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authorFrans Pop <elendil@planet.nl>2008-10-17 11:28:31 +0000
committerFrans Pop <elendil@planet.nl>2008-10-17 11:28:31 +0000
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downloadinstallation-guide-6bf6247241b12f8a35db0772ca681a25d479f697.zip
Update of untranslated documents
-rw-r--r--nl/boot-installer/trouble.xml4
-rw-r--r--nl/boot-installer/x86.xml4
-rw-r--r--nl/hardware/hardware-supported.xml5
-rw-r--r--nl/hardware/network-cards.xml9
-rw-r--r--nl/install-methods/boot-usb-files.xml152
-rw-r--r--nl/install-methods/usb-setup/powerpc.xml35
-rw-r--r--nl/install-methods/usb-setup/x86.xml58
-rw-r--r--nl/using-d-i/modules/partman-crypto.xml6
8 files changed, 162 insertions, 111 deletions
diff --git a/nl/boot-installer/trouble.xml b/nl/boot-installer/trouble.xml
index 9b272a1b4..7777b4070 100644
--- a/nl/boot-installer/trouble.xml
+++ b/nl/boot-installer/trouble.xml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
<!-- retain these comments for translator revision tracking -->
-<!-- original version: 56326 untranslated -->
+<!-- original version: 56420 untranslated -->
<sect1 id="boot-troubleshooting">
<title>Troubleshooting the Installation Process</title>
@@ -168,7 +168,7 @@ using <command>modprobe</command>.
Check that there is a device node for your CD-ROM drive under
<filename>/dev/</filename>. In the example above, this would be
<filename>/dev/hdc</filename>.
-There should also be a <filename>/dev/cdroms/cdrom0</filename>.
+There should also be a <filename>/dev/cdrom</filename>.
</para></listitem>
<listitem><para>
diff --git a/nl/boot-installer/x86.xml b/nl/boot-installer/x86.xml
index 7d743089b..56e095e33 100644
--- a/nl/boot-installer/x86.xml
+++ b/nl/boot-installer/x86.xml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
<!-- retain these comments for translator revision tracking -->
-<!-- original version: 53296 untranslated -->
+<!-- original version: 56419 untranslated -->
<sect2 arch="x86"><title>Booting from a CD-ROM</title>
@@ -376,7 +376,7 @@ or the kernel, press &tabkey;. This will display the default boot command
for the selected menu entry and allow to add additional options. The help
screens (see below) list some common possible options. Press &enterkey; to
boot the installer with your options; pressing &escapekey; will return you
-to the boot menu.
+to the boot menu and undo any changes you made.
</para><para>
diff --git a/nl/hardware/hardware-supported.xml b/nl/hardware/hardware-supported.xml
index fcc25f1e1..356878233 100644
--- a/nl/hardware/hardware-supported.xml
+++ b/nl/hardware/hardware-supported.xml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
<!-- retain these comments for translator revision tracking -->
-<!-- original version: 56257 untranslated -->
+<!-- original version: 56439 untranslated -->
<sect1 id="hardware-supported">
<title>Supported Hardware</title>
@@ -64,10 +64,11 @@ variations of each architecture known as <quote>flavors</quote>.
<row>
<entry morerows="4">ARM</entry>
- <entry morerows="1">arm</entry>
+ <entry>arm</entry>
<entry>Netwinder and CATS</entry>
<entry>netwinder</entry>
</row><row>
+ <entry>armel</entry>
<entry>Versatile</entry>
<entry>versatile</entry>
</row><row>
diff --git a/nl/hardware/network-cards.xml b/nl/hardware/network-cards.xml
index 8d481d2bc..f423d5a01 100644
--- a/nl/hardware/network-cards.xml
+++ b/nl/hardware/network-cards.xml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
<!-- retain these comments for translator revision tracking -->
-<!-- original version: 56257 untranslated -->
+<!-- original version: 56450 untranslated -->
<sect2 id="network-cards">
<title>Network Connectivity Hardware</title>
@@ -104,8 +104,11 @@ The use of wireless networking during installation is still under development
and whether it will work depends on the type of adaptor and the configuration
of your wireless access point.
If there is no other NIC you can use during the installation, it is still
-possible to install &debian; using a full CD-ROM or DVD image. Use the same
-procedure as described above for NICs that require firmware.
