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diff --git a/nl/boot-installer/parameters.xml b/nl/boot-installer/parameters.xml index caf304e2b..8d9e43cd6 100644 --- a/nl/boot-installer/parameters.xml +++ b/nl/boot-installer/parameters.xml @@ -1,5 +1,5 @@ <!-- retain these comments for translator revision tracking --> -<!-- original version: 42367 untranslated --> +<!-- original version: 42982 untranslated --> <sect1 id="boot-parms"><title>Boot Parameters</title> <para> @@ -126,23 +126,16 @@ installer. The current possible parameter settings are: </listitem><listitem> <para><userinput>DEBIAN_FRONTEND=newt</userinput></para> </listitem><listitem> -<para><userinput>DEBIAN_FRONTEND=slang</userinput></para> -</listitem><listitem> -<para><userinput>DEBIAN_FRONTEND=ncurses</userinput></para> -</listitem><listitem> -<para><userinput>DEBIAN_FRONTEND=bogl</userinput></para> -</listitem><listitem> <para><userinput>DEBIAN_FRONTEND=gtk</userinput></para> -</listitem><listitem> -<para><userinput>DEBIAN_FRONTEND=corba</userinput></para> </listitem> </itemizedlist> -The default front end is <userinput>DEBIAN_FRONTEND=newt</userinput>. +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, so this is not very useful right now. +media. On architectures which support it, the graphical installer uses +the <userinput>gtk</userinput> frontend. </para></listitem> </varlistentry> @@ -304,7 +297,7 @@ this misbehavior. Specify the url to a preconfiguration file to download and use in automating the install. See <xref linkend="automatic-install"/>. -Short form: <userinput>url</userinput> +Short form: <userinput>url</userinput>. </para></listitem> </varlistentry> @@ -315,7 +308,7 @@ Short form: <userinput>url</userinput> Specify the path to a preconfiguration file to load to automating the install. See <xref linkend="automatic-install"/>. -Short form: <userinput>file</userinput> +Short form: <userinput>file</userinput>. </para></listitem> </varlistentry> @@ -362,7 +355,17 @@ If you are using a 2.2.x kernel, you may need to set &ramdisksize;. </para></listitem> </varlistentry> -<varlistentry> +<varlistentry condition="g-i"> +<term>mouse/left</term> +<listitem><para> + +For the gtk frontend (graphical installer), users can switch the mouse to +left-handed operation by setting this parameter to <userinput>true</userinput>. + +</para></listitem> +</varlistentry> + +<varlistentry condition="g-i"> <term>directfb/hw-accel</term> <listitem><para> @@ -384,6 +387,97 @@ performing a normal installation. See <xref linkend="rescue"/>. </varlistentry> </variablelist> + + <sect3 id="preseed-args"> + <title>Using boot parameters to answer questions</title> +<para> + +With some exceptions, a value can be set at the boot prompt for any question +asked during the installation, though this is only really useful in specific +cases. General instructions how to do this can be found in +<xref linkend="preseed-bootparms"/>. Some specific examples are listed below. + +</para> + +<variablelist> + +<varlistentry> +<term>debian-installer/locale</term> +<listitem><para> + +Can be used to set both the language and country for the installation. +This will only work if the locale is supported in Debian. +Short form: <userinput>locale</userinput>. +For example, use <userinput>locale=de_CH</userinput> to select German as +language and Switserland as country. + +</para></listitem> +</varlistentry> + +<varlistentry> +<term>netcfg/disable_dhcp</term> +<listitem><para> + +Set to <userinput>true</userinput> if you want to disable DHCP and instead +force static network configuration. + +</para></listitem> +</varlistentry> + +<varlistentry> +<term>tasksel:tasksel/first</term> +<listitem><para> + +Can be used to select tasks that are not available from the interactive task +list, such as the <literal>kde-desktop</literal> task. +See <xref linkend="pkgsel"/> for additional information. +Short form: <userinput>tasks</userinput>. + +</para></listitem> +</varlistentry> + +</variablelist> + + </sect3> + + <sect3 id="module-parms"><title>Passing parameters to kernel modules</title> +<para> + +If drivers are compiled into the kernel, you can pass parameters to them +as described in the kernel documentation. However, if drivers are compiled +as modules and because kernel modules are loaded a bit differently during +an installation than when booting an installed system, it is not possible +to pass parameters to modules as you would normally do. Instead, you need +to use a special syntax recognized by the installer which will then make +sure that the parameters are saved in the proper configuration files and +will thus be used when the modules are actually loaded. The parameters +will also be propagated automatically to the configuration for the installed +system. + +</para><para> + +Note that it is now quite rare that parameters need to be passed to modules. +In most cases the kernel will be able to probe the hardware present in a +system and set good defaults that way. However, in some situations it may +still be needed to set parameters manually. + +</para><para> + +The syntax to use to set parameters for modules is: + +<informalexample><screen> +<replaceable>module_name</replaceable>.<replaceable>parameter_name</replaceable>=<replaceable>value</replaceable> +</screen></informalexample> + +If you need to pass multiple parameters to the same or different modules, +just repeat this. For example, to set an old 3Com network interface card +to use the BNC (coax) connector and IRQ 10, you would pass: + +<informalexample><screen> +3c509.xcvr=3 3c509.irq=10 +</screen></informalexample> + +</para> + </sect3> </sect2> </sect1> - |