Module Name: src
Committed By: sborrill
Date: Sun Apr 26 16:58:31 UTC 2009
Modified Files:
src/distrib/notes/acorn32: prep.RISCOS
Log Message:
Fix a lot more grammatical errors and inconsistencies (e.g. RiscOS -> RISC
OS).
To generate a diff of this commit:
cvs rdiff -u -r1.21 -r1.22 src/distrib/notes/acorn32/prep.RISCOS
Please note that diffs are not public domain; they are subject to the
copyright notices on the relevant files.
Modified files:
Index: src/distrib/notes/acorn32/prep.RISCOS
diff -u src/distrib/notes/acorn32/prep.RISCOS:1.21 src/distrib/notes/acorn32/prep.RISCOS:1.22
--- src/distrib/notes/acorn32/prep.RISCOS:1.21 Sun Apr 26 16:44:51 2009
+++ src/distrib/notes/acorn32/prep.RISCOS Sun Apr 26 16:58:30 2009
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
- $NetBSD: prep.RISCOS,v 1.21 2009/04/26 16:44:51 sborrill Exp $
+ $NetBSD: prep.RISCOS,v 1.22 2009/04/26 16:58:30 sborrill Exp $
-These instructions are specific to NetBSD/acorn32 on Acorn RISCOS platforms
-(RiscPC/A7000/A7000+/NC's).
+These instructions are specific to NetBSD/acorn32 on Acorn RISC OS platforms
+(RiscPC/A7000/A7000+/NC).
Last updated for the BtNetBSD bootloader version 0.99a at 10 July 2002 by
Reinoud Zandijk (rein...@netbsd.org), portmaster of NetBSD/acorn32.
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
Read this document and one of the INSTALL documents completely before
continuing. There might be some things mentioned twice, but this document
-ought to help with the RISCOS installation specifically.
+ought to help with the RISC OS installation specifically.
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@
1.2 Software
-You will need the following RiscOS software:
+You will need the following RISC OS software:
A program that will unpack sparchives. We recommend that you
get David Pilling's !SparkPlug. A self-extracting version of this
@@ -64,12 +64,12 @@
Additionally you will require the following:
- The Bootloader and RiscOS tools: BtNetBSD.tar.Z as found in
+ The Bootloader and RISC OS tools: BtNetBSD.tar.Z as found in
the installation/misc directory. This archive, which can be
unpacked with !SparkPlug, *includes the installation-kernel*
so you don't have to download it separately.
- The NetBSD/acorn32 distribution sets (Will be on the CD-ROM, or
+ The NetBSD/acorn32 distribution sets (will be on the CD-ROM, or
available from your nearest NetBSD ftp site).
A hardcopy of this document, along with a hardcopy of the
@@ -79,10 +79,10 @@
Unpack your BtNetBSD archive in whatever way, set the type of
the `Settype' file in the BtNetBSD directory to `Obey' and run
- it. This will make the files RISC OS typed correctly. This is
+ it. This will set the files' RISC OS filetypes correctly. This is
also explained in a bit more detail in the enclosed README file.
It will also type the `InstKern' file that is the installation
- kernel itself complete with embedded ramdisc.
+ kernel itself which contains the embedded ramdisk.
2 Preparing your hard disk
@@ -91,12 +91,12 @@
Device: The actual physical hard disk
Partition: A section of a device.
File system: A structured partition that is able to hold files.
-Disc: A RiscOS file system in a partition. There can be
+Disc: A RISC OS file system in a partition. There can be
more than one Disc per Device.
You will have to decide which device you wish to install NetBSD on.
You will also have to decide whether you want to split the device
-between one or more RiscOS discs and NetBSD or dedicate a whole
+between one or more RISC OS discs and NetBSD or dedicate a whole
Device for NetBSD.
In making this decision you should consider the possibility that if
@@ -105,9 +105,9 @@
It is still recommended that if you decide to dedicate a device to
NetBSD that you set aside a small RISC OS partition at the beginning
-of the device. This is a useful place to store the RiscOS side of
+of the device. This is a useful place to store the RISC OS side of
NetBSD, and will make the use of UnixFS easier to configure. If you
-do decide to create a minimal RiscOS partition at the beginning of
+do decide to create a minimal RISC OS partition at the beginning of
the device, a size of 10-20 MB is recommended (some partitioning
software has problems with partitions smaller than this).
