More corrections inspired by Clytie

7 files changed, 43 insertions, 40 deletions

diff --git a/en/install-methods/boot-drive-files.xml b/en/install-methods/boot-drive-files.xml
index acde0cb56..39c36d50e 100644
--- a/en/install-methods/boot-drive-files.xml
+++ b/en/install-methods/boot-drive-files.xml
@@ -163,9 +163,9 @@ of your hard drive (this can be accomplished by
 
 Make a note of the partition number of the MacOS partition where you
 place these files. If you have the MacOS <command>pdisk</command>
-program, you can use the L command to check for the partition
-number. You will need this partition number for the command you type
-at the Open Firmware prompt when you boot the installer.
+program, you can use the <command>L</command> command to check for the
+partition number. You will need this partition number for the command
+you type at the Open Firmware prompt when you boot the installer.
 
 </para><para>
 
diff --git a/en/install-methods/boot-usb-files.xml b/en/install-methods/boot-usb-files.xml
index 78615be96..22399fedc 100644
--- a/en/install-methods/boot-usb-files.xml
+++ b/en/install-methods/boot-usb-files.xml
@@ -6,17 +6,17 @@
 
 <para>
 
-For preparing the USB stick you will need a system where GNU/Linux is
+To prepare the USB stick, you will need a system where GNU/Linux is
 already running and where USB is supported. You should ensure that the
 usb-storage kernel module is loaded (<userinput>modprobe
 usb-storage</userinput>) and try to find out which SCSI device the USB
 stick has been mapped to (in this example
 <filename>/dev/sda</filename> is used). To write to your stick, you
-will probably have to turn off its write protection switch.
+may have to turn off its write protection switch.
 
 </para><para>
 
-Note, that the USB stick should be at least 128 MB in size (smaller
+Note that the USB stick should be at least 128 MB in size (smaller
 setups are possible if you follow <xref linkend="usb-copy-flexible"/>).
 
 </para>
@@ -81,12 +81,15 @@ should use the following method to put the files on your stick.
 &usb-setup-i386.xml;
 &usb-setup-powerpc.xml;
 
-   <sect3>
+   </sect2>
+   <sect2>
    <title>Adding an ISO image</title>
 <para>
 
-Now you should put any Debian ISO image (businesscard, netinst or even
-a full one) onto your stick (if it fits). The file name of such an
+The installer will look for a Debian ISO image on the stick as its source
+for additional data needed for the installation. So your next step is to
+copy a Debian ISO image (businesscard, netinst or even a full CD image)
+onto your stick (be sure to select one that fits). The file name of the
 image must end in <filename>.iso</filename>.
 
 </para><para>
@@ -104,11 +107,11 @@ When you are done, unmount the USB memory stick (<userinput>umount
 /mnt</userinput>) and activate its write protection switch.
 
 </para>
-   </sect3>
+  </sect2>
 
-   <!-- TODO: doesn't this section belong later? -->
-   <sect3 arch="i386">
-   <title>Booting the USB stick</title>
+  <!-- TODO: doesn't this section belong later? -->
+  <sect2 arch="i386">
+  <title>Booting the USB stick</title>
 <warning><para>
 
 If your system refuses to boot from the memory stick, the stick may
@@ -121,6 +124,5 @@ contain an invalid master boot record (MBR). To fix this, use the
 </screen></informalexample>
 
 </para></warning>
-   </sect3>
   </sect2>
  </sect1>
diff --git a/en/install-methods/create-floppy.xml b/en/install-methods/create-floppy.xml
index 433c91697..2b31174e1 100644
--- a/en/install-methods/create-floppy.xml
+++ b/en/install-methods/create-floppy.xml
@@ -10,11 +10,12 @@ installer on hardware that cannot boot from CD or by other means.
 
 </para><para arch="powerpc">
 
-Floppy disk booting reportedly fails on Mac USB floppy drives.
+Booting the installer from floppy disk reportedly fails on Mac USB
+floppy drives.
 
 </para><para arch="m68k">
 
-Floppy disk booting is not supported on Amigas or
+Booting the installer from floppy disk is not supported on Amigas or
 68k Macs.
 
 </para><para>
@@ -30,9 +31,9 @@ floppy.
 
 </para><para>
 
-There are different techniques for creating floppies from disk images,
-which depend on your platform.  This section describes how to create
-floppies from disk images on different platforms.
+There are different techniques for creating floppies from disk images.
+This section describes how to create floppies from disk images on
+different platforms.
 
 </para><para>
 
diff --git a/en/install-methods/install-tftp.xml b/en/install-methods/install-tftp.xml
index 0926ed5dc..45ad26d1b 100644
--- a/en/install-methods/install-tftp.xml
+++ b/en/install-methods/install-tftp.xml
@@ -186,7 +186,8 @@ to <command>tftpd</command> as the filename to boot.
 
