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authorFrans Pop <elendil@planet.nl>2007-12-25 09:23:48 +0000
committerFrans Pop <elendil@planet.nl>2007-12-25 09:23:48 +0000
commit92c0e5a893f9f83cf197c9a48e92c69273cc5c5e (patch)
treeef283cd9a2217632d0f362dd630e4a394c0b022c /en
parentdb7cca554bda69af14a6335ff9361bfa1fe02939 (diff)
downloadinstallation-guide-92c0e5a893f9f83cf197c9a48e92c69273cc5c5e.zip
Improve readability of partman section by using separate subsections for guided and manual partitioning
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-rw-r--r--en/preparing/non-debian-partitioning.xml2
-rw-r--r--en/using-d-i/modules/partman.xml21
2 files changed, 14 insertions, 9 deletions
diff --git a/en/preparing/non-debian-partitioning.xml b/en/preparing/non-debian-partitioning.xml
index 005d9fb84..881ab59fd 100644
--- a/en/preparing/non-debian-partitioning.xml
+++ b/en/preparing/non-debian-partitioning.xml
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ installer's included partitioning program can handle the job nicely.
If your machine has only one hard disk, and you would like to
completely replace the current operating system with &debian;,
you also can wait to partition as part of the installation process
-(<xref linkend="partman"/>), after you have booted the
+(<xref linkend="di-partition"/>), after you have booted the
installation system. However this only works if you plan to boot the
installer system from tapes, CD-ROM or files on a connected machine.
Consider: if you boot from files placed on the hard disk, and then
diff --git a/en/using-d-i/modules/partman.xml b/en/using-d-i/modules/partman.xml
index 879e93602..f0fb3f66e 100644
--- a/en/using-d-i/modules/partman.xml
+++ b/en/using-d-i/modules/partman.xml
@@ -1,14 +1,10 @@
<!-- retain these comments for translator revision tracking -->
<!-- $Id$ -->
- <sect3 id="partman">
- <title>Partitioning Your Disks</title>
-
<para>
-Now it is time to partition your disks. If you are uncomfortable with
-partitioning, or just want to know more details, see <xref
-linkend="partitioning"/>.
+If you are uncomfortable with partitioning, or just want to know more
+details, see <xref linkend="partitioning"/>.
</para>
<warning arch="sparc"><para>
@@ -33,7 +29,11 @@ either an entire drive, or available free space on a drive. This is
also called <quote>guided</quote> partitioning. If you do not want to
autopartition, choose <guimenuitem>Manual</guimenuitem> from the menu.
-</para><para>
+</para>
+
+ <sect3 id="partman-auto">
+ <title>Guided Partitioning</title>
+<para>
If you choose guided partitioning, you may have three options: to create
partitions directly on the hard disk (classic method), or to create them
@@ -208,7 +208,12 @@ section). If you are not happy, you can choose to <guimenuitem>Undo
changes to partitions</guimenuitem> and run guided partitioning again, or
modify the proposed changes as described below for manual partitioning.
-</para><para>
+</para>
+ </sect3>
+
+ <sect3 id="partman-manual">
+ <title>Manual Partitioning</title>
+<para>
A similar screen to the one shown just above will be displayed if you
choose manual partitioning except that your existing partition table will