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-rw-r--r--nl/boot-installer/parameters.xml14
-rw-r--r--nl/boot-installer/trouble.xml29
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diff --git a/nl/boot-installer/parameters.xml b/nl/boot-installer/parameters.xml
index b83ddca2c..caf304e2b 100644
--- a/nl/boot-installer/parameters.xml
+++ b/nl/boot-installer/parameters.xml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
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-<!-- original version: 42302 untranslated -->
+<!-- original version: 42367 untranslated -->
<sect1 id="boot-parms"><title>Boot Parameters</title>
<para>
@@ -321,6 +321,18 @@ Short form: <userinput>file</userinput>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
+<term>auto-install/enabled</term>
+<listitem><para>
+
+Delay questions that are normally asked before preseeding is possible until
+after the network is configured. Short form: <userinput>auto=true</userinput>
+See <xref linkend="preseed-auto"/> for details about using this to
+automate installs.
+
+</para></listitem>
+</varlistentry>
+
+<varlistentry>
<term>cdrom-detect/eject</term>
<listitem><para>
diff --git a/nl/boot-installer/trouble.xml b/nl/boot-installer/trouble.xml
index 26e3dba09..d5cf3b1cc 100644
--- a/nl/boot-installer/trouble.xml
+++ b/nl/boot-installer/trouble.xml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
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-<!-- original version: 42301 untranslated -->
+<!-- original version: 42461 untranslated -->
<sect1 id="boot-troubleshooting">
<title>Troubleshooting the Installation Process</title>
@@ -23,6 +23,33 @@ deal with them. The rest is up to you.
</para><para>
+There are two very simple things that you should try first.
+
+<itemizedlist>
+<listitem><para>
+
+If the CD-ROM does not boot, check that it was inserted correctly and that
+it is not dirty.
+
+</para></listitem>
+<listitem><para>
+
+If the installer fails to recognize a CD-ROM, try just running the option
+<guimenu> <guimenuitem>Detect and mount CD-ROM</guimenuitem></guimenu> a
+second time. Some DMA related isses with older CD-ROM drives are known to
+be resolved in this way.
+
+</para></listitem>
+</itemizedlist>
+
+</para><para>
+
+If this does not work, then try the suggestions in the subsections below.
+Most, but not all, suggestions discussed there are valid for both CD-ROM and
+DVD, but we'll use the term CD-ROM for simplicity.
+
+</para><para>
+
If you cannot get the installation working from CD-ROM, try one of the
other installation methods that are available.