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| author | Samuel Thibault <sthibault@debian.org> | 2010-09-05 21:57:21 +0000 |
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| committer | Samuel Thibault <sthibault@debian.org> | 2010-09-05 21:57:21 +0000 |
| commit | ef87d135a6c048e13cc4a159f578ce7c59be8ccc (patch) | |
| tree | 7d79fbb3ef6c72dbf071e161177b3e3ff9cd9d4c /en/boot-installer | |
| parent | 004534bcf0c534cbe4f3d4e2248822433943f9ce (diff) | |
| download | installation-guide-ef87d135a6c048e13cc4a159f578ce7c59be8ccc.zip | |
* Document booting from DOS (Closes: Bug#518808).
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| -rw-r--r-- | en/boot-installer/x86.xml | 46 |
1 files changed, 26 insertions, 20 deletions
diff --git a/en/boot-installer/x86.xml b/en/boot-installer/x86.xml index 99d471cd8..2a196b6bb 100644 --- a/en/boot-installer/x86.xml +++ b/en/boot-installer/x86.xml @@ -95,40 +95,46 @@ asked and the system will be prepared to start the &debian; installer. </para> </sect2> -<!-- FIXME the documented procedure does not exactly work, commented out - until fixes - <sect2 arch="x86" id="install-from-dos"> - <title>Booting from a DOS partition</title> + <title>Booting from DOS</title> +<para> -&boot-installer-intro-hd.xml; +Boot into DOS (not Windows). To do this, you can for instance boot from a +recovery or diagnostic disk. -<para> +</para><para> -Boot into DOS (not Windows) without any drivers being loaded. To do -this, you have to press <keycap>F8</keycap> at exactly the right -moment (and optionally select the <quote>safe mode command prompt only</quote> -option). Enter the subdirectory for the flavor you chose, e.g., +If you can access the installation CD, change the current drive to the CD-ROM +drive, e.g. <informalexample><screen> -cd c:\install -</screen></informalexample>. +d: +</screen></informalexample> -Next, execute <command>install.bat</command>. -The kernel will load and launch the installer system. +else make sure you have first prepared your hard disk as explained in +<xref linkend="files-loadlin"/>, and change the current drive to it if needed. </para><para> -Please note, there is currently a loadlin problem (#142421) which -precludes <filename>install.bat</filename> from being used with the -bf2.4 flavor. The symptom of the problem is an -<computeroutput>invalid compressed format</computeroutput> error. +Enter the subdirectory for the flavor you chose, e.g., + +<informalexample><screen> +cd \&x86-install-dir; +</screen></informalexample> + +If you prefer using the graphical installer, enter the <filename>gtk</filename> +sub-directory. + +<informalexample><screen> +cd gtk +</screen></informalexample> + +Next, execute <command>install.bat</command>. +The kernel will load and launch the installer system. </para> </sect2> -END FIXME --> - <sect2 arch="x86" id="boot-initrd"> <title>Booting from Linux Using <command>LILO</command> or <command>GRUB</command></title> |