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diff --git a/ca/appendix/files.xml b/ca/appendix/files.xml new file mode 100644 index 000000000..555a6395b --- /dev/null +++ b/ca/appendix/files.xml @@ -0,0 +1,298 @@ +<!-- retain these comments for translator revision tracking --> +<!-- original version: 28672 untranslated --> + + + <sect1 id="linuxdevices"><title>Linux Devices</title> +<para> + +In Linux you have various special files in +<filename>/dev</filename>. These files are called device files. In +the Unix world accessing hardware is different. There you have a +special file which actually runs a driver which in turn accesses the +hardware. The device file is an interface to the actual system +component. Files under <filename>/dev</filename> also behave +differently than ordinary files. Below are the most important device +files listed. + +</para><para> + +<informaltable><tgroup cols="2"><tbody> +<row> + <entry><filename>fd0</filename></entry> + <entry>First Floppy Drive</entry> +</row><row> + <entry><filename>fd1</filename></entry> + <entry>Second Floppy Drive</entry> +</row> +</tbody></tgroup></informaltable> + +<informaltable><tgroup cols="2"><tbody> +<row> + <entry><filename>hda</filename></entry> + <entry>IDE Hard disk / CD-ROM on the first IDE port (Master)</entry> +</row><row> + <entry><filename>hdb</filename></entry> + <entry>IDE Hard disk / CD-ROM on the first IDE port (Slave)</entry> +</row><row> + <entry><filename>hdc</filename></entry> + <entry>IDE Hard disk / CD-ROM on the second IDE port (Master)</entry> +</row><row> + <entry><filename>hdd</filename></entry> + <entry>IDE Hard disk / CD-ROM on the second IDE port (Slave)</entry> +</row><row> + <entry><filename>hda1</filename></entry> + <entry>First partition of the first IDE hard disk</entry> +</row><row> + <entry><filename>hdd15</filename></entry> + <entry>Fifteenth partition of the fourth IDE hard disk</entry> +</row> +</tbody></tgroup></informaltable> + +<informaltable><tgroup cols="2"><tbody> +<row> + <entry><filename>sda</filename></entry> + <entry>SCSI Hard disk with lowest SCSI ID (e.g. 0)</entry> +</row><row> + <entry><filename>sdb</filename></entry> + <entry>SCSI Hard disk with next higher SCSI ID (e.g. 1)</entry> +</row><row> + <entry><filename>sdc</filename></entry> + <entry>SCSI Hard disk with next higher SCSI ID (e.g. 2)</entry> +</row><row> + <entry><filename>sda1</filename></entry> + <entry>First partition of the first SCSI hard disk</entry> +</row><row> + <entry><filename>sdd10</filename></entry> + <entry>Tenth partition of the fourth SCSI hard disk</entry> +</row> +</tbody></tgroup></informaltable> + +<informaltable><tgroup cols="2"><tbody> +<row> + <entry><filename>sr0</filename></entry> + <entry>SCSI CD-ROM with the lowest SCSI ID</entry> +</row><row> + <entry><filename>sr1</filename></entry> + <entry>SCSI CD-ROM with the next higher SCSI ID</entry> +</row> +</tbody></tgroup></informaltable> + +<informaltable><tgroup cols="2"><tbody> +<row> + <entry><filename>ttyS0</filename></entry> + <entry>Serial port 0, COM1 under MS-DOS</entry> +</row><row> + <entry><filename>ttyS1</filename></entry> + <entry>Serial port 1, COM2 under MS-DOS</entry> +</row><row> + <entry><filename>psaux</filename></entry> + <entry>PS/2 mouse device</entry> +</row><row> + <entry><filename>gpmdata</filename></entry> + <entry>Pseudo device, repeater data from GPM (mouse) daemon</entry> +</row> +</tbody></tgroup></informaltable> + +<informaltable><tgroup cols="2"><tbody> +<row> + <entry><filename>cdrom</filename></entry> + <entry>Symbolic link to the CD-ROM drive</entry> +</row><row> + <entry><filename>mouse</filename></entry> + <entry>Symbolic link to the mouse device file</entry> +</row> +</tbody></tgroup></informaltable> + +<informaltable><tgroup cols="2"><tbody> +<row> + <entry><filename>null</filename></entry> + <entry>Everything pointed to this device will disappear</entry> +</row><row> + <entry><filename>zero</filename></entry> + <entry>One can endlessly read zeros out of this device</entry> +</row> +</tbody></tgroup></informaltable> + +</para> + + <sect2> +<title>Setting Up Your Mouse</title> + +<para> + +The mouse can be used in both the Linux console (with gpm) and the X window +environment. The two uses can be made compatible if the gpm repeater is used +to allow the signal to flow to the X server as shown: + +<informalexample><screen> +mouse => /dev/psaux => gpm => /dev/gpmdata -> /dev/mouse => X + /dev/ttyS0 (repeater) (symlink) + /dev/ttyS1 +</screen></informalexample> + +Set the repeater protocol to be raw (in <filename>/etc/gpm.conf</filename>) while +setting X to the original mouse protocol in <filename>/etc/X11/XF86Config</filename> +or <filename>/etc/X11/XF86Config-4</filename>. + +</para><para> + +This approach to use gpm even in X has advantages when the mouse is +unplugged inadvertently. Simply restarting gpm with + +<informalexample><screen> +# /etc/init.d/gpm restart +</screen></informalexample> + +will re-connect the mouse in software without restarting X. + +</para><para> + +If gpm is disabled or not installed with some reason, make sure to set X to +read directly from the mouse device such as /dev/psaux. For details, refer +to the 3-Button Mouse mini-Howto at +<filename>/usr/share/doc/HOWTO/en-txt/mini/3-Button-Mouse.gz</filename>, +<userinput>man gpm</userinput>, +<filename>/usr/share/doc/gpm/FAQ.gz</filename>, and +<ulink url="&url-xfree86;current/mouse.html">README.mouse</ulink>. + +</para><para arch="powerpc"> + +For PowerPC, in <filename>/etc/X11/XF86Config</filename> or +<filename>/etc/X11/XF86Config-4</filename>, set the mouse device to +<userinput>"/dev/input/mice"</userinput>. + +</para><para arch="powerpc"> + +Modern kernels give you the capability to emulate a three-button mouse +when your mouse only has one button. Just add the following lines to +<filename>/etc/sysctl.conf</filename> file. + +<informalexample><screen> +# 3-button mouse emulation +# turn on emulation +/dev/mac_hid/mouse_button_emulation = 1 +# Send middle mouse button signal with the F11 key +/dev/mac_hid/mouse_button2_keycode = 87 +# Send right mouse button signal with the F12 key +/dev/mac_hid/mouse_button3_keycode = 88 +# For different keys, use showkey to tell you what the code is. +</screen></informalexample> + +</para> + </sect2> + </sect1> + + <sect1 id="tasksel-size-list"> + <title>Disk Space Needed for Tasks</title> + +<!-- Note for d-i and manual maintainers + Sizes of tasks should be determined by running "tasksel new" on a system + that been fully installed without selecting any tasks. By selecting a + task together with the "manual selection" option, aptitude will be started + and show the sizes for the task. After deselecting the packages to be + installed, quit aptitude and repeat for other tasks. + Space requirements need to be determined from tasksel as tasksel will not + install recommended packages while selecting a task from aptitude will. +--> + +<para> + +The base installation for i386 using the default 2.4 kernel, +including all standard packages, requires 573MB of disk space. + +</para><para> + +The following table lists sizes reported by aptitude for the tasks listed +in tasksel. Note that some tasks have overlapping constituents, so the +total installed size for two tasks together may be less than the total +obtained by adding up the numbers. + +</para><para> + +Note that you will need to add the sizes listed in the table to the size +of the base installation when determining the size of partitions. +Most of the size listed as <quote>Installed size</quote> will end up in +<filename>/usr</filename>; the size listed as <quote>Download size</quote> +is (temporarily) required in <filename>/var</filename>. + +</para><para> + +<informaltable><tgroup cols="4"> +<thead> +<row> + <entry>Task</entry> + <entry>Installed size (MB)</entry> + <entry>Download size (MB)</entry> + <entry>Space needed to install (MB)</entry> +</row> +</thead> + +<tbody> +<row> + <entry>Desktop</entry> + <entry>1392</entry> + <entry>460</entry> + <entry>1852</entry> +</row> + +<row> + <entry>Web server</entry> + <entry>36</entry> + <entry>12</entry> + <entry>48</entry> +</row> + +<row> + <entry>Print server</entry> + <entry>168</entry> + <entry>58</entry> + <entry>226</entry> +</row> + +<row> + <entry>DNS server</entry> + <entry>2</entry> + <entry>1</entry> + <entry>3</entry> +</row> + +<row> + <entry>File server</entry> + <entry>47</entry> + <entry>24</entry> + <entry>71</entry> +</row> + +<row> + <entry>Mail server</entry> + <entry>10</entry> + <entry>3</entry> + <entry>13</entry> +</row> + +<row> + <entry>SQL database</entry> + <entry>66</entry> + <entry>21</entry> + <entry>87</entry> +</row> + +</tbody> +</tgroup></informaltable> + +<note><para> + +The <emphasis>Desktop</emphasis> task will install both the Gnome and KDE +desktop environments. + +</para></note> + +</para><para> + +If you install in a language other than English, <command>tasksel</command> +may automatically install a <firstterm>localization task</firstterm>, if one +is available for your language. Space requirements differ per language; +you should allow up to 200MB in total for download and installation. + +</para> + </sect1> |