@@ -170,11 +170,11 @@
want to use part of it for NetBSD.
Enter the amount of the device you wish to reserve for
- RiscOS. This will be the whole device size less the amount
+ RISC OS. This will be the whole device size less the amount
you want to reserve for NetBSD. Make a note of this number.
If you like, split the RISC OS portion of the device into
- several partition (you should only "see" the RiscOS portion).
+ several partition (you should only "see" the RISC OS portion).
Click on Execute when you are happy with the partitions. This
will create your partitions, and wipe your device.
@@ -292,7 +292,7 @@
at the beginning of any device it labels. If it finds one and it
looks as though it is in use then NetBSD/acorn32 will not touch it.
-Because of this, if you've ever used your device for RiscOS, you will
+Because of this, if you've ever used your device for RISC OS, you will
need to invalidate this bootblock.
To do this you need to:
@@ -301,7 +301,7 @@
Run bb_trash and follow the instructions.
-Ensure that this device is now not configured for RiscOS.
+Ensure that this device is now not configured for RISC OS.
You are now ready to boot NetBSD and continue the installation.
@@ -319,7 +319,7 @@
*must* be the first disc on the device. bb_riscbsd will now
scrutinize the device and see how it has been laid out.
-It will then tell you how much of the device is occupied by RiscOS in
+It will then tell you how much of the device is occupied by RISC OS in
cylinders, and you will then be asked for the NetBSD starting
cylinder. Normally you should just enter the number given to you
since the RISC OS starting cylinder is 0 and therefore the last
@@ -391,13 +391,13 @@
Once the required sets are installed and you can boot from your
newly installed NetBSD setup, you can use UnixFS to copy the
-remaining sets from RiscOS to NetBSD.
+remaining sets from RISC OS to NetBSD.
In order to be able to use unixfs to transfer the sets you must have
a certain setup.
-1) You must have the RiscOS disc that corresponds to the NetBSD
- device configured (e.g., *con. IDEdiscs 2) even if it has no RiscOS
+1) You must have the RISC OS disc that corresponds to the NetBSD
+ device configured (e.g., *con. IDEdiscs 2) even if it has no RISC OS
section.
2) If you have RISC OS 3.5 without the new FileCore, then you must
also have the NetBSD file system *completely* below the 511 MB
@@ -426,7 +426,7 @@
The difficult step here is step number 2). If you are using an
ADFS IDE disc, then you can just double-click on one of the
-following obey files (always choose the RiscOS disc number that
+following obey files (always choose the RISC OS disc number that
corresponds to the *first* disc on the NetBSD device):
- wd0a (ADFS::4 drive, not disc, root file system)
- wd0e (ADFS::4 drive, not disc, /usr file system)
@@ -444,8 +444,8 @@
is composed of the following:
(discop_swibase + (disc << 3) + partition)
-To mount the root partition of third Power-tec SCSI-2 disc the
-following commands can be used in task window (press CTRL-F12) to
+To mount the root partition of the third Powertec SCSI-2 disc, the
+following commands can be used in a task window (press CTRL-F12) to
find the argument to unixfs_mount:
*basic
PRINT ~(&40980 + (6 << 3) + 0)
@@ -538,8 +538,8 @@
common allocations):
- a The root partition
- b The swap partition
- - c The complete and whole disc ; all OS's and partitions
- - d Part of the disc that is not used by NetBSD; normally RiscOS
+ - c The complete and whole disc ; all OSes and partitions
+ - d Part of the disc that is not used by NetBSD; normally RISC OS
- e The first additional partition.
i.e. if you have only /usr, then this will be /usr
if you have both /var and /usr this will be /var
@@ -587,4 +587,3 @@
Mark Brinicombe (a...@physig.ph.kcl.ac.uk)
Scott Stevens (s.k.stev...@ic.ac.uk)
and a lot more people posting to the original RiscBSD mailing list.
-
