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-rw-r--r-- | debian/changelog | 3 | ||||
-rw-r--r-- | en/using-d-i/modules/iso-scan.xml | 13 |
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diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog index b150127f0..e31b21294 100644 --- a/debian/changelog +++ b/debian/changelog @@ -30,6 +30,9 @@ installation-guide (2017XXXX) UNRELEASED; urgency=medium [ Martin Michlmayr ] * Remove QNAP TS-109, TS-209 and TS-409 as they are no longer supported. + [ Raphaƫl Hertzog ] + * Document the new iso-scan/copy_iso_to_ram feature (see #868900). + -- Samuel Thibault <sthibault@debian.org> Tue, 20 Jun 2017 01:17:02 +0200 installation-guide (20170614) unstable; urgency=medium diff --git a/en/using-d-i/modules/iso-scan.xml b/en/using-d-i/modules/iso-scan.xml index 926e44fb2..e3f6d8898 100644 --- a/en/using-d-i/modules/iso-scan.xml +++ b/en/using-d-i/modules/iso-scan.xml @@ -13,8 +13,8 @@ component <command>iso-scan</command> does exactly this. </para><para> At first, <command>iso-scan</command> automatically mounts all block -devices (e.g. partitions) which have some known filesystem on them and -sequentially searches for filenames ending with +devices (e.g. partitions and logical volumes) which have some known +filesystem on them and sequentially searches for filenames ending with <filename>.iso</filename> (or <filename>.ISO</filename> for that matter). Beware that the first attempt scans only files in the root directory and in the first level of subdirectories (i.e. it finds @@ -43,5 +43,14 @@ placed on a filesystem recognizable by &d-i;, and if it is not corrupted (verify the checksum). Experienced Unix users could do this without rebooting on the second console. +</para><para> + +Note that the partition (or disk) hosting the ISO image can't be reused during the +installation process as it will be in use by the installer. To work-around +this, and provided that you have enough system memory, the installer can copy +the ISO image into RAM before mounting it. This is controlled by the low +priority <literal>iso-scan/copy_iso_to_ram</literal> debconf question (it is +only asked if the memory requirement is met). + </para> </sect3> |