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-rw-r--r-- | debian/changelog | 5 | ||||
-rw-r--r-- | en/appendix/preseed.xml | 31 | ||||
-rw-r--r-- | en/boot-installer/i386.xml | 9 | ||||
-rw-r--r-- | en/boot-installer/parameters.xml | 6 | ||||
-rw-r--r-- | en/howto/installation-howto.xml | 5 |
5 files changed, 29 insertions, 27 deletions
diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog index f57cf8b62..a954149d5 100644 --- a/debian/changelog +++ b/debian/changelog @@ -72,6 +72,11 @@ installation-guide (20060427) unstable; urgency=low [ Joey Hess ] * Document new passwd/root-login setting. + * Booting a USB stick via a boot floppy is not supported by current + installer images. + * Update preseeding docs to use task names, not short descriptions, since + that will work now and is more convenient for preseeding. + * Document the kde-desktop and gnome-desktop subtasks. [ Frans Pop ] * Enable Catalan, Italian and Swedish translations for release. diff --git a/en/appendix/preseed.xml b/en/appendix/preseed.xml index a3aae0784..df97955f6 100644 --- a/en/appendix/preseed.xml +++ b/en/appendix/preseed.xml @@ -909,31 +909,37 @@ Available tasks as of this writing include: <itemizedlist> <listitem><para> - <userinput>Standard system</userinput> + <userinput>standard</userinput> </para></listitem> <listitem><para> - <userinput>Desktop environment</userinput> + <userinput>desktop</userinput> </para></listitem> <listitem><para> - <userinput>Web server</userinput> + <userinput>gnome-desktop</userinput> </para></listitem> <listitem><para> - <userinput>Print server</userinput> + <userinput>kde-desktop</userinput> </para></listitem> <listitem><para> - <userinput>DNS server</userinput> + <userinput>web-server</userinput> </para></listitem> <listitem><para> - <userinput>File server</userinput> + <userinput>print-server</userinput> </para></listitem> <listitem><para> - <userinput>Mail server</userinput> + <userinput>dns-server</userinput> </para></listitem> <listitem><para> - <userinput>SQL database</userinput> + <userinput>file-server</userinput> </para></listitem> <listitem><para> - <userinput>Laptop</userinput> + <userinput>mail-server</userinput> +</para></listitem> +<listitem><para> + <userinput>sql-database</userinput> +</para></listitem> +<listitem><para> + <userinput>laptop</userinput> </para></listitem> </itemizedlist> @@ -941,13 +947,14 @@ Available tasks as of this writing include: You can also choose to install no tasks, and force the installation of a set of packages in some other way. We recommend always including the -<userinput>Standard system</userinput> task. +<userinput>standard</userinput> task. </para> <informalexample role="example"><screen> -tasksel tasksel/first multiselect Standard system, Desktop environment -#tasksel tasksel/first multiselect Standard system, Web server +tasksel tasksel/first multiselect standard, desktop +#tasksel tasksel/first multiselect standard, web-server +#tasksel tasksel/first multiselect standard, kde-desktop # Some versions of the installer can report back on what software you have # installed, and what software you use. The default is not to report back, diff --git a/en/boot-installer/i386.xml b/en/boot-installer/i386.xml index a9b01492b..fe94b6c27 100644 --- a/en/boot-installer/i386.xml +++ b/en/boot-installer/i386.xml @@ -203,15 +203,6 @@ computer. The system should boot up, and you should be presented with the <prompt>boot:</prompt> prompt. Here you can enter optional boot arguments, or just hit &enterkey;. -</para><para condition="supports-floppy-boot"> - -In case your computer doesn't support booting from USB memory devices, -you can still use a single floppy to do the initial boot and then -switch to USB. Boot your system as described in <xref linkend="floppy-boot"/>; -the kernel on the boot floppy should detect your USB stick automatically. -When it asks for the root floppy, simply press &enterkey;. You should see -&d-i; starting. - </para> </sect2> diff --git a/en/boot-installer/parameters.xml b/en/boot-installer/parameters.xml index a2c2e7e58..5c5a35a73 100644 --- a/en/boot-installer/parameters.xml +++ b/en/boot-installer/parameters.xml @@ -200,9 +200,9 @@ Debian installer from. For example, </para><para> -The boot floppy, which normally scans all floppies and USB storage -devices it can to find the root floppy, can be overridden by this -parameter to only look at the one device. +The boot floppy, which normally scans all floppies it can to find the +root floppy, can be overridden by this parameter to only look at the +one device. </para></listitem> </varlistentry> diff --git a/en/howto/installation-howto.xml b/en/howto/installation-howto.xml index 62cf57877..b821d07f1 100644 --- a/en/howto/installation-howto.xml +++ b/en/howto/installation-howto.xml @@ -156,9 +156,8 @@ sticks. For details, see <xref linkend="boot-usb-files" />. Some BIOSes can boot USB storage directly, and some cannot. You may need to configure your BIOS to boot from a <quote>removable drive</quote> or even a -<quote>USB-ZIP</quote> to get it to boot from the USB device. If it -doesn't, you can boot from one floppy and use the USB stick for the rest of -the install. For helpful hints and details, see <xref linkend="usb-boot" />. +<quote>USB-ZIP</quote> to get it to boot from the USB device. For helpful +hints and details, see <xref linkend="usb-boot" />. </para><para arch="powerpc"> |