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+<appendix id="installation-howto">
+<title>Installation Howto</title>
+
+<para>
+
+This document describes how to install &debian; &releasename; for
+the &arch-title; (<quote>&architecture;</quote>) with the
+new &d-i;. It is a quick walkthrough of the installation process
+which should contain all the information you will need for most installs.
+When more information can be useful, we will link to more detailed
+explanations in the <link linkend="debian_installation_guide">&debian;
+Installation Guide</link>.
+
+</para>
+
+ <sect1 id="howto-preliminaries">
+ <title>Preliminaries</title>
+<para>
+
+<phrase condition="unofficial-build">
+The debian-installer is still in a beta state.
+</phrase>
+If you encounter bugs during your install, please refer to
+<xref linkend="submit-bug" /> for instructions
+on how to report them. If you have questions which cannot be
+answered by this document, please direct them to the debian-boot
+mailing list (&email-debian-boot-list;) or ask on IRC (#debian-boot
+on the freenode network).
+
+</para>
+ </sect1>
+
+ <sect1 id="howto-getting-images">
+ <title>Booting the installer</title>
+<para>
+
+<phrase condition="unofficial-build">
+For some quick links to CD images, check out the <ulink url="&url-d-i;">
+&d-i; home page</ulink>.
+</phrase>
+The debian-cd team provides builds of CD images using &d-i; on the
+<ulink url="&url-debian-cd;">Debian CD page</ulink>.
+For more information on where to get CDs, see <xref linkend="official-cdrom" />.
+
+</para><para>
+
+Some installation methods require other images than CD images.
+<phrase condition="unofficial-build">
+The <ulink url="&url-d-i;">&d-i; home page</ulink> has links to
+other images.
+</phrase>
+<xref linkend="where-files" /> explains how to find images on Debian
+mirrors.
+
+</para><para>
+
+The subsections below will give the details about which images you should
+get for each possible means of installation.
+
+</para>
+
+  <sect2 id="howto-getting-images-cdrom">
+  <title>CDROM</title>
+
+<para>
+
+There are two different netinst CD images which can be used to install
+&releasename; with the &d-i;. These images are intended to boot from CD
+and install additional packages over a network, hence the name 'netinst'.
+The difference between the two images is that on the full netinst image
+the base packages are included, whereas you have to download these from
+the web if you are using the business card image. If you'd rather, you can
+get a full size CD image which will not need the network to install. You
+only need the first CD of the set.
+
+</para><para>
+
+Download whichever type you prefer and burn it to a CD.
+<phrase arch="i386">To boot the CD, you may need to change your BIOS
+configuration, as explained in <xref linkend="bios-setup" />.</phrase>
+<phrase arch="powerpc">
+To boot a PowerMac from CD, press the <keycap>c</keycap> key while booting. See
+<xref linkend="boot-cd" /> for other ways to boot from CD.
+</phrase>
+
+</para>
+  </sect2>
+
+  <sect2 condition="supports-floppy-boot" id="howto-getting-images-floppy">
+  <title>Floppy</title>
+<para>
+
+If you can't boot from CD, you can download floppy images to install
+Debian. You need the <filename>floppy/boot.img</filename>, the
+<filename>floppy/root.img</filename> and possibly one of the driver disks.
+
+</para><para>
+
+The boot floppy is the one with <filename>boot.img</filename> on it.
+This floppy, when booted, will prompt you to insert a second floppy &mdash;
+use the one with <filename>root.img</filename> on it.
+
+</para><para>
+
+If you're planning to install over the network, you will usually need
+the <filename>floppy/net-drivers.img</filename>, which contains additional
+drivers for many ethernet cards, and support for PCMCIA.
+
+</para><para>
+
+If you have a CD, but cannot boot from it, then boot from floppies and use
+<filename>floppy/cd-drivers.img</filename> on a driver disk to complete the
+install using the CD.
