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authorFrans Pop <elendil@planet.nl>2006-10-12 15:46:20 +0000
committerFrans Pop <elendil@planet.nl>2006-10-12 15:46:20 +0000
commit59178a0ab916155cd284fdba44772a33bd7df914 (patch)
tree1282e220662f8f132208d9aed31981b7ed0ba56c
parent14734f4500905bb2265147e71764996ceaa70646 (diff)
downloadinstallation-guide-59178a0ab916155cd284fdba44772a33bd7df914.zip
Update of original English docs
-rw-r--r--nl/appendix/chroot-install.xml15
-rw-r--r--nl/appendix/preseed.xml93
-rw-r--r--nl/hardware/supported/hppa.xml4
3 files changed, 93 insertions, 19 deletions
diff --git a/nl/appendix/chroot-install.xml b/nl/appendix/chroot-install.xml
index 14114911a..3a47deb1c 100644
--- a/nl/appendix/chroot-install.xml
+++ b/nl/appendix/chroot-install.xml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
<!-- retain these comments for translator revision tracking -->
-<!-- original version: 40980 untranslated -->
+<!-- original version: 41453 untranslated -->
<sect1 id="linux-upgrade">
<title>Installing &debian; from a Unix/Linux System</title>
@@ -126,22 +126,15 @@ archive (be sure to select the proper file for your
architecture). Download the <command>debootstrap</command> .deb from
the <ulink url="http://ftp.debian.org/debian/pool/main/d/debootstrap/">
pool</ulink>, copy the package to the work folder, and extract the
-binary files from it. You will need to have root privileges to install
-the binaries.
+files from it. You will need to have root privileges to install
+the files.
<informalexample><screen>
-# ar -x debootstrap_0.X.X_arch.deb
+# ar -x debootstrap_0.X.X_all.deb
# cd /
# zcat /full-path-to-work/work/data.tar.gz | tar xv
</screen></informalexample>
-</para><para>
-
-Note that running <command>debootstrap</command> may require you to have
-a minimal version of <classname>glibc</classname> installed (currently
-GLIBC_2.3). <command>debootstrap</command> itself is a shell script, but
-it calls various utilities that require <classname>glibc</classname>.
-
</para>
</sect2>
diff --git a/nl/appendix/preseed.xml b/nl/appendix/preseed.xml
index 85113571c..f06f7fe89 100644
--- a/nl/appendix/preseed.xml
+++ b/nl/appendix/preseed.xml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
<!-- retain these comments for translator revision tracking -->
-<!-- original version: 40460 untranslated -->
+<!-- original version: 41551 untranslated -->
<!--
Be carefull with the format of this file as it is parsed to generate
@@ -738,9 +738,8 @@ correct one will be selected before using preseeding.
#d-i partman-auto/init_automatically_partition \
# select Use the largest continuous free space
-# Alternatively, you can specify a disk to partition. The device name can
-# be given in either devfs or traditional non-devfs format. If the method
-# supports it, you can specify several disks separated by spaces.
+# Alternatively, you can specify a disk to partition. The device name
+# can be given in either devfs or traditional non-devfs format.
# For example, to use the first disk:
d-i partman-auto/disk string /dev/discs/disc0/disc
# In addition, you'll need to specify the method to use.
@@ -751,6 +750,8 @@ d-i partman-auto/method string lvm
# contains an old LVM configuration, the user will normally receive a
# warning. This can be preseeded away...
d-i partman-auto/purge_lvm_from_device boolean true
+# And the same goes for the confirmation to write the lvm partitions.
+d-i partman-lvm/confirm boolean true
# You can choose from any of the predefined partitioning recipes.
# Note: this must be preseeded with a localized (translated) value.
@@ -796,6 +797,84 @@ d-i partman/confirm boolean true
</sect2>
+ <sect2 id="preseed-partman-raid">
+ <title>Partitioning using RAID</title>
+<para>
+
+You can also use preseeding to set up partitions on software RAID arrays.
+Supported are RAID levels 0, 1 and 5, creating degraded arrays and
+specifying spare devices.
