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2009-03-30Apparently you can pass extra boot parameters to OpenBoot at the end ofColin Watson
the 'boot' command. Document this as it has been known to cause some confusion.
2009-02-27hmm, let's use the text I attached to the bug reportColin Watson
2009-02-27Document noshell boot parameter.Colin Watson
2008-11-17Minor typo fixJavier Fernandez-Sanguino Peña
2008-10-15Additional correctionFrans Pop
2008-10-15- Mention that pressing ESC in syslinux returns to the menu;Frans Pop
thanks to Holger Wansing for the suggestion - Correct reference to cdrom device file; thanks to Justin B. Rye
2008-10-06Correct various typos spotted by Justin B. RyeFrans Pop
2008-10-03Some laptops show a blank display with the vga16 framebuffer, but work ↵Frans Pop
correctly with the VESA framebuffer
2008-10-03* Update of supported subarches/flavors for powerpc.Frans Pop
* hardware-supported: - suppress m68k from arches table, unless building for m68k - show which subarches are supported by arm/armel - various minor updates and improvements
2008-07-02Apply patch from Frank Lichtenheld to improve netboot instructions for PowerPC.Frans Pop
The update to install-tftp.xml has been modified slightly and no longer mentions the '-l' option for in.tftpd.
2008-06-17Request output of lspci -knn in installation reports.Frans Pop
2008-05-20Remove everything about DECstation since these machines are no longerMartin Michlmayr
supported.
2008-05-10Minor improvementFrans Pop
2008-05-10Also mention serial BIOS for cases where graphical menu may not workFrans Pop
2008-05-10x86: update description of the boot screen for the new syslinux vesamenu.Frans Pop
2008-05-07Document finish-install/keep-consoles boot parameter and preseeding.Frans Pop
2008-04-19Document new boot parameters to define mouse protocol and device (port)Frans Pop
for the graphical installer.
2008-03-06Review of new section on booting from WindowsFrans Pop
* Revised the text; thanks to Holger Wansing for his comments and patch * Changed whitespacing in line with rest of document * Moved the section up a bit * Added a changelog entry
2008-02-26minor fix at boot-win32 sectionOtavio Salvador
2008-02-25Document win32-loader.Robert Millan
2007-11-01Add comma; spotted by Holger WansingFrans Pop
2007-11-01Fix invalid tag spotted by Holger WansingFrans Pop
2007-11-01Fix typo spotted by Holger WansingFrans Pop
2007-10-31* Warn against installing Debian while another OS is hibernated.Frans Pop
2007-10-21It does not look like we'll be updating the installation guide for Etch, so ↵Frans Pop
remove all the release conditions
2007-07-26* Support for sparc32 has been discontinued for Lenny. This also means thatFrans Pop
booting from floppy is no longer supported for sparc.
2007-07-17Minor textual improventFrans Pop
2007-07-06Document new boot parameter 'dmraid' (acticate Serial ATA RAID support)Frans Pop
2007-06-05* Document new boot parameter "lowmem".Frans Pop
2007-04-21* Suggest 'nousb' instead of debian-installer/probe/usb as USB modules areFrans Pop
now loaded automatically.
2007-02-26Link to where Penguin can be found. The manual previously said it could beWouter Verhelst
found in the archive, but that hasn't been true for ages. Also provide (minimal) instructions on how to unpack Penguin if one doesn't have StuffIt Expander (should be a rare case anyway)
2007-02-18Document installs over PPPoE; based on a text proposed by Eddy PetrisorFrans Pop
2007-02-16Minor correctionFrans Pop
2007-02-16* Document debian-installer/allow_unauthenticated.Joey Hess
2007-02-11Review of interactive preseed changesFrans Pop
2007-02-10Document limitations of preseed/interactive.Robert Millan
2007-02-02Fix referenceFrans Pop
2007-02-02Add tagFrans Pop
2007-02-02Change auto-install/enabled to auto-install/enable, including translations; ↵Frans Pop
this was changed for consistency with rescue
2007-02-02Document preseed/interactive parameterFrans Pop
2007-01-28Missed change to installation-reportsFrans Pop
2007-01-22Update comment.Frans Pop
2007-01-07Last set minor errors spotted by Christian, just in time for the hard freezeFrans Pop
2007-01-07Some more minor errors spotted by ChristianFrans Pop
2007-01-06Update boot instructions for PReP machines based on a patch from Ulrich ↵Frans Pop
Teichert (#405705)
2007-01-06Fix double section IDFrans Pop
2007-01-06Document new option to blacklist kernel modulesFrans Pop
2007-01-04Fix some typos spotted by Davide VitiFrans Pop
2007-01-03document the CD boot options for alpha (VGA console vs. serial console)Steve Langasek
2007-01-03Document the graphical installer, including the main known issuesFrans Pop