documentation/2851: INSTALL files do not mention using ntrw.exe for 2000, XP

>Number: 2851
>Category: documentation
>Synopsis: INSTALL files do not mention using ntrw.exe for 2000, XP
>Confidential: no
net.ohio-state.edu
>Environment:
        

	System      : OpenBSD 3.1
	Architecture: OpenBSD.i386
	Machine     : i386

The INSTALL files do not mention that ntrw.exe should be used to create floppies on Windows 2000 and XP instead of rawrite.exe. Someone who does not know that 2000, XP, etc. are essentially newer versions of NT will use the wrong utility and the created boot floppy will be unusable.

>How-To-Repeat:

ftp -o - ftp://ftp.openbsd.org/pub/OpenBSD/3.2/i386/INSTALL.i386 | \

        sed '/Note that if/,/^$/!d'

>Fix:
        

Index: m4.common

--- m4.common	2002/10/07 19:31:01	1.38
+++ m4.common	2002/11/02 01:57:01
@@ -711,10 +711,11 @@
 	image copy and boot process is not especially tolerant of read
 	errors.
 
-	Note that if you are using NT to write the images to disk, you
-	will need to use ntrw.exe instead.  It is also available in the
-	"tools" directory.  Grab it and run in with the correct
-	arguments like this "ntrw  :"
+	Note that if you are using NT, 2000, or XP to write the
+	images to disk, you will need to use ntrw.exe instead.  It
+	is also available in the "tools" directory.  Grab it and
+	run in with the correct arguments like this "ntrw 
+	:"
 
 	Note that, when installing, the boot floppy can be write-protected
 	(i.e  read-only).-:})dnl

>Release-Note:
Received on Thu Nov 7 15:13:38 2002

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