From 2f335d74e93db198b5f8782b26720bae44e84faa Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Ben Gras Date: Wed, 31 Aug 2005 12:46:17 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] Andy's setup(8) --- man/man8/setup.8 | 106 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 106 insertions(+) create mode 100644 man/man8/setup.8 diff --git a/man/man8/setup.8 b/man/man8/setup.8 new file mode 100644 index 000000000..bd4ffc9e9 --- /dev/null +++ b/man/man8/setup.8 @@ -0,0 +1,106 @@ +.de IT +.nr a +1 1 +.ti -0.25i +.if \\na<10 \\0\\na.~\\fB\\$1\\fP +.if \\na>9 \\na.~\\fB\\$1\\fP +.PP +.. +.de Cb +.sp 0.5v +\s-1\\f5\\c +.. +.de Ce +\\fR\\s0\\c +.sp 0.5v +.. +.tr ~ +.TH LS 1 +.SH NAME +setup \- install MINIX 3 on the hard disk +.SH SYNOPSIS +\fBsetup\fR +.SH DESCRIPTION +.in +0.25i +.PP +These steps correspond to the steps on the screen. + +.IT "Select keyboard type" +When you are asked to select your national keyboard, do so. +This and other steps have a default choice, in square brackets. +If you agree with it, just hit ENTER. In most steps, the default is generally +a good choice for beginners. +The us-swap keyboard interchanges the CAPS LOCK and CTRL keys, as is conventional +on UNIX systems. + +.IT "Select your Ethernet chip" +You will now be asked which of the available Ethernet driver you want +installed (or none). Please choose one of the options. + +.IT "Create a partition for MINIX 3" +You will first be asked if you are an expert in MINIX 3 disk partitioning. +If so, you will be placed in the \fIpart\fR program to give you full power to +edit the Master Boot Record (and enough rope to hang yourself). +If you are not an expert, press ENTER for the default action, which is an +automated step-by-step guide to creating a disk partition. + +\fBSubstep 2.1: Select a disk to install MINIX 3\fR +.PP +An IDE controller may have up to four disks. The \fIsetup\fR script will now +look for each one. Just ignore an error messages. +When the drives are listed, select one. and confirm your choice. +If you have two hard disks and install MINIX 3 to the second one and have +trouble booting from it, please see \fIwww.minix3.org/doc/using2disks.html\fR +for the solution. + +\fBSubstep 2.2: Select a disk region\fR +.PP +You must now choose a region to install MINIX 3 into. You have three choices: +.sp 0.5v + (1) Select a free region + (2) Select a partition to overwrite + (3) Delete an existing partition to free up space and merge with adjacent free space +.sp 0.5v +For choices (1) and (2), type the region number. For (3) type +.Cb + delete +.Ce +then give the region number when asked. + +\fBSubstep 2.3: Confirm your choices\fR +.PP +You have now reached the point of no return. You will be asked if you want to +continue. \fBIf you do, the data in the selected region will be lost forever.\fR +If you are sure, type: +.Cb + yes +.Ce +and then ENTER. To exit the setup script without changing the +partition table, hit CTRL-C. + +.IT "Select a block size" +Disk block sizes of 1-KB, 2-KB, 4-KB, and 8-KB are supported, but +to use a size larger than 4-KB you have to change a constant and recompile +the system. If your memory is 16 MB or more, use the default (4 KB); with +smaller memories, use 1 KB. + +.IT "Wait for bad block detection" +The setup script will now scan for bad disk blocks. This will take +several minutes, possibly 10 minutes or more on a large partition. +Please be patient. +If you are absolutely certain there are no bad blocks, you can kill the scan +by hitting CTRL-C. + +.IT "Wait for files to be copied" +When the scan finishes, files will be automatically copied from the CD-ROM to +the hard disk. Every file will be announced as it is copied. +When the copying is complete, MINIX 3 is installed. +Shut the system down by typing +.Cb + shutdown +.Ce +Always stop MINIX 3 this way to avoid data loss as MINIX 3 keeps some files on +the RAM disk and only copies them back to the hard disk at shutdown time. +.SH "SEE ALSO" +.BR boot(8), +.BR usage (8) + -- 2.44.0