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diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog index 330008e4f..750ad92c6 100644 --- a/debian/changelog +++ b/debian/changelog @@ -1,3 +1,11 @@ +installation-guide (201304XX) UNRELEASED; urgency=low + + [ Vincent McIntyre ] + * Clearly distinguish between auto boot label and auto=true kernel + parameter. + + -- Samuel Thibault <sthibault@debian.org> Fri, 12 Apr 2013 13:12:35 +0200 + installation-guide (20130408) unstable; urgency=low [ Samuel Thibault ] diff --git a/en/appendix/preseed.xml b/en/appendix/preseed.xml index 67f8feef4..d728c0265 100644 --- a/en/appendix/preseed.xml +++ b/en/appendix/preseed.xml @@ -397,7 +397,14 @@ parameters, even if you delimit them with quotes. There are several features of &debian; Installer that combine to allow fairly simple command lines at the boot prompt to result in -arbitrarily complex customized automatic installs. To illustrate +arbitrarily complex customized automatic installs. <footnote> +<para> +Note that in this section the 'auto' part of the examples is a +syslinux <emphasis>boot label</emphasis> +which adds the kernel parameters <literal>auto=true priority=critical</literal> +to the <literal>append</literal> command for the boot label. +</para> +</footnote> To illustrate this, here are some examples that can be used at the boot prompt: <informalexample><screen> @@ -488,10 +495,10 @@ for you. </para><para> -The <literal>auto</literal> boot label is not yet defined everywhere. +The <literal>auto</literal> boot label is not yet defined on all arches. The same effect may be achieved by simply adding the two parameters <literal>auto=true priority=critical</literal> to the kernel -command line. The <literal>auto</literal> parameter is an alias for +command line. The <literal>auto</literal> kernel parameter is an alias for <literal>auto-install/enable</literal> and setting it to <literal>true</literal> delays the locale and keyboard questions until after there has been a chance to |