+
+</para><para>
+
+Floppy disks are one of the least reliable media around, so be prepared for
+lots of bad disks (see <xref linkend="unreliable-floppies" />). Each
+<filename>.img</filename> file you downloaded goes on a single floppy;
+you can use the dd command to write it to /dev/fd0 or some other means
+(see <xref linkend="create-floppy" /> for details).
+Since you'll have more than one floppy, it's a good idea to label them.
+
+</para>
+  </sect2>
+
+  <sect2 condition="bootable-usb" id="howto-getting-images-usb">
+  <title>USB memory stick</title>
+<para>
+
+It's also possible to install from removable USB storage devices. For
+example a USB keychain can make a handy Debian install medium that you
+can take with you anywhere.
+
+</para><para>
+
+The easiest way to prepare your USB memory stick is to download
+<filename>hd-media/boot.img.gz</filename>, and use gunzip to extract the 128 MB
+image from that file. Write this image directly to your memory stick, which
+must be at least 128 mb in size. Of course this will destroy anything already
+on the memory stick. Then mount the memory stick, which will now have a FAT
+filesystem on it. Next, download a Debian netinst CD image, and copy that file
+to the memory stick; any filename is ok as long as it ends in
+<literal>.iso</literal>.
+
+</para><para>
+
+There are other, more flexible ways to set up a memory stick to use the
+debian-installer, and it's possible to get it to work with smaller memory
+sticks. For details, see <xref linkend="boot-usb-files" />.
+
+</para><para arch="i386">
+
+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" />.
+
+</para><para arch="powerpc">
+
+Booting Macintosh systems from USB storage devices involves manual use
+of Open Firmware. For directions, see <xref linkend="usb-boot" />.
+
+</para>
+  </sect2>
+
+  <sect2 id="howto-getting-images-netboot">
+  <title>Booting from network</title>
+<para>
+
+It's also possible to boot &d-i; completely from the net. The
+various methods to netboot depend on your architecture and netboot setup.
+The files in <filename>netboot/</filename> can be used to netboot &d-i;.
+
+</para><para arch="i386">
+
+The easiest thing to set up is probably PXE netbooting. Untar the
+file <filename>netboot/pxeboot.tar.gz</filename> into
+<filename>/var/lib/tftpboot</filename> or
+wherever is appropriate for your tftp server. Set up your DHCP server to pass
+filename <filename>/pxelinux.0</filename> to clients, and with luck
+everything will just work.
+For detailed instructions, see <xref linkend="install-tftp" />.
+
+</para>
+  </sect2>
+
+  <sect2 id="howto-getting-images-hard-disk">
+  <title>Booting from hard disk</title>
+<para>
+
+It's possible to boot the installer using no removable media, but just an
+existing hard disk, which can have a different OS on it. Download
+<filename>hd-media/initrd.gz</filename>, <filename>hd-media/vmlinuz</filename>,
+and a Debian CD image to the top-level directory of the hard disk. Make sure
+that the CD image has a filename ending in <literal>.iso</literal>. Now
+it's just a matter of booting linux with the initrd.
+<phrase arch="i386">
+<xref linkend="boot-initrd" /> explains one way to do it.
+</phrase>
+
+</para>
+  </sect2>
+ </sect1>
+
+ <sect1 id="howto-installation">
+<title>Installation</title>
+<para>
+
+Once the installer starts, you will be greeted with an initial screen. Press
+&enterkey; to boot, or read the instructions for other boot
+methods and parameters (see <xref linkend="boot-parms" />).
+<phrase arch="i386">
+<phrase condition="sarge">
+If you want a 2.6 kernel, type <userinput>linux26</userinput> at the
+<prompt>boot:</prompt> prompt.
+</phrase>
+<phrase condition="etch">
+If you want a 2.4 kernel, type <userinput>install24</userinput> at the
+<prompt>boot:</prompt> prompt.
+</phrase>
+<footnote><para>
+
+<phrase condition="sarge">
+The 2.6 kernel is available for most boot methods, but not when booting from
+a floppy.
