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author | jkh <jkh@FreeBSD.org> | 1997-02-16 00:54:58 +0000 |
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committer | jkh <jkh@FreeBSD.org> | 1997-02-16 00:54:58 +0000 |
commit | 976a31d6accb3650a57d3515988cef0864965f0e (patch) | |
tree | 239c285474708db2ebef3ab1a3f76645a90ddc0e /release | |
parent | 6ded2c4c2c8a8b12bb7c3e5d406e2dc350579b5f (diff) | |
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Document setup.exe.
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diff --git a/release/sysinstall/help/install.hlp b/release/sysinstall/help/install.hlp index 57020f6..241b6ae 100644 --- a/release/sysinstall/help/install.hlp +++ b/release/sysinstall/help/install.hlp @@ -223,11 +223,19 @@ For as many `DISTS' as you wish to install from DOS (and you have free space for), install each one in a directory under `C:\FREEBSD' - the BIN dist is only the minimal requirement. -Now you can simply launch the installation from DOS by running the -following command: e:\fbsdboot.exe -D e:\kernel -(note: Some memory managers don't like this; disable QEMM or -EMM386 if they're running before trying this) or making -a boot floppy as described in section 2.1, Installing from CDROM. +IMPORTANT NOTE: Though you can do all of the above by hand if you really +want to, all of it is much more easily accomplished now by Robert Nordier's +"setup.exe" program. It will give you a menu of distribution choices, +verify that you have enough free space and do all the copying to C:\FREEBSD +for you automatically. + + +Once you've copied the directories or run setup.exe and let it do all the +work for you, you can simply launch the installation from DOS by running the +install.bat script (NOTE: Some memory managers don't like this - +disable QEMM or EMM386 if they're running before trying this) or making +a boot floppy as described in section 2.1. + 2.4 Before installing from QIC/SCSI Tape: |