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Diffstat (limited to 'en/using-d-i')
-rw-r--r-- | en/using-d-i/components.xml | 14 | ||||
-rw-r--r-- | en/using-d-i/modules/autopartkit.xml | 2 | ||||
-rw-r--r-- | en/using-d-i/modules/hppa/palo-installer.xml | 20 | ||||
-rw-r--r-- | en/using-d-i/modules/ia64/elilo-installer.xml | 135 | ||||
-rw-r--r-- | en/using-d-i/modules/mipsel/colo-installer.xml | 2 | ||||
-rw-r--r-- | en/using-d-i/modules/partconf.xml | 2 | ||||
-rw-r--r-- | en/using-d-i/modules/partitioner.xml | 3 | ||||
-rw-r--r-- | en/using-d-i/modules/partman.xml | 16 | ||||
-rw-r--r-- | en/using-d-i/modules/powerpc/quik-installer.xml | 15 | ||||
-rw-r--r-- | en/using-d-i/modules/powerpc/yaboot-installer.xml | 17 | ||||
-rw-r--r-- | en/using-d-i/modules/sparc/silo-installer.xml | 25 | ||||
-rw-r--r-- | en/using-d-i/modules/x86/lilo-installer.xml | 67 | ||||
-rw-r--r-- | en/using-d-i/using-d-i.xml | 29 |
13 files changed, 10 insertions, 337 deletions
diff --git a/en/using-d-i/components.xml b/en/using-d-i/components.xml index 702185e97..f2a627cae 100644 --- a/en/using-d-i/components.xml +++ b/en/using-d-i/components.xml @@ -94,9 +94,6 @@ like RAID, LVM or encrypted devices. &module-s390-dasd.xml; &module-partman.xml; -&module-autopartkit.xml; -&module-partitioner.xml; -&module-partconf.xml; &module-partman-md.xml; &module-partman-lvm.xml; &module-partman-crypto.xml; @@ -139,22 +136,13 @@ network connection. If you are installing a diskless workstation, obviously, booting off the local disk isn't a meaningful option, and this step will be -skipped. <phrase arch="sparc">You may wish to set OpenBoot to boot -from the network by default; see <xref -linkend="boot-dev-select-sun"/>.</phrase> +skipped. </para> &module-os-prober.xml; -&module-hppa-palo-installer.xml; &module-x86-grub-installer.xml; -&module-ia64-elilo-installer.xml; -&module-mipsel-colo-installer.xml; -&module-powerpc-yaboot-installer.xml; -&module-powerpc-quik-installer.xml; &module-powerpc-grub-installer.xml; -&module-s390-zipl-installer.xml; -&module-sparc-silo-installer.xml; &module-arm-flash-kernel-installer.xml; &module-nobootloader.xml; </sect2> diff --git a/en/using-d-i/modules/autopartkit.xml b/en/using-d-i/modules/autopartkit.xml deleted file mode 100644 index 67c575a36..000000000 --- a/en/using-d-i/modules/autopartkit.xml +++ /dev/null @@ -1,2 +0,0 @@ -<!-- retain these comments for translator revision tracking --> -<!-- $Id$ --> diff --git a/en/using-d-i/modules/hppa/palo-installer.xml b/en/using-d-i/modules/hppa/palo-installer.xml deleted file mode 100644 index eb5398812..000000000 --- a/en/using-d-i/modules/hppa/palo-installer.xml +++ /dev/null @@ -1,20 +0,0 @@ -<!-- retain these comments for translator revision tracking --> -<!-- $Id$ --> - - <sect3 arch="hppa"> - <title><command>palo</command>-installer</title> -<para> - -The bootloader on PA-RISC is <quote>palo</quote>. -<command>PALO</command> is similar in configuration and usage to -<command>LILO</command>, with a few exceptions. First of all, -<command>PALO</command> allows you to boot any kernel image on your -boot partition. This is because <command>PALO</command> can actually -read Linux partitions. - -</para><para condition="FIXME"> - -hppa FIXME ( need more info ) - -</para> - </sect3> diff --git a/en/using-d-i/modules/ia64/elilo-installer.xml b/en/using-d-i/modules/ia64/elilo-installer.xml deleted file mode 100644 index ff117d5c1..000000000 --- a/en/using-d-i/modules/ia64/elilo-installer.xml +++ /dev/null @@ -1,135 +0,0 @@ -<!-- retain these comments for translator revision tracking --> -<!-- $Id$ --> - - <sect3 arch="ia64"> - <title>Install the <command>ELILO</command> Boot Loader - on a Hard Disk</title> -<para> - -The &architecture; boot loader is called <quote>elilo</quote>. -It is modeled on the <quote>lilo</quote> boot loader for the -x86 architecture and uses a similar configuration file. -However, instead of writing an MBR or partition boot record to -the disk, it copies the necessary files to a separate FAT formatted -disk partition and modifies the <guimenuitem>EFI Boot Manager</guimenuitem> -menu in the firmware to point to the files in the EFI partition. -The <command>elilo</command> boot loader is really in two parts. -The <filename>/usr/sbin/elilo</filename> command manages the partition and -copies files into it. -The <filename>elilo.efi</filename> program is copied into the EFI -partition and then run by the <quote>EFI Boot Manager</quote> to -do the actual work of loading and starting the Linux kernel. - -</para><para> - -The <quote>elilo</quote> configuration and installation is done as the -last step of installing the packages of the base installation. -&d-i; will present you with a list of potential disk partitions that it -has found suitable for an EFI partition. -Select the partition you set up earlier in the installation, typically -a partition on the same disk that contains your -<emphasis>root</emphasis> filesystem. - -</para> - - <warning><title>Choose the correct partition!