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RevisionDateAuthorComments
 1.39  08-Sep-2024  rillig fix a/an grammar in obvious cases
 1.38  22-Jun-2017  flxd branches: 1.38.18;
spelling (DEC called it "TURBOchannel")
 1.37  25-Apr-2009  snj Final round of INSTALL cleanups for 5.0.
 1.36  25-Apr-2009  snj Yet another round of INSTALL fixes.
 1.35  23-Apr-2009  snj Various updates to the INSTALL notes in preparation for 5.0. Changes
are still to come.
 1.34  06-Sep-2008  tsutsui branches: 1.34.2; 1.34.4;
Use \*[Lt] and \*[Gt] rather than \*< and \*> .
 1.33  30-Apr-2008  martin branches: 1.33.2;
Convert TNF licenses to new 2 clause variant
 1.32  14-Dec-2007  pavel branches: 1.32.2; 1.32.6; 1.32.8;
Update URLs after website reorganization. patch by OKANO Takayoshi, from
PR 37070.
 1.31  25-Nov-2006  mishka branches: 1.31.2; 1.31.4; 1.31.8;
PR/13749 - Incorrect options specified for dd(1) in tape installs.

Cleanup dd options accordingly to the following policy:
1) put if, of, bs, conv in this order
2) for reading/writing from/to disk don't use sync
4) reading from tape - use sync
3) writing to tape - use osync

Noted by Don Yuniskis (auryn at gci-net.com) via install/13749. Thanks!
Reviewed by <martin>. Thank you!
 1.30  09-Mar-2006  wiz Fix some URLs. From OKANO Takayoshi in PR 33001.
 1.29  04-Jun-2005  heinz Updated URL for list of NetBSD mirrors.
 1.28  10-May-2004  ross branches: 1.28.2;
Update text since there are now three install floppies. It's
written to cover the 2-floppy case as well, so if this file is
updated later with delta's needed on netbsd-2-0, this one revision
does not need to be excluded.
 1.27  01-Nov-2003  grant branches: 1.27.2;
- fix some typos (netsbd.org -> NetBSD.org)
- add trailing slashes to URLs where appropriate
- netbsd.org -> NetBSD.org
 1.26  26-Jul-2003  salo netbsd.org->NetBSD.org
 1.25  30-Jun-2002  lukem consistently use Ic for sysinst
 1.24  29-Jun-2002  lukem clean up whitespace, formatting, copyrights
 1.23  16-Feb-2002  he branches: 1.23.2;
Replace tabs with spaces in two places inside .(disp, so that the
bootptab and dhcpd.conf entries are not brought flush against the
right margin, but instead get sane formatting.
 1.22  02-Jan-2002  he Quote > and < characters with \*> and \*< in order to get semi-correct
HTML as one of the results.
 1.21  24-Jul-2001  nra Minor spelling fix. s/necesary/necessary/
 1.20  29-Oct-2000  lukem more work:
- use .Tn, .Bx, .Ul, .Key, .Sq, .Dq, .Li, .Dl, (etc) ... as appropriate
- be more consistent between various ports' install notes
- other cleanups
 1.19  10-Oct-2000  lukem major terraform (this is MUCH more than a rototill :-), including:
- update for 1.5 (still more MD stuff to check)
- use new macros in ../common/macros as appropriate
- introduce some CONSISTENCY between the various ports' install docs
- use various mdoc macros as appropriate, including .Li, .Pa, .Sy, and .Ic.
- migrate more stuff into ../common/*
- whitespace cleanup
- lots of other little things i'm sure...
 1.18  03-Oct-2000  lukem update copyright date
 1.17  18-Jun-2000  abs branches: 1.17.2;
Fix netboot link - noted by ADAM Sulmicki
 1.16  19-Apr-1999  ross Discuss netboot on 3000/xxx and other old SRM systems. Reported by Charles.
 1.15  25-Mar-1999  ross branches: 1.15.2;
Describe all six ways of loading the installer.
 1.14  13-Jan-1999  ross Markup for -mdoc and -mdoc2html.
 1.13  07-Sep-1998  veego s/tar xpfz/tar xpzf/
 1.12  23-Aug-1998  hubertf Add notes about steps to do after installation that are common to all
platforms; Thanks to Colin Wood and Simon Burge for their comments.
 1.11  05-Jul-1998  ross Keep trying to make this amount to something.
 1.10  27-Jun-1998  ross Improve the alternate unpacking shellcode.
 1.9  15-May-1998  ross Edits for toolchain installation.
 1.8  15-May-1998  ross Insert edits suggested by cgd@netbsd.org and fix the cpp alpha/*.tgz
unclosed-comment error. (sigh)
 1.7  13-May-1998  ross Note that a ./MAKEDEV all is needed, document the install script
functions, briefly describe a manual install, fix section cross
references, and other misc edits.