 For DECstations, there are tftpimage files for each subarchitecture,
 which contain both kernel and installer in one file. The naming
-convention is <replaceable>subarchitecture</replaceable>/netboot-boot.img.
+convention is
+<filename><replaceable>subarchitecture</replaceable>/netboot-boot.img</filename>.
 Copy the tftpimage file you would like to use to
 <userinput>/tftpboot/tftpboot.img</userinput> if you work with the
 example BOOTP/DHCP setups described above.
@@ -262,22 +263,21 @@ these methods.
    <title>SPARC TFTP Booting</title>
 <para>
 
-SPARC architectures for instance use the subarchitecture names, such
-as <quote>SUN4M</quote> or <quote>SUN4C</quote>; in some cases, the
-architecture is left blank, so the file the client looks for is just
-<filename>client-ip-in-hex</filename>.  Thus, if your system
-subarchitecture is a SUN4C, and its IP is 192.168.1.3, the filename
-would be <filename>C0A80103.SUN4C</filename>. An easy way to determine
-this is to enter the following command in a shell (assuming the
-machine's intended IP is 10.0.0.4).
+Some SPARC architectures add the subarchitecture names, such as
+<quote>SUN4M</quote> or <quote>SUN4C</quote>, to the filename. Thus,
+if your system's subarchitecture is a SUN4C, and its IP is 192.168.1.3,
+the filename would be <filename>C0A80103.SUN4C</filename>. However,
+there are also subarchitectures where the file the client looks for is
+just <filename>client-ip-in-hex</filename>. An easy way to determine the
+hexadecimal code for the IP address is to enter the following command
+in a shell (assuming the machine's intended IP is 10.0.0.4).
 
 <informalexample><screen>
 $ printf '%.2x%.2x%.2x%.2x\n' 10 0 0 4
 </screen></informalexample>
 
-This will spit out the IP in hexadecimal; to get to the correct
-filename, you will need to change all letters to uppercase and
-if necessary append the subarchitecture name.
+To get to the correct filename, you will need to change all letters to
+uppercase and if necessary append the subarchitecture name.
 
 </para><para>
 
@@ -325,7 +325,7 @@ the <userinput>filename=</userinput> option in
 <para>
 
 You don't have to configure DHCP in a special way because you'll pass the
-full path of the file to the loaded to CFE.
+full path of the file to be loaded to CFE.
 
 </para>
    </sect3>
diff --git a/en/install-methods/ipl-tape.xml b/en/install-methods/ipl-tape.xml
index 383a302fc..fe8080e79 100644
--- a/en/install-methods/ipl-tape.xml
+++ b/en/install-methods/ipl-tape.xml
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ need to write to the tape are (in this order):
 <filename>parmfile.debian</filename> and
 <filename>initrd.debian</filename>. The files can be downloaded
 from the <filename>tape</filename> sub-directory, see
-<xref linkend="where-files"/>,
+<xref linkend="where-files"/>.
 
 </para>
  </sect1>
diff --git a/en/install-methods/tftp/bootp.xml b/en/install-methods/tftp/bootp.xml
index 0f1fb963d..cda0f9c66 100644
--- a/en/install-methods/tftp/bootp.xml
+++ b/en/install-methods/tftp/bootp.xml
@@ -6,11 +6,11 @@
   <title>Setting up BOOTP server</title>
 <para>
 
-There are two BOOTP servers available for GNU/Linux, the CMU
-<command>bootpd</command> and the other is actually a DHCP server, ISC
-<command>dhcpd</command>, which are contained in the
+There are two BOOTP servers available for GNU/Linux. The first is CMU
+<command>bootpd</command>. The other is actually a DHCP server: ISC
+<command>dhcpd</command>. In &debian; these are contained in the
 <classname>bootp</classname> and <classname>dhcp</classname> packages
-in &debian;.
+respectively.
 
 </para><para>
 
@@ -18,8 +18,8 @@ To use CMU <command>bootpd</command>, you must first uncomment (or
 add) the relevant line in <filename>/etc/inetd.conf</filename>.  On
 &debian;, you can run <userinput>update-inetd --enable
 bootps</userinput>, then <userinput>/etc/init.d/inetd
-reload</userinput> to do so. Elsewhere, the line in question should
-look like:
+reload</userinput> to do so. Just in case your BOOTP server does not
+run Debian, the line in question should look like:
 
 <informalexample><screen>
 bootps  dgram  udp  wait  root  /usr/sbin/bootpd  bootpd -i -t 120
diff --git a/en/install-methods/usb-setup/i386.xml b/en/install-methods/usb-setup/i386.xml
index 47c81e4ec..567a5e837 100644
--- a/en/install-methods/usb-setup/i386.xml
+++ b/en/install-methods/usb-setup/i386.xml
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ instead of the entire device.
 Since most USB sticks come pre-configured with a single FAT16
 partition, you probably won't have to repartition or reformat the
 stick.  If you have to do that anyway, use <command>cfdisk</command>
-or any other partitioning tool for creating a FAT16 partition and then
+or any other partitioning tool to create a FAT16 partition, and then
 create the filesystem using:
 
 <informalexample><screen>