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@@ -7,20 +7,26 @@ get the Linux boot loader onto the bitsy (and to save away wince, if you so
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desire). The Plan 9 machine is used to get the plan 9 kernel and a read only
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file system onto the bitsy.
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-0) charge up the bitsy.
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+0. charge up the bitsy.
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-1) go to
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-ftp://ftp.handhelds.org/pub/linux/compaq/ipaq/stable/install.html Get
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-the latest version of the Linux "osloader" and "bootldr" programs
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+1. go to
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+ ftp://ftp.handhelds.org/pub/linux/compaq/ipaq/stable/install.html
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+Get the latest version of the Linux "osloader" and "bootldr" programs
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(we have tried versions 1.3.0 and 0000-2.14.8, respectively; newest
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- versions seem not to allow you to suspend your bitsy due to a bug
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- which is probably ours).
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+versions seem not to allow you to suspend your bitsy due to a bug
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+which is probably ours). You can find them all at
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+www.collyer.net/who/geoff/9/bitsy/.
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-2. Use ActiveSync to copy osloader to the bitsy.
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+2. Use ActiveSync to copy osloader and bootldr to the bitsy. Copy or
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+rename the bootldr binary to "bootldr" on Windows, then copy it to the
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+bitsy; trying to rename it on WinCE won't produce the right result.
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+
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+Steps 3 - 7 may work on a Pocket PC bitsy, but see Steps 3a - 7a
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+if they don't or if you have a Pocket PC 2002 bitsy.
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3. Run osloader by clicking on it under the WinCE File Explorer
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-(4). Use osloader to save your WinCE flash away. This takes a while,
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+4. Use osloader to save your WinCE flash away. This takes a while,
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as it's 16MB over a 115,200 baud line.
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5. Select "Run" from the osloader menu. Ignore "Run from RAM"; it's
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@@ -37,18 +43,35 @@ command "help" lists the OS loader's commands.
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7. Now you need to download the BOOT loader program into flash (right
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now, you're only running the OS loader program out of RAM; rebooting
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will get you back to WinCE). In the con window, "load bootldr" to the
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-bitsy. It will indicate that it's starting an xmodem download.
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-Under con, type "Ctrl-\" to get a ">>>" prompt. At this prompt, you
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+bitsy. It will indicate that it's starting an xmodem download.
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+Under con, type "Ctrl-\" to get a ">>>" prompt. At this prompt, you
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want to run Plan 9's xms program to pipe the bootldr program to the
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bitsy. For example, to download /tmp/bootldr, type "!xms /tmp/bootldr".
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If this step works successfully, the OS loader will print out some sort
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of OK checksum message.
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+If you have a Pocket PC 2002 or steps 3 - 7 above didn't work for you,
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+try 3a - 7a.
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+
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+3a. Copy BootBlaster (also) to the bitsy via ActiveSync.
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+
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+4a. Save your flash by running osloader and selecting "Flash->Save to
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+File". As it produces 4MB files, use ActiveSync to copy them off the
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+bitsy.
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+
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+5a. Move the bitsy and its cable over to a Plan 9 machine and connect
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+using "con -b 115200 /dev/eia[01]" to talk to the console.
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+
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+6a. Run BootBlaster by clicking on it under the WinCE File Explorer.
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+
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+7a. Select "Program"; it should copy "bootldr" into your flash in
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+about 15 seconds.
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+
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8. Reboot your bitsy (either cycle the power or use the reset
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switch). The new boot loader runs out of Flash. You'll get the linux
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penguin splash screen and a bunch of options triggered by buttons.
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-Pick the one that gets you to the boot loader.
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+Pick the one that gets you to the boot loader.
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9. Make the partitions you need in the bitsy's flash, type, using
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the con program:
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@@ -92,7 +115,7 @@ These are the partitions as shown by partition show:
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After each line you'll get a message like `defining partition: params'.
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Different versions of the bootloader predefine different partitions.
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-The bootldr partitions is usually predefined, so you don't have to remake
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+The bootldr partition is usually predefined, so you don't have to remake
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that. You may have to delete one or two partitions. The command is
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partition delete <name>
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Make sure the partition layout is as given above; some of this knowledge is
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@@ -105,22 +128,25 @@ the necessary arm binaries installed in /arm and examine the file
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paqfiles/mfs to see what you need to change for connecting to your local
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file servers.
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-11. Now you can type "load kernel". The boot loader will prompt for
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+11. Now you can type "load kernel". The boot loader will prompt for
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another xmodem download. Again escape using "Ctrl-\", then use
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-"!xms /sys/src/9/bitsy/9bitsy".
