From 1ea73eea5ecc6a8ed901316049259aee737ee554 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Joey Hess Date: Fri, 7 Oct 2005 19:51:38 +0000 Subject: move manual to top-level directory, split out of debian-installer package --- da/howto/installation-howto.xml | 325 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 325 insertions(+) create mode 100644 da/howto/installation-howto.xml (limited to 'da/howto') diff --git a/da/howto/installation-howto.xml b/da/howto/installation-howto.xml new file mode 100644 index 000000000..41c2c648f --- /dev/null +++ b/da/howto/installation-howto.xml @@ -0,0 +1,325 @@ + + + + +Installation Howto + + + +This document describes how to install &debian; &releasename; for +the &arch-title; (&architecture;) with the +new &d-i;. It is a quick walkthrough of the installation process +which should contain all the information you will need for most installs. +When more information can be useful, we will link to more detailed +explanations in the &debian; +Installation Guide. + + + + + Preliminaries + + + +The debian-installer is still in a beta state. + +If you encounter bugs during your install, please refer to + for instructions +on how to report them. If you have questions which cannot be +answered by this document, please direct them to the debian-boot +mailing list (&email-debian-boot-list;) or ask on irc (#debian-boot +on the freenode network). + + + + + + Booting the installer + + + +For some quick links to CD images, check out the +&d-i; home page. + +The debian-cd team provides builds of CD images using &d-i; on the +Debian CD page. +For more information on where to get CDs, see . + + + +Some installation methods require other images than CD images. + +The &d-i; home page has links to +other images. + + explains how to find images on Debian +mirrors. + + + +The subsections below will give the details about which images you should +get for each possible means of installation. + + + + + CDROM + + + +There are two different netinst CD images which can be used to install +&releasename; with the &d-i;. These images are intended to boot from CD +and install additional packages over a network, hence the name 'netinst'. +The difference between the two images is that on the full netinst image +the base packages are included, whereas you have to download these from +the web if you are using the business card image. If you'd rather, you can +get a full size CD image which will not need the network to install. You +only need the first CD of the set. + + + +Download whichever type you prefer and burn it to a CD. +To boot the CD, you may need to change your BIOS +configuration, as explained in . + +To boot a PowerMac from CD, press the c key while booting. See + for other ways to boot from CD. + + + + + + + Floppy + + +If you can't boot from CD, you can download floppy images to install +Debian. You need the floppy/boot.img, the +floppy/root.img and possibly one of the driver disks. + + + +The boot floppy is the one with boot.img on it. +This floppy, when booted, will prompt you to insert a second floppy — +use the one with root.img on it. + + + +If you're planning to install over the network, you will usually need +the floppy/net-drivers.img, which contains additional +drivers for many ethernet cards, and support for PCMCIA. + + + +If you have a CD, but cannot boot from it, then boot from floppies and use +floppy/cd-drivers.img on a driver disk to complete the +install using the CD. + + + +Floppy disks are one of the least reliable media around, so be prepared for +lots of bad disks (see ). Each +.img file you downloaded goes on a single floppy; +you can use the dd command to write it to /dev/fd0 or some other means +(see for details). +Since you'll have more than one floppy, it's a good idea to label them. + + + + + + USB memory stick + + +It's also possible to install from removable USB storage devices. For +example a USB keychain can make a handy Debian install media that you +can take with you anywhere. + + + +The easiest way to prepare your USB memory stick is to download +hd-media/boot.img.gz, and use gunzip to extract the 128 MB +image from that file. Write this image directly to your memory stick, which +must be at least 128 mb in size. Of course this will destroy anything already +on the memory stick. Then mount the memory stick, which will now have a FAT +filesystem on it. Next, download a Debian netinst CD image, and copy that file +to the memory stick; any filename is ok as long as it ends in ".iso". + + + +There are other, more flexible ways to set up a memory stick to use the +debian-installer, and it's possible to get it to work with smaller memory +sticks. For details, see . + + + +Some BIOSes can boot USB storage directly, and some cannot. You may need to +configure your BIOS to boot from a "removable drive" or even a "USB-ZIP" to +get it to boot from the USB device. If it doesn't, you can boot from one +floppy and use the USB stick for the rest of the install. For helpful hints +and details, see . + + + + + + Booting from network + + +It's also possible to boot &d-i; completely from the net. The +various methods to netboot depend on your architecture and netboot setup. +The files in netboot/ can be used to netboot &d-i;. + + + +The easiest thing to set up is probably PXE netbooting. Untar the +file netboot/pxeboot.tar.gz into +/var/lib/tftpboot or +wherever is appropriate for your tftp server. Set up your DHCP server to pass +filename /pxelinux.0 to clients, and it with luck +everything will just work. +For detailed instructions, see + + + + + + Booting from hard disk + + +It's possible to boot the installer using no removable media, but just an +existing hard disk, which can have a different OS on it. Download +hd-media/initrd.gz, hd-media/vmlinuz, +and a Debian CD image to the top-level directory of the hard disk. Make sure +that the CD image has a filename ending in ".iso". Now it's just a matter of +booting linux with the initrd. + + explains one way to do it. + + + + + + + +Installation + + +Once the installer starts, you will be greeted with an initial screen. Press +&enterkey; to boot, or read the instructions for other boot +methods and parameters (see ). + +If you want a 2.6 kernel, type linux26 at the +boot: prompt. + + +The 2.6 kernel is available for most boot methods, but not when booting from +a floppy. + + + + + + +After a while you will be asked to select your language. Use the arrow keys +to pick a language and press &enterkey; to continue. Next you'll be asked to +select your country, with the choices including countries where your +language is spoken. If it's not on the short list, a list of all the +countries in the world is available. + + + +You may be asked to confirm your keyboard layout. Choose the default unless +you know better. + + + +Now sit back while debian-installer detects some of your hardware, and +loads the rest of itself from CD, floppy, USB, etc. + + + +Next the installer will try to detect your network hardware and set up +networking by DHCP. If you are not on a network or do not have DHCP, you +will be given the opportunity to configure the network manually. + + + +Now it is time to partition your disks. First you will be given the +opportunity to automatically partition either an entire drive, or free +space on a drive. This is recommended for new users or anyone in a hurry, +but if you do not want to autopartition, choose manual from the menu. + + + +On the next screen you will see your partition table, how the partitions +will be formatted, and where they will be mounted. Select a partition to +modify or delete it. If you did automatic partitioning, you should just be +able to choose "Finished partitioning" from the menu to use what it set up. +Remember to assign at least one partition for swap space and to mount a +partition on /. has more information +about partitioning. + + + +Now &d-i; formats your partitions and starts to install the base system, +which can take a while. That is followed by installing a kernel. + + + +The last step is to install a boot loader. If the installer detects +other operating systems on your computer, it will add them to the boot menu +and let you know. +By default GRUB will be installed to the master boot +record of the first harddrive, which is generally a good choice. You'll be +given the opportunity to override that choice and install it elsewhere. + + + + +&d-i; will now tell you that the installation has +finished. Remove the cdrom or other boot media and hit &enterkey; +to reboot your machine. It should boot up into the next stage of the install +process, which is explained in . + + + +If you need more information on the install process, see +. + + + + + + Send us an installation report + + +If you successfully managed an installation with &d-i;, +please take time to provide us with a report. There is a template +named install-report.template in the +/root directory of a freshly +installed system. Please fill it out and file it as a bug against the +package installation-reports, as explained in +. + + + +If you did not reach base-config or ran into other trouble, you +probably found a bug in debian-installer. To improve the installer it +is necessary that we know about them, so please take the time to +report them. You can use an installation report to report problems; +if the install completely fails, see . + + + + + + And finally.. + + +We hope that your Debian installation is pleasant and that you find Debian +useful. You might want to read . + + + + -- cgit v1.2.3