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Diffstat (limited to 'fi/install-methods')
| -rw-r--r-- | fi/install-methods/automatic-install.xml | 69 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | fi/install-methods/usb-setup/i386.xml | 6 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | fi/install-methods/usb-setup/powerpc.xml | 5 |
3 files changed, 5 insertions, 75 deletions
diff --git a/fi/install-methods/automatic-install.xml b/fi/install-methods/automatic-install.xml index 48c4970f0..9410b23fe 100644 --- a/fi/install-methods/automatic-install.xml +++ b/fi/install-methods/automatic-install.xml @@ -1,5 +1,5 @@ <!-- retain these comments for translator revision tracking --> -<!-- original version: 32424 untranslated --> +<!-- original version: 33725 untranslated --> <sect1 id="automatic-install"> <title>Automatic Installation</title> @@ -24,76 +24,11 @@ files. A preconfiguration file can be loaded from the network or from removable media, and used to fill in answers to questions asked during the installation process. -</para><para condition="etch"> +</para><para> Full documentation on preseeding including a working example that you can edit is in <xref linkend="appendix-preseed"/>. -</para><para condition="sarge"> - -Although most dialogs used by &d-i; can be preseeded using this method, -there are some notable exceptions. You can (re)partition an entire disk -or use available free space on a disk; it is not possible to use existing -partitions. You currently cannot use preseeding to set up RAID and LVM. -Also, with the exception of network driver modules, it is not possible -to preconfigure kernel module parameters. - -</para><para condition="sarge"> - -The preconfiguration file is in the format used by the -debconf-set-selections command. A well documented and working example -that you can edit is in <xref linkend="example-preseed"/>. - -</para><para condition="sarge"> - -Alternatively, one way to get a complete file listing -all the values that can be preseeded is to do a manual install, -and then use <filename>debconf-get-selections</filename>, -from the <classname>debconf-utils</classname> package, -to dump both the debconf database and the cdebconf -database in /var/log/debian-installer/cdebconf to a single file: - -<informalexample><screen> -$ debconf-get-selections --installer > <replaceable>file</replaceable> -$ debconf-get-selections >> <replaceable>file</replaceable> -</screen></informalexample> - -However, a file generated in this manner will have some items that should -not be preseeded, and the file in <xref linkend="example-preseed"/> is a -better starting place for most users. - -</para><para condition="sarge"> - -Once you have a preconfiguration file, you can edit it if necessary, and -place it on a web server, or copy it onto the installer's boot media. Wherever -you place the file, you need to pass a parameter to the installer at boot -time to tell it to use the file. - -</para><para condition="sarge"> - -To make the installer use a preconfiguration file downloaded from the -network, add preseed/url=http://url/to/preseed.cfg to the kernel boot -parameters. Of course the preconfiguration will not take effect until the -installer manages to set up the network to download the file, so this is -most useful if the installer can set up the network via DHCP without asking -any questions. You may want to set the installation priority to critical to -avoid any questions while the network is being configured. See -<xref linkend="installer-args"/>. - -</para><para condition="sarge"> - -To place a preconfiguration file on a CD, you would need to remaster the -ISO image to include your preconfiguration file. See the manual page for -mkisofs for details. Alternatively, put the preseed file on a floppy, and -use preseed/file=/floppy/preseed.cfg - -</para><para arch="i386" condition="sarge"> - -If you'll be booting from a USB memory stick, then you can simply copy your -preconfiguration file onto the memory stick's filesystem, and edit the -syslinux.cfg file to add preseed/file=/hd-media/preseed.cfg to the kernel boot -parameters. - </para> </sect2> </sect1> diff --git a/fi/install-methods/usb-setup/i386.xml b/fi/install-methods/usb-setup/i386.xml index 9355ee888..220f69dae 100644 --- a/fi/install-methods/usb-setup/i386.xml +++ b/fi/install-methods/usb-setup/i386.xml @@ -1,5 +1,5 @@ <!-- retain these comments for translator revision tracking --> -<!-- original version: 32141 untranslated --> +<!-- original version: 33725 untranslated --> <sect3 arch="i386"> <title>USB stick partitioning on &arch-title;</title> @@ -92,10 +92,6 @@ append initrd=initrd.gz ramdisk_size=12000 root=/dev/ram rw Please note that the <userinput>ramdisk_size</userinput> parameter may need to be increased, depending on the image you are booting. -<phrase condition="sarge"> -If the boot fails, you can try adding <userinput>devfs=mount,dall</userinput> -to the <quote>append</quote> line. -</phrase> </para> </sect3> diff --git a/fi/install-methods/usb-setup/powerpc.xml b/fi/install-methods/usb-setup/powerpc.xml index 36c572fa4..fc64d7eb6 100644 --- a/fi/install-methods/usb-setup/powerpc.xml +++ b/fi/install-methods/usb-setup/powerpc.xml @@ -1,5 +1,5 @@ <!-- retain these comments for translator revision tracking --> -<!-- original version: 27345 untranslated --> +<!-- original version: 33725 untranslated --> <sect3 arch="powerpc"> <title>USB stick partitioning on &arch-title;</title> @@ -99,8 +99,7 @@ message=/boot.msg image=/vmlinux label=install initrd=/initrd.gz - initrd-size=10000<phrase condition="sarge"> - append="devfs=mount,dall --"</phrase> + initrd-size=10000 read-only </screen></informalexample> |