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diff --git a/en/hardware/installation-media.xml b/en/hardware/installation-media.xml index 0f9418a41..742a09e09 100644 --- a/en/hardware/installation-media.xml +++ b/en/hardware/installation-media.xml @@ -16,19 +16,13 @@ you reach that section. <sect2 arch="not-s390"><title>CD-ROM/DVD-ROM/BD-ROM</title> -<note><para> - -Whenever you see <quote>CD-ROM</quote> in this manual, it applies to -all of CD-ROMs, DVD-ROMs and BD-ROMs, because all these technologies -are really the same from the operating system's point of view. - -</para></note><para> +<para> -CD-ROM based installation is supported for most architectures. +Installation from optical disc is supported for most architectures. </para><para arch="x86"> -On PCs SATA, IDE/ATAPI, USB and SCSI CD-ROMs are supported, as are +On PCs SATA, IDE/ATAPI, USB and SCSI optical drives are supported, as are FireWire devices that are supported by the ohci1394 and sbp2 drivers. </para> @@ -50,7 +44,7 @@ IDE/ATAPI CD-ROMs are supported on all ARM machines. USB flash disks a.k.a. USB memory sticks have become a commonly used and cheap storage device. Most modern computer systems also allow booting the &d-i; from such a stick. Many modern computer systems, in -particular netbooks and thin laptops, do not have a CD/DVD-ROM drive +particular netbooks and thin laptops, do not have an optical drive anymore at all and booting from USB media is the standard way of installing a new operating system on them. |