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| -rw-r--r-- | debian/changelog | 5 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | en/appendix/graphical.xml | 18 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | en/using-d-i/modules/partman-crypto.xml | 11 |
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diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog index d31ba9588..150e6483f 100644 --- a/debian/changelog +++ b/debian/changelog @@ -32,11 +32,14 @@ installation-guide (2008xxxx) UNRELEASED; urgency=low * Update kernel versions. * Update memory requirements for i386 and amd64. Elaborate on installing systems with less memory than the listed minimum. + * Update known issues for graphical installer: entropy gathering for + encrypted partitioning is now supported; localechooser now has nice + columns but other components still need to be done. [ Joey Hess ] * Remove autopartkit from the module list. - -- Frans Pop <fjp@debian.org> Wed, 30 Apr 2008 08:17:39 +0200 + -- Frans Pop <fjp@debian.org> Sun, 04 May 2008 12:48:07 +0200 installation-guide (20080211) unstable; urgency=low diff --git a/en/appendix/graphical.xml b/en/appendix/graphical.xml index 543b5fefa..679cb7cc4 100644 --- a/en/appendix/graphical.xml +++ b/en/appendix/graphical.xml @@ -119,19 +119,16 @@ to switch back. <title>Known issues</title> <para> -Etch is the first release that includes the graphical installer and uses -some relatively new technology. There are a few known issues that you may -run into during the installation. We expect to be able to fix these issues -for the next release of &debian;. +The graphical frontend to the installer is relatively new and because of +that there are some known issues. We continue to work on resolving these. </para> <itemizedlist> <listitem><para> -Information on some screens is not nicely formatted into columns as it -should be. The most obvious example is the first screen where you select -your language. Another example is the main screen of partman. +Information on some screens is not yet nicely formatted into columns as it +should be. This is most visible during partitioning. </para></listitem> <listitem><para> @@ -148,13 +145,6 @@ Support for touchpads is not yet optimal. </para></listitem> <listitem><para> -Support for creating encrypted partitions is limited as it is not possible -to generate a random encryption key. It is possible to set up an encrypted -partition using a passphrase as encryption key. - -</para></listitem> -<listitem><para> - Starting a shell from the graphical frontend is currently not supported. This means that relevant options to do that (which are available when you use the textual frontend), will not be shown in the main menu of the diff --git a/en/using-d-i/modules/partman-crypto.xml b/en/using-d-i/modules/partman-crypto.xml index 028f4e2f3..f4f4f77ae 100644 --- a/en/using-d-i/modules/partman-crypto.xml +++ b/en/using-d-i/modules/partman-crypto.xml @@ -269,16 +269,7 @@ Please see the the section on erasing data above. </variablelist> -</para> -<note condition="gtk"><para> - -Please note that the <emphasis>graphical</emphasis> version of the -installer still has some limitations when compared to the textual -one. For cryptography it means you can set up only volumes using a -<emphasis>passphrase</emphasis> as the encryption key. - -</para></note> -<para> +</para><para> After you have selected the desired parameters for your encrypted partitions, return back to the main partitioning menu. There should |