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diff --git a/release/INSTALL-binary b/release/INSTALL-binary
index c42c8655..610a2937 100644
--- a/release/INSTALL-binary
+++ b/release/INSTALL-binary
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ however: Making it prettier and easier is one of our more important
 priorities. 
 
 
+
 STEP I:
 
 Fetch the file `grub-boot.image' from the FTP site.  It should be
@@ -33,78 +34,23 @@ to be BSD FFS format.  The boot loader we use (GRUB) does not yet
 understand how to boot from a Linux ext2fs filesystem, though this is
 expected to change very soon.
 
-Make the disk partition with newfs or mkfs on your favorite BSD
-system.  Then unpack the binaries with tar onto that partition.  It is
-strongly suggested that you dedicate a new disk to the Hurd.  If you
-have BSD, but you don't understand how to set up disks, it will
-probably be easier to use NetBSD boot floppies.
+Ideally, you should make a new disk, labelling it with the BSD
+`disklabel' command.  Make sure you leave cylinder 0 unused; the A
+partition should start at cylinder 1.
 
-If you do not have a system running BSD, the NetBSD 2-floppy install
-set contains enough tools to make a new filesystem using newfs and
-copy to it from nfs.  You can fetch these floppies from ftp.netbsd.org
-in the directory /pub/NetBSD/arch/i386/floppies.  The NetBSD install
-script will start automatically when you boot from the floppies, and
-we suggest you use it in order to partition and set up your disk.
+Make the A partition large enough to hold the entire Hurd binary
+image, and then some, and make a B partition for swap.  Use newfs to
+make a filesystem on the A partition, mount it, and extract the entire
+Hurd image into it.
 
-We plan to have our own boot floppies soon.
+If you do not have a system running BSD, you can fetch the NetBSD
+install floppies and do this step using them.  (You do not need to
+install NetBSD itself.)  See the instruction subroutine labelled
+`Installing from NetBSD boot floppies' and follow them.
+
+We plan to have our own boot floppies soon, which will make this all a
+fair bit easier.
 
-Here are detailed instructions for this step, assuming you are using
-NetBSD boot floppies, and you have the Hurd binary snapshot unpacked
-somewhere accessible via nfs.  It is assumed here that your machine's
-network address is MY-ADDR and that the nfs server's address is
-SERVER-ADDR.  The nfs mountpoint on the server is presumed to be
-SERVER-DIR.  (MY-ADDR and SERVER-ADDR should be IP addresses in dot
-notation, not hostnames.)  Your server and your new machine need to be
-on the same network.
-      
-If you installing this way, you probably want to do STEP II first,
-because your nfs server probably has more convenient editors than the
-NetBSd boot floppies.  The boot floppies have only ed.
-
-I.A.  Fetch the netbsd boot floppies.
-I.B.  Boot the `kernel' floppy, and switch to the `filesystem' floppy
-      when instructed.
-I.C.  Proceed through the NetBSD automated installation script.
-      When you are asked if you want to view the boot messages again, 
-      say yes.  Then answer the disk geometry questions correctly,
-      copying from what was printed at boot time.
-I.D.  Tell the script that you want to use cylinders, not sectors,
-      in specifying sizes.
-I.E.  VERY IMPORTANT: Make the size of your `NetBSD' portion one
-      cylinder less than the total amount listed.  If the script 
-      tells you that you have 3045 cylinders, then say you want the
-      NetBSD portion to be 3044 cylinders long.
-I.F.  VERY IMPORTANT: Tell the script that your `NetBSD' portion
-      should start at cylinder 1.  Not 0.  1.
-I.G.  Then allocate however much disk you want to your root partition
-      and to your swap partition.  The root partition must be big
-      enough to hold the entire Hurd binary snapshot; it is strongly
-      recommended that you make it a fair bit bigger than that.  It is
-      quite satisfactory to use only one filesystem partition in the
-      Hurd. 
-I.H.  If you specify partitions beyond the root partition and swap,
-      the script will ask you for a `mount point'.  Type anything you
-      like, it won't matter.
-I.I.  Affirm to the over-eagerly questioning script that you really do
-      want to smash your disk.  NetBSD will proceed to create
-      filesystems on all the partitions you specified in I.G-H.
-I.J.  When the script says "populating ..." hit ^C.  You are now done
-      with the script.
-      
-I.K.  cd to /mnt.  For each mount point that was gratuitously created
-      in step I.H, say `umount NAME'.  Then say `rm -rf * .*'.  Make
-      sure you are really in /mnt.  This will delete whatever NetBSD
-      has put on your new partition.
-I.L.  Initialize the network with `ifconfig DEV MY-ADDR'.  DEV was
-      printed by the kernel when it booted; type `more /kern/msgbuf'
-      if you want to see those messages again.  (Sometimes ifconfig
-      says that something is "offline".  Ignore it.)
-I.M.  Mount the NFS server partition with the conveniente command
-      `mount SERVER-ADDR:SERVER-DIR /mnt2'.
-I.N.  Copy the Hurd onto your disk with the command 
-      (cd /mnt2; tar cf - .) | (cd mnt; tar xfpv -)
-I.O.  Don't shutdown NetBSD yet.  If you haven't done STEP II yet,
-      then do it now; otherwise go on to STEP III.
 