+possible to install &debian; using a full CD-ROM or DVD image. Select the
+option to not configure a network and install using only the packages
+available from the CD/DVD. You can then install the driver and firmware you
+need after the installation is completed (after the reboot) and configure
+your network manually.
</para><para>
diff --git a/nl/install-methods/boot-usb-files.xml b/nl/install-methods/boot-usb-files.xml
index 8d707cb62..557fff121 100644
--- a/nl/install-methods/boot-usb-files.xml
+++ b/nl/install-methods/boot-usb-files.xml
@@ -1,21 +1,68 @@
<!-- retain these comments for translator revision tracking -->
-<!-- original version: 45616 untranslated -->
+<!-- original version: 56442 untranslated -->
<sect1 condition="bootable-usb" id="boot-usb-files">
<title>Preparing Files for USB Memory Stick Booting</title>
<para>
-To prepare the USB stick, you will need a system where GNU/Linux is
-already running and where USB is supported. You should ensure that the
-usb-storage kernel module is loaded (<userinput>modprobe
-usb-storage</userinput>) and try to find out which SCSI device the USB
-stick has been mapped to (in this example
-<filename>/dev/sda</filename> is used). To write to your stick, you
-may have to turn off its write protection switch.
+There are two installation methods possible when booting from USB stick.
+The first is to install completely from the network. The second is to
+also copy a CD image onto the USB stick and use that as a source for
+packages, possibly in combination with a mirror. This second method is
+the more common.
+
+</para><para>
+
+For the first installation method you'll need to download an installer
+image from the <filename>netboot</filename> directory (at the location
+mentioned in <xref linkend="where-files"/>) and use the
+<quote>flexible way</quote> explained below to copy the files to the USB
+stick.
+
+</para><para>
+
+Installation images for the second installation method can be found in
+the <filename>hd-media</filename> directory and either the <quote>easy
+way</quote> or the <quote>flexible way</quote> can be used to copy the
+image to the USB stick. For this installation method you will also need
+to download a CD image. The installation image and the CD image must be
+based on the same release of &d-i;. If they do not match you are likely
+to get errors<footnote>
+
+<para>
+The error message that is most likely to be displayed is that no kernel
+modules can be found. This means that the version of the kernel module
+udebs included on the CD image is different from the version of the
+running kernel.
+</para>
+
+</footnote> during the installation.
</para><para>
+To prepare the USB stick, you will need a system where GNU/Linux is
+already running and where USB is supported. With current GNU/Linux systems
+the USB stick should be automatically recognized when you insert it. If
+it is not you should check that the usb-storage kernel module is loaded.
+When the USB stick is inserted, it will be mapped to a device named
+<filename>/dev/sdX</filename>, where the <quote>X</quote> is a letter
+in the range a-z. You should be able to see to which device the USB
+stick was mapped by running the command <command>dmesg</command> after
+inserting it. To write to your stick, you may have to turn off its write
+protection switch.
+
+</para>
+<warning><para>
+
+The procedures described in this section will destroy anything already
+on the device! Make very sure that you use the correct device name for
+your USB stick. If you use the wrong device the result could be that all
+information on for example a hard disk could be lost.
+
+</para></warning>
+<para>
+
Note that the USB stick should be at least 256 MB in size (smaller
setups are possible if you follow <xref linkend="usb-copy-flexible"/>).
@@ -23,47 +70,54 @@ setups are possible if you follow <xref linkend="usb-copy-flexible"/>).
<sect2 id="usb-copy-easy">
<title>Copying the files &mdash; the easy way</title>
-<para arch="x86">
+<para>
There is an all-in-one file <filename>hd-media/boot.img.gz</filename>
-which contains all the installer files (including the kernel) as well
-as <command>SYSLINUX</command> and its configuration file. You only
-have to extract it directly to your USB stick:
+which contains all the installer files (including the kernel)
+<phrase arch="x86">as well as <classname>syslinux</classname> and its
+configuration file.</phrase>
+<phrase arch="powerpc">as well as <classname>yaboot</classname> and its
+configuration file.</phrase>
+
+</para><para>
+
+Note that, although convenient, this method does have one major
+disadvantage: the logical size of the device will be limited to 256 MB,
+even if the capacity of the USB stick is larger. You will need to
+repartition the USB stick and create new file systems to get its full
+capacity back if you ever want to use it for some different purpose.