</title> - -<para> - -The criterion for selecting a partition is that it must be a FAT format -filesystem with its <emphasis>boot</emphasis> flag set. -&d-i; may show multiple choices depending on what it finds from scanning -all of the disks of the system including EFI partitions of other system -disks and EFI diagnostic partitions. -Remember, <command>elilo</command> may format the partition during -the installation, erasing any previous contents! - -</para></warning> - - </sect3> - - <sect3 arch="ia64"> - <title>EFI Partition Contents</title> - -<para> - -The EFI partition is a FAT filesystem format partition on one of the -hard disks of the system, usually the same disk that contains the -<emphasis>root</emphasis> filesystem. -It is normally not mounted on a running system as it is only needed -by the <quote>EFI Boot Manager</quote> to load the system and the -installer part of the <command>elilo</command> writes to the filesystem -directly. -The <command>/usr/sbin/elilo</command> utility writes the following files -into the <filename>efi/debian</filename> directory of the EFI -partition during the installation. -Note that the <quote>EFI Boot Manager</quote> would find these files -using the path <filename>fs<replaceable>n</replaceable>:\efi\debian</filename>. -There may be other files in this filesystem as well over time as -the system is updated or re-configured. - -</para> - -<variablelist> - -<varlistentry> -<term><filename>elilo.conf</filename></term> -<listitem><para> - -This is the configuration file read by the boot loader when it starts. -It is a copy of the <filename>/etc/elilo.conf</filename> with -the filenames re-written to refer to files in the EFI partition. - -</para></listitem></varlistentry> - -<varlistentry> -<term><filename>elilo.efi</filename></term> -<listitem><para> - -This is the boot loader program that the <quote>EFI Boot Manager</quote> -runs to boot the system. -It is the program behind the <guimenuitem>&debian; GNU/Linux</guimenuitem> -menu item of the <quote>EFI Boot Manager</quote> command menu. - -</para></listitem></varlistentry> - -<varlistentry> -<term><filename>initrd.img</filename></term> -<listitem><para> - -This is the initial root filesystem used to boot the kernel. -It is a copy of the file referenced in the -<filename>/etc/elilo.conf</filename>. -In a standard &debian; installation it would be the file in -<filename>/boot</filename> pointed to by the symbolic link -<filename>/initrd.img</filename>. - -</para></listitem></varlistentry> - -<varlistentry> -<term><filename>readme.txt</filename></term> -<listitem><para> - -This is a small text file warning you that the contents of the -directory are managed by the <command>elilo</command> and that -any local changes would be lost at the next time -<filename>/usr/sbin/elilo</filename> is run. - -</para></listitem></varlistentry> - -<varlistentry> -<term><filename>vmlinuz</filename></term> -<listitem><para> - -This is the compressed kernel itself. -It is a copy of the file referenced in the -<filename>/etc/elilo.conf</filename>. -In a standard &debian; installation it would be the file in -<filename>/boot</filename> pointed to by the symbolic link -<filename>/vmlinuz</filename>. - -</para></listitem></varlistentry> - -</variablelist> - - </sect3> diff --git a/en/using-d-i/modules/mipsel/colo-installer.xml b/en/using-d-i/modules/mipsel/colo-installer.xml deleted file mode 100644 index 67c575a36..000000000 --- a/en/using-d-i/modules/mipsel/colo-installer.xml +++ /dev/null @@ -1,2 +0,0 @@ -<!-- retain these comments for translator revision tracking --> -<!-- $Id$ --> diff --git a/en/using-d-i/modules/partconf.xml b/en/using-d-i/modules/partconf.xml deleted file mode 100644 index 67c575a36..000000000 --- a/en/using-d-i/modules/partconf.xml +++ /dev/null @@ -1,2 +0,0 @@ -<!