .\" All rights reserved.
@@ -113,6 +113,21 @@
 .Li INSTALL
 that has MCA stuff enabled to allow installing on IBM PS/2 machines.
 .\}
+.if r_macppc \{\
+.                      It Pa netbsd.GENERIC_MD.gz
+A gzipped 
+.Nx
+kernel containing code for everything supported in this release.  It also
+has a RAM-disk installer.  This is the kernel you should use when you want
+to install via from an HFS partition on Open Firmware 3 systems, netboot,
+or from a CD-R.
+.                      It Pa netbsd.INSTALL.gz
+A gzipped
+.Nx kernel containing code only for Open Firmware 1.0.5, 1.1.22, 2.0.x,
+and 2.4 systems (i.e. those that have floppy drives).  It has a RAM-disk
+installer.  This is the kernel you should use when you want to install on
+one of these systems from a floppy disk.
+.\}
 .
 .if r_mvme68k \{\
 .                      It Pa netbsd.VME147.gz
@@ -135,7 +150,7 @@
 .
 .      (tag instkernel/ -compact
 .
-.if \n[alpha]:\n[amiga]:\n[atari]:\n[bebox]:\n[i386]:\n[macppc]:\n[news68k]:\
+.if \n[alpha]:\n[amiga]:\n[atari]:\n[bebox]:\n[i386]:\n[news68k]:\
 \n[newsmips]:\n[pc532]:\n[x68k]:\n[prep]:\n[sandpoint] \{\
 .              It Pa floppy/
 \*M boot and installation floppies; see below.
@@ -170,7 +185,7 @@
 \*M miniroot file system image; see below.
 .\}
 .
-.if !r_mvme68k \{\
+.if !\n[mvme68k]:\n[macppc] \{\
 .              It Pa misc/
 .
 .if r_alpha \{\
@@ -194,6 +209,14 @@
 \}
 .\}
 .
+.if r_macppc \{\
+.              It Pa boot.fs
+\*M boot and installation floppy image.  Only usable on models that
+ship with a floppy drive (pre-Open Firmware 3); see below.
+.              It Pa ofwboot.xcf
+\*M bootloader; see below.
+.\}
+.
 .if r_mvme68k \{\
 .              It Pa netboot/
 Two programs needed to boot \*M kernels over the network; see below.
diff -r dd1c965ab4c9 -r bc30656aca02 distrib/notes/common/main
--- a/distrib/notes/common/main Thu May 09 09:21:25 2002 +0000
+++ b/distrib/notes/common/main Thu May 09 09:45:28 2002 +0000
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-.\"    $NetBSD: main,v 1.175 2002/04/27 03:49:06 gson Exp $
+.\"    $NetBSD: main,v 1.176 2002/05/09 09:45:28 mbw Exp $
 .\"
 .\" Copyright (c) 1999-2001 The NetBSD Foundation, Inc.
 .\" All rights reserved.
@@ -126,17 +126,21 @@
 if installing on a laptop.
 .\}
 .if r_macppc \{\
-bootloader
+files necessary to boot your system.  The files depend on what model you
+are using and how you plan to boot your machine.  For systems with 
+built-in floppy drives, fetch the bootloader
 .Pa installation/ofwboot.xcf 
 and the installation kernel
-.Pa installation/netbsd.ram.gz .
+.Pa binary/kernel/netbsd.INSTALL.gz .
+For systems without floppy drives, fetch the bootloader
+.Pa installation/ofwboot.xcf 
+and the installation kernel
+.Pa binary/kernel/netbsd.GENERIC_MD.gz .
 Alternatively, you can fetch the CD image,
 .Pa macppc_bootable.iso 
 or the boot floppy image
 .Pa installation/boot.fs
 which include the bootloader and installation kernel.
-You only need the installation kernel and bootloader, or the CD image to
-boot your system.
 .\}
 .if r_sparc \{\
 CD image,
@@ -198,11 +202,11 @@
 .if \n[macppc] \{
 .It
 If your mac has a floppy drive, copy
-.Pa ofwboot.xcf No and Pa netbsd.ram.gz
+.Pa ofwboot.xcf No and Pa netbsd.INSTALL.gz
 to an MS-DOS formatted floppy disk and rename
-.Pa netbsd.ram.gz No to Pa netbsd.gz .
+.Pa netbsd.INSTALL.gz No to Pa netbsd.gz .
 Otherwise, drag 
-.Pa ofwboot.xcf No and Pa netbsd.ram.gz
+.Pa ofwboot.xcf No and Pa netbsd.GENERIC_MD.gz
 to your hard drive icon (the top level of the drive, not the desktop).  If 
 you are making a CD, burn it now.
 .\}
@@ -268,7 +272,7 @@
 .Dq Ic "boot fd:,\eofwboot.xcf netbsd.gz" .
