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-rw-r--r--en/boot-installer/parameters.xml7
2 files changed, 10 insertions, 14 deletions
diff --git a/en/appendix/preseed.xml b/en/appendix/preseed.xml
index b27c27745..a8c8ce180 100644
--- a/en/appendix/preseed.xml
+++ b/en/appendix/preseed.xml
@@ -1369,12 +1369,14 @@ d-i foo/bar string value
d-i foo/bar seen false
</screen></informalexample>
-Or if you are preseeding via boot parameters, you can archieve the same
-result by using the <quote>?=</quote> operator.
+The same effect can be achieved for <emphasis>all</emphasis> questions by
+setting the parameter <classname>preseed/interactive=true</classname> at
+the boot prompt. This can also be useful for testing or debugging your
+preconfiguration file.
-<informalexample><screen>
-foo/bar?=value
-</screen></informalexample>
+If you are preseeding using boot parameters, you can make the installer ask
+the corresponding question by using the <quote>?=</quote> operator, i.e.
+<userinput><replaceable>foo</replaceable>/<replaceable>bar</replaceable>?=<replaceable>value</replaceable></userinput>.
This will of course only have effect for parameters that correspond to
questions that are actually displayed during an installation and not for
@@ -1382,11 +1384,6 @@ questions that are actually displayed during an installation and not for
</para><para>
-The same effect can be achieved for <emphasis>all</emphasis> questions by
-setting the parameter <classname>preseed/interactive=true</classname> at
-the boot prompt. This can also be useful for testing or debugging your
-preconfiguration file.
-
</para>
</sect2>
diff --git a/en/boot-installer/parameters.xml b/en/boot-installer/parameters.xml
index 71dd58815..2ac351051 100644
--- a/en/boot-installer/parameters.xml
+++ b/en/boot-installer/parameters.xml
@@ -322,10 +322,9 @@ automating the install. See <xref linkend="automatic-install"/>.
Set to <userinput>true</userinput> to display questions even if they have
been preseeded. Can be useful for testing or debugging a preconfiguration
-file. See <xref linkend="preseed-seenflag"/>. Note that this parameter does
-not apply retroactively to other parameters defined before in your preseed
-file. Also, results on boot parameters (wether preseed/interactive itself
-is a boot parameter or not) are undefined.
+file. Note that this will have no effect on parameters that are passed as
+boot parameters, but for those a special syntax can be used.
+See <xref linkend="preseed-seenflag"/> for details.
</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>