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authorFrans Pop <elendil@planet.nl>2006-08-02 19:00:14 +0000
committerFrans Pop <elendil@planet.nl>2006-08-02 19:00:14 +0000
commitee612ae243592109fe8b1774da80f19d7fda0513 (patch)
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parentb452dd92fe85e8ee3646172cd0c7620ae38ba855 (diff)
downloadinstallation-guide-ee612ae243592109fe8b1774da80f19d7fda0513.zip
Update of original English docs
Diffstat (limited to 'nl/partitioning/partition')
-rw-r--r--nl/partitioning/partition/alpha.xml6
-rw-r--r--nl/partitioning/partition/i386.xml7
-rw-r--r--nl/partitioning/partition/ia64.xml19
3 files changed, 14 insertions, 18 deletions
diff --git a/nl/partitioning/partition/alpha.xml b/nl/partitioning/partition/alpha.xml
index 240e7bd3d..21ea31ff0 100644
--- a/nl/partitioning/partition/alpha.xml
+++ b/nl/partitioning/partition/alpha.xml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
<!-- retain these comments for translator revision tracking -->
-<!-- original version: 28997 untranslated -->
+<!-- original version: 39465 untranslated -->
<sect2 arch="alpha"><title>Partitioning for &arch-title;</title>
@@ -11,8 +11,8 @@ partition table, on your boot disk. (Remember, the SRM boot block is
incompatible with MS-DOS partition tables &mdash; see
<xref linkend="alpha-firmware"/>.) As a result, <command>partman</command>
creates BSD disk labels when running on &architecture;, but if your disk
-has an existing DOS partition table the existing partitions will need to
-be deleted before partman can convert it to use a disk label.
+has an existing DOS partition table the existing partitions will need to be
+deleted before <command>partman</command> can convert it to use a disk label.
</para><para>
diff --git a/nl/partitioning/partition/i386.xml b/nl/partitioning/partition/i386.xml
index c7864c635..6d864a2ba 100644
--- a/nl/partitioning/partition/i386.xml
+++ b/nl/partitioning/partition/i386.xml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
<!-- retain these comments for translator revision tracking -->
-<!-- original version: 35590 untranslated -->
+<!-- original version: 39465 untranslated -->
<sect2 arch="i386"><title>Partitioning for &arch-title;</title>
@@ -9,8 +9,9 @@ If you have an existing other operating system such as DOS or Windows and
you want to preserve that operating system while installing Debian, you may
need to resize its partition to free up space for the Debian installation.
The installer supports resizing of both FAT and NTFS filesystems; when you
-get to the installer's partitioning step, select the option to partition
-manually and then simply select an existing partition and change its size.
+get to the installer's partitioning step, select the option
+<guimenuitem>Manually edit partition table</guimenuitem> and then simply
+select an existing partition and change its size.
</para><para>
diff --git a/nl/partitioning/partition/ia64.xml b/nl/partitioning/partition/ia64.xml
index 1dc42db62..4193c7aeb 100644
--- a/nl/partitioning/partition/ia64.xml
+++ b/nl/partitioning/partition/ia64.xml
@@ -1,17 +1,16 @@
<!-- retain these comments for translator revision tracking -->
-<!-- original version: 28672 untranslated -->
+<!-- original version: 39465 untranslated -->
<sect2 arch="ia64"><title>Partitioning for &arch-title;</title>
-
<para>
The <command>partman</command> disk partitioner is the default
partitioning tool for the installer.
It manages the set of partitions and their mount points to ensure
-that the disks and filesystems is properly configured for a successful
-installation. It actually uses the <command>parted</command> to
-do the on-disk partitioning.
+that the disks and filesystems are properly configured for a successful
+installation. It actually uses <command>parted</command> to do the
+on-disk partitioning.
</para>
@@ -22,8 +21,8 @@ do the on-disk partitioning.
The IA64 EFI firmware supports two partition table (or disk label)
formats, GPT and MS-DOS. MS-DOS, the format typically used on i386
PCs, is no longer recommended for IA64 systems. Although
-the installer also provides the <command>cfdisk</command>,
-you should only use the <ulink url="parted.txt">
+the installer also provides <command>cfdisk</command>,
+you should only use <ulink url="parted.txt">
<command>parted</command></ulink> because only it can manage both GPT
and MS-DOS tables correctly.
@@ -71,7 +70,6 @@ complete, as it scans the partition for bad blocks.
</sect2>
<sect2 arch="ia64"><title>Boot Loader Partition Requirements</title>
-
<para>
ELILO, the ia64 boot loader, requires a partition containing a FAT
@@ -102,11 +100,9 @@ It is strongly recommended that you allocate the EFI boot partition
on the same disk as the <emphasis>root</emphasis> filesystem.
</para>
-
</sect2>
<sect2 arch="ia64"><title>EFI Diagnostic Partitions</title>
-
<para>
The EFI firmware is significantly more sophisticated than the usual
@@ -121,5 +117,4 @@ The easiest time to set up a diagnostics partition is at the same time you
set up the EFI boot partition.
</para>
-
- </sect2>
+ </sect2>