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diff --git a/nl/preparing/nondeb-part/x86.xml b/nl/preparing/nondeb-part/x86.xml index dfeeaf431..c31bc203c 100644 --- a/nl/preparing/nondeb-part/x86.xml +++ b/nl/preparing/nondeb-part/x86.xml @@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ If you are manipulating existing FAT or NTFS partitions, it is recommended that you either use the scheme below or native Windows or DOS tools. Otherwise, it is not really necessary to partition from DOS -or Windows; the Debian partitioning tools will generally do a better +or Windows; the &debian; partitioning tools will generally do a better job. </para><para> @@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ job. But if you have a large IDE disk, and are not using LBA addressing, overlay drivers (sometimes provided by hard disk manufacturers), or a new (post 1998) BIOS that supports large disk access extensions, then -you must locate your Debian boot partition carefully. In this case, +you must locate your &debian; boot partition carefully. In this case, you will have to put the boot partition into the first 1024 cylinders of your hard disk (usually around 524 megabytes, without BIOS translation). This may require that you move an existing FAT or NTFS @@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ partition. One of the most common installations is onto a system that already contains DOS (including Windows 3.1), Win32 (such as Windows 95, 98, Me, -NT, 2000, XP), or OS/2, and it is desired to put Debian onto the same disk +NT, 2000, XP), or OS/2, and it is desired to put &debian; onto the same disk without destroying the previous system. Note that the installer supports resizing of FAT and NTFS filesystems as used by DOS and Windows. Simply start the installer and when you get to the partitioning step, select the @@ -45,8 +45,8 @@ So in most cases you should not need to use the method described below. Before going any further, you should have decided how you will be dividing up the disk. The method in this section will only split a partition into two pieces. One will contain the original OS and the -other will be used for Debian. During the installation of Debian, you -will be given the opportunity to use the Debian portion of the disk as you +other will be used for &debian;. During the installation of &debian;, you +will be given the opportunity to use the &debian; portion of the disk as you see fit, i.e., as swap or as a file system. </para><para> @@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ amount of space you can take from the partition. </para><para> The first thing needed is a copy of <command>fips</command> which is -available in the <filename>tools/</filename> directory on your nearest Debian +available in the <filename>tools/</filename> directory on your nearest &debian; mirror. Unzip the archive and copy the files <filename>RESTORRB.EXE</filename>, <filename>FIPS.EXE</filename> and <filename>ERRORS.TXT</filename> to a bootable floppy. A bootable floppy can @@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ case <command>fips</command> doesn't do the trick for you. <para> If you are partitioning for DOS drives, or changing the size of DOS -partitions, using Debian tools, many people experience problems working +partitions, using &debian; tools, many people experience problems working with the resulting FAT partitions. For instance, some have reported slow performance, consistent problems with <command>scandisk</command>, or other weird errors in DOS or Windows. @@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ other weird errors in DOS or Windows. Apparently, whenever you create or resize a partition for DOS use, it's a good idea to fill the first few sectors with zeros. You should do this prior to running DOS's <command>format</command> command by executing -the following command from Debian: +the following command from &debian;: <informalexample><screen> # dd if=/dev/zero of=/dev/hdXX bs=512 count=4 |