-- retain these comments for translator revision tracking --> -<!-- $Id$ --> diff --git a/en/using-d-i/modules/partitioner.xml b/en/using-d-i/modules/partitioner.xml deleted file mode 100644 index 53394db87..000000000 --- a/en/using-d-i/modules/partitioner.xml +++ /dev/null @@ -1,3 +0,0 @@ -<!-- retain these comments for translator revision tracking --> -<!-- $Id$ --> - diff --git a/en/using-d-i/modules/partman.xml b/en/using-d-i/modules/partman.xml index e880d4800..bb56e017f 100644 --- a/en/using-d-i/modules/partman.xml +++ b/en/using-d-i/modules/partman.xml @@ -7,21 +7,7 @@ If you are uncomfortable with partitioning, or just want to know more details, see <xref linkend="partitioning"/>. </para> -<warning arch="sparc"><para> -<!-- BTS: #384653 --> -If a hard disk has previously used under Solaris, the partitioner may not -detect the size of the drive correctly. Creating a new partition table -does not fix this issue. What does help, is to <quote>zero</quote> the -first few sectors of the drive: - -<informalexample><screen> -# dd if=/dev/zero of=/dev/sd<replaceable>X</replaceable> bs=512 count=2; sync -</screen></informalexample> - -Note that this will make any existing data on that disk inaccessible. - -</para></warning> <para> First you will be given the opportunity to automatically partition @@ -162,7 +148,7 @@ The following file systems are supported. <listitem><para> <emphasis>FAT16</emphasis>, <emphasis>FAT32</emphasis> </para></listitem> - <listitem arch="x86;ia64"><para> + <listitem arch="x86"><para> <emphasis>NTFS</emphasis> (read-only) </para><para> Existing NTFS partitions can be resized and it is possible to assign diff --git a/en/using-d-i/modules/powerpc/quik-installer.xml b/en/using-d-i/modules/powerpc/quik-installer.xml deleted file mode 100644 index 07ba1e66b..000000000 --- a/en/using-d-i/modules/powerpc/quik-installer.xml +++ /dev/null @@ -1,15 +0,0 @@ -<!-- retain these comments for translator revision tracking --> -<!-- $Id$ --> - - <sect3 arch="powerpc"> - <title>Install <command>Quik</command> on a Hard Disk</title> -<para> - -The boot loader for OldWorld Power Macintosh machines is -<command>quik</command>. You can also use it on CHRP. The installer -will attempt to set up <command>quik</command> automatically. The -setup has been known to work on 7200, 7300, and 7600 Powermacs, and on -some Power Computing clones. - -</para> - </sect3> diff --git a/en/using-d-i/modules/powerpc/yaboot-installer.xml b/en/using-d-i/modules/powerpc/yaboot-installer.xml deleted file mode 100644 index 29383ae5d..000000000 --- a/en/using-d-i/modules/powerpc/yaboot-installer.xml +++ /dev/null @@ -1,17 +0,0 @@ -<!-- retain these comments for translator revision tracking --> -<!-- $Id$ --> - - <sect3 arch="powerpc"> - <title>Install <command>Yaboot</command> on a Hard Disk</title> -<para> - -Newer (mid 1998 and on) PowerMacs use <command>yaboot</command> as -their boot loader. The installer will set up <command>yaboot</command> -automatically, so all you need is a small 820k partition named -<quote>bootstrap</quote> with type -<emphasis>Apple_Bootstrap</emphasis> created back in the partitioning -component. If this step completes successfully then your disk should -now be bootable and OpenFirmware will be set to boot &debian-gnu;. - -</para> - </sect3> diff --git a/en/using-d-i/modules/sparc/silo-installer.xml b/en/using-d-i/modules/sparc/silo-installer.xml deleted file mode 100644 index fe6d0f607..000000000 --- a/en/using-d-i/modules/sparc/silo-installer.xml +++ /dev/null @@ -1,25 +0,0 @@ -<!-- retain these comments for translator revision tracking --> -<!-- $Id$ --> - - <sect3 arch="sparc"> - <title>Install the <command>SILO</command> Boot Loader - on a Hard Disk</title> -<para> - -The standard &architecture; boot loader is called <quote>silo</quote>. -It is documented in -<filename>/usr/share/doc/silo/</filename>. <command>SILO</command> is -similar in configuration and usage to <command>LILO</command>, with -a few exceptions. First of all, <command>SILO</command> allows you to -boot any kernel image on your drive, even if it is not listed in -<filename>/etc/silo.conf</filename>. This is because -<command>SILO</command> can actually read Linux partitions. Also, -<filename>/etc/silo.conf</filename> is read at boot time, so there is -no need to rerun <command>silo</command> after installing a new kernel -like you would with <command>LILO</command>. <command>SILO</command> -can also read UFS partitions, which means it can boot SunOS/Solaris -partitions as well. This is useful if you want to install GNU/Linux -alongside an existing SunOS/Solaris install. - -</para> - </sect3> diff --git a/en/using-d-i/modules/x86/lilo-installer.xml b/en/using-d-i/modules/x86/lilo-installer.xml deleted file mode 100644 index cc22d1e0f..000000000 --- a/en/using-d-i/modules/x86/lilo-installer.xml +++ /dev/null @@ -1,67 +0,0 @@ -<!