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| author | jkh <jkh@FreeBSD.org> | 1994-12-02 20:27:11 +0000 |
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| committer | jkh <jkh@FreeBSD.org> | 1994-12-02 20:27:11 +0000 |
| commit | b6935d8b15aad2db2546f82ecace588f7d914bae (patch) | |
| tree | 3bd6f0065a667cfa33c6c423724d06985bace8fa /share/FAQ | |
| parent | b2b7987fd848343984772b4944b937d6a14ab7db (diff) | |
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More comments on tape installs.
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diff --git a/share/FAQ/RELNOTES.FreeBSD b/share/FAQ/RELNOTES.FreeBSD index e22be31..0c454b7 100644 --- a/share/FAQ/RELNOTES.FreeBSD +++ b/share/FAQ/RELNOTES.FreeBSD @@ -495,6 +495,19 @@ from a directory with just the distribution files in it. Make sure that you remember to put CKSUMS, do_cksum.sh, and extract.sh files in this directory as well! +If you wish to install multiple *dist releases from one tape, do the +following: + +1. cd to the parent directory of the distributions and put them on tape + like so: + tar cvf /dev/rwt0 (or /dev/rst0) bindist srcdist ... + +2. Install the first distribution on the tape using the tape installation + method as normal. Afterwards, *do not* erase the contents of the temporary + directory. Get a shell with ESC-ESC and cd to the temporary directory + yourself. For each additional *dist you want to load, cd to its + subdirectory and type `sh ./extract.sh'. + 5. Reporting problems, making suggestions, submitting code. ----------------------------------------------------------- @@ -608,4 +621,4 @@ hope you enjoy this release of FreeBSD! The FreeBSD Core Team -$Id: RELNOTES.FreeBSD,v 1.19 1994/11/28 21:52:15 ats Exp $ +$Id: RELNOTES.FreeBSD,v 1.20 1994/11/30 11:59:53 jkh Exp $ |
