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| author | Miroslav Kure <kurem@upcase.inf.upol.cz> | 2010-09-18 14:27:40 +0000 |
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| committer | Miroslav Kure <kurem@upcase.inf.upol.cz> | 2010-09-18 14:27:40 +0000 |
| commit | 77770dab5ace26272cfbed929eaca679365ef982 (patch) | |
| tree | 788ac7df9434876ba253904ebdbd756bbe14b2f5 /en | |
| parent | a925a1e73e68bd0f65d4df48f379a143fc25bc99 (diff) | |
| download | installation-guide-77770dab5ace26272cfbed929eaca679365ef982.zip | |
Swap few paragraphs to make the text flow logical again
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| -rw-r--r-- | en/install-methods/boot-usb-files.xml | 44 |
1 files changed, 21 insertions, 23 deletions
diff --git a/en/install-methods/boot-usb-files.xml b/en/install-methods/boot-usb-files.xml index df779840e..670b13be6 100644 --- a/en/install-methods/boot-usb-files.xml +++ b/en/install-methods/boot-usb-files.xml @@ -12,7 +12,27 @@ install completely from the network. The second is to also copy a CD image onto the USB stick and use that as a source for packages, possibly in combination with a mirror. -</para><para arch="x86"> +</para><para> + +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 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 +protection switch. + +</para><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 +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. + +</para></warning><para arch="x86"> To prepare a USB stick that only boots the installer, which then proceeds to install entirely from the network, you'll need to download the @@ -67,28 +87,6 @@ running kernel. </para><para> -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 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 -protection switch. - -</para> -<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 -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. - -</para></warning> -<para> - Note that the USB stick should be at least 256 MB in size (smaller setups are possible if you follow <xref linkend="usb-copy-flexible"/>). |