 For the install kernel and bootloader on your hard drive (Open Firmware
 3), the command is
-.Dq Ic "boot hd:\e,ofwboot.xcf netbsd.ram.gz" .
+.Dq Ic "boot hd:\e,ofwboot.xcf netbsd.GENERIC_MD.gz" .
 .Pp
 For boot CDs, the command is something like
 .Dq Ic "boot cd:,\eofwboot.xcf netbsd.macppc"
diff -r dd1c965ab4c9 -r bc30656aca02 distrib/notes/macppc/install
--- a/distrib/notes/macppc/install      Thu May 09 09:21:25 2002 +0000
+++ b/distrib/notes/macppc/install      Thu May 09 09:45:28 2002 +0000
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-.\"    $NetBSD: install,v 1.18 2002/01/03 03:52:15 mbw Exp $
+.\"    $NetBSD: install,v 1.19 2002/05/09 09:45:29 mbw Exp $
 .
 .Ss2 Open Firmware boot syntax
 .
@@ -261,7 +261,7 @@
 Note that 
 .Tn MacOS
 shortened
-.Pa netbsd.ram.gz No to Pa NETBSD~1.GZ
+.Pa netbsd.GENERIC_MD.gz No to Pa NETBSD~1.GZ
 since MS-DOS filesystems can only natively hold 8 characters for the
 filename.  Keep in mind that Open Firmware is often case-sensitive when it
 comes to filenames.
@@ -357,7 +357,7 @@
 specifying the bootloader filename and the kernel name:
 .Pp
 .(disp
-.No 0 \*> Ic "boot enet:,\eofwboot.xcf enet:,/netbsd.ram"
+.No 0 \*> Ic "boot enet:,\eofwboot.xcf enet:,/netbsd.GENERIC_MD.gz"
 .disp)
 .(Note
 Some Open Firmware 1.0.5 machines have their MAC address stored
@@ -386,7 +386,7 @@
 specifying the bootloader filename and the kernel name:
 .Pp
 .(disp
-.No 0 \*> Ic "boot enet:0,\eofwboot.xcf enet:0,/netbsd.ram.gz"
+.No 0 \*> Ic "boot enet:0,\eofwboot.xcf enet:0,/netbsd.GENERIC_MD.gz"
 .disp)
 .It
 .To 2 "Booting off the NetBSD/macppc install CD-R"
@@ -444,9 +444,9 @@
 and
 .Ic mkhybrid
 programs have a similar problem. For them,
-.Pa netbsd.ram.gz
+.Pa netbsd.GENERIC_MD.gz
 becomes
-.Pa NETBSD_RAM.GZ .
+.Pa NETBSD_GENERIC_MD.GZ .
 .Pp
 Another thing to note is that you
 .Em must
@@ -455,16 +455,19 @@
 Also, keep in mind what format your CD-R has to be for your version of
 Open Firmware (pure ISO versus hybrid ISO/HFS).
 .Pp
-Here are some examples of what you might use to boot from CD-ROM (Apple
+We'll assume that you've wisely renamed your kernel to
+.Pa netbsd.gz
+to avoid many of these name issues.  Here are some
+examples of what you might use to boot from CD-ROM (Apple
 usually sets their CD-ROM drives to SCSI ID 3):
 .Pp
 .(disp
-.No 0 \*> Ic "boot scsi-int/sd@3:,\eOFWBOOT.XCF NETBSD.MACPPC"
-.No 0 \*> Ic "boot scsi/sd@3:,\eOFWBOOT.XCF NETBSD.MACPPC"
-.No 0 \*> Ic "boot scsi-ext/sd@3:,\eOFWBOOT.XCF NETBSD.MACPPC"
-.No 0 \*> Ic "boot ata/atapi-disk:,\eOFWBOOT.XCF NETBSD.MACPPC"
-.No 0 \*> Ic "boot ide1/disk@0:,\eOFWBOOT.XCF NETBSD.MACPPC"
-.No 0 \*> Ic "boot cd:,\eofwboot.xcf netbsd.macppc"
+.No 0 \*> Ic "boot scsi-int/sd@3:,\eOFWBOOT.XCF NETBSD.GZ"
+.No 0 \*> Ic "boot scsi/sd@3:,\eOFWBOOT.XCF NETBSD.GZ"
+.No 0 \*> Ic "boot scsi-ext/sd@3:,\eOFWBOOT.XCF NETBSD.GZ"
+.No 0 \*> Ic "boot ata/atapi-disk:,\eOFWBOOT.XCF NETBSD.GZ"
+.No 0 \*> Ic "boot ide1/disk@0:,\eOFWBOOT.XCF NETBSD.GZ"
+.No 0 \*> Ic "boot cd:,\eofwboot.xcf netbsd.gz"
 .disp)
 .It
 .To 2 "Booting off an IDE or SCSI drive with 'partition zero'"
@@ -534,10 +537,10 @@
 located on an HFS or HFS+ partition:
 .Pp
 .(disp
-.No 0 \*> Ic "boot scsi/sd@0:9,\eofwboot.xcf netbsd.ram.gz"
-.No 0 \*> Ic "boot ide0/disk@0:10,\eofwboot.xcf netbsd.ram.gz"
-.No 0 \*> Ic "boot hd:9,\eofwboot.xcf netbsd.ram.gz"
-.No 0 \*> Ic "boot ultra1:9,ofwboot.xcf netbsd.ram.gz"
+.No 0 \*> Ic "boot scsi/sd@0:9,\eofwboot.xcf netbsd.GENERIC_MD.gz"
+.No 0 \*> Ic "boot ide0/disk@0:10,\eofwboot.xcf netbsd.GENERIC_MD.gz"
+.No 0 \*> Ic "boot hd:9,\eofwboot.xcf netbsd.GENERIC_MD.gz"
+.No 0 \*> Ic "boot ultra1:9,ofwboot.xcf netbsd.GENERIC_MD.gz"
 .disp)
 .Pp
 .bullet)
@@ -557,7 +560,7 @@
  To continue booting, type "mac-boot" and press return.