+</phrase>
+<phrase condition="etch">
+The 2.6 kernel is the default for most boot methods, but is not available
+when booting from a floppy.
+</phrase>
+
+</para></footnote>
+</phrase>
+
+</para><para>
+
+After a while you will be asked to select your language. Use the arrow keys
+to pick a language and press &enterkey; to continue. Next you'll be asked to
+select your country, with the choices including countries where your
+language is spoken. If it's not on the short list, a list of all the
+countries in the world is available.
+
+</para><para>
+
+You may be asked to confirm your keyboard layout. Choose the default unless
+you know better.
+
+</para><para>
+
+Now sit back while debian-installer detects some of your hardware, and
+loads the rest of itself from CD, floppy, USB, etc.
+
+</para><para>
+
+Next the installer will try to detect your network hardware and set up
+networking by DHCP. If you are not on a network or do not have DHCP, you
+will be given the opportunity to configure the network manually.
+
+</para><para>
+
+Now it is time to partition your disks. First you will be given the
+opportunity to automatically partition either an entire drive, or free
+space on a drive. This is recommended for new users or anyone in a hurry,
+but if you do not want to autopartition, choose manual from the menu.
+
+</para><para arch="i386">
+
+If you have an existing DOS or Windows partition that you want to preserve,
+be very careful with automatic partitioning. If you choose manual partitioning,
+you can use the installer to resize existing FAT or NTFS partitions to create
+room for the Debian install: simply select the partition and specify its new size.
+
+</para><para>
+
+On the next screen you will see your partition table, how the partitions
+will be formatted, and where they will be mounted. Select a partition to
+modify or delete it. If you did automatic partitioning, you should just be
+able to choose <guimenuitem>Finished partitioning</guimenuitem> from the
+menu to use what it set up. Remember to assign at least one partition for
+swap space and to mount a partition on <filename>/</filename>.
+<xref linkend="partitioning" /> has more information about partitioning.
+
+</para><para>
+
+Now &d-i; formats your partitions and starts to install the base system,
+which can take a while. That is followed by installing a kernel.
+
+</para><para>
+
+The last step is to install a boot loader. If the installer detects
+other operating systems on your computer, it will add them to the boot menu
+and let you know.
+<phrase arch="i386">By default GRUB will be installed to the master boot
+record of the first harddrive, which is generally a good choice. You'll be
+given the opportunity to override that choice and install it elsewhere.
+</phrase>
+
+</para><para>
+
+&d-i; will now tell you that the installation has
+finished. Remove the cdrom or other boot media and hit &enterkey;
+to reboot your machine. It should boot up into the next stage of the install
+process, which is explained in <xref linkend="boot-new" />.
+
+</para><para>
+
+If you need more information on the install process, see
+<xref linkend="d-i-intro" />.
+
+</para>
+ </sect1>
+
+ <sect1 id="howto-installation-report">
+ <title>Send us an installation report</title>
+<para>
+
+If you successfully managed an installation with &d-i;,
+please take time to provide us with a report. There is a template
+named <filename>install-report.template</filename> in the
+<filename>/root</filename> directory of a freshly
+installed system. Please fill it out and file it as a bug against the
+package <classname>installation-reports</classname>, as explained in
+<xref linkend="submit-bug" />.
+
+</para><para>
+
+If you did not reach base-config or ran into other trouble, you
+probably found a bug in debian-installer. To improve the installer it
+is necessary that we know about them, so please take the time to
+report them. You can use an installation report to report problems;
+if the install completely fails, see <xref linkend="problem-report" />.
+
+</para>
+ </sect1>
+
+ <sect1 id="howto-installation-finally">
+ <title>And finally..</title>
+<para>
+
+We hope that your Debian installation is pleasant and that you find Debian
+useful. You might want to read <xref linkend="post-install" />.
+
+</para>
+ </sect1>
+</appendix>