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| author | Frans Pop <elendil@planet.nl> | 2008-10-15 17:58:59 +0000 |
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| committer | Frans Pop <elendil@planet.nl> | 2008-10-15 17:58:59 +0000 |
| commit | 0f2c711ab9023ab4a000de89da73ec178607d1ff (patch) | |
| tree | b12157d3b9d8e41975ded8369d3aff4b3a824efa /en/install-methods/boot-usb-files.xml | |
| parent | de9af5aa879110df294582591bea7e9080ceff10 (diff) | |
| download | installation-guide-0f2c711ab9023ab4a000de89da73ec178607d1ff.zip | |
Minor improvements
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| -rw-r--r-- | en/install-methods/boot-usb-files.xml | 8 |
1 files changed, 4 insertions, 4 deletions
diff --git a/en/install-methods/boot-usb-files.xml b/en/install-methods/boot-usb-files.xml index 58395b8f6..f60b0ab2e 100644 --- a/en/install-methods/boot-usb-files.xml +++ b/en/install-methods/boot-usb-files.xml @@ -45,8 +45,8 @@ To prepare the USB stick, you will need a system where GNU/Linux is already running and where USB is supported. With current GNU/Linux systems the USB stick should be automatically recognized when you insert it. If it is not you should check that the usb-storage kernel module is loaded. -When the USB stick is inserted, it will be mapped to a device which will be -named <filename>/dev/sdX</filename>, where the <quote>X</quote> is a letter +When the USB stick is inserted, it will be mapped to a device named +<filename>/dev/sdX</filename>, where the <quote>X</quote> is a letter in the range a-z. You should be able to see to which device the USB stick was mapped by running the command <command>dmesg</command> after inserting it. To write to your stick, you may have to turn off its write @@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ protection switch. <warning><para> The procedures described in this section will destroy anything already -on the device. Make very sure that you use the correct device name for +on the device! Make very sure that you use the correct device name for your USB stick. If you use the wrong device the result could be that all information on for example a hard disk could be lost. @@ -140,7 +140,7 @@ full CD ISO image to it. <para> -If you used an <filename>hd-media</filename> image you should now copy a +If you used an <filename>hd-media</filename> image, you should now copy a Debian ISO image (businesscard, netinst or full CD image; be sure to select one that fits) onto the stick. When you are done, unmount the USB memory stick (<userinput>umount /mnt</userinput>). |