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diff --git a/en/boot-installer/trouble.xml b/en/boot-installer/trouble.xml index 6539fbe00..b23cce53f 100644 --- a/en/boot-installer/trouble.xml +++ b/en/boot-installer/trouble.xml @@ -7,12 +7,12 @@ </para> <sect2 arch="not-s390" id="unreliable-cd"> - <title>CD-ROM Reliability</title> + <title>Reliability of optical media</title> <para> -Sometimes, especially with older CD-ROM drives, the installer may fail -to boot from a CD-ROM. The installer may also — even after booting -successfully from CD-ROM — fail to recognize the CD-ROM or return +Sometimes, especially with older drives, the installer may fail +to boot from an optical disc. The installer may also — even after booting +successfully from such disc — fail to recognize the disc or return errors while reading from it during the installation. </para><para> @@ -28,14 +28,14 @@ There are two very simple things that you should try first. <itemizedlist> <listitem><para> -If the CD-ROM does not boot, check that it was inserted correctly and that +If the disc does not boot, check that it was inserted correctly and that it is not dirty. </para></listitem> <listitem><para> -If the installer fails to recognize a CD-ROM, try just running the option -<menuchoice> <guimenuitem>Detect and mount CD-ROM</guimenuitem> </menuchoice> +If the installer fails to recognize the disc, try just running the option +<menuchoice> <guimenuitem>Detect and mount installation media</guimenuitem> </menuchoice> a second time. Some DMA related issues with very old CD-ROM drives are known to be resolved in this way. @@ -45,12 +45,11 @@ be resolved in this way. </para><para> If this does not work, then try the suggestions in the subsections below. -Most, but not all, suggestions discussed there are valid for both CD-ROM and -DVD, but we'll use the term CD-ROM for simplicity. +Most, but not all, suggestions discussed there are valid for CD-ROM and DVD. </para><para> -If you cannot get the installation working from CD-ROM, try one of the +If you cannot get the installation working from optical disc, try one of the other installation methods that are available. </para> @@ -90,13 +89,13 @@ access</quote> (DMA) is enabled for them. <title>How to investigate and maybe solve issues</title> <para> -If the CD-ROM fails to boot, try the suggestions listed below. +If the optical disc fails to boot, try the suggestions listed below. <itemizedlist> <listitem><para> -Check that your BIOS actually supports booting from CD-ROM (only an -issue for very old systems) and that CD booting is enabled in the +Check that your BIOS actually supports booting from optical disc (only an +issue for very old systems) and that booting from such media is enabled in the BIOS. </para></listitem> @@ -112,9 +111,9 @@ $ md5sum <replaceable>debian-testing-i386-netinst.iso</replaceable> a20391b12f7ff22ef705cee4059c6b92 <replaceable>debian-testing-i386-netinst.iso</replaceable> </screen></informalexample> -Next, check that the md5sum of the burned CD-ROM matches as well. The +Next, check that the md5sum of the burned disc matches as well. The following command should work. It uses the size of the image to read the -correct number of bytes from the CD-ROM. +correct number of bytes from the disc. <informalexample><screen> $ dd if=/dev/cdrom | \ @@ -131,10 +130,10 @@ a20391b12f7ff22ef705cee4059c6b92 - </para><para> -If, after the installer has been booted successfully, the CD-ROM is not +If, after the installer has been booted successfully, the disc is not detected, sometimes simply trying again may solve the problem. If you have -more than one CD-ROM drive, try changing the CD-ROM to the other drive. -If that does not work or if the CD-ROM is recognized but there are errors +more than one optical drive, try changing the disc to the other drive. +If that does not work or if the disc is recognized but there are errors when reading from it, try the suggestions listed below. Some basic knowledge of &arch-kernel; is required for this. To execute any of the commands, you should first switch to the second @@ -150,7 +149,7 @@ messages. After that, also check the output of <command>dmesg</command>. </para></listitem> <listitem><para> -Check in the output of <command>dmesg</command> if your CD-ROM drive was +Check in the output of <command>dmesg</command> if your optical drive was recognized. You should see something like (the lines do not necessarily have to be consecutive): @@ -162,7 +161,7 @@ sr0: scsi3-mmc drive: 24x/24x writer dvd-ram cd/rw xa/form2 cdda tray cdrom: Uniform CD-ROM driver Revision: 3.20 </screen></informalexample> -If you don't see something like that, chances are the controller your CD-ROM +If you don't see something like that, chances are the controller your drive is connected to was not recognized or may be not supported at all. If you know what driver is needed for the controller, you can try loading it manually using <command>modprobe</command>. @@ -170,7 +169,7 @@ using <command>modprobe</command>. </para></listitem> <listitem><para> -Check that there is a device node for your CD-ROM drive under +Check that there is a device node for your optical drive under <filename>/dev/</filename>. In the example above, this would be <filename>/dev/sr0</filename>. There should also be a <filename>/dev/cdrom</filename>. @@ -178,7 +177,7 @@ There should also be a <filename>/dev/cdrom</filename>. </para></listitem> <listitem><para> -Use the <command>mount</command> command to check if the CD-ROM is already +Use the <command>mount</command> command to check if the optical disc is already mounted; if not, try mounting it manually: <informalexample><screen> @@ -206,14 +205,14 @@ $ echo -n "using_dma:0" >settings </screen></informalexample> Make sure that you are in the directory for the device that corresponds -to your CD-ROM drive. +to your optical drive. </para></listitem> <listitem><para> If there are any problems during the installation, try checking the integrity -of the CD-ROM using the option near the bottom of the installer's main menu. -This option can also be used as a general test if the CD-ROM can be read +of the installation media using the option near the bottom of the installer's main menu. +This option can also be used as a general test if the disc can be read reliably. </para></listitem> @@ -511,7 +510,7 @@ installation reports, and file the report as a bug report against the <informalexample><screen> Package: installation-reports -Boot method: <How did you boot the installer? CD? USB stick? Network?> +Boot method: <How did you boot the installer? CD/DVD? USB stick? Network?> Image version: <Full URL to image you downloaded is best> Date: <Date and time of the install> @@ -525,19 +524,19 @@ Output of lspci -knn (or lspci -nn): Base System Installation Checklist: [O] = OK, [E] = Error (please elaborate below), [ ] = didn't try it -Initial boot: [ ] -Detect network card: [ ] -Configure network: [ ] -Detect CD: [ ] -Load installer modules: [ ] -Detect hard drives: [ ] -Partition hard drives: [ ] -Install base system: [ ] -Clock/timezone setup: [ ] -User/password setup: [ ] -Install tasks: [ ] -Install boot loader: [ ] -Overall install: [ ] +Initial boot: [ ] +Detect network card: [ ] +Configure network: [ ] +Detect installation medium: [ ] +Load installer modules: [ ] +Detect hard drives: [ ] +Partition hard drives: [ ] +Install base system: [ ] +Clock/timezone setup: [ ] +User/password setup: [ ] +Install tasks: [ ] +Install boot loader: [ ] +Overall install: [ ] Comments/Problems: |