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authorSamuel Thibault <sthibault@debian.org>2010-09-16 18:54:29 +0000
committerSamuel Thibault <sthibault@debian.org>2010-09-16 18:54:29 +0000
commitf6fdb77d1c28e4f73d5eee399fc8752066decdf6 (patch)
treeb2807ec3c95a3a96bcfb1a394027d9a61bafe352 /nl/preparing/bios-setup
parent1642337db58502576aaa855ee7691c1e73a12de2 (diff)
downloadinstallation-guide-f6fdb77d1c28e4f73d5eee399fc8752066decdf6.zip
Fix "preparing" part for non-Linux ports.
Diffstat (limited to 'nl/preparing/bios-setup')
-rw-r--r--nl/preparing/bios-setup/i386.xml26
1 files changed, 13 insertions, 13 deletions
diff --git a/nl/preparing/bios-setup/i386.xml b/nl/preparing/bios-setup/i386.xml
index 7fdc89d87..8e312ff49 100644
--- a/nl/preparing/bios-setup/i386.xml
+++ b/nl/preparing/bios-setup/i386.xml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
File should be renamed to x86.xml if a more general text is
written. -->
- <sect2 arch="x86" id="bios-setup"><title>Invoking the BIOS Set-Up Menu</title>
+ <sect2 arch="any-x86" id="bios-setup"><title>Invoking the BIOS Set-Up Menu</title>
<para>
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ try using a shareware/freeware program. Try looking in
</para>
</sect2>
- <sect2 arch="x86" id="boot-dev-select"><title>Boot Device Selection</title>
+ <sect2 arch="any-x86" id="boot-dev-select"><title>Boot Device Selection</title>
<para>
@@ -138,7 +138,7 @@ get it to boot from the USB device.
</para><para>
Here are some details about how to set the boot order. Remember to
-reset the boot order after Linux is installed, so that you restart
+reset the boot order after &arch-kernel; is installed, so that you restart
your machine from the hard drive.
</para>
@@ -235,7 +235,7 @@ save the changes on your computer. Often, you must press
</sect3>
</sect2>
- <sect2 arch="x86">
+ <sect2 arch="any-x86">
<title>Miscellaneous BIOS Settings</title>
<sect3 id="cd-settings"><title>CD-ROM Settings</title>
@@ -254,7 +254,7 @@ messages, this may be your problem.
If your system provides both ex<emphasis>ten</emphasis>ded and
ex<emphasis>pan</emphasis>ded memory, set it so that there is as much
-extended and as little expanded memory as possible. Linux requires
+extended and as little expanded memory as possible. &arch-kernel; requires
extended memory and cannot use expanded memory.
</para>
@@ -265,14 +265,14 @@ extended memory and cannot use expanded memory.
Disable any virus-warning features your BIOS may provide. If you have
a virus-protection board or other special hardware, make sure it is
-disabled or physically removed while running GNU/Linux. These aren't
-compatible with GNU/Linux; moreover, due to the file system
-permissions and protected memory of the Linux kernel, viruses are
+disabled or physically removed while running GNU/&arch-kernel;. These aren't
+compatible with GNU/&arch-kernel;; moreover, due to the file system
+permissions and protected memory of the &arch-kernel; kernel, viruses are
almost unheard of<footnote>
<para>
After installation you can enable Boot Sector protection if you
-want. This offers no additional security in Linux but if you also run
+want. This offers no additional security in &arch-kernel; but if you also run
Windows it may prevent a catastrophe. There is no need to tamper with
the Master Boot Record (MBR) after the boot manager has been set up.
@@ -290,11 +290,11 @@ caching. You may see settings for <quote>Video BIOS Shadow</quote>,
<quote>C800-CBFF Shadow</quote>, etc. <emphasis>Disable</emphasis>
all shadow RAM. Shadow
RAM is used to accelerate access to the ROMs on your motherboard and
-on some of the controller cards. Linux does not use these ROMs once it
+on some of the controller cards. &arch-kernel; does not use these ROMs once it
has booted because it provides its own faster 32-bit software in place
of the 16-bit programs in the ROMs. Disabling the shadow RAM may make
some of it available for programs to use as normal memory. Leaving
-the shadow RAM enabled may interfere with Linux access to hardware
+the shadow RAM enabled may interfere with &arch-kernel; access to hardware
devices.
</para>
@@ -304,7 +304,7 @@ devices.
<para>
If your BIOS offers something like <quote>15&ndash;16 MB Memory
-Hole</quote>, please disable that. Linux expects to find memory there if
+Hole</quote>, please disable that. &arch-kernel; expects to find memory there if
you have that much RAM.
</para><para>
@@ -329,7 +329,7 @@ setting and not without it.
If your motherboard provides Advanced Power Management (APM),
configure it so that power management is controlled by APM. Disable
the doze, standby, suspend, nap, and sleep modes, and disable the hard
-disk's power-down timer. Linux can take over control of these modes,
+disk's power-down timer. &arch-kernel; can take over control of these modes,
and can do a better job of power-management than the BIOS.
</para>