  To shut down, type "shut-down" and press return.
   ok
-.No  0 \*> Ic "boot enet:,\eofwboot.xcf netbsd.ram.gz"
+.No  0 \*> Ic "boot enet:,\eofwboot.xcf netbsd.GENERIC_MD.gz"
  loading XCOFF
  tsize=C280 dsize=14AC bsize=2620 entry=600000
  SECTIONS:
diff -r dd1c965ab4c9 -r bc30656aca02 distrib/notes/macppc/prep
--- a/distrib/notes/macppc/prep Thu May 09 09:21:25 2002 +0000
+++ b/distrib/notes/macppc/prep Thu May 09 09:45:28 2002 +0000
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-.\"    $NetBSD: prep,v 1.26 2002/05/03 05:19:27 mbw Exp $
+.\"    $NetBSD: prep,v 1.27 2002/05/09 09:45:29 mbw Exp $
 .
 .Ss2 Prepare yourself
 .
@@ -929,9 +929,9 @@
 .Pa ofwboot.xcf
 from an HFS or HFS+ partition which then loads the kernel from an acceptable
 source (such as an FFS partition or an HFS or HFS+ partition).  The FFS-based
-kernel may be on the boot floppy image
-.No ( Ns Pa boot.fs No Ns )
-located on an HFS or HFS+ partition, or located on a full FFS partition.
+kernel may be on a previously installed 
+.Nx
+filesystem.
 .Pp
 Alternatively, the kernel (compressed
 or non-compressed) may be on an HFS or HFS+ partition.  Due to Open Firmware
@@ -1316,11 +1316,11 @@
 .bullet)
 .It
 Copy 
-.Pa netbsd.ram.gz No and Pa ofwboot.xcf
+.Pa netbsd.INSTALL.gz No and Pa ofwboot.xcf
 to the floppy.
 .It
 Rename
-.Pa netbsd.ram.gz No to Pa netbsd.gz ,
+.Pa netbsd.INSTALL.gz No to Pa netbsd.gz ,
 since OpenFirmware can't deal with MS-DOS filenames longer than eight
 characters.
 .enum)
@@ -1445,7 +1445,7 @@
 Place
 .Pa ofwboot.xcf
 and the installation kernel
-.Pa netbsd.ram.gz
+.Pa netbsd.GENERIC_MD.gz
 at the top level of your Macintosh filesystem. That is, drag the two
 icons onto your hard drive icon (not the desktop).  Make sure they're
 both on the same partition.
@@ -1527,8 +1527,11 @@
 Place
 .Pa ofwboot.xcf
 and the installation kernel 
-.Pa netbsd.ram.gz
+.Pa netbsd.GENERIC_MD.gz
 at the top level of the CD.
+Due to restrictions in the way that Open Firmware deals with ISO
+filenames, you may wish to name your kernel
+.Pa netbsd.gz .
 You may also place the
 .Nx \*V
 distribution sets on the disk.
@@ -1574,7 +1577,7 @@
 button and drag
 .Pa installation/ofwboot.xcf
 and
-.Pa installation/netbsd.ram.gz
+.Pa binary/kernel/netbsd.GENERIC_MD.gz
 into the window
 .Pp
 .It
@@ -1615,10 +1618,14 @@
 Place
 .Pa ofwboot.xcf
 and the installation kernel 
-.Pa netbsd.ram.gz
+.Pa netbsd.GENERIC_MD.gz
 at the top level of the CD. Make sure that the
 bootloader is present on the HFS partition, and the kernel is on both the
-ISO9660 and HFS partitions. You may also place the
+ISO9660 and HFS partitions. 
+Due to restrictions in the way that Open Firmware deals with ISO
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