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author | Holger Wansing <hwansing@mailbox.org> | 2020-07-26 17:35:55 +0200 |
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committer | Holger Wansing <hwansing@mailbox.org> | 2020-07-26 17:35:55 +0200 |
commit | 24fcd7e2d14c6a041cb6a6c6543efca325daa6fd (patch) | |
tree | e10f4a5724632c72991fc0cbd4cf7e03ea1b6e7b /en/preparing | |
parent | 7d33c6ba159575b537d8d6da5e4b4397abe03d0b (diff) | |
download | installation-guide-24fcd7e2d14c6a041cb6a6c6543efca325daa6fd.zip |
BIOS -> UEFI update
Diffstat (limited to 'en/preparing')
-rw-r--r-- | en/preparing/bios-setup/i386.xml | 30 | ||||
-rw-r--r-- | en/preparing/needed-info.xml | 2 | ||||
-rw-r--r-- | en/preparing/pre-install-bios-setup.xml | 4 |
3 files changed, 18 insertions, 18 deletions
diff --git a/en/preparing/bios-setup/i386.xml b/en/preparing/bios-setup/i386.xml index 264003c61..37890bf5d 100644 --- a/en/preparing/bios-setup/i386.xml +++ b/en/preparing/bios-setup/i386.xml @@ -1,14 +1,14 @@ <!-- retain these comments for translator revision tracking --> <!-- $Id$ --> - <sect2 arch="any-x86" id="bios-setup"><title>Invoking the BIOS Set-Up Menu</title> + <sect2 arch="any-x86" id="bios-setup"><title>Invoking the BIOS/UEFI Set-Up Menu</title> <para> -The BIOS provides the basic functions needed to boot your machine and +The BIOS/UEFI provides the basic functions needed to boot your machine and to allow your operating system to access your hardware. Your system -provides a BIOS setup menu, which is used to configure the BIOS. -To enter the BIOS setup menu you have to press a key or key combination +provides a BIOS/UEFI setup menu, which is used to configure the BIOS/UEFI. +To enter the BIOS/UEFI setup menu you have to press a key or key combination after turning on the computer. Often it is the <keycap>Delete</keycap> or the <keycap>F2</keycap> key, but some manufacturers use other keys. Usually upon starting the computer there will be a message @@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ stating which key to press to enter the setup screen. <para> -Within the BIOS setup menu, you can select which devices shall be +Within the BIOS/UEFI setup menu, you can select which devices shall be checked in which sequence for a bootable operating system. Possible choices usually include the internal harddisks, the CD/DVD-ROM drive and USB mass storage devices such as USB sticks or external USB harddisks. On modern systems there @@ -35,43 +35,43 @@ are not already enabled. </para><para> -Most BIOS versions allow you to call up a boot menu on system startup in +Most BIOS/UEFI versions allow you to call up a boot menu on system startup in which you select from which device the computer should start for the -current session. If this option is available, the BIOS usually displays +current session. If this option is available, the BIOS/UEFI usually displays a short message like <quote>press <keycap>F12</keycap> for boot menu</quote> on system startup. The actual key used to select this menu varies from system to system; commonly used keys are <keycap>F12</keycap>, <keycap>F11</keycap> and <keycap>F8</keycap>. Choosing a device from this menu does not change -the default boot order of the BIOS, i.e. you can start once from a +the default boot order of the BIOS/UEFI, i.e. you can start once from a USB stick while having configured the internal harddisk as the normal primary boot device. </para><para> -If your BIOS does not provide you with a boot menu to do ad-hoc choices -of the current boot device, you will have to change your BIOS setup to make +If your BIOS/UEFI does not provide you with a boot menu to do ad-hoc choices +of the current boot device, you will have to change your BIOS/UEFI setup to make the device from which the &d-i; shall be booted the primary boot device. </para><para> -Unfortunately some computers contain buggy BIOS versions. Booting &d-i; from +Unfortunately some computers may contain buggy BIOS/UEFI versions. Booting &d-i; from a USB stick might not work even if there is an appropriate option in the -BIOS setup menu and the stick is selected as the primary boot device. On +BIOS/UEFI setup menu and the stick is selected as the primary boot device. On some of these systems using a USB stick as boot medium is impossible; others can be tricked into booting from the stick by changing the device type in -the BIOS setup from the default <quote>USB harddisk</quote> or <quote>USB +the BIOS/UEFI setup from the default <quote>USB harddisk</quote> or <quote>USB stick</quote> to <quote>USB ZIP</quote> or <quote>USB CDROM</quote>. <phrase condition="isohybrid-supported"> In particular if you use an isohybrid installation image on a USB stick (see <xref linkend="usb-copy-isohybrid"/>), changing the device type to <quote>USB CDROM</quote> helps on some BIOSes which will not boot from a USB stick in USB harddisk mode.</phrase> -You may need to configure your BIOS to enable <quote>USB legacy support</quote>. +You may need to configure your BIOS/UEFI to enable <quote>USB legacy support</quote>. </para><para> -If you cannot manipulate the BIOS to boot directly from a USB stick you +If you cannot manipulate the BIOS/UEFI to boot directly from a USB stick you still have the option of using an ISO copied to the stick. Boot &d-i; using <xref linkend="boot-drive-files"/> and, after scanning the hard drives for an installer ISO image, select the USB device and choose an diff --git a/en/preparing/needed-info.xml b/en/preparing/needed-info.xml index 2a0bef6f3..3a63ee6fa 100644 --- a/en/preparing/needed-info.xml +++ b/en/preparing/needed-info.xml @@ -151,7 +151,7 @@ The manuals that come with each piece of hardware. </para></listitem> <listitem><para> -The BIOS setup screens of your computer. You can view these screens +The BIOS/UEFI setup screens of your computer. You can view these screens when you start your computer by pressing a combination of keys. Check your manual for the combination. Often, it is the <keycap>Delete</keycap> or the <keycap>F2</keycap> key, but some manufacturers use other keys diff --git a/en/preparing/pre-install-bios-setup.xml b/en/preparing/pre-install-bios-setup.xml index f6afe3f79..8c0296144 100644 --- a/en/preparing/pre-install-bios-setup.xml +++ b/en/preparing/pre-install-bios-setup.xml @@ -7,8 +7,8 @@ This section will walk you through pre-installation hardware setup, if any, that you will need to do prior to installing &debian;. Generally, -this involves checking and possibly changing BIOS/system firmware settings for -your system. The <quote>BIOS</quote> or <quote>system firmware</quote> is the core software used by the +this involves checking and possibly changing BIOS/UEFI/system firmware settings for +your system. The <quote>BIOS/UEFI</quote> or <quote>system firmware</quote> is the core software used by the hardware; it is most critically invoked during the bootstrap process (after power-up). |