[src/netbsd-8]: src/distrib/notes Add temporary hint at manual installation i...

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

details:   https://anonhg.NetBSD.org/src/rev/1648736eb264
branches:  netbsd-8
changeset: 851825:1648736eb264
user:      martin <martin%NetBSD.org@localhost>
date:      Sun Jun 24 09:11:28 2018 +0000

description:
Add temporary hint at manual installation instructions for UEFI setups.

diffstat:

 distrib/notes/amd64/prep |  19 ++++++++++++++++++-
 distrib/notes/i386/prep  |  19 ++++++++++++++++++-
 2 files changed, 36 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diffs (60 lines):

diff -r 1ead221a0178 -r 1648736eb264 distrib/notes/amd64/prep
--- a/distrib/notes/amd64/prep  Sat Jun 23 12:14:46 2018 +0000
+++ b/distrib/notes/amd64/prep  Sun Jun 24 09:11:28 2018 +0000
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-.\"$NetBSD: prep,v 1.2 2009/04/25 21:21:48 snj Exp $
+.\"$NetBSD: prep,v 1.2.40.1 2018/06/24 09:11:28 martin Exp $
 .
 .Pp
 It is strongly recommended that as part of the installation procedure, you
@@ -13,3 +13,20 @@
 and other
 .Ul
 operating systems on x86 hardware.
+.Pp
+.Ss "Semi-manually installing on UEFI systems"
+Unfortunately the
+.Nx
+installer does not properly support installation on machines using
+.Sy UEFI
+firmware or when targetting disks with more than 2 TB size.
+A semi-manual mode of installation is supported and quite painless.
+This shortcoming will be addressesed in the upcoming next release.
+.Pp
+Please refer to 
+.Lk https://wiki.netbsd.org/Installation_on_UEFI_systems/
+when installing on
+.Sy UEFI
+systems. See this
+.Lk https://wiki.netbsd.org/users/spz/moderndisk/
+for expert / manual installation suggestions on modern disk systems.
diff -r 1ead221a0178 -r 1648736eb264 distrib/notes/i386/prep
--- a/distrib/notes/i386/prep   Sat Jun 23 12:14:46 2018 +0000
+++ b/distrib/notes/i386/prep   Sun Jun 24 09:11:28 2018 +0000
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-.\"    $NetBSD: prep,v 1.14 2009/04/25 21:21:48 snj Exp $
+.\"    $NetBSD: prep,v 1.14.40.1 2018/06/24 09:11:28 martin Exp $
 .
 First and foremost, before beginning the installation process,
 .Em make sure you have a reliable backup
@@ -125,3 +125,20 @@
 .Nx .
 If you intend to have several OSes on your disk, this becomes
 a much larger issue.
+.Ss "Semi-manually installing on UEFI systems"
+Unfortunately the
+.Nx
+installer does not properly support installation on machines using
+.Sy UEFI
+firmware or when targetting disks with more than 2 TB size.
+A semi-manual mode of installation is supported and quite painless.
+This shortcoming will be addressesed in the upcoming next release.
+.Pp
+Please refer to 
+.Lk https://wiki.netbsd.org/Installation_on_UEFI_systems/
+when installing on
+.Sy UEFI
+systems. See this
+.Lk https://wiki.netbsd.org/users/spz/moderndisk/
+for expert / manual installation suggestions on modern disk systems.
+