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+"!xms /sys/src/9/bitsy/9bitsy" (or "!xms /arm/9bitsy" if you've already
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+installed it).
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-12. Download the ramdisk, using "load ramdisk" and
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-"!xms /sys/src/9/bitsy/paqdisk", similarly to 10, above.
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+12. Download the ramdisk, using "load ramdisk" and
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+"!xms /sys/src/9/bitsy/paqdisk" (or "!xms /arm/paqdisk" if you've already
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+installed it), similarly to 10, above.
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13. Type `boot' or `boot flash' depending on your version of the boot loader.
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If you need the latter, you may want to
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+
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set boot_type flash
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-and
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params save
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+
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to make boot flash the default.
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You'll get a Dutch flag (or a French one, if you hold the iPaq the wrong way),
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-then the boot screen will say:
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+then the boot screen will say, on the serial port, thus in your con window:
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root is from [paq]:
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@@ -133,13 +159,16 @@ machine in your hand the way you'ld normally use it or the calibration
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could be off since there is depth to the glass in the screen.
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15. You'll get a new screen with a single line at the top and a
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-keyboard/scribble area at the bottom. This is a simple one file editor.
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-This file is similar to plan9.ini on PC's. There may be garbage on the
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-top line. If there is, delete the garbage letters. You should be left with
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-a single line containing (with different numbers)
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+keyboard/scribble area at the bottom. This is a simple one file
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+editor. This file is similar to plan9.ini on PC's. There may be
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+garbage on the top line. If there is, delete the garbage letters.
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+(Be careful here: the backspace and delete keys are adjacent on the
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+wee keyboard and it's much too easy to hit delete instead of
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+backspace, especially if you haven't calibrated the screen dead-on.)
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+You should be left with a single line containing (with different
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+numbers):
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calibrate='-16374 22919 251 -24'
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-You need to enter a few more things, including,
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-but not limited to:
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+You need to enter a few more things, including, but not limited to:
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user=<user-name>
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wvkey1=<key string>
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@@ -148,35 +177,33 @@ but not limited to:
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wvtxkey=<key string>
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wvessid=<wavelan name>
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auth=<ip address>
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+ cpu=<ip address>
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+ proxy=<ip address>
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fs=<ip address>
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-Your best bet is to copy these off a working bitsy. When you're done,
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-hit the "ESC" key on the simulated keyboard, or the side button near
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-the word iPAQ on the bitsy. The system will now come
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-up as you. However, you'll get a message about the flash file system
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-being corrupted, because we haven't yet initialized it.
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+Your best bet is to copy these off a working bitsy. wv*key* only
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+matter if your wireless network is encrypted. When roaming the world,
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+omit wv*. When you're done, hit the "ESC" key on the simulated
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+keyboard, or the side button near the word iPAQ on the bitsy. The
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+system will now come up as you. However, you'll get a message about
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+the flash file system being corrupted, because we haven't yet
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+initialized it.
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16. To set up the file systems, sweep a window and give the following
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sequence of commands.
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# aux/mkflashfs /dev/flash/fs
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# aux/flashfs
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aux/flashfs created a Plan 9 server in /srv/brzr, which we can use to set up
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-default directories.
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+default directories.
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# mount -c /srv/brzr /n/brzr
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# cd /n/brzr
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# mkdir n usr
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# mkdir n/fs n/emelie n/choline n/nslocum
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# mkdir usr/yourname usr/yourfriend
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17. For safety, reboot the system:
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# reboot
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@@ -187,20 +214,26 @@ editor, and sweep yourself a new rio window.
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Before you can connect to other machines, you need a way to enter
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passwords and keys into factotum. The easiest way to do this is to
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run
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- # auth/fgui
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-in the window you just made. The window will disappear (fgui
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-spends most of its time hidden), so sweep a new window and run
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-the command
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+
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+ # auth/fgui &
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+
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+in the window you just made. The window will disappear (fgui spends
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+most of its time hidden), so sweep a new window and run the command
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# mfs
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to connect to file servers. You will probably need to modify mfs to
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-work in your environment (see point 10).
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+work in your environment (see point 10), though you can supply many
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+of the variables it needs in step 15, and doing
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+
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+ # import $cpu /net
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+
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+before running mfs can go a long ways.
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19. When you're all set with a working wavelan, you can download new
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kernels more quickly using
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- # bitsyload k
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+ # bitsyload k
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and new paqdisks using
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David du Colombier