 1.6  12-May-1998  ross Correct spelling in */upgrade. More general editing in alpha/install.
 1.5  11-May-1998  ross Getting closer.
 1.4  09-May-1998  ross Modify ./contents + ./install;
* no more binary toolchain tarball
* source toolchain tarball still present
* some english
* add bs=18k on the floppy dd(1) example, just to be safe on systems
that don't like to cross cylinder boundaries (and it's faster)
Modify ./upgrade:
* untangle the first pp
 1.3  09-Jan-1998  perry RCS Id Police.
 1.2  29-Dec-1997  cjs Various corrections, additions and reformatting.
 1.1  23-Dec-1997  cjs branches: 1.1.2;
First go at alpha install notes.
 1.1.2.5  29-May-1998  mycroft Pull up 1.9, per request of ross.
 1.1.2.4  09-May-1998  mycroft Pull up 1.3-1.4, per request of ross.
 1.1.2.3  29-Dec-1997  perry pull up from trunk (cjs)
 1.1.2.2  23-Dec-1997  perry pull up release notes from trunk (cjs)
 1.1.2.1  23-Dec-1997  perry file install was added on branch netbsd-1-3 on 1997-12-23 16:24:49 +0000
 1.15.2.2  27-Jun-2000  he Pull up revision 1.17 (requested by abs):
Fix link to netboot web page.
 1.15.2.1  20-Apr-1999  cjs Pull up to HEAD 1.16, per Ross Harvey <ross@ghs.com>
 1.17.2.3  16-Feb-2002  he Pull up revisions 1.21,1.23 (requested by he):
Correct a minor spelling error, and replace tabs with spaces inside
two .(disp entries to get sane formatting.
This syncs to version 1.23 on the trunk.
 1.17.2.2  05-Jan-2002  he Pull up revision 1.22 (requested by he):
Quote > and < characters with \*> and \*< respectively so the
correctness of the generated HTML is improved.
 1.17.2.1  01-Nov-2000  tv Sync to HEAD as of 20001101 03:43 GMT [lukem]:
Complete rework of install notes for 1.5 from several authors.
 1.23.2.2  26-Oct-2005  riz Pull up following revision(s) via patch(requested by heinz in ticket #5790):
distrib/notes/common/main: revision 1.284 (via patch)
distrib/notes/alpha/install: revision 1.29 (via patch)
Updated URL for list of NetBSD mirrors.
 1.23.2.1  02-Jul-2002  lukem manually sync distrib/notes/** to -current, excluding pmppc (which isn't in 1.6)
 1.27.2.1  11-May-2004  tron branches: 1.27.2.1.2;
Pull up revision 1.28 (requested by ross in ticket #304):
Update text since there are now three install floppies. It's
written to cover the 2-floppy case as well, so if this file is
updated later with delta's needed on netbsd-2-0, this one revision
does not need to be excluded.
 1.27.2.1.2.1  18-Jun-2005  riz Pull up revision 1.29 (requested by heinz in ticket #1978):
Updated URL for list of NetBSD mirrors.
 1.28.2.1  11-Jun-2005  tron Pull up revision 1.29 (requested by heinz in ticket #423):
Updated URL for list of NetBSD mirrors.
 1.31.8.1  09-Jan-2008  matt sync with HEAD
 1.31.4.2  15-Sep-2008  skrll Sync with netbsd-4.
 1.31.4.1  06-Jan-2008  wrstuden Catch up to netbsd-4.0 release.
