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author | Frans Pop <elendil@planet.nl> | 2008-04-28 20:06:18 +0000 |
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committer | Frans Pop <elendil@planet.nl> | 2008-04-28 20:06:18 +0000 |
commit | 212b345d3f171765056a0ef5ebbf15717ec70cd3 (patch) | |
tree | 79edf05ef058b28ab1025d280c0cb2f3c78646f6 /en/appendix/graphical.xml | |
parent | 64729dbe92bdb4c330e410679532923571ed6284 (diff) | |
download | installation-guide-212b345d3f171765056a0ef5ebbf15717ec70cd3.zip |
Add an explanation of 'owner' in instructions for creating a preconfiguration file (#478219)
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diff --git a/en/appendix/graphical.xml b/en/appendix/graphical.xml index 7ccb34fb0..82738f6cc 100644 --- a/en/appendix/graphical.xml +++ b/en/appendix/graphical.xml @@ -61,6 +61,14 @@ an ATI graphical card, but is unlikely to work on other systems. </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> +<note><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 @@ -68,12 +76,12 @@ available, it will automatically fall back to the regular </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. +If the amount of memory in your system is close to &minimum-memory;, +the graphical installer may fail to boot at all while booting the +regular installer would still work. Using the regular installer is +recommended for systems with low memory. -</para> +</para></note> <sect2 id="gtk-using"> <title>Using the graphical installer</title> |