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diff --git a/share/doc/handbook/handbook.sgml b/share/doc/handbook/handbook.sgml index 4a69ef0..fdb4679 100644 --- a/share/doc/handbook/handbook.sgml +++ b/share/doc/handbook/handbook.sgml @@ -1,4 +1,4 @@ -<!-- $Id: handbook.sgml,v 1.17 1995/07/09 21:39:55 jfieber Exp $ --> +<!-- $Id: handbook.sgml,v 1.18 1995/07/12 15:01:37 jfieber Exp $ --> <!-- The FreeBSD Documentation Project --> <!DOCTYPE linuxdoc PUBLIC "-//FreeBSD//DTD linuxdoc//EN" [ @@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ OUTLINE: <author> <name>The FreeBSD Documentation Project</name> </author> - <date>July 12, 1995</date> + <date>July 17, 1995</date> <abstract>Welcome to FreeBSD! This handbook covers the installation and day to day use of <bf>FreeBSD Release diff --git a/share/doc/handbook/install.sgml b/share/doc/handbook/install.sgml index 63996fc..2d02581 100644 --- a/share/doc/handbook/install.sgml +++ b/share/doc/handbook/install.sgml @@ -1,4 +1,4 @@ -<!-- $Id: install.sgml,v 1.4 1995/07/14 21:44:31 jfieber Exp $ --> +<!-- $Id: install.sgml,v 1.5 1995/07/16 17:06:22 jfieber Exp $ --> <!-- The FreeBSD Documentation Project --> <!-- @@ -341,28 +341,34 @@ <sect1>Before installing from a MS-DOS partition</heading> <p>To prepare for installation from an MS-DOS partition, - you should simply copy the files from the distribution - into a directory called <tt>FREEBSD</tt>. For example, to do - a minimal installation of FreeBSD from DOS using files - copied from the CDROM, you might do something like - this: + copy the files from the distribution into a directory + called <tt>C:\FREEBSD</tt>. The directory tree structure + of the CDROM must be partially reproduced within this directory + so we suggest using the DOS <tt>xcopy</tt> + command. For example, to prepare for a minimal installation of + FreeBSD: <tscreen><verb> C> MD C:\FREEBSD -C> XCOPY /S E:\DISTS\BIN C:\FREEBSD -C> XCOPY /S E:\FLOPPIES C:\FREEBSD +C> XCOPY /S E:\FLOPPIES C:\FREEBSD\FLOPPIES\ +C> XCOPY /S E:\DISTS\BIN C:\FREEBSD\BIN\ </verb></tscreen> - - Asssuming that <tt>C:</tt> was where you had free space and - <tt>E:</tt> was where your CD was mounted. Note that you need - the <tt>FLOPPIES</tt> directory because the <tt>root.flp</tt> image is - automatically looked for there when you are doing a - MS-DOS installation. + asssuming that <tt>C:</tt> is where you have free space + and <tt>E:</tt> is where your CDROM is mounted. Note + that you need the <tt>FLOPPIES</tt> directory because + the <tt>root.flp</tt> image is needed during an MS-DOS + installation. For as many `DISTS' you wish to install from MS-DOS (and you have free space for), install each one under - <tt>C:\FREEBSD</tt> - the BIN dist is only the minimal - requirement. - + <tt>C:\FREEBSD</tt> - the <tt>BIN</tt> dist is only the + minimal requirement. If you have room on your MS-DOS + partition for all the distributions, you could replace + the last line above with: +<tscreen><verb> +C> XCOPY /S E:\DISTS C:\FREEBSD\ +</verb></tscreen> + which would copy all the subdirectories of + <tt>E:\DISTS</tt> to <tt>C:\FREEBSD</tt>. <sect1>Before installing from QIC/SCSI Tape</heading> |
