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-rw-r--r--nl/appendix/graphical.xml20
-rw-r--r--nl/boot-installer/parameters.xml37
2 files changed, 50 insertions, 7 deletions
diff --git a/nl/appendix/graphical.xml b/nl/appendix/graphical.xml
index 0a1747d33..ebb357981 100644
--- a/nl/appendix/graphical.xml
+++ b/nl/appendix/graphical.xml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
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+<!-- original version: 52728 untranslated -->
<sect1 condition="gtk" id="graphical">
<title>The Graphical Installer</title>
@@ -61,6 +61,14 @@ an ATI graphical card, but is unlikely to work on other systems.
</para><para>
+You can add boot parameters when starting the graphical installer, just as
+with the regular installer. One of those parameters allows you to configure
+the mouse for left-handed use. See <xref linkend="boot-parms"/> for valid
+parameters.
+
+</para>
+<note><para>
+
The graphical installer requires significantly more memory to run than
the regular installer: &minimum-memory-gtk;. If insufficient memory is
available, it will automatically fall back to the regular
@@ -68,12 +76,12 @@ available, it will automatically fall back to the regular
</para><para>
-You can add boot parameters when starting the graphical installer, just as
-with the regular installer. One of those parameters allows you to configure
-the mouse for left-handed use. See <xref linkend="boot-parms"/> for valid
-parameters.
+If the amount of memory in your system is close to &minimum-memory;,
+the graphical installer may fail to boot at all while booting the
+regular installer would still work. Using the regular installer is
+recommended for systems with low memory.
-</para>
+</para></note>
<sect2 id="gtk-using">
<title>Using the graphical installer</title>
diff --git a/nl/boot-installer/parameters.xml b/nl/boot-installer/parameters.xml
index b3c970ee7..303db3718 100644
--- a/nl/boot-installer/parameters.xml
+++ b/nl/boot-installer/parameters.xml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
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+<!-- original version: 52727 untranslated -->
<sect1 id="boot-parms"><title>Boot Parameters</title>
<para>
@@ -399,6 +399,41 @@ could not be loaded completely. The value is in kB.
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry condition="gtk">
+<term>mouse/protocol</term>
+<listitem><para>
+
+For the gtk frontend (graphical installer), users can set the mouse
+protocol to be used by setting this parameter.
+Supported values are<footnote>
+
+<para>
+See the man page for
+<citerefentry><refentrytitle>directfbrc</refentrytitle>
+<manvolnum>5</manvolnum></citerefentry> for additional information.
+</para>
+
+</footnote>:
+<userinput>PS/2</userinput>, <userinput>IMPS/2</userinput>,
+<userinput>MS</userinput>, <userinput>MS3</userinput>,
+<userinput>MouseMan</userinput> and <userinput>MouseSystems</userinput>.
+In most cases the default protocol should work correctly.
+
+</para></listitem>
+</varlistentry>
+
+<varlistentry condition="gtk">
+<term>mouse/device</term>
+<listitem><para>
+
+For the gtk frontend (graphical installer), users can specify the mouse
+device to be used by setting this parameter. This is mostly useful if the
+mouse is connected to a serial port (serial mouse). Example:
+<userinput>mouse/device=<replaceable>/dev/ttyS1</replaceable></userinput>.
+
+</para></listitem>
+</varlistentry>
+
+<varlistentry condition="gtk">
<term>mouse/left</term>
<listitem><para>