Re: [9front] Minor Deviations in Section 4.3.11+ of the FQA?

[alex-ml@posteo.de]

Hi qwx,

thank you very much! Below is my patch suggestion.

Best regards,
Alex

diff 4f79ee9b7787e6dea4ea94fab7b38ee50727f214 uncommitted
--- a/fqa4.ms
+++ b/fqa4.ms
@@ -804,7 +804,7 @@
  /dev/sdC0/plan9
    empty                  0 62910477    (62910477 sectors, 29.99 GB)

-Plan 9 partition to subdivide (/dev/sdC0/plan9)[/dev/sdC0/plan9]:
+Plan 9 partition to subdivide (/dev/sdC0/plan9)[no default]:
  .P2

  Use the Plan 9 partition created in the previous step. Hit
@@ -920,22 +920,22 @@
  .ihtml h3
  .P1
  You can connect to the internet via
-a local ethernet or a dial-up PPP connection.
+a local ethernet connection.

-Interface to use (ether, ppp)[ether]:
+We will configure the ethernet.

  Please choose a method for configuring your ethernet connection.

  	manual - specify IP address, network mask, gateway IP address
-	dhcp - use DHCP to automatically configure
+	automatic - use DHCP and SLAAC to automatically configure

-Configuration method (manual, dhcp)[dhcp]:
+Configuration method (manual, automatic)[automatic]:
  .P2

  .html - <a name="4.3.11.1" />
  .ihtml h4 <h4>
  .SH
-4.3.11.1 - dhcp
+4.3.11.1 - automatic
  .R
  .ihtml h4

@@ -954,7 +954,7 @@
  .CW manual ,
  enter values that are appropriate for your network.
  .P1
-Configuration method (manual, dhcp)[dhcp]: manual
+Configuration method (manual, automatic)[automatic]: manual
  ip address [no default]: 10.0.2.15
  network mask [no default]: 255.255.255.0
  gateway address [no default]: 10.0.2.2
@@ -980,7 +980,7 @@

  	/dev/sdD0/data (iso9660 cdrom)

-Distribution disk (/dev/sdD0/data, /dev/sdC0/fscache, /)[/]:
+Distribution disk (/dev/sdD0/data, /dev/sdC0/fscache, /)[no default]:
  .P2

  The CD-ROM is already mounted at
@@ -1055,7 +1055,7 @@
  .html - <a name="4.3.14" />
  .ihtml h3 <h3>
  .SH
-4.3.14 - sysname
+4.3.14 - ndbsetup
  .R
  .ihtml h3
  .P1
@@ -1141,8 +1141,8 @@

  Since we are not installing on a disk with a pre-existing Windows 
installation, we choose to install the Plan 9 master boot record and 
mark the partition active:
  .P1
-Install the Plan 9 master boot record (y, n)[no default]: y
-Mark the Plan 9 partition active (y, n)[no default]: y
+Install the Plan 9 master boot record (yes, no)[no default]: yes
+Mark the Plan 9 partition active (yes, no)[no default]: yes

  The Plan 9 partition is now marked as active.
  .P2



Am 17.04.2024 10:34 schrieb qwx@sciops.net:
> On Wed Apr 17 08:18:27 +0200 2024, alex-ml@posteo.de wrote:
>> Hello,
>> 
>> I have noticed minimal differences in the wording of the installer and
>> the FQA in section 4.3.11 and following. Is this because I am using a
>> nigthly build, or could I send a patch for the FQA?
>> 
>> Thank you and best regards,
>> Alex
> 
> Hi,
> 
> It's possible that the scripts have been updated without taking the
> fqa into account.  You're welcome to send a patch for this or any
> other discrepancies you've noticed.  Thanks!
> 
> Cheers,
> qwx