Module Name: src
Committed By: snj
Date: Sun Aug 23 22:17:19 UTC 2009
Modified Files:
src/distrib/notes/common: sysinst
Log Message:
Kill an incorrect bit of text about creating device nodes that had been hiding
under a macppc conditional. Update for today's progress bar world.
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cvs rdiff -u -r1.98 -r1.99 src/distrib/notes/common/sysinst
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Modified files:
Index: src/distrib/notes/common/sysinst
diff -u src/distrib/notes/common/sysinst:1.98 src/distrib/notes/common/sysinst:1.99
--- src/distrib/notes/common/sysinst:1.98 Sat Apr 25 10:34:43 2009
+++ src/distrib/notes/common/sysinst Sun Aug 23 22:17:18 2009
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-.\" $NetBSD: sysinst,v 1.98 2009/04/25 10:34:43 snj Exp $
+.\" $NetBSD: sysinst,v 1.99 2009/08/23 22:17:18 snj Exp $
.\"
.\" Copyright (c) 1999-2004 The NetBSD Foundation, Inc.
.\" All rights reserved.
@@ -1595,22 +1595,10 @@
.To 2 "Extracting the distribution sets"
.Em Extracting the distribution sets
.Pp
-Before extraction begins, you can elect to watch the files being
-extracted; the name of each file that is extracted will be shown.
-This can slow down the installation process considerably
-on machines with slow graphics consoles or serial consoles.
-Alternatively, you can choose to see a progress bar.
-This is the preferred option as it shows progress without significantly
-slowing down the installation process.
+A progress bar will be displayed while the distribution sets are
+being extracted.
.Pp
-.ie \n[macppc] \{\
-If you are installing using the
-.Me "Re-install sets or install additional sets"
-option, then you will need to create the device nodes in
-.Pa /dev ,
-otherwise,
-.\}
-.el After all the files have been extracted,
+After all the files have been extracted,
the device node files will be created.
If you have already configured networking, you will be asked if you want to
use this configuration for normal operation.
@@ -1620,39 +1608,6 @@
Finally you will be asked to select a password encryption algorithm
and can then set a password for the "root" account, to prevent
the machine from coming up without access restrictions.
-.if \n[macppc] \{\
-.It
-.To 2 "Making the device nodes"
-.Em Making the device nodes
-.Pp
-If you are installing using the
-.Me "Re-install sets or install additional sets"
-option, then you will need to create the device nodes in
-.Pa /dev
-now.
-Otherwise, skip this step.
-.Pp
-Go to the main installation menu, and select
-.Me "Utility menu"
-and then select the
-.Me "Run /bin/sh"
-option, which will give you a shell prompt.
-You may need to type one of the following commands to get your delete key
-to work properly, depending on your keyboard:
-.Dl # Ic "stty erase '^h'"
-.Dl # Ic "stty erase '^?'"
-.Pp
-Type the following command (replacing
-.Pa wd0a
-with the partition name of your destination root partition):
-Now you need to mount your destination root partition:
-.Dl # Ic "mount /dev/wd0a /mnt"
-.Dl # Ic "cd /mnt/dev"
-.Dl # Ic "sh MAKEDEV all"
-.Dl # Ic "cd /"
-.Dl # Ic "umount /mnt"
-.Dl # Ic "exit"
-.\}
.if \n[sparc64] \{\
.It
.To 2 "Ensure you have the correct kernel installed"
