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diff --git a/release/sysinstall/help/media.hlp b/release/sysinstall/help/media.hlp index 8b081bc..dbf7d9b 100644 --- a/release/sysinstall/help/media.hlp +++ b/release/sysinstall/help/media.hlp @@ -1,29 +1,49 @@ You can install from the following types of media: - CDROM - requires one of the following supported CDROM drives: + CDROM requires one of the following supported CDROM drives: + Sony CDU 31/33A + Matushita/Panasonic "Sound Blaster" CDROM. + Mitsumi FX-001{A-D} (older non-IDE drives). + SCSI - Any standard SCSI CDROM drive hooked to + a supported controller (see Hardware Guide). - Sony CDU 31/33A - Matushita/Panasonic "Sound Blaster" CDROM. - Mitsumi FX-001{A-D} (older non-IDE drives). - SCSI - Any standard SCSI CDROM drive hooked to - a supported controller (see Hardware Guide). - DOS - A DOS primary partition with the required FreeBSD - distribution files copied onto it (e.g. C:\FREEBSD\) + DOS A DOS primary partition with the required FreeBSD + distribution files copied onto it (e.g. C:\FREEBSD\) - FS - Assuming a disk or partition with an existing - FreeBSD file system and distribution set on it, - get the distribution files from there. - Floppy - Get distribution files from one or more DOS formatted - floppies. + FS Assuming a disk or partition with an existing + FreeBSD file system and distribution set on it, + get the distribution files from there. - FTP - Get the distribution files from an anonymous ftp server - (you will be presented with a list). - NFS - Get the distribution files from an NFS server somewhere - (make sure that permissions on the server allow this!) + Floppy Get distribution files from one or more DOS or UFS + formatted floppies. - Tape - Extract distribution files from tape into a temporary - directory and install from there. + FTP Get the distribution files from an anonymous ftp server + (you will be presented with a list). Please note that + there are also two ways of invoking FTP in either + "Active" and "Passive" mode. + + Active mode is the standard way of fetching files and + Passive mode is for use when you're behind a firewall or + some other security mechanism that blocks active FTP + connections. If you chose "other" in the FTP menu, please + also note that all paths are *relative* to the home + directory of the user being logged in as. By default, this + is the user "ftp" (anonymous ftp) but you may change this + in the Options screen. + + + NFS Get the distribution files from an NFS server somewhere + (make sure that permissions on the server allow this!). + If this install method hangs on you or refuses to work + properly, you may need to set some special options for + your NFS server. See the Options screen for more details. + + + Tape Extract distribution files from tape into a temporary + directory and install from there. If the tape was created + with blocksize other than 20, you may wish to change this + in the Options screen. |