 1.31.2.2  14-Sep-2008  bouyer Pull up following revision(s) (requested by tsutsui in ticket #1198):
distrib/notes/sandpoint/install: revision 1.4
distrib/notes/macppc/hardware: revision 1.45, 1.46
distrib/notes/next68k/prep: revision 1.7
distrib/notes/sun3/install: revision 1.16
distrib/notes/macppc/prep.OPENFIRMWARE: revision 1.10, 1.11
distrib/notes/mvme68k/xfer: revision 1.17
distrib/notes/vax/install: revision 1.17
distrib/notes/common/contents: revision 1.142
distrib/notes/next68k/xfer: revision 1.7
distrib/notes/common/sysinst: revision 1.91
distrib/notes/alpha/install: revision 1.34
distrib/notes/mvme68k/install: revision 1.20
distrib/notes/hp300/prep: revision 1.23
distrib/notes/common/sysinst: revision 1.92
distrib/notes/alpha/hardware: revision 1.15
distrib/notes/sparc64/install: revision 1.30
distrib/notes/cats/prep: revision 1.10
distrib/notes/sparc/hardware: revision 1.34
distrib/notes/sparc/prep: revision 1.23, 1.24
distrib/notes/sparc/install: revision 1.55
distrib/notes/hpcmips/install: revision 1.11
distrib/notes/common/main: revision 1.416
distrib/notes/amiga/prep: revision 1.27
distrib/notes/i386/hardware: revision 1.123
distrib/notes/evbppc/hardware: revision 1.4
distrib/notes/evbarm/prep: revision 1.9
distrib/notes/amiga/install: revision 1.34
distrib/notes/macppc/install: revision 1.37
distrib/notes/evbarm/install: revision 1.9
distrib/notes/sun2/install: revision 1.7
distrib/notes/sun2/install: revision 1.8
distrib/notes/mvme68k/prep: revision 1.14
distrib/notes/hp700/prep: revision 1.2
distrib/notes/mvme68k/hardware: revision 1.10
distrib/notes/atari/xfer: revision 1.16
distrib/notes/amiga/upgrade: revision 1.27
Cosmetics or mdoc warning fixes
 1.31.2.1  15-Dec-2007  bouyer branches: 1.31.2.1.2;
Pull up following revisions (requested by jnemeth in ticket #1017):
distrib/notes/common/contents patch
distrib/notes/common/list-setsizes.sh patch
distrib/notes/pmppc/hardware patch
distrib/notes/Makefile.inc 1.39, 1.40
distrib/notes/acorn32/prep.RISCOS 1.18
distrib/notes/alpha/install 1.32
distrib/notes/common/main 1.367, 1.368, 1.370 - 1.382
distrib/notes/common/netboot 1.31
distrib/notes/common/postinstall 1.64, 1.65
distrib/notes/common/sysinst 1.82, 1.83
distrib/notes/common/xfer 1.58 - 1.60
distrib/notes/evbppc/hardware 1.3
distrib/notes/ews4800mips/hardware 1.2
distrib/notes/hp300/hardware 1.19
distrib/notes/hp300/prep 1.21
distrib/notes/hp700/hardware 1.3
distrib/notes/i386/hardware 1.121
distrib/notes/i386/whatis 1.22
distrib/notes/mac68k/hardware 1.23
distrib/notes/mac68k/install 1.28
distrib/notes/macppc/hardware 1.44
distrib/notes/macppc/install 1.36
distrib/notes/macppc/prep 1.42
distrib/notes/macppc/prep.OPENFIRMWARE 1.9
distrib/notes/news68k/hardware 1.5
distrib/notes/newsmips/hardware 1.4
distrib/notes/next68k/hardware 1.8
distrib/notes/pmax/install 1.39
distrib/notes/sandpoint/hardware 1.6
distrib/notes/sparc/hardware 1.33
distrib/notes/sparc64/hardware 1.23
distrib/notes/sparc64/install 1.28
distrib/notes/vax/xfer 1.13
Sync release notes with reality
 1.31.2.1.2.1  14-Sep-2008  bouyer Pull up following revision(s) (requested by tsutsui in ticket #1198):
distrib/notes/sandpoint/install: revision 1.4
distrib/notes/macppc/hardware: revision 1.45, 1.46
distrib/notes/next68k/prep: revision 1.7
distrib/notes/sun3/install: revision 1.16
distrib/notes/macppc/prep.OPENFIRMWARE: revision 1.10, 1.11
distrib/notes/mvme68k/xfer: revision 1.17
distrib/notes/vax/install: revision 1.17
distrib/notes/common/contents: revision 1.142
distrib/notes/next68k/xfer: revision 1.7
distrib/notes/common/sysinst: revision 1.91
distrib/notes/alpha/install: revision 1.34
distrib/notes/mvme68k/install: revision 1.20
distrib/notes/hp300/prep: revision 1.23
distrib/notes/common/sysinst: revision 1.92
distrib/notes/alpha/hardware: revision 1.15
distrib/notes/sparc64/install: revision 1.30
distrib/notes/cats/prep: revision 1.10
distrib/notes/sparc/hardware: revision 1.34
distrib/notes/sparc/prep: revision 1.23, 1.24
distrib/notes/sparc/install: revision 1.55
distrib/notes/hpcmips/install: revision 1.11
distrib/notes/common/main: revision 1.416
distrib/notes/amiga/prep: revision 1.27
distrib/notes/i386/hardware: revision 1.123
distrib/notes/evbppc/hardware: revision 1.4
distrib/notes/evbarm/prep: revision 1.9
distrib/notes/amiga/install: revision 1.34
distrib/notes/macppc/install: revision 1.37
distrib/notes/evbarm/install: revision 1.9
distrib/notes/sun2/install: revision 1.7
distrib/notes/sun2/install: revision 1.8
distrib/notes/mvme68k/prep: revision 1.14
distrib/notes/hp700/prep: revision 1.2
distrib/notes/mvme68k/hardware: revision 1.10
distrib/notes/atari/xfer: revision 1.16
distrib/notes/amiga/upgrade: revision 1.27
Cosmetics or mdoc warning fixes
 1.32.8.1  18-May-2008  yamt sync with head.
