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authorSamuel Thibault <sthibault@debian.org>2016-08-24 20:27:16 +0000
committerSamuel Thibault <sthibault@debian.org>2016-08-24 20:27:16 +0000
commitbd0ed776353058abf90a473fc943ac18105bfa8c (patch)
treeaa5a0d952f2a85f967414f2ae93eb8c94ec15604 /en/boot-installer
parent912f2d15e98232bd0711f4fb6693dd221e42b4b6 (diff)
downloadinstallation-guide-bd0ed776353058abf90a473fc943ac18105bfa8c.zip
Document passing option in the x86 UEFI case.
Diffstat (limited to 'en/boot-installer')
-rw-r--r--en/boot-installer/accessibility.xml5
-rw-r--r--en/boot-installer/x86.xml5
2 files changed, 6 insertions, 4 deletions
diff --git a/en/boot-installer/accessibility.xml b/en/boot-installer/accessibility.xml
index 18eb22965..bf92b471a 100644
--- a/en/boot-installer/accessibility.xml
+++ b/en/boot-installer/accessibility.xml
@@ -12,8 +12,9 @@ automatically (not serial displays connected via a serial-to-USB converter),
but most other</phrase>
<phrase arch="arm;hppa;mips;mipsel;sparc">Most</phrase>
accessibility features have to be enabled manually.
-<phrase arch="x86">On machines that support it, the boot menu emits a beep
-when it is ready to receive keystrokes.</phrase>
+<phrase arch="x86">On machines that support it, the boot menu emits beeps
+when it is ready to receive keystrokes. It beeps once on BIOS systems,
+and beeps twice on UEFI systems.</phrase>
Some boot parameters can <phrase arch="x86">then</phrase> be appended to
enable accessibility features<phrase arch="x86"> (see also
<xref linkend="boot-screen"/>)</phrase>.
diff --git a/en/boot-installer/x86.xml b/en/boot-installer/x86.xml
index 9259f5fc0..fcda0fa41 100644
--- a/en/boot-installer/x86.xml
+++ b/en/boot-installer/x86.xml
@@ -351,8 +351,9 @@ automated installs.
</para><para>
If you wish or need to add any boot parameters for either the
-installer or the kernel, press &tabkey; (BIOS boot) or &ekey; (UEFI
-boot). This will display the boot command for the selected menu entry
+installer or the kernel, press &tabkey; (BIOS boot), or &ekey; then
+&downkey; three times then &endkey; (UEFI boot).
+This will bring the boot command for the selected menu entry
and allow you to edit it to suit your needs. The help screens (see
below) list some common possible options. Press &enterkey; (BIOS boot)
or &f10key; (UEFI boot) to boot the installer with your options;