From 29ba2e2cf1e8043f68702e111f12b097446058b9 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Frans Pop Date: Mon, 7 Aug 2006 21:03:18 +0000 Subject: Rename some i386 files/directories to x86 because of AMD64 inclusion --- en/boot-installer/boot-installer.xml | 2 +- en/boot-installer/i386.xml | 367 ----------------------------------- en/boot-installer/x86.xml | 367 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 3 files changed, 368 insertions(+), 368 deletions(-) delete mode 100644 en/boot-installer/i386.xml create mode 100644 en/boot-installer/x86.xml (limited to 'en/boot-installer') diff --git a/en/boot-installer/boot-installer.xml b/en/boot-installer/boot-installer.xml index 61c60df6f..cf6f83f3d 100644 --- a/en/boot-installer/boot-installer.xml +++ b/en/boot-installer/boot-installer.xml @@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ &boot-installer-alpha.xml; &boot-installer-arm.xml; -&boot-installer-i386.xml; +&boot-installer-x86.xml; &boot-installer-ia64.xml; &boot-installer-m68k.xml; &boot-installer-mips.xml; diff --git a/en/boot-installer/i386.xml b/en/boot-installer/i386.xml deleted file mode 100644 index fbdb87ba5..000000000 --- a/en/boot-installer/i386.xml +++ /dev/null @@ -1,367 +0,0 @@ - - - - Booting from a CD-ROM - -&boot-installer-intro-cd.xml; - - - - - - - - - - Booting from Linux Using <command>LILO</command> or - <command>GRUB</command> - - -To boot the installer from hard disk, you must first download -and place the needed files as described in . - - - -If you intend to use the hard drive only for booting and then -download everything over the network, you should download the -netboot/debian-installer/i386/initrd.gz file and its -corresponding kernel. This will allow you to repartition the hard disk -from which you boot the installer, although you should do so with care. - - - -Alternatively, if you intend to keep an existing partition on the hard -drive unchanged during the install, you can download the -hd-media/initrd.gz file and its kernel, as well as -copy a CD iso to the drive (make sure the file is named ending in -.iso). The installer can then boot from the drive -and install from the CD image, without needing the network. - - - -For LILO, you will need to configure two -essential things in /etc/lilo.conf: - - - -to load the initrd.gz installer at boot time; - - - - -have the vmlinuz kernel use a RAM disk as -its root partition. - - - - -Here is a /etc/lilo.conf example: - - - - -image=/boot/newinstall/vmlinuz - label=newinstall - initrd=/boot/newinstall/initrd.gz - root=/dev/ram0 - append="ramdisk_size=12000" - - -For more details, refer to the -initrd -4 and -lilo.conf -5 man pages. Now run -lilo and reboot. - - - -The procedure for GRUB is quite similar. Locate your -menu.lst in the /boot/grub/ -directory (sometimes in the /boot/boot/grub/), -add the following lines: - - -title New Install -kernel (hd0,0)/boot/newinstall/vmlinuz root=/dev/ram0 ramdisk_size=12000 -initrd (hd0,0)/boot/newinstall/initrd.gz - - -and reboot. - - - -Note that the value of the ramdisk_size may need to be -adjusted for the size of the initrd image. -From here on, there should be no difference between GRUB -or LILO. - - - - - - Booting from USB Memory Stick - - -Let's assume you have prepared everything from and . Now -just plug your USB stick into some free USB connector and reboot the -computer. The system should boot up, and you should be presented with -the boot: prompt. Here you can enter optional boot -arguments, or just hit &enterkey;. - - - - - - Booting from Floppies - - -You will have already downloaded the floppy images you needed and -created floppies from the images in . - - - - -To boot from the installer boot floppy, place it in the primary floppy -drive, shut down the system as you normally would, then turn it back -on. - - - -For installing from an LS-120 drive (ATAPI version) with a set of -floppies, you need to specify the virtual location for the floppy -device. This is done with the root= boot -argument, giving the device that the ide-floppy driver maps the device -to. For example, if your LS-120 drive is connected as the first IDE -device (master) on the second cable, you enter -linux root=/dev/hdc at the boot prompt. -Installation from LS-120 is only supported by 2.4 and later kernels. - - - -Note that on some machines, Control -Alt Delete does not -properly reset the machine, so a hard reboot is recommended. If -you are installing from an existing operating system (e.g., from a DOS -box) you don't have a choice. Otherwise, please do a hard reboot when -booting. - - - -The floppy disk will be accessed, and you should then see a screen -that