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diff --git a/it/using-d-i/modules/nobootloader.xml b/it/using-d-i/modules/nobootloader.xml new file mode 100644 index 000000000..439792b35 --- /dev/null +++ b/it/using-d-i/modules/nobootloader.xml @@ -0,0 +1,28 @@ +<!-- retain these comments for translator revision tracking --> +<!-- original version: 25513 untranslated --> + + <sect3 id="nobootloader"> + <title>Continue Without Boot Loader</title> + +<para> + +This option can be used to complete the installation even when no boot +loader is to be installed, either because the arch/subarch doesn't +provide one, or because none is desired (e.g. you will use existing +boot loader). <phrase arch="m68k">This option is especially useful for +Macintosh, Atari, and Amiga systems, where the original operating system +must be maintained on the box and used to boot GNU/Linux.</phrase> + +</para><para> + +If you plan to manually configure your bootloader, you should check the +name of the installed kernel in <filename>/target/boot</filename>. +You should also check that directory for the presence of an +<firstterm>initrd</firstterm>; if one is present, you will probably have +to instruct your bootloader to use it. Other information you will need +are the disk and partition you selected for your <filename>/</filename> +filesystem and, if you chose to install <filename>/boot</filename> on a +separate partition, also your <filename>/boot</filename> filesystem. + +</para> + </sect3> |