+A second disadvantage is that you cannot copy a full CD image onto
+the USB stick, but only the smaller businesscard or netinst CD images.
+
+</para><para arch="x86">
+
+To use this image you only have to extract it directly to your USB stick:
<informalexample><screen>
-# zcat boot.img.gz &gt; /dev/<replaceable>sda</replaceable>
+# zcat boot.img.gz &gt; /dev/<replaceable>sdX</replaceable>
</screen></informalexample>
</para><para arch="powerpc">
-There is an all-in-one file <filename>hd-media/boot.img.gz</filename>
-which contains all the installer files (including the kernel) as well
-as <command>yaboot</command> and its configuration file. Create a
-partition of type "Apple_Bootstrap" on your USB stick using
+Create a partition of type "Apple_Bootstrap" on your USB stick using
<command>mac-fdisk</command>'s <userinput>C</userinput> command and
extract the image directly to that:
<informalexample><screen>
-# zcat boot.img.gz &gt; /dev/<replaceable>sda2</replaceable>
+# zcat boot.img.gz &gt; /dev/<replaceable>sdX2</replaceable>
</screen></informalexample>
-</para>
-<warning><para>
-
-Using this method will destroy anything already on the device. Make sure
-that you use the correct device name for your USB stick.
-
-</para></warning>
-<para>
+</para><para>
-After that, mount the USB memory stick (<userinput>mount
-<replaceable arch="x86">/dev/sda</replaceable>
-<replaceable arch="powerpc">/dev/sda2</replaceable>
-/mnt</userinput>), which will now have
+After that, mount the USB memory stick
+<phrase arch="x86">(<userinput>mount
+/dev/<replaceable>sdX</replaceable> /mnt</userinput>),</phrase>
+<phrase arch="powerpc">(<userinput>mount
+/dev/<replaceable>sdX2</replaceable> /mnt</userinput>),</phrase>
+which will now have
<phrase arch="x86">a FAT filesystem</phrase>
<phrase arch="powerpc">an HFS filesystem</phrase>
-on it, and copy a Debian netinst or businesscard ISO image to it
-(see <xref linkend="usb-add-iso"/>).
+on it, and copy a Debian netinst or businesscard ISO image to it.
Unmount the stick (<userinput>umount /mnt</userinput>) and you are done.
</para>
@@ -74,40 +128,16 @@ Unmount the stick (<userinput>umount /mnt</userinput>) and you are done.
<para>
If you like more flexibility or just want to know what's going on, you
-should use the following method to put the files on your stick.
+should use the following method to put the files on your stick. One
+advantage of using this method is that &mdash; if the capacity of your
+USB stick is large enough &mdash; you have the option of copying a
+full CD ISO image to it.
</para>
&usb-setup-x86.xml;
&usb-setup-powerpc.xml;
- </sect2>
-
- <sect2 id="usb-add-iso">
- <title>Adding an ISO image</title>
-<para>
-
-The installer will look for a Debian ISO image on the stick as its source
-for additional data needed for the installation. So your next step is to
-copy a Debian ISO image (businesscard, netinst or even a full CD image)
-onto your stick (be sure to select one that fits). The file name of the
-image must end in <filename>.iso</filename>.
-
-</para><para>
-
-If you want to install over the network, without using an ISO image,
-you will of course skip the previous step. Moreover you will have to
-use the initial ramdisk from the <filename>netboot</filename>
-directory instead of the one from <filename>hd-media</filename>,
-because <filename>hd-media/initrd.gz</filename> does not have network
-support.
-
-</para><para>
-
-When you are done, unmount the USB memory stick (<userinput>umount
-/mnt</userinput>) and activate its write protection switch.