 1.32.6.3  05-Oct-2008  mjf Sync with HEAD.
 1.32.6.2  28-Sep-2008  mjf Sync with HEAD.
 1.32.6.1  02-Jun-2008  mjf Sync with HEAD.
 1.32.2.2  14-Dec-2007  pavel Update URLs after website reorganization. patch by OKANO Takayoshi, from
PR 37070.
 1.32.2.1  14-Dec-2007  pavel file install was added on branch mjf-devfs on 2007-12-14 21:15:54 +0000
 1.33.2.1  18-Sep-2008  wrstuden Sync with wrstuden-revivesa-base-2.
 1.34.4.1  13-May-2009  jym Sync with HEAD.

Third (and last) commit. See http://mail-index.netbsd.org/source-changes/2009/05/13/msg221222.html
 1.34.2.1  25-Apr-2009  snj Pull up following revision(s) (requested by rmind in ticket #728):
distrib/alpha/README.files: revision 1.14
distrib/notes/acorn26/upgrade: revision 1.2
distrib/notes/acorn32/hardware: revision 1.2
distrib/notes/acorn32/prep: revision 1.14
distrib/notes/acorn32/prep.RISCOS: revision 1.20
distrib/notes/alpha/hardware: revisions 1.16-1.17
distrib/notes/alpha/install: revisions 1.35-1.37
distrib/notes/amd64/prep: revision 1.2
distrib/notes/amiga/hardware: revision 1.46
distrib/notes/amiga/install: revision 1.35
distrib/notes/amiga/prep: revision 1.28
distrib/notes/amiga/upgrade: revision 1.28
distrib/notes/arc/prep: revision 1.2
distrib/notes/atari/hardware: revision 1.22
distrib/notes/atari/prep: revision 1.13
distrib/notes/cats/hardware: revision 1.7
distrib/notes/cats/prep: revision 1.11
distrib/notes/cats/upgrade: revision 1.4
distrib/notes/common/contents: revisions 1.150-1.155
distrib/notes/common/legal.common: revision 1.52
distrib/notes/common/main: revisions 1.444-1.446
distrib/notes/common/postinstall: revisions 1.73, 1.74
distrib/notes/common/sysinst: revisions 1.97, 1.98
distrib/notes/common/upgrade: revisions 1.27, 1.28
distrib/notes/common/xfer: revisions 1.64-1.66
distrib/notes/evbarm/prep: revision 1.10
distrib/notes/evbarm/upgrade: revision 1.2
distrib/notes/evbppc/hardware: revision 1.5
distrib/notes/evbppc/upgrade: revision 1.2
distrib/notes/hp300/prep: revision 1.24
distrib/notes/i386/upgrade: revision 1.23
distrib/notes/i386/prep: revision 1.14
distrib/notes/mac68k/hardware: revision 1.24
distrib/notes/mac68k/prep: revision 1.16
distrib/notes/mac68k/upgrade: revision 1.21
distrib/notes/mac68k/xfer: revision 1.20
distrib/notes/macppc/prep: revisions 1.43, 1.44
distrib/notes/macppc/prep.OPENFIRMWARE: revision 1.13
distrib/notes/macppc/hardware: revision 1.47
distrib/notes/macppc/prep.OPENFIRMWARE: revision 1.12
distrib/notes/mvme68k/hardware: revision 1.11
distrib/notes/mvme68k/install: revision 1.21
distrib/notes/next68k/prep: revision 1.8
distrib/notes/pmax/hardware: revision 1.17
distrib/notes/pmax/install: revision 1.41
distrib/notes/sgimips/hardware: revision 1.14
distrib/notes/sgimips/prep: revision 1.10
distrib/notes/shark/install: revision 1.5
distrib/notes/sparc/hardware: revisions 1.35, 1.36
distrib/notes/sparc/prep: revision 1.26
distrib/notes/sparc/upgrade: revision 1.16
distrib/notes/sparc64/prep: revision 1.15
distrib/notes/sun2/hardware: revision 1.4
distrib/notes/sun3/hardware: revision 1.10
distrib/notes/vax/hardware: revision 1.10
distrib/notes/vax/install: revision 1.18
distrib/notes/vax/prep: revision 1.7
distrib/notes/xen/xfer: revision 1.4
distrib/notes/x68k/hardware: revision 1.17
distrib/notes/x68k/prep: revision 1.9
Update release notes.
 1.38.18.1  02-Aug-2025  perseant Sync with HEAD

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