-- retain these comments for translator revision tracking --> -<!-- $Id$ --> - - <sect3 arch="x86"> - <title>Install the <command>LILO</command> Boot Loader - on a Hard Disk</title> -<para> - -The second &architecture; boot loader is called <quote>LILO</quote>. -It is an old complex program which offers lots of functionality, -including DOS, Windows, and OS/2 boot management. Please carefully -read the instructions in the directory -<filename>/usr/share/doc/lilo/</filename> if you have special needs; -also see the <ulink url="&url-lilo-howto;">LILO mini-HOWTO</ulink>. - -</para> -<note><para> - -Currently the LILO installation will only create menu entries for other -operating systems if these can be <firstterm>chainloaded</firstterm>. -This means you may have to manually add a menu entry for operating -systems like GNU/Linux and GNU/Hurd after the installation. - -</para></note> -<para> - -&d-i; offers you three choices on where to install the -<command>LILO</command> boot loader: - -<variablelist> -<varlistentry> -<term>Master Boot Record (MBR)</term><listitem><para> - -This way the <command>LILO</command> will take complete control of the -boot process. - -</para></listitem></varlistentry> -<varlistentry> -<term>new &debian; partition</term><listitem><para> - -Choose this if you want to use another boot -manager. <command>LILO</command> will install itself at the beginning -of the new &debian; partition and it will serve as a secondary boot -loader. - -</para></listitem></varlistentry> -<varlistentry> -<term>Other choice</term><listitem><para> - -Useful for advanced users who want to install <command>LILO</command> -somewhere else. In this case you will be asked for desired -location. You can use traditional device names such as -<filename>/dev/sda</filename>. - -</para></listitem></varlistentry> -</variablelist> - -</para><para> - -If you can no longer boot into Windows 9x (or DOS) after this step, -you'll need to use a Windows 9x (MS-DOS) boot disk and use the -<userinput>fdisk /mbr</userinput> command to reinstall the MS-DOS -master boot record — however, this means that you'll need to use -some other way to get back into &debian;! - -</para> - </sect3> diff --git a/en/using-d-i/using-d-i.xml b/en/using-d-i/using-d-i.xml index a8da81983..e4f3cc59a 100644 --- a/en/using-d-i/using-d-i.xml +++ b/en/using-d-i/using-d-i.xml @@ -22,7 +22,10 @@ used by default unless you select an <quote>Graphical install</quote> option in the boot menu. For more information about booting the graphical installer, please refer to <xref linkend="graphical"/>. -</para><para arch="powerpc"> +</para> + +<!-- +<para arch="powerpc"> For this architecture the &d-i; supports two different user interfaces: a text-based one and a graphical one. The text-based interface is @@ -30,7 +33,10 @@ used by default unless you select an <quote>Graphical install</quote> option in the boot menu. For more information about booting the graphical installer, please refer to <xref linkend="graphical"/>. -</para><para condition="not-gtk"> +</para> +--> + +<para condition="not-gtk"> For this architecture the installer uses a text-based user interface. A graphical user interface is currently not available. @@ -335,25 +341,6 @@ in &debian;. </varlistentry> <varlistentry> -<term>partitioner</term><listitem><para> - -Allows the user to partition disks attached to the system. A -partitioning program appropriate to your computer's architecture -is chosen. - -</para></listitem> -</varlistentry> -<varlistentry> - -<term>partconf</term><listitem><para> - -Displays a list of partitions, and creates file systems on -the selected partitions according to user instructions. - -</para></listitem> -</varlistentry> -<varlistentry> - <term>partman-lvm</term><listitem><para> Helps the user with the configuration of the |