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      1 	$NetBSD: xfer,v 1.5 1998/01/09 18:47:29 perry Exp $	
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      3 Installation is supported from several media types, including:
      4 	NFS partitions
      5 	FTP
      6 	Tape
      7 
      8 The steps necessary to prepare the distribution sets
      9 for installation depend on which method of installation
     10 you choose.  The various methods are explained below.
     11 
     12 To prepare for installing via an NFS partition:
     13 
     14 	Place the NetBSD software you wish to install into
     15 	a directory on an NFS server, and make that directory
     16 	mountable by the machine which you will be installing
     17 	NetBSD on.  This will probably require modifying the
     18 	/etc/exports file of the NFS server and resetting
     19 	mountd, acts which will require superuser privileges.
     20 	Note the numeric IP address of the NFS server and of
     21 	the router closest to the the new NetBSD machine,
     22 	if the NFS server is not on a network which is
     23 	directly attached to the NetBSD machine.
     24 
     25 	If you are using a diskless setup to install NetBSD on
     26 	your machine, you can take advantage of the fact that
     27 	the above has already been done on your machine's server.
     28 	So, you can conveniently put the NetBSD filesets in your
     29 	machine's root filesystem on the server where the install
     30 	program can find them.
     31 
     32 	Once you have done this, you can proceed to the next
     33 	step in the installation process, preparing your
     34 	system for NetBSD installation.
     35 
     36 
     37 To prepare for installing via FTP:
     38 
     39 	NOTE: this method of installation is recommended
     40 	      only for those already familiar with using
     41 	      the BSD network-manipulation commands and
     42 	      interfaces.  If you aren't, this documentation
     43 	      should help, but is not intended to be
     44 	      all-encompassing.
     45 
     46 	The preparations for this method of installation
     47 	are easy: all you have to do is make sure that
     48 	there's some FTP site from which you can retrieve
     49 	the NetBSD installation when it's time to do
     50 	the install.  You should know the numeric IP
     51 	address of that site, the numeric IP address of
     52 	your nearest router if one is necessary
     53 
     54 	Once you have done this, you can proceed to the next
     55 	step in the installation process, preparing your
     56 	system for NetBSD installation.
     57 
     58 
     59 To prepare for installing via a tape:
     60 
     61 	To install NetBSD from a tape, you need to somehow
     62 	get the NetBSD filesets you wish to install on
     63 	your system on to the appropriate kind of tape,
     64 	in tar format.
     65 
     66 	If you're making the tape on a UN*X system, the easiest
     67 	way to do so is:
     68 
     69 		tar cvf <tape_device> <files>
     70 
     71 	where "<tape_device>" is the name of the tape device
     72 	that describes the tape drive you're using (possibly
     73 	something like /dev/nrst0, but we make no guarantees 8-).
     74 	Under SunOS 5.x, this would be something like /dev/rmt/0mbn.
     75 	Again, your mileage may vary.  If you can't figure it out,
     76 	ask your system administrator.  "<files>" are the names
     77 	of the "set_name.nnn" files which you want to be placed
     78 	on the tape.
     79 
     80 	Once you have done this, you can proceed to the next
     81 	step in the installation process, preparing your 
     82 	system for NetBSD installation.
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