 
 STEP II:
@@ -139,6 +85,7 @@ Mach should load, and then the Hurd should start, saying something like:
    bash# 
 
 
+
 STEP IV:
 
 When GNU boots the first time, you might see some confusing messages,
@@ -169,6 +116,7 @@ NOTE: Do NOT RUN BSD FSCK on a Hurd FFS!
   extensions.)
 
 
+
 STEP V:
 
 If you want to be able to boot this disk without using the floppy each
@@ -185,6 +133,7 @@ change the one on the floppy by mounting the filesystem it contains
 and editing the file there.)
 
 
+
 STEP VI:
 
 Now you have a Hurd system.  But in order to make it fully usable, do
@@ -384,3 +333,88 @@ You can always reenable it later, if you like, by typing the command
 
 Core dumps are not yet supported.
 
+
+
+
+Subroutine: Installing from NetBSD boot floppies
+
+If you do not have a system running BSD, the NetBSD 2-floppy install
+set contains enough tools to make a new filesystem using newfs and
+copy to it from nfs.  You can fetch these floppies from ftp.netbsd.org
+in the directory /pub/NetBSD/arch/i386/floppies.  The NetBSD install
+script will start automatically when you boot from the floppies, and
+we suggest you use it in order to partition and set up your disk.
+
+Here are detailed instructions for this step, assuming you are using
+NetBSD boot floppies, and you have the Hurd binary snapshot unpacked
+somewhere accessible via nfs.  It is assumed here that your machine's
+network address is MY-ADDR and that the nfs server's address is
+SERVER-ADDR.  The nfs mountpoint on the server is presumed to be
+SERVER-DIR.  (MY-ADDR and SERVER-ADDR should be IP addresses in dot
+notation, not hostnames.)  Your server and your new machine need to be
+on the same network.
+      
+If you installing this way, you probably want to do STEP II first,
+because your nfs server probably has more convenient editors than the
+NetBSD boot floppies.  The boot floppies have only ed.
+
+A.  Fetch the netbsd boot floppies from
+    ftp://ftp.netbsd.org/pub/NetBSD/arch/i386/floppies.  Put the
+    images onto floppy disks using the instructions found on the FTP
+    site. 
+
+B.  Boot the `kernel' floppy, and switch to the `filesystem' floppy
+    when instructed.
+
+C.  Proceed through the NetBSD automated installation script.
+    When you are asked if you want to view the boot messages again, 
+    say yes.  Then answer the disk geometry questions correctly,
+    copying from what was printed at boot time.
+
+D.  Tell the script that you want to use cylinders, not sectors,
+    in specifying sizes.
+
+E.  VERY IMPORTANT: Make the size of your `NetBSD' portion one
+    cylinder less than the total amount listed.  If the script 
+    tells you that you have 3045 cylinders, then say you want the
+    NetBSD portion to be 3044 cylinders long.
+
+F.  VERY IMPORTANT: Tell the script that your `NetBSD' portion
+    should start at cylinder 1.  Not 0.  1.
+
+G.  Then allocate however much disk you want to your root partition
+    and to your swap partition.  The root partition must be big
+    enough to hold the entire Hurd binary snapshot; it is strongly
+    recommended that you make it a fair bit bigger than that.  It is
+    quite satisfactory to use only one filesystem partition in the
+    Hurd. 
+
+H.  If you specify partitions beyond the root partition and swap,
+    the script will ask you for a `mount point'.  Type anything you
+    like, it won't matter.
+
+I.  Affirm to the over-eagerly questioning script that you really do
+    want to smash your disk.  NetBSD will proceed to create
+    filesystems on all the partitions you specified in I.G-H.
+
+J.  When the script says "populating ..." hit ^C.  You are now done
+    with the script.
+    
+K.  cd to /mnt.  For each mount point that was gratuitously created
+    in step I.H, say `umount NAME'.  Then say `rm -rf * .*'.  Make
+    sure you are really in /mnt.  This will delete whatever NetBSD
+    has put on your new partition.
+
+L.  Initialize the network with `ifconfig DEV MY-ADDR'.  DEV was
+    printed by the kernel when it booted; type `more /kern/msgbuf'
+    if you want to see those messages again.  (Sometimes ifconfig
+    says that something is "offline".  Ignore it.)
+
+M.  Mount the NFS server partition with the conveniente command
+    `mount SERVER-ADDR:SERVER-DIR /mnt2'.
+
+N.  Copy the Hurd onto your disk with the command 
+    (cd /mnt2; tar cf - .) | (cd mnt; tar xfpv -)
+
+O.  If you haven't done STEP II yet, then do it now; otherwise go on
+    to STEP III.