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author | Guillem Jover <guillem@debian.org> | 2007-01-08 02:43:31 +0000 |
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committer | Guillem Jover <guillem@debian.org> | 2007-01-08 02:43:31 +0000 |
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diff --git a/ca/appendix/graphical.xml b/ca/appendix/graphical.xml new file mode 100644 index 000000000..8332920e8 --- /dev/null +++ b/ca/appendix/graphical.xml @@ -0,0 +1,154 @@ +<!-- retain these comments for translator revision tracking --> +<!-- original version: 43795 untranslated --> + + <sect1 condition="gtk" id="graphical"> + <title>The Graphical Installer</title> +<para> + +The graphical version of the installer is only available for a limited +number of architectures, including &arch-title;. The functionality of +the graphical installer is essentially the same as that of the regular +installer as it basically uses the same programs, but with a different +frontend. + +</para><para> + +Although the functionality is identical, the graphical installer still has +a few significant advantages. The main advantage is that it supports more +languages, namely those that use a character set that cannot be displayed +with the regular <quote>newt</quote> frontend. It also has a few usability +advantages such as the option to use a mouse, and in some cases several +questions can be displayed on a single screen. + +</para><para arch="x86"> + +The graphical installer is available with all CD images and with the +hd-media installation method. As the graphical installer uses a separate +(much larger) initrd than the regular installer, it has to be booted using +<userinput>installgui</userinput> instead of <userinput>install</userinput>. +Analogous, the expert and rescue modes are booted using +<userinput>expertgui</userinput> and <userinput>rescuegui</userinput> +respectively. + +</para><para arch="x86"> + +It is also available as a special <quote>mini</quote> ISO +image<footnote id="gtk-miniiso"> + +<para> +The mini ISO image can be downloaded from a Debian mirror as described +in <xref linkend="downloading-files"/>. Look for <quote>gtk-miniiso</quote>. +</para> + +</footnote>, which is mainly useful for testing; in this case the image is +booted just using <userinput>install</userinput>. There is no graphical +installer image that can be netbooted. + +</para><para arch="powerpc"> + +For &arch-title;, currently only an experimental <quote>mini</quote> ISO +image is available<footnote id="gtk-miniiso"> + +<para> +The mini ISO image can be downloaded from a Debian mirror as described +in <xref linkend="downloading-files"/>. Look for <quote>gtk-miniiso</quote>. +</para> + +</footnote>. It should work on almost all PowerPC systems that have +an ATI graphical card, but is unlikely to work on other systems. + +</para><para> + +The graphical installer requires significantly more memory to run than +the regular installer: &minimum-memory-gtk;. If insufficient memory is +available, it will automatically fall back to the regular +<quote>newt</quote> frontend. + +</para><para> + +You can add boot parameters when starting the graphical installer, just as +with the regular installer. One of those parameters allows you to configure +the mouse for left-handed use. See <xref linkend="boot-parms"/> for valid +parameters. + +</para> + + <sect2 id="gtk-using"> + <title>Using the graphical installer</title> +<para> + +As already mentioned, the graphical installer basically works the same as +the regular installer and thus the rest of this manual can be used to guide +you through the installation process. + +</para><para> + +If you prefer using the keyboard over the mouse, there are two things you +need to know. To expand a collapsed list (used for example for the selection +of countries within continents), you can use the <keycap>+</keycap> and +<keycap>-</keycap> keys. For questions where more than one item can be +selected (e.g. task selection), you first need to tab to the +<guibutton>Continue</guibutton> button after making your selections; hitting +enter will toggle a selection, not activate <guibutton>Continue</guibutton>. + +</para><para> + +To switch to another console, you will also need to use the +<keycap>Ctrl</keycap> key, just as with the X Window System. For example, +to switch to VT1 you would use: <keycombo> <keycap>Ctrl</keycap> +<keycap>Left Alt</keycap> <keycap>F1</keycap> </keycombo>. + +</para> + </sect2> + + <sect2 id="gtk-issues"> + <title>Known issues</title> +<para> + +Etch is the first release that includes the graphical installer and uses +some relatively new technology. There are a few known issues that you may +run into during the installation. We expect to be able to fix these issues +for the next release of &debian;. + +</para> + +<itemizedlist> +<listitem><para> + +Information on some screens is not nicely formatted into columns as it +should be. The most obvious example is the first screen where you select +your language. Another example is the main screen of partman. + +</para></listitem> +<listitem><para> + +Typing some characters may not work and in some cases the wrong character +may be printed. For example, "composing" a character by typing an accent and +then the letter over/under which the accent should appear does not work. + +</para></listitem> +<listitem><para> + +Support for touchpads is not yet optimal. + +</para></listitem> +<listitem><para> + +You should not switch to a different console while the installer is busy; +this may cause the frontend to crash. The frontend will be restarted +automatically, but this may still cause problems with the installation. +Switching to another console while the installer is waiting for input +should work without causing any problems. + +</para></listitem> +<listitem><para> + +Support for creating encrypted partitions is limited as it is not possible +to generate a random encryption key. It is possible to set up an encrypted +partition using a passphrase as encryption key. + +</para></listitem> +</itemizedlist> + + </sect2> + </sect1> |