Unable to find netbsd-INSTALL.gz in the NetBSD-5.2 installation tree.

[Brian Buhrow]

Hello. I'm writing to ask what I'm sure is a very simple question,
but I'm at a complete loss as to where to find the netbsd-INSTALL.gz file
in the NetBSD-5.2 distribution tree. I've got an old copy of the file
which I'm using to pxeboot machines for installation, but it's from the
NetBSD-5.1 distribution tree and I'd like to update it. Unfortunately, the
file I'm actually using has been renamed, so I don't remember the source
file name. I find it hard to believe the NetBS-5.x installation files have
changed that significantly and, indeed, I find netbsd-INSTALL.gz in the
-current distribution tree. What am I missing?
-thanks
-Brian

[Eric Schnoebelen]

Brian Buhrow writes:
- Hello. I'm writing to ask what I'm sure is a very simple question,
- but I'm at a complete loss as to where to find the netbsd-INSTALL.gz file
- in the NetBSD-5.2 distribution tree.

In browsing the tree, it looks like it was renamed
netbsd-INSTALL_FLOPPY.gz for some reason.. The kernel itself is
far too large to actually fit on a floppy disk (remember what
one of those is?? :D ), so that's most likely the install kernel
you're looking for.

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[Manuel Bouyer]

Post by Eric Schnoebelen
- Hello. I'm writing to ask what I'm sure is a very simple question,
- but I'm at a complete loss as to where to find the netbsd-INSTALL.gz file
- in the NetBSD-5.2 distribution tree.
In browsing the tree, it looks like it was renamed
netbsd-INSTALL_FLOPPY.gz for some reason.. The kernel itself is
far too large to actually fit on a floppy disk (remember what
one of those is?? :D ),

it's too big to fit on one but it can be split on several.
This is the kernel which is on installation/floppy/boot*.fs

[Manuel Bouyer]

Post by Brian Buhrow
Hello. I'm writing to ask what I'm sure is a very simple question,
but I'm at a complete loss as to where to find the netbsd-INSTALL.gz file
in the NetBSD-5.2 distribution tree. I've got an old copy of the file
which I'm using to pxeboot machines for installation, but it's from the
NetBSD-5.1 distribution tree and I'd like to update it. Unfortunately, the
file I'm actually using has been renamed, so I don't remember the source
file name. I find it hard to believe the NetBS-5.x installation files have
changed that significantly and, indeed, I find netbsd-INSTALL.gz in the
-current distribution tree. What am I missing?

Are you sure it's an i386 kernel ?
If so, maybe it was netbsd-INSTALL_FLOPPY.gz, which is in i386/binary/kernel/