. There are currently two installation methods available for initial installation of NetBSD on Apple Macintosh 68000-based systems. Neither supports all installation media types at this time, so the one you select must be compatible with the media you have available on your system. .(bullet The c sysinst method of installation uses an Installation Kernel which is a minimal NetBSD system with a memory resident set of utilities that are capable of partitioning the disk, initializing the file systems, and loading them from the archive files. Since the installation kernel does not currently support access to Mac OS HFS file systems this method requires that the Binary Distribution Sets be accessible from CD-ROM, remote NFS partition, or via FTP access. t The Traditional method of installation uses Mac OS hosted utilities to partition your disk, initialize the partitions for use by NetBSD, and load the file systems from archive files stored on the Mac OS HFS file system. This method requires that the Binary Distribution Sets reside on a local Macintosh hard drive, a CD-ROM, or an AppleShare volume. .bullet)
p The Traditional method of installation is currently supported from the local Macintosh hard drive, from a CD-ROM, or from an AppleShare volume (however, you may ugrade a system from within NetBSD; see the .Sx Upgrading a previously-installed NetBSD System section for more details). If you are installing from a local hard drive, this means that you'll need at least enough room for the largest file that you will have to install. This is the 15.2 MB
a base.tgz file. There has been talk of allowing an install from split files. If you have the time, desire, and knowledge, please feel free to add that functionality.
p If the install is being done from an AppleShare-mounted volume, the .Nx*M Installer must be in the same folder as the binary distribution sets.
p Each distribution file is in .Em raw No archive format. .(bullet Distribution files must be downloaded in binary mode. Common web browsers may not be suitable for this task; FTP clients such as Fetch and Anarchie work fine, but be sure to specify a binary file transfer. t The files should not be unpacked. If you have the Internet Config extension installed, you can disable this in the .Dq "Helpers" dialog by removing the entry associated with .Dq ".tgz" files. Other FTP clients may require separate changes; consult your package's documentation. t If you are installing from a CD-ROM, the distribution sets are already in the proper format. No special handling is required. .bullet)
p You will also need to collect the .Tn Mac OS installation tools from the
a \*M/installation/misc No subdirectory of the .Nx \*V distribution: Mkfs, .Nx*M Installer, and .Nx*M Booter. These three are in BinHexed, self-extracting archives as Mkfs.sea.hqx, Installer.sea.hqx, and Booter.sea.hqx, respectively. Extract them as you would any other Macintosh application. .(Note The Booter is the only .Tn Mac OS application needed if the c sysinst method of installation is used. The Traditional method of installation is deprecated and will be removed in a future release, and the Mkfs and Installer tools will be retired. .Note)
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