* Document new aliases added in preseed 1.17 for common debconf boot

  parameters: fb, url, file, locale, interface.

1 files changed, 10 insertions, 3 deletions

diff --git a/en/appendix/preseed.xml b/en/appendix/preseed.xml
index 50dd4deca..e75cb7df3 100644
--- a/en/appendix/preseed.xml
+++ b/en/appendix/preseed.xml
@@ -318,8 +318,15 @@ Boot parameters to specify:
 
 <para>
 
+Note that <filename>preseed/url</filename> can be shortened to just
+<filename>url</filename> and <filename>preseed/file</filename> to just
+</filename>file</filename> when they are passed as boot parameters.
+</para>
+
+</para><para>
+
 While you're at it, you may want to add a boot parameter
-<userinput>debconf/priority=critical</userinput>. This will avoid most
+<userinput>priority=critical</userinput>. This will avoid most
 questions even if the preseeding below misses some.
 
 </para>
@@ -542,7 +549,7 @@ these questions have been asked.
 
 The locale can be used to specify both language and country.
 To specify the locale as a boot parameter, use
-<userinput>debian-installer/locale=<replaceable>en_US</replaceable></userinput>.
+<userinput>locale=<replaceable>en_US</replaceable></userinput>.
 
 <informalexample role="example"><screen>
 # Locale sets language and country.
@@ -596,7 +603,7 @@ kernel boot parameters.
 
 If you need to pick a particular interface when netbooting before loading
 a preconfiguration file from the network, use a boot parameter such as
-<userinput>netcfg/choose_interface=<replaceable>eth1</replaceable></userinput>.
+<userinput>interface=<replaceable>eth1</replaceable></userinput>.
 
 </para>