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diff --git a/en/appendix/preseed.xml b/en/appendix/preseed.xml index d728c0265..bd9edda82 100644 --- a/en/appendix/preseed.xml +++ b/en/appendix/preseed.xml @@ -397,15 +397,20 @@ 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. <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: +arbitrarily complex customized automatic installs. + +</para><para> + +This is enabled by using the <literal>Automated install</literal> boot choice, +also called <literal>auto</literal> for some architectures or boot methods. In +this section, <literal>auto</literal> is thus not a parameter, it means +selecting that boot choice, and appending the following boot parameters on +the boot prompt. <phrase arch="x86">See <xref linkend="boot-screen"/> for +information on how to add a boot parameter.</phrase> + +</para><para> + +To illustrate this, here are some examples that can be used at the boot prompt: <informalexample><screen> auto url=autoserver @@ -495,7 +500,7 @@ for you. </para><para> -The <literal>auto</literal> boot label is not yet defined on all arches. +The <literal>auto</literal> boot choice 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> kernel parameter is an alias for |