[src/trunk]: src/distrib/notes/amiga Warn people to add at least a /usr when ...

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details:   https://anonhg.NetBSD.org/src/rev/a3a00278b85e
branches:  trunk
changeset: 474805:a3a00278b85e
user:      is <is%NetBSD.org@localhost>
date:      Wed Jul 21 11:35:27 1999 +0000

description:
Warn people to add at least a /usr when asked (whoever really knows better
will know how to ignore that advice).
Warn people not to use the c partitions for anything.
Advice people to use the look-at-disklabel option to find out about the
NetBSD names of their partitions.

diffstat:

 distrib/notes/amiga/install |  19 +++++++++++++++++--
 1 files changed, 17 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diffs (40 lines):

diff -r 026f98a8d40a -r a3a00278b85e distrib/notes/amiga/install
--- a/distrib/notes/amiga/install       Wed Jul 21 11:25:23 1999 +0000
+++ b/distrib/notes/amiga/install       Wed Jul 21 11:35:27 1999 +0000
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-.\"    $NetBSD: install,v 1.19 1999/04/27 19:05:16 is Exp $    
+.\"    $NetBSD: install,v 1.20 1999/07/21 11:35:27 is Exp $    
 .\"
 .\" Copyright (c) 1999 The NetBSD Foundation, Inc.
 .\" All rights reserved.
@@ -168,6 +168,14 @@
 will be configured as "SCSI" drives, and will be configured
 before any 'real' SCSI drives (if any are present).
 .Pp
+The installer will offer you to look at the 
+.Nx
+disk label of the disks at this point. You should do this, to find out
+what partition letters the
+.Nx
+kernel assigned to the partitions you created, and as a check whether the
+disk number you are going to use is right.
+.Pp
 .Em you are now at the point of no return.
 If you confirm that
 you want to install NetBSD, your hard drive will be modified,
@@ -175,7 +183,14 @@
 program.  Type Control-C NOW if you don't want this.
 .Pp
 At this time, you will need to tell the installer which partition
-will be associated with the different filesystems.
+will be associated with the different filesystems. Normally, you'll
+want to add a partition for /usr, at least.
+.(tag Em Caveat: 
+Do not use the (r)sdNc partitions for anything! They are for access to
+the whole disk only and do
+.em not
+correspond to any Amiga partition!
+.tag)
 .Pp
 The install program will now make the the file systems you
 specified.  There should be only one error per file system in