-
-</para>
</sect2>
<!-- TODO: doesn't this section belong later? -->
@@ -121,7 +151,7 @@ contain an invalid master boot record (MBR). To fix this, use the
<classname>mbr</classname>:
<informalexample><screen>
-# install-mbr /dev/<replaceable>sda</replaceable>
+# install-mbr /dev/<replaceable>sdX</replaceable>
</screen></informalexample>
</para></warning>
diff --git a/nl/install-methods/usb-setup/powerpc.xml b/nl/install-methods/usb-setup/powerpc.xml
index fc64d7eb6..2ed205351 100644
--- a/nl/install-methods/usb-setup/powerpc.xml
+++ b/nl/install-methods/usb-setup/powerpc.xml
@@ -1,20 +1,21 @@
<!-- retain these comments for translator revision tracking -->
-<!-- original version: 33725 untranslated -->
+<!-- original version: 56442 untranslated -->
<sect3 arch="powerpc">
- <title>USB stick partitioning on &arch-title;</title>
+ <title>Partitioning the USB stick</title>
<para>
Most USB sticks do not come pre-configured in such a way that Open
Firmware can boot from them, so you will need to repartition the stick.
-On Mac systems, run <userinput>mac-fdisk /dev/sda</userinput>,
+On Mac systems, run
+<userinput>mac-fdisk /dev/<replaceable>sdX</replaceable></userinput>,
initialise a new partition map using the <userinput>i</userinput>
command, and create a new partition of type Apple_Bootstrap using the
<userinput>C</userinput> command. (Note that the first "partition" will
always be the partition map itself.) Then type
<informalexample><screen>
-$ hformat /dev/<replaceable>sda2</replaceable>
+$ hformat /dev/<replaceable>sdX2</replaceable>
</screen></informalexample>
Take care that you use the correct device name for your USB stick. The
@@ -38,7 +39,7 @@ so you will have to install <command>yaboot</command> by hand using the
<classname>hfsutils</classname> tools. Type
<informalexample><screen>
-$ hmount /dev/sda2
+$ hmount /dev/<replaceable>sdX2</replaceable>
$ hcopy -r /usr/lib/yaboot/yaboot :
$ hattrib -c UNIX -t tbxi :yaboot
$ hattrib -b :
@@ -52,10 +53,16 @@ mark it in such a way that Open Firmware will boot it. Having done this,
the rest of the USB stick may be prepared using the normal Unix
utilities.
-</para><para>
+</para>
+ </sect3>
-Mount the partition (<userinput>mount /dev/sda2 /mnt</userinput>) and
-copy the following files from the Debian archives to the stick:
+ <sect3 arch="powerpc">
+ <title>Adding the installer image</title>
+<para>
+
+Mount the partition
+(<userinput>mount /dev/<replaceable>sdX2</replaceable> /mnt</userinput>)
+and copy the following installer image files to the stick:
<itemizedlist>
<listitem><para>
@@ -78,11 +85,6 @@ copy the following files from the Debian archives to the stick:
<filename>boot.msg</filename> (optional boot message)
</para></listitem>
-<listitem><para>
-
-Optional kernel modules
-
-</para></listitem>
</itemizedlist>
</para><para>
@@ -106,5 +108,12 @@ image=/vmlinux
Please note that the <userinput>initrd-size</userinput> parameter
may need to be increased, depending on the image you are booting.
+</para><para>
+
+If you used an <filename>hd-media</filename> image, you should now copy a
+Debian ISO image (businesscard, netinst or full CD image; be sure to select
+one that fits) onto the stick. When you are done, unmount the USB memory
+stick (<userinput>umount /mnt</userinput>).
+
</para>
</sect3>
diff --git a/nl/install-methods/usb-setup/x86.xml b/nl/install-methods/usb-setup/x86.xml
index 016ad5806..b34dbac4a 100644
--- a/nl/install-methods/usb-setup/x86.xml
+++ b/nl/install-methods/usb-setup/x86.xml
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
<!-- retain these comments for translator revision tracking -->
-<!-- original version: 56425 untranslated -->
+<!-- original version: 56442 untranslated -->
<sect3 arch="x86">
- <title>USB stick partitioning on &arch-title;</title>
+ <title>Partitioning the USB stick</title>
<para>
We will show how to set up the memory stick to use the first partition,
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ or any other partitioning tool to create a FAT16 partition, and then
create the filesystem using:
<informalexample><screen>
-# mkdosfs /dev/<replaceable>sda1</replaceable>
+# mkdosfs /dev/<replaceable>sdX1</replaceable>
</screen></informalexample>
Take care that you use the correct device name for your USB stick. The
@@ -28,31 +28,37 @@ Take care that you use the correct device name for your USB stick. The
In order to start the kernel after booting from the USB stick, we will
put a boot loader on the stick. Although any boot loader
-(e.g. <command>LILO</command>) should work, it's convenient to use
-<command>SYSLINUX</command>, since it uses a FAT16 partition and can
+(e.g. <classname>lilo</classname>) should work, it's convenient to use
+<classname>syslinux</classname>, since it uses a FAT16 partition and can
be reconfigured by just editing a text file. Any operating system
which supports the FAT file system can be used to make changes to the
configuration of the boot loader.
