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diff --git a/en/boot-installer/parameters.xml b/en/boot-installer/parameters.xml
index 1da6efc13..2b886ffbe 100644
--- a/en/boot-installer/parameters.xml
+++ b/en/boot-installer/parameters.xml
@@ -150,9 +150,11 @@ installer. The current possible parameter settings are:
The default frontend is <userinput>DEBIAN_FRONTEND=newt</userinput>.
<userinput>DEBIAN_FRONTEND=text</userinput> may be preferable for
-serial console installs. Generally, only the
-<userinput>newt</userinput> frontend is available on default install
-media. On architectures that support it, the graphical installer uses
+serial console installs. Some specialized types of install media may
+only offer a limited selection of frontends, but the
+<userinput>newt</userinput> and <userinput>text</userinput> frontends
+are available on most default install media.
+On architectures that support it, the graphical installer uses
the <userinput>gtk</userinput> frontend.
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