Module Name: src
Committed By: tsutsui
Date: Fri May 27 15:27:42 UTC 2011
Modified Files:
src/distrib/notes/common: xfer
Log Message:
Tweak some descriptions about Rawrite32 tool on Windows.
XXX: we should rather mention how to write ISO images..
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cvs rdiff -u -r1.69 -r1.70 src/distrib/notes/common/xfer
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Modified files:
Index: src/distrib/notes/common/xfer
diff -u src/distrib/notes/common/xfer:1.69 src/distrib/notes/common/xfer:1.70
--- src/distrib/notes/common/xfer:1.69 Mon Apr 25 22:13:45 2011
+++ src/distrib/notes/common/xfer Fri May 27 15:27:41 2011
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-.\" $NetBSD: xfer,v 1.69 2011/04/25 22:13:45 wiz Exp $
+.\" $NetBSD: xfer,v 1.70 2011/05/27 15:27:41 tsutsui Exp $
.\"
.\" Copyright (c) 1999-2004 The NetBSD Foundation, Inc.
.\" All rights reserved.
@@ -98,19 +98,24 @@
scope of this document.
.Pp
If you are using
-.Tn MS-DOS
-to write the floppy image(s) to floppy disk, you should use the
-.Ic rawrite
-utility, provided in the
+.Tn Microsoft Windows
+to write the floppy image(s) to floppy disk, you can use the
+.Ic Rawrite32
+Windows32 program.
+It can be installed by
+Pa rawr32.exe
+provieded in the
.Pa i386/installation/misc
directory of the
.Nx
distribution.
-It will write a file system image (.fs file) to a floppy disk.
A
-.Ic rawrite32
-is also available that runs under
-.Tn MS Windows .
+.Ic rawrite
+utility for the
+.Tn MS-DOS
+environment is also available in the
+.Pa i386/installation/misc/
+directory.
.Pp
.\} \" \n[i386]
.
@@ -187,28 +192,25 @@
.Xr dd 1
command to copy the file system image(s)
(.fs file(s)) directly to the raw floppy disk.
-It is suggested that you read the
-.Xr dd 1
-manual page or ask your system administrator to determine the correct
-set of arguments to use; it will be slightly different from system to
-system, and a comprehensive list of the possibilities is beyond the
-scope of this document.
.Pp
If you have an i386 machine which runs
-.Tn MS-DOS
-and use it to write the floppy image(s) to floppy disk,
-you can use the
-.Ic rawrite
-utility, provided in the
-.Pa i386/installation/misc
+.Tn Microsoft Windows
+and use it to write the floppy image(s) to floppy disk, you can use the
+.Ic Rawrite32
+Windows32 program.
+It can be installed by
+Pa rawr32.exe
+provided in the
+.Pa i386/installation/misc/
directory of the
.Nx
distribution.
-It will write a file system image (.fs file) to a floppy disk.
-A
-.Ic rawrite32
-is also available that runs under
-.Tn MS Windows .
+.Ic rawrite
+utility for the
+.Tn MS-DOS
+environment is also available in the
+.Pa i386/installation/misc/
+directory.
.Pp
Though
.Nx*M
