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authorSamuel Thibault <sthibault@debian.org>2010-09-18 13:53:44 +0000
committerSamuel Thibault <sthibault@debian.org>2010-09-18 13:53:44 +0000
commita925a1e73e68bd0f65d4df48f379a143fc25bc99 (patch)
tree1ce20043e4b7b2bbcfef749253ae970af5711ddd /en
parent09aa8167fc10e656c751ece9116e521fb4ede2f9 (diff)
downloadinstallation-guide-a925a1e73e68bd0f65d4df48f379a143fc25bc99.zip
Replace syslinux documentation by grub instruction on non-Linux archs.
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diff --git a/en/appendix/preseed.xml b/en/appendix/preseed.xml
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@@ -254,15 +254,22 @@ load it.
For the other preseeding methods you need to tell the installer what file
to use when you boot it. This is normally done by passing the kernel a boot
parameter, either manually at boot time or by editing the bootloader
-configuration file (e.g. <filename>syslinux.cfg</filename>) and adding the
-parameter to the end of the append line(s) for the kernel.
+configuration file <phrase arch="linux-any">(e.g.
+<filename>syslinux.cfg</filename>) and adding the parameter to the end of
+the append line(s) for the kernel.</phrase><phrase arch="kfreebsd-any">(e.g.
+<filename>grub.cfg</filename>) and adding the parameter as a new
+<literal>set</literal> line for the kernel.</phrase><phrase arch="hurd-any">(e.g.
+<filename>grub.cfg</filename>) and adding the parameter to the end of the
+<filename>gnumach.gz</filename> line.</phrase>
</para><para>
If you do specify the preconfiguration file in the bootloader configuration,
you might change the configuration so you don't need to hit enter to boot the
-installer. For syslinux this means setting the timeout to <literal>1</literal>
-in <filename>syslinux.cfg</filename>.
+installer. <phrase arch="linux-any">For syslinux this means setting the timeout
+to <literal>1</literal> in <filename>syslinux.cfg</filename>.</phrase><phrase
+arch="kfrebsd-any;hurd-any">For grub this means setting the timeout to
+<literal>0</literal> in <filename>grub.cfg</filename>.</phrase>
</para><para>