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This directory contains MINIX version 2.0.0 for the PC in the following
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files:
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i386\ROOT - Minix boot & root floppy image (386 and better)
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i386\USR - Floppy image with programs needed for installation
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i386\USR.TAZ - All Minix programs, libraries, etc.
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SYS.TAZ - System sources and manual pages
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CMD.TAZ - Commands sources
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INSTALL.TXT - Installation guide (ASCII text)
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INSTALL.PS - Installation guide (PostScript)
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MANUALS - Minix manual pages
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EXAMPLE.TXT - Example screen images of an installation
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NETINSTL.TXT - Notes about installing networking
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XT640K.TXT - Notes about running MINIX on older machines
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The installation guide can be found in INSTALL.TXT (ASCII text), or
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INSTALL.PS (PostScript format). It describes the Minix installation
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procedure from floppies. Additional manuals are present in the
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MANUALS directory. If INSTALL.TXT refers to another manual page,
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boot(8) for instance, then MANUALS\CAT8\BOOT.8 contains boot(8) as
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ASCII text, MANUALS\PS8\BOOT.8 is in PostScript, and MANUALS\MAN8\BOOT.8
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is the original unformatted text (UNIX nroff). All these manual
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pages can be viewed online under Minix with the man(1) command after
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installing the SYS.TAZ set. Try 'man man' or 'man 8 boot'. The
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EXAMPLE.TXT file may be nice to read to see how Minix is installed.
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But before attempting to install you will have to put Minix on
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floppies. For a 386, 486, or Pentium using 1.44 MB floppies on drive
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A: you must make four sets of floppies. Type each of these commands in
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turn to make them. You will be prompted to insert floppies. You do
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not have to install SYS.TAZ and CMD.TAZ initially, but life is much
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simpler if you have 9 floppies and make each set right now. Be sure to
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label each floppy with the file name and volume number.
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fdvol 1440 A: i386\ROOT i386\USR - Combined ROOT+USR floppy
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fdvol 1440 A: i386\USR.TAZ - Base system on 3 floppies
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fdvol 1440 A: SYS.TAZ - System sources on 2 floppies
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fdvol 1440 A: CMD.TAZ - Commands sources on 3 floppies
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Use 1200 to specify 1.2M floppies. Likewise for 720k floppies, except
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that you have to put ROOT and USR installation images on two separate
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floppies:
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fdvol 720 A: i386\ROOT - Separate ROOT and USR
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fdvol 720 A: i386\USR
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fdvol 720 A: i386\USR.TAZ
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fdvol 720 A: SYS.TAZ
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fdvol 720 A: CMD.TAZ
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The i86 directory contains the installation and base system material to
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install the 16-bit version of Minix for old XTs and 286 based ATs. If
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the intended machine has little memory or a 360k drive then read
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XT\README.TXT and use the installation floppy images in the XT directory
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instead of the regular ROOT and USR.
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After you have installed MINIX, you may wish to install some of the other
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files on the CD ROM. The SMX and BOCHS programs are simulators that sun
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on UNIX workstations, so you must transfer them there using a modem and
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unpack and use them there. The other .TAZ files should be copied to
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floppies using fdvol. To reconstruct a .TAZ file on a sequence of 1.44 MB
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floppies via drive A:, boot MINIX, log in, and type:
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setup dir
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Where 'dir' is the directory where a package is to be installed. Use
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'install -d dir' to create the directory if it doesn't yet exist.
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The README.TXT files for each package hold more detailed information.
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In summary:
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1. You should now have a BOOT floppy (or ROOT + USR floppies).
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2. A set of floppies for USR.TAZ, SYS.TAZ, and CMD.TAZ.
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3. A free hard disk partition, or at least enough space not in any
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partition that you can create a new partition in this space.
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4. Now read INSTALL.TXT and follow it carefully.
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