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| author | Samuel Thibault <sthibault@debian.org> | 2012-07-04 04:06:34 +0000 |
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| committer | Samuel Thibault <sthibault@debian.org> | 2012-07-04 04:06:34 +0000 |
| commit | 24e359426da9bb7f2585c130ead8a269767ba7e2 (patch) | |
| tree | a31f710d825f08768bc1c9000230eb274a38e11c /en/install-methods | |
| parent | fd7b97b61df4c48548cc60be1be6c589158e3d7b (diff) | |
| download | installation-guide-24e359426da9bb7f2585c130ead8a269767ba7e2.zip | |
Fix flexible USB key documentation details
* Document that flexible-built USB keys do not show the boot menu by
default, and document how to enable it. Thanks Filipus Klutiero for the
report. Closes: #666105.
* Document that installing an MBR is needed to get a bootable USB key.
Diffstat (limited to 'en/install-methods')
| -rw-r--r-- | en/install-methods/usb-setup/x86.xml | 17 |
1 files changed, 14 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/en/install-methods/usb-setup/x86.xml b/en/install-methods/usb-setup/x86.xml index aa3837de7..78011771e 100644 --- a/en/install-methods/usb-setup/x86.xml +++ b/en/install-methods/usb-setup/x86.xml @@ -19,7 +19,13 @@ or any other partitioning tool to create a FAT16 partition<footnote> Don't forget to set the <quote>bootable</quote> bootable flag. </para> -</footnote>, and then create the filesystem using: +</footnote>, install an MBR using: + +<informalexample><screen> +# install-mbr /dev/<replaceable>sdX</replaceable> +</screen></informalexample> + +and then create the filesystem using: <informalexample><screen> # mkdosfs /dev/<replaceable>sdX1</replaceable> @@ -95,8 +101,13 @@ default vmlinuz append initrd=initrd.gz </screen></informalexample> -For the graphical installer you should add -<userinput>vga=788</userinput> to the second line. +For the graphical installer you should add <userinput>vga=788</userinput> to the +second line. Other parameters can be appended as desired. + +</para><para> + +To enable the boot prompt to permit further parameter appending, add a +<userinput>prompt 1</userinput> line. </para><para> |