[patch] Re: docs/73760: 5.3-RELEASE and possibly older 5.x systems need 3 floppies to boot the installer

[Josh Paetzel]

On Tuesday 09 November 2004 22:49, Josh Paetzel wrote:
> >Number:         73760
> >Category:       docs
> >Synopsis:       5.3-RELEASE and possibly older 5.x systems need 3
> > floppies to boot the installer Confidential:   no
> >Severity:       non-critical
> >Priority:       low
> >Responsible:    freebsd-doc
> >State:          open
> >Quarter:
> >Keywords:
> >Date-Required:
> >Class:          doc-bug
> >Submitter-Id:   current-users
> >Arrival-Date:   Wed Nov 10 05:00:36 GMT 2004
> >Closed-Date:
> >Last-Modified:
> >Originator:     Josh Paetzel
> >Release:        FreeBSD 5.3-RELEASE i386
> >Organization:
> >Environment:
>
> System: FreeBSD 5.3-RELEASE #0: Sun Nov  7 18:09:19 UTC 2004
>     jpaetzel at twinmp.tcbug.org:/usr/src/sys/i386/compile/SMP
>
> >Description:
>
> http://www.freebsd.org/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/install-p
>re.html doesn't take into account that 5.x systems need 3 floppies
> to boot.
>
> >How-To-Repeat:
>
> Read the handbook page.
>
> >Fix:
>
> --- chapter.diff begins here ---
> --- chapter.sgml.old Tue Nov  9 22:32:42 2004
> +++ chapter.sgml Tue Nov  9 22:41:57 2004
> @@ -571,9 +571,14 @@
>       The <filename>floppies/</filename> directory contains a
> number of different images, and the ones you will need to use
> depends on the version of FreeBSD you are installing, and in some
> cases, the -     hardware you are installing to.  In most cases you
> will just need +     hardware you are installing to.  If you are
> installing FreeBSD +  4.x in most cases you will just need
>       two files, <filename>kern.flp</filename> and
> -     <filename>mfsroot.flp</filename>.  Additional device drivers
> may +     <filename>mfsroot.flp</filename>.  If you are
> +  installing FreeBSD 5.x in most cases you will need three
> +  floppies, <filename>boot.flp</filename>,
> +  <filename>kern1.flp</filename>, and
> +  <filename>kern2.flp</filename> Additional device drivers may
>       be necessary for some systems.  These drivers are provided
>       on the <filename>drivers.flp</filename> image.  Check
>       <filename>README.TXT</filename> in the same directory for the
> --- chapter.diff ends here ---
>
> >Release-Note:
> >Audit-Trail:
> >Unformatted:
>

Sorry to double post...I forgot to put the [patch] in the subject.

-- 
Thanks,

Josh Paetzel