</para><para>
-To put <command>SYSLINUX</command> on the FAT16 partition on your USB
+To put <classname>syslinux</classname> on the FAT16 partition on your USB
stick, install the <classname>syslinux</classname> and
<classname>mtools</classname> packages on your system, and do:
<informalexample><screen>
-# syslinux /dev/<replaceable>sda1</replaceable>
+# syslinux /dev/<replaceable>sdX1</replaceable>
</screen></informalexample>
Again, take care that you use the correct device name. The partition
-must not be mounted when starting <command>SYSLINUX</command>. This
+must not be mounted when starting <command>syslinux</command>. This
procedure writes a boot sector to the partition and creates the file
<filename>ldlinux.sys</filename> which contains the boot loader code.
-</para><para>
+</para>
+ </sect3>
-Mount the partition (<userinput>mount /dev/sda1 /mnt</userinput>) and
-copy the following files from the Debian archives to the stick:
+ <sect3 arch="x86">
+ <title>Adding the installer image</title>
+<para>
+
+Mount the partition
+(<userinput>mount /dev/<replaceable>sdX1</replaceable> /mnt</userinput>)
+and copy the following installer image files to the stick:
<itemizedlist>
<listitem><para>
@@ -65,30 +71,32 @@ copy the following files from the Debian archives to the stick:
<filename>initrd.gz</filename> (initial ramdisk image)
</para></listitem>
-<listitem><para>
-
-<filename>syslinux.cfg</filename> (SYSLINUX configuration file)
-
-</para></listitem>
-<listitem><para>
-
-Optional kernel modules
-
-</para></listitem>
</itemizedlist>
-If you want to rename the files, please note that
-<command>SYSLINUX</command> can only process DOS (8.3) file names.
+You can choose between either the regular version or the graphical version
+of the installer. The latter can be found in the <filename>gtk</filename>
+subdirectory. If you want to rename the files, please note that
+<classname>syslinux</classname> can only process DOS (8.3) file names.
</para><para>
-The <filename>syslinux.cfg</filename> configuration file should
-contain the following two lines:
+Next you should create a <filename>syslinux.cfg</filename> configuration
+file, which at a bare minimum should contain the following two lines:
<informalexample><screen>
default vmlinuz
append initrd=initrd.gz
</screen></informalexample>
+For the graphical installer you should add
+<userinput>video=vesa:ywrap,mtrr vga=788</userinput> to the second line.
+
+</para><para>
+
+If you used an <filename>hd-media</filename> image, you should now copy a
+Debian ISO image (businesscard, netinst or full CD image; be sure to select
+one that fits) onto the stick. When you are done, unmount the USB memory
+stick (<userinput>umount /mnt</userinput>).
+
</para>
</sect3>
diff --git a/nl/using-d-i/modules/partman-crypto.xml b/nl/using-d-i/modules/partman-crypto.xml
index 0722715bc..233f98693 100644
--- a/nl/using-d-i/modules/partman-crypto.xml
+++ b/nl/using-d-i/modules/partman-crypto.xml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
<!-- retain these comments for translator revision tracking -->
-<!-- original version: 53044 untranslated -->
+<!-- original version: 56427 untranslated -->
<sect3 id="partman-crypto">
<title>Configuring Encrypted Volumes</title>
@@ -338,12 +338,12 @@ change the file system types if the defaults do not suit you.
</para><para>
-One thing to note here are the identifiers in parentheses
+Pay attention to the identifiers in parentheses
(<replaceable>sda2_crypt</replaceable>
and <replaceable>loop0</replaceable> in this case) and the mount
points you assigned to each encrypted volume. You will need this
information later when booting the new system. The differences between
-ordinary boot process and boot process with encryption involved will
+the ordinary boot process and the boot process with encryption involved will
be covered later in <xref linkend="mount-encrypted-volumes"/>.
</para><para>