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diff --git a/share/man/man8/picobsd.8 b/share/man/man8/picobsd.8 index 422c3a8..3f2795a 100644 --- a/share/man/man8/picobsd.8 +++ b/share/man/man8/picobsd.8 @@ -8,7 +8,9 @@ .Nd Floppy disk based FreeBSD system .Sh SYNOPSIS .Nm -is a minimal implementation of FreeBSD on one or more floppy disks. The +is a minimal implementation of +.Fx +on one or more floppy disks. The floppies are required for loading only; the system runs from ramdisk and is thus not limited to the speed of the floppies. .Sh DESCRIPTION @@ -30,7 +32,9 @@ prompts for additional floppies and reads them in to the MFS file system. .Sh ENVIRONMENT As a result of the extreme size limitations, the .Nm -environment differs from the normal FreeBSD in a number of ways: +environment differs from the normal +.Fx +in a number of ways: .Bl -bullet .It There are no dynamic libraries, and there is no directory @@ -181,7 +185,9 @@ dynamic libraries, so the programs must be static. To boot .Nm PicoBSD , insert the floppy and reset the machine. The boot procedure is similar to the -standard FreeBSD boot, but proceeds at a snail's pace. From the end of the POST +standard +.Fx +boot, but proceeds at a snail's pace. From the end of the POST (BIOS Power On Self Test) until the prompt for the second floppy takes about 3 minutes. .Pp @@ -260,7 +266,9 @@ floppies, and the only practical method is trial and error. .Pp The original version of .Nm -fits on one floppy. Since FreeBSD 4.0, the kernel is so large that most +fits on one floppy. Since +.Fx 4.0 , +the kernel is so large that most configurations will need a second floppy to do any productive work. Nevertheless, it should be possible to create minimal kernels which will fit alongside sufficient other programs on a single floppy. @@ -269,8 +277,9 @@ The approach of building executables with .Xr crunchgen 1 means that considerable duplication of libraries occurs between the floppies. .Pp -At the current time (December 1999), the old-style build is broken in FreeBSD --CURRENT. In view of the significant increase in size of the 4.x kernel +At the current time (December 1999), the old-style build is broken in +.Fx Ns -CURRENT . +In view of the significant increase in size of the 4.x kernel compared to the 3.x kernel, it is not certain that it can be fixed. .Pp .Nm |
