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diff --git a/doc/install/pc.mdwn b/doc/install/pc.mdwn index 619ab60..663a05c 100644 --- a/doc/install/pc.mdwn +++ b/doc/install/pc.mdwn @@ -2,10 +2,6 @@ [[←_Back_to_Installing_ProteanOS|doc/install]] -**NOTE:** These instructions use a feature in an unreleased version of the -ProteanOS Development Kit. You'll need to have built prokit from its Git -repository to use the PC installer. - This guide explains how to use the interactive installer program distributed with prokit, the ProteanOS Development Kit, to install ProteanOS on a PC platform. @@ -21,9 +17,6 @@ Make sure you have a computer supported by ProteanOS. If your computer is not supported, you can [[port_ProteanOS_to_run_on_it|doc/plat/porting]]. Currently supported are: - * Acer Aspire One AO751h (architecture `i686-linux-glibc`, platform `ao751h`) - * Dell Dimension 2400 (architecture `i686-linux-glibc`, platform - `dimension2400`) * Lenovo ThinkPad X60, X60s, X60t, T60 (architecture `i686-linux-glibc`, platform `x60`) * Lenovo ThinkPad X200, X200s, X200 Tablet, R400, T400, R500, T500, etc. @@ -31,10 +24,8 @@ supported are: * Libiquity Taurinus X200 and Gluglug Libreboot X200 (architecture `i686-linux-glibc`, platform `x60`) -Determine the devices from which your computer can boot. For example, the Acer -Aspire One AO751h can boot from an internal 2.5" SATA drive or from a storage -device connected over USB (e.g. a flash drive), while the Dell Dimension 2400 -can only boot from an internal PATA drive. +Determine the devices from which your computer can boot, for example an internal +SATA drive or a USB mass storage device (e.g. a flash drive). Pick a storage device on which you want to install ProteanOS and connect it to the computer on which you plan to run the installer. You can either connect the @@ -46,13 +37,18 @@ system on the computer on which you plan to install ProteanOS. Installation ============ +Decide which "suite" of ProteanOS you wish to install. `rel/trunk` is a rolling +release that receives updates free of known new bugs; it is recommended for +regular users. `dev/trunk` receives direct package uploads and should be used +by ProteanOS developers. Replace `$suite` below with your chosen suite. + If you installed prokit to your system, run: - $ sudo prokit installer-pc -a $arch -p $plat dev/trunk $device + $ sudo prokit installer-pc -a $arch -p $plat $suite $device Otherwise, from your prokit build directory, run: - $ sudo src/prokit installer-pc -a $arch -p $plat dev/trunk $device + $ sudo ./prokit installer-pc -a $arch -p $plat $suite $device Replace `$arch` with the architecture (e.g. `i686-linux-glibc`), `$plat` with the platform (e.g. `x60`), and `$device` with the device file name (e.g. |