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-rw-r--r--debian/changelog5
-rw-r--r--en/appendix/preseed.xml31
-rw-r--r--en/boot-installer/i386.xml9
-rw-r--r--en/boot-installer/parameters.xml6
-rw-r--r--en/howto/installation-howto.xml5
5 files changed, 29 insertions, 27 deletions
diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog
index f57cf8b62..a954149d5 100644
--- a/debian/changelog
+++ b/debian/changelog
@@ -72,6 +72,11 @@ installation-guide (20060427) unstable; urgency=low
[ Joey Hess ]
* Document new passwd/root-login setting.
+ * Booting a USB stick via a boot floppy is not supported by current
+ installer images.
+ * Update preseeding docs to use task names, not short descriptions, since
+ that will work now and is more convenient for preseeding.
+ * Document the kde-desktop and gnome-desktop subtasks.
[ Frans Pop ]
* Enable Catalan, Italian and Swedish translations for release.
diff --git a/en/appendix/preseed.xml b/en/appendix/preseed.xml
index a3aae0784..df97955f6 100644
--- a/en/appendix/preseed.xml
+++ b/en/appendix/preseed.xml
@@ -909,31 +909,37 @@ Available tasks as of this writing include:
<itemizedlist>
<listitem><para>
- <userinput>Standard system</userinput>
+ <userinput>standard</userinput>
</para></listitem>
<listitem><para>
- <userinput>Desktop environment</userinput>
+ <userinput>desktop</userinput>
</para></listitem>
<listitem><para>
- <userinput>Web server</userinput>
+ <userinput>gnome-desktop</userinput>
</para></listitem>
<listitem><para>
- <userinput>Print server</userinput>
+ <userinput>kde-desktop</userinput>
</para></listitem>
<listitem><para>
- <userinput>DNS server</userinput>
+ <userinput>web-server</userinput>
</para></listitem>
<listitem><para>
- <userinput>File server</userinput>
+ <userinput>print-server</userinput>
</para></listitem>
<listitem><para>
- <userinput>Mail server</userinput>
+ <userinput>dns-server</userinput>
</para></listitem>
<listitem><para>
- <userinput>SQL database</userinput>
+ <userinput>file-server</userinput>
</para></listitem>
<listitem><para>
- <userinput>Laptop</userinput>
+ <userinput>mail-server</userinput>
+</para></listitem>
+<listitem><para>
+ <userinput>sql-database</userinput>
+</para></listitem>
+<listitem><para>
+ <userinput>laptop</userinput>
</para></listitem>
</itemizedlist>
@@ -941,13 +947,14 @@ Available tasks as of this writing include:
You can also choose to install no tasks, and force the installation of a
set of packages in some other way. We recommend always including the
-<userinput>Standard system</userinput> task.
+<userinput>standard</userinput> task.
</para>
<informalexample role="example"><screen>
-tasksel tasksel/first multiselect Standard system, Desktop environment
-#tasksel tasksel/first multiselect Standard system, Web server
+tasksel tasksel/first multiselect standard, desktop
+#tasksel tasksel/first multiselect standard, web-server
+#tasksel tasksel/first multiselect standard, kde-desktop
# Some versions of the installer can report back on what software you have
# installed, and what software you use. The default is not to report back,
diff --git a/en/boot-installer/i386.xml b/en/boot-installer/i386.xml
index a9b01492b..fe94b6c27 100644
--- a/en/boot-installer/i386.xml
+++ b/en/boot-installer/i386.xml
@@ -203,15 +203,6 @@ computer. The system should boot up, and you should be presented with
the <prompt>boot:</prompt> prompt. Here you can enter optional boot
arguments, or just hit &enterkey;.
-</para><para condition="supports-floppy-boot">
-
-In case your computer doesn't support booting from USB memory devices,
-you can still use a single floppy to do the initial boot and then
-switch to USB. Boot your system as described in <xref linkend="floppy-boot"/>;
-the kernel on the boot floppy should detect your USB stick automatically.
-When it asks for the root floppy, simply press &enterkey;. You should see
-&d-i; starting.
-
</para>
</sect2>
diff --git a/en/boot-installer/parameters.xml b/en/boot-installer/parameters.xml
index a2c2e7e58..5c5a35a73 100644
--- a/en/boot-installer/parameters.xml
+++ b/en/boot-installer/parameters.xml
@@ -200,9 +200,9 @@ Debian installer from. For example,
</para><para>
-The boot floppy, which normally scans all floppies and USB storage
-devices it can to find the root floppy, can be overridden by this
-parameter to only look at the one device.
+The boot floppy, which normally scans all floppies it can to find the
+root floppy, can be overridden by this parameter to only look at the
+one device.
</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
diff --git a/en/howto/installation-howto.xml b/en/howto/installation-howto.xml
index 62cf57877..b821d07f1 100644
--- a/en/howto/installation-howto.xml
+++ b/en/howto/installation-howto.xml
@@ -156,9 +156,8 @@ sticks. For details, see <xref linkend="boot-usb-files" />.
Some BIOSes can boot USB storage directly, and some cannot. You may need to
configure your BIOS to boot from a <quote>removable drive</quote> or even a
-<quote>USB-ZIP</quote> to get it to boot from the USB device. If it
-doesn't, you can boot from one floppy and use the USB stick for the rest of
-the install. For helpful hints and details, see <xref linkend="usb-boot" />.
+<quote>USB-ZIP</quote> to get it to boot from the USB device. For helpful
+hints and details, see <xref linkend="usb-boot" />.
</para><para arch="powerpc">