+If you are using RAID 1, you can preseed grub to install to all devices
+used in the array; see <xref linkend="preseed-bootloader"/>.
+
+</para>
+
+<warning><para>
+
+This type of automated partitioning is easy to get wrong. It is also a
+very new component that may still have some bugs or missing error
+handling. The responsibility to get the various recipes right (so they
+make sense and don't conflict) lies with the user.
+Check <filename>/var/log/syslog</filename> if you run into problems.
+
+</para><para>
+
+Note that only RAID 0 and RAID 1 have been tested by the developers of the
+component. RAID 5 is untested. Advanced RAID setup with degraded arrays or
+spare devices has only been tested lightly.
+
+</para></warning>
+
+<informalexample><screen>
+# NOTE: this option is of beta release quality and should be used carefully
+
+# The method should be set to "raid".
+#d-i partman-auto/method string raid
+# Specify the disks to be partitioned. They will all get the same layout,
+# so this will only work if the disks are the same size.
+#d-i partman-auto/disk string /dev/discs/disc0/disc /dev/discs/disc1/disc
+
+# Next you need to specify the physical partitions that will be used.
+#d-i partman-auto/expert_recipe string \
+# multiraid :: \
+# 1000 5000 4000 raid \
+# $primary{ } method{ raid } \
+# . \
+# 64 512 300% raid \
+# method{ raid } \
+# . \
+# 500 10000 1000000000 raid \
+# method{ raid } \
+# .
+
+# Last you need to specify how the previously defined partitions will be
+# used in the RAID setup. Remember to use the correct partition numbers
+# for logical partitions.
+# Parameters are:
+# <raidtype> <devcount> <sparecount> <fstype> <mountpoint> \
+# <devices> <sparedevices>
+# RAID levels 0, 1 and 5 are supported; devices are separated using "#"
+#d-i partman-auto-raid/recipe string \
+# 1 2 0 ext3 / \
+# /dev/discs/disc0/part1#/dev/discs/disc1/part1 \
+# . \
+# 1 2 0 swap - \
+# /dev/discs/disc0/part5#/dev/discs/disc1/part5 \
+# . \
+# 0 2 0 ext3 /home \
+# /dev/discs/disc0/part6#/dev/discs/disc1/part6 \
+# .
+
+# This makes partman automatically partition without confirmation.
+d-i partman-md/confirm boolean true
+d-i partman/confirm_write_new_label boolean true
+d-i partman/choose_partition \
+ select Finish partitioning and write changes to disk
+d-i partman/confirm boolean true
+</screen></informalexample>
+
+ </sect2>
+
<sect2 id="preseed-time">
<title>Clock and time zone setup</title>
@@ -829,9 +908,11 @@ earlier questions. You can optionally add other (local) repositories.
#d-i apt-setup/security_host string
# Additional repositories, local[0-9] available
-#d-i apt-setup/local0/comment string local server
-#d-i apt-setup/local0/source string \
+#d-i apt-setup/local0/repository string \
# deb http://local.server/debian stable main
+#d-i apt-setup/local0/comment string local server
+# Enable deb-src lines
+#d-i apt-setup/local0/source boolean true
# URL to the public key of the local repository
#d-i apt-setup/local0/key string http://local.server/key
</screen></informalexample>
diff --git a/nl/hardware/supported/hppa.xml b/nl/hardware/supported/hppa.xml
index 6f3c8c8ee..47578abcb 100644
--- a/nl/hardware/supported/hppa.xml
+++ b/nl/hardware/supported/hppa.xml
@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
<!-- retain these comments for translator revision tracking -->
-<!-- original version: 11648 untranslated -->
+<!-- original version: 41452 untranslated -->
<sect2 arch="hppa"><title>CPU, Main Boards, and Video Support</title>
<para>
-The are two major support <emphasis>&architecture;</emphasis> flavors:
+There are two major support <emphasis>&architecture;</emphasis> flavors:
PA-RISC 1.1 and PA-RISC 2.0. The PA-RISC 1.1 architecture is targeted
at 32-bit processors whereas the 2.0 architecture is targeted to
the 64-bit processors. Some systems are able to run either kernel.