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From: cwr@crash.cts.com (Will Rose)
Subject: Re: Newbie Q: How can I install?
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Date: Fri, 1 Sep 1995 11:48:51 GMT
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David M. Williams (dave@maths.newcastle.edu.au) wrote:
: jonklipp@freenet.edmonton.ab.ca wrote:

: : i was just wondering how do I install Minix on my XT?  I have ROOT, 
: : TINYROOT, USR, and USER.xx from ftp.cs.vu.nl in the 
: : /pub/minix/beta/1.7.0/i86 directory.  My question is how do i actually 
: : install it?  Unfortunatly, I only have a 360k Low density drive on my XT, 
: : so ican't use floppies, but I can use DOS Interlnk to transfer the files.

:  I would very much like to know the same thing.  I have a 12MHz 286 with
: 1Mb of memory and a 40Mb HDD, and a 1.44Mb 3.5" disk drive.  I have downloaded
: ROOT, TINYROOT, USR, and USR.* from the above ftp site.  However, how do I
: actually install Minix now that I have all these things??

It's straightforward, but too long and detailed to post here.
You really need to read the appropriate man pages - install in
man.tar.Z (or cat.tar.Z) would be a start.  It's very well
documented.

Will
cwr@crash.cts.com


