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-rw-r--r--nl/appendix/graphical.xml10
-rw-r--r--nl/appendix/preseed.xml33
-rw-r--r--nl/boot-installer/parameters.xml18
3 files changed, 47 insertions, 14 deletions
diff --git a/nl/appendix/graphical.xml b/nl/appendix/graphical.xml
index 8dcc46dd6..a6d704ad9 100644
--- a/nl/appendix/graphical.xml
+++ b/nl/appendix/graphical.xml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
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+<!-- original version: 48015 untranslated -->
<sect1 condition="gtk" id="graphical">
<title>The Graphical Installer</title>
@@ -37,7 +37,9 @@ image<footnote id="gtk-miniiso">
<para>
The mini ISO image can be downloaded from a Debian mirror as described
-in <xref linkend="downloading-files"/>. Look for <quote>gtk-miniiso</quote>.
+in <xref linkend="downloading-files"/>. Look for
+<phrase condition="etch"><filename>gtk-miniiso</filename></phrase>
+<phrase condition="lenny"><filename>netboot/gtk/mini.iso</filename></phrase>.
</para>
</footnote>, which is mainly useful for testing; in this case the image is
@@ -51,7 +53,9 @@ image is available<footnote id="gtk-miniiso">
<para>
The mini ISO image can be downloaded from a Debian mirror as described
-in <xref linkend="downloading-files"/>. Look for <quote>gtk-miniiso</quote>.
+in <xref linkend="downloading-files"/>. Look for
+<phrase condition="etch"><filename>gtk-miniiso</filename></phrase>
+<phrase condition="lenny"><filename>netboot/gtk/mini.iso</filename></phrase>.
</para>
</footnote>. It should work on almost all PowerPC systems that have
diff --git a/nl/appendix/preseed.xml b/nl/appendix/preseed.xml
index 27d1e5749..9469bdcca 100644
--- a/nl/appendix/preseed.xml
+++ b/nl/appendix/preseed.xml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
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+<!-- original version: 48487 untranslated -->
<!--
Be careful with the format of this file as it is parsed to generate
@@ -330,12 +330,18 @@ during the configuration of the relevant package.
</para><para>
+Normally, preseeding a question in this way will mean that the question will
+not be asked. To set a specific default value for a question, but still have
+the question asked, use <quote>?=</quote> instead of <quote>=</quote> as
+operator. See also <xref linkend="preseed-seenflag"/>.
+
+</para><para>
+
Note that some variables that are frequently set at the boot prompt
have a shorter alias. If an alias is available, it is used in the
-examples in this appendix instead of the full variable. In
-particular, the <literal>preseed/url</literal> variable has been
-aliased as <literal>url</literal> and has some extra magic to allow
-shortened urls to be used. Another example is the <literal>tasks</literal>
+examples in this appendix instead of the full variable. The
+<literal>preseed/url</literal> variable for example has been aliased as
+<literal>url</literal>. Another example is the <literal>tasks</literal>
alias, which translates to <literal>tasksel:tasksel/first</literal>.
</para><para>
@@ -1071,6 +1077,12 @@ MD5 hash allows for brute force attacks.
#d-i passwd/user-password-again password insecure
# or encrypted using an MD5 hash.
#d-i passwd/user-password-crypted password [MD5 hash]
+# Create the first user with the specified UID instead of the default.
+#d-i passwd/user-uid string 1010<phrase condition="lenny">
+
+# The user account will be added to some standard initial groups. To
+# override that, use this.
+#d-i passwd/user-default-groups string audio cdrom video</phrase>
</screen></informalexample>
<para>
@@ -1105,7 +1117,11 @@ installation. The only questions asked concern the installation of the kernel.
<informalexample role="example"><screen>
# Select the initramfs generator used to generate the initrd for 2.6 kernels.
-#d-i base-installer/kernel/linux/initramfs-generators string yaird
+#d-i base-installer/kernel/linux/initramfs-generators string yaird<phrase condition="lenny">
+
+# The kernel image (meta) package to be installed; "none" can be used if no
+# kernel is to be installed.
+#d-i base-installer/kernel/image linux-image-2.6-486</phrase>
</screen></informalexample>
</sect2>
@@ -1378,10 +1394,11 @@ 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><para>
+
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
<quote>internal</quote> parameters.
@@ -1418,7 +1435,7 @@ settings for certain configurations in other files.
# More flexibly, this runs a shell command and if it outputs the names of
# preconfiguration files, includes those files.
#d-i preseed/include_command \
-# string echo if [ "`hostname`" = bob ]; then echo bob.cfg; fi
+# string if [ "`hostname`" = bob ]; then echo bob.cfg; fi
# Most flexibly of all, this downloads a program and runs it. The program
# can use commands such as debconf-set to manipulate the debconf database.
diff --git a/nl/boot-installer/parameters.xml b/nl/boot-installer/parameters.xml
index 7bb456d62..40d7d04b8 100644
--- a/nl/boot-installer/parameters.xml
+++ b/nl/boot-installer/parameters.xml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
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+<!-- original version: 48421 untranslated -->
<sect1 id="boot-parms"><title>Boot Parameters</title>
<para>
@@ -297,6 +297,18 @@ this misbehavior.
</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
+<varlistentry condition="lenny">
+<term>disk-detect/dmraid/enable (dmraid)</term>
+<listitem><para>
+
+Set to <userinput>true</userinput> to enable support for Serial ATA RAID
+(also called ATA RAID, BIOS RAID or fake RAID) disks in the installer.
+Note that this support is currently experimental. Additional information
+can be found on the <ulink url="&url-d-i-wiki;">Debian Installer Wiki</ulink>.
+
+</para></listitem>
+</varlistentry>
+
<varlistentry>
<term>preseed/url (url)</term>
<listitem><para>
@@ -401,8 +413,8 @@ left-handed operation by setting this parameter to <userinput>true</userinput>.
<listitem><para>
For the gtk frontend (graphical installer), hardware acceleration in directfb
-is disabled by default. To enable it, set this parameter to
-<userinput>true</userinput> when booting the installer.
+is disabled by default. Set this parameter to <userinput>true</userinput> to
+enable it.
</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>