From 3adc31626659f915b9ae9959c08fba7ef0c80a95 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Frans Pop Date: Fri, 28 Apr 2006 19:18:18 +0000 Subject: * chroot-install: - add /etc/hosts to be created for network configuration - make kernel/linux-image variable * Document -- command line option for passing parameters to boot loader configuration --- debian/changelog | 7 ++++++- en/appendix/chroot-install.xml | 9 +++++---- en/appendix/preseed.xml | 8 ++++++++ 3 files changed, 19 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-) diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog index a954149d5..d3756ee93 100644 --- a/debian/changelog +++ b/debian/changelog @@ -8,8 +8,13 @@ installation-guide (2006xxxx) UNRELEASED; urgency=low [ Frans Pop ] * Various corrections suggested by Clytie Siddall. + * chroot-install: + - add /etc/hosts to be created for network configuration (closes: #364517) + - make kernel/linux-image variable (closes: #345482) + * Document -- command line option for passing parameters to boot loader + configuration (closes: #309889). - -- Frans Pop Thu, 27 Apr 2006 11:31:52 +0200 + -- Frans Pop Thu, 27 Apr 2006 22:24:08 +0200 installation-guide (20060427) unstable; urgency=low diff --git a/en/appendix/chroot-install.xml b/en/appendix/chroot-install.xml index 110fd0272..aa15b8dc4 100644 --- a/en/appendix/chroot-install.xml +++ b/en/appendix/chroot-install.xml @@ -284,8 +284,9 @@ configured for the next reboot. To configure networking, edit /etc/network/interfaces, -/etc/resolv.conf, and -/etc/hostname. +/etc/resolv.conf, +/etc/hostname and +/etc/hosts. # editor /etc/network/interfaces @@ -380,13 +381,13 @@ If you intend to boot this system, you probably want a Linux kernel and a boot loader. Identify available pre-packaged kernels with -# apt-cache search kernel-image +# apt-cache search kernellinux-image Then install your choice using its package name. -# apt-get install kernel-image-2.X.X-arch-etc +# apt-get install kernellinux-image-&kernelversion;-arch-etc diff --git a/en/appendix/preseed.xml b/en/appendix/preseed.xml index df97955f6..a7518d65f 100644 --- a/en/appendix/preseed.xml +++ b/en/appendix/preseed.xml @@ -380,6 +380,14 @@ can still be fully automated, since you can pass preseed values to the kernel on the command line. Just pass path/to/var=value for any of the preseed variables listed in the examples. + + +A –– in the boot options has special meaning. +Kernel parameters that appear after it will be copied into the installed +bootloader configuration (if supported by the installer for the +bootloader). Note that the –– may already be +present in the default boot parameters. + -- cgit debian/1.2.3+git2.25.1-1-2-gaceb0