I'm done!
Well, I think I did it right this time. I've edited everything I'm going
to edit on the mac-quick-install guide. I'll begin working on the "real"
docs after the holiday. Not only that, but I think I did the diff -u
debian-mac-5.txt debian-mac-5a.txt > debian-mac-5b.txt correctly. I cp'd
the 5 to 5a, changed 5a, then did the diff above. One last question about
the addresses listed towards the end: How many debian mirrors have /pub as
their first directory vs those that don't?
Anyway, here's my lovely diff :
--- debian-mac-5.txt Sun Jul 2 17:15:37 2000
+++ debian-mac-5a.txt Sun Jul 2 17:42:00 2000
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
better cpu. You may have success with a 68020 processor plus separate fpu.
Debian distributions are known by various names. This version, 2.2, is
-known as potato, the previous version 2.1 is known as slink and the version
+known as potato, the previous version, 2.1, is known as slink and the version
before is hamm. You may find this helpful when navigating WWW and FTP
sites.
@@ -91,15 +91,15 @@
a directory named "install" (the most recent version of StuffIt Expander
will handle the tar format) and the correct mac/ directory structure will be
created. macinstall.tgz may contain more files than absolutely needed for
-installation, don't worry about that. Just copy base2_2.tgz into the directory
-holding the install directory and you're set.
+installation, but don't worry about that. Just copy base2_2.tgz into the
+directory holding the install directory and you're set.
The files rescue.bin and driver.bin are not MacBinary encoded, using MacBinary
-mode will corrupt these files. So use a simply binary transfer protocol. The
+mode will corrupt these files. So use a simple binary transfer protocol. The
file base2_2.tgz is a gzipped encoded file and will transfer properly. If your
FTP application doesn't automatically decompress these files, decode using
StuffIt Expander or other decoder. Do not decompress the base2_2.tgz or
-drivers.tgz files this will be done for you as part of the installation
+drivers.tgz files. This will be done for you as part of the installation
process. You need these images because the Installer requires MS-DOS floppy
images (the rescue.bin and driver.bin files) to install the kernel and modules.
@@ -162,9 +162,9 @@
different names than under MacOS. This is the naming scheme:
The first SCSI hard disk is referred to as "sda"
- The second SCSI hard disk if you have one is referred to as "sdb", and
+ The second SCSI hard disk (if you have one) is referred to as "sdb", and
so on.
- The first IDE hard disk is referred to as "hda", the second IDE hard
+ The first IDE hard disk is referred to as "hda", the second IDE hard
disk is named "hdb", and so on.
Note that you do not need to rename your hard drives when operating your MacOS.
@@ -213,8 +213,8 @@
the partition in which you have downloaded the installation files i.e sda3
or whatever it is. You will need this information later in the installation
process. When you have made all required changes go back to the main window
-of the editor and prepare to"Save Changes". At this point be very careful, a
-mistake will cause you to loose valuable data. Double check you have the
+of the editor and prepare to "Save Changes". At this point be very careful, a
+mistake will cause you to lose valuable data. Double check you have the
right information in the right place before you save your changes.
@@ -224,7 +224,7 @@
Installer. The Penguin starts up, shuts down the MacOS, loads a kernel in a
ram disk and starts the installation program.
-You need to set the path for the Kernel and ram disk (root.bin) correct for
+You need to set the path for the Kernel and ram disk (root.bin) correctly for
your system on first start. Start up holding down the 'command' key until
Penguin has finished loading and reading the preferences file. Go to the
Settings" dialogue (shortcut: command-T) and adjust the path for Kernel and
@@ -288,7 +288,7 @@
in troubleshooting the problem. If you have chosen to use several swap
partitions, repeat these steps for all of them. When asked whether you
really want to initialise this partition as a swap partition, think twice,
-press Return. At this point the swap partition will be initialised,
+then press Return. At this point the swap partition will be initialised,
formatted and ready for Linux.
@@ -306,7 +306,7 @@
Install Operating System Kernel and Modules.
-Select the medium, on which you have the installation files, i.e. CDROM,
+Select the medium on which you have the installation files, i.e. CDROM,
if you are installing with the official CD-ROM, or the harddisk
partition on which you copied the mac subdirectory (or unpacked the
"macinstall.tgz" archive).
@@ -323,10 +323,10 @@
Configure Device Driver Modules.
This step is necessary if certain device drivers need to be loaded very
-early when Linux starts up later. For example an Ethernet driver has to be
+early when Linux starts up later. For example, an Ethernet driver has to be
pre-loaded so that networking will be initialised and ready at boot-time.
For a stand-alone system you probably don't have to configure anything here,
-but you should still select this item This will enable the Installer to
+but you should still select this item. This will enable the Installer to
build a list of available kernel modules. When you see the next screen,
select "Exit: Finished with modules. Return to previous menu".
@@ -354,8 +354,8 @@
of this guide.
If you are not connected to a Network all you need enter is your hostname.
-Linux requires every computer to have a name, pick something you like just
-one word please with no gaps or spaces.
+Linux requires every computer to have a name, pick something you like -- just
+one word, please, with no gaps or spaces.
If you are connected to a Network, you need to enter:
Your Network's name
@@ -369,7 +369,7 @@
Install the Base System.
-Specify where the base system archive is located this file is named
+Specify where the base system archive is located. This file is named
"base2_2.tgz". If you put it into the same directory as the other
installation files, you know what to do now. Select "Hard disk: File system
on the hard disk", pick the correct partition and (if necessary) enter the
@@ -380,7 +380,7 @@
accepting the default options. At this point you've got a few minutes time
(depending on the speed of your processor/hard disk) while the base archive
is unpacked onto the Linux root partition. On a slow Mac, e.g. IIsi,
-unpacking the base system takes around 30 to 45 minutes, be patient this is
+unpacking the base system takes around 30 to 45 minutes. Be patient; this is
a good time to make a cup of coffee or whatever you prefer and relax.
@@ -388,7 +388,7 @@
Select the timezone that you're in. Use TAB to select your nearest city
location. When asked whether your system clock is set to "GMT" (Greenwich
-Mean Time), you have a choice most users use the local time instead of GMT.
+Mean Time), you have a choice. Most users use the local time instead of GMT.
You choose.
Ignore the next suggested step, "Make Linux bootable directly from hard
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