introduces the boot floppy and ends with the boot: -prompt. - - - -Once you press &enterkey;, you should see the message -Loading..., followed by -Uncompressing Linux..., and -then a screenfull or so of information about the hardware in your -system. More information on this phase of the boot process can be -found below in . - - - -After booting from the boot floppy, the root floppy is -requested. Insert the root floppy and press &enterkey;, and the -contents are loaded into memory. The installer program -debian-installer is automatically launched. - - - - - Booting with TFTP - -&boot-installer-intro-net.xml; - - - -There are various ways to do a TFTP boot on i386. - - - - NIC or Motherboard that support PXE - - -It could be that your Network Interface Card or Motherboard provides -PXE boot functionality. -This is a Intel re-implementation -of TFTP boot. If so you may be able to configure your BIOS to boot from the -network. - - - - - NIC with Network BootROM - - -It could be that your Network Interface Card provides -TFTP boot functionality. - - - -Let us (&email-debian-boot-list;) know how did you manage it. -Please refer to this document. - - - - - Etherboot - - -The etherboot project -provides bootdiskettes and even bootroms that do a TFTPboot. - - - - - - The Boot Prompt - - -When the installer boots, you should be presented with a friendly graphical -screen showing the Debian logo and the boot prompt: - - -Press F1 for help, or ENTER to boot: - - -At the boot prompt -you can either just press &enterkey; to boot the installer with -default options or enter a specific boot method and, optionally, boot -parameters. - - - -Information on available boot methods and on boot parameters which might -be useful can be found by pressing F2 through -F8. If you add any parameters to -the boot command line, be sure to type the boot method (the default is -linux) and a space before the first parameter (e.g., -linux fb=false). - - - -If you are installing the system via a remote management device that -provides a text interface to the VGA console, you may not be able to -see the initial graphical splash screen upon booting the installer; -you may even not see the boot prompt. Examples of these devices include -the text console of Compaq's integrated Lights Out (iLO) -and HP's Integrated Remote Assistant (IRA). -You can blindly press F1 - - - -In some cases these devices will require special escape sequences to -enact this keypress, for example the IRA uses Ctrl -F , 1. - - - - to bypass this screen and view the help text. Once you are -past the splash screen and at the help text your keystrokes will be echoed -at the prompt as expected. To prevent the installer from using the -framebuffer for the rest of the installation, you will also want to add -fb=false to the boot prompt, -as described in the help text. - - - - - diff --git a/en/boot-installer/x86.xml b/en/boot-installer/x86.xml new file mode 100644 index 000000000..fbdb87ba5 --- /dev/null +++ b/en/boot-installer/x86.xml @@ -0,0 +1,367 @@ + + + + Booting from a CD-ROM + +&boot-installer-intro-cd.xml; + + + + + + + + + + Booting from Linux Using <command>LILO</command> or + <command>GRUB</command> + + +To boot the installer from hard disk, you must first download +and place the needed files as described in . + + + +If you intend to use the hard drive only for booting and then +download everything over the network, you should download the +netboot/debian-installer/i386/initrd.gz file and its +corresponding kernel. This will allow you to repartition the hard disk +from which you boot the installer, although you should do so with care. + + + +Alternatively, if you intend to keep an existing partition on the hard +drive unchanged during the install, you can download the +hd-media/initrd.gz file and its kernel, as well as +copy a CD iso to the drive (make sure the file is named ending in +.iso). The installer can then boot from the drive +and install from the CD image, without needing the network. + + + +For LILO, you will need to configure two +essential things in /etc/lilo.conf: + + + +to load the initrd.gz installer at boot time; + + + + +have the vmlinuz kernel use a RAM disk as +its root partition. + + + + +Here is a /etc/lilo.conf example: + + + + +image=/boot/newinstall/vmlinuz + label=newinstall + initrd=/boot/newinstall/initrd.gz + root=/dev/ram0 + append="ramdisk_size=12000" + + +For more details, refer to the +initrd +4 and +lilo.conf +5 man pages. Now run +lilo and reboot. + + + +The procedure for GRUB is quite similar. Locate your +menu.lst in the /boot/grub/ +directory (sometimes in the /boot/boot/grub/), +add the following lines: + + +title New Install +kernel (hd0,0)/boot/newinstall/vmlinuz root=/dev/ram0 ramdisk_size=12000 +initrd (hd0,0)/boot/newinstall/initrd.gz + + +and reboot. + + + +Note that the value of the ramdisk_size may need to be +adjusted for the size of the initrd image. +From here on, there should be no difference between GRUB +or LILO. + + + + + + Booting from USB Memory Stick + + +Let's assume you have prepared everything from and . Now +just plug your USB stick into some free USB connector and reboot the +computer. The system should boot up, and you should be presented with +the boot: prompt. Here you can enter optional boot +arguments, or just hit &enterkey;. + + + + + + Booting from Floppies + + +You will have already downloaded the floppy images you needed and +created floppies from the images in . + + + + +To boot from the installer boot floppy, place it in the primary floppy +drive, shut down the system as you normally would, then turn it back +on. + + + +For installing from an LS-120 drive (ATAPI version) with a set of +floppies, you need to specify the virtual location for the floppy +device. This is done with the root= boot +argument, giving the device that the ide-floppy driver maps the device +to. For example, if your LS-120 drive is connected as the first IDE +device (master) on the second cable, you enter +linux root=/dev/hdc at the boot prompt. +Installation from LS-120 is only supported by 2.4 and later kernels. + + + +Note that on some machines, Control +Alt Delete does not +properly reset the machine, so a hard reboot is recommended. If +you are installing from an existing operating system (e.g., from a DOS +box) you don't have a choice. Otherwise, please do a hard reboot when +booting. + + + +The floppy disk will be accessed, and you should then see a screen +that introduces the boot floppy and ends with the boot: +prompt. + + + +Once you press &enterkey;, you should see the message +Loading..., followed by +Uncompressing Linux..., and +then a screenfull or so of information about the hardware in your +system. More information on this phase of the boot process can be +found below in . + + + +After booting from the boot floppy, the root floppy is +requested. Insert the root floppy and press &enterkey;, and the +contents are loaded into memory. The installer program +debian-installer is automatically launched. + + + + + Booting with TFTP + +&boot-installer-intro-net.xml; + + + +There are various ways to do a TFTP boot on i386. + + + + NIC or Motherboard that support PXE + + +It could be that your Network Interface Card or Motherboard provides +PXE boot functionality. +This is a Intel re-implementation +of TFTP boot. If so you may be able to configure your BIOS to boot from the +network. + + + + + NIC with Network BootROM + + +It could be that your Network Interface Card provides +TFTP boot functionality. + + + +Let us (&email-debian-boot-list;) know how did you manage it. +Please refer to this document. + + + + + Etherboot + + +The etherboot project +provides bootdiskettes and even bootroms that do a TFTPboot. + + + + + + The Boot Prompt + + +When the installer boots, you should be presented with a friendly graphical +screen showing the Debian logo and the boot prompt: + + +Press F1 for help, or ENTER to boot: + + +At the boot prompt +you can either just press &enterkey; to boot the installer with +default options or enter a specific boot method and, optionally, boot +parameters. + + + +Information on available boot methods and on boot parameters which might +be useful can be found by pressing F2 through +F8. If you add any parameters to +the boot command line, be sure to type the boot method (the default is +linux) and a space before the first parameter (e.g., +linux fb=false). + + + +If you are installing the system via a remote management device that +provides a text interface to the VGA console, you may not be able to +see the initial graphical splash screen upon booting the installer; +you may even not see the boot prompt. Examples of these devices include +the text console of Compaq's integrated Lights Out (iLO) +and HP's Integrated Remote Assistant (IRA). +You can blindly press F1 + + + +In some cases these devices will require special escape sequences to +enact this keypress, for example the IRA uses Ctrl +F , 1. + + + + to bypass this screen and view the help text. Once you are +past the splash screen and at the help text your keystrokes will be echoed +at the prompt as expected. To prevent the installer from using the +framebuffer for the rest of the installation, you will also want to add +fb=false to the boot prompt, +as described in the help text. + + + + + -- cgit v1.2.3