From a20bc5c419af985f6916cea1ab1b519a2691c6fe Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Frans Pop Date: Sun, 31 Dec 2006 22:10:55 +0000 Subject: - Etch ships with X.Org 7.1 - Fix some minor spacing problems - Delete or update some obsoleted information - General minor fixes --- en/boot-installer/parameters.xml | 6 ++++-- en/boot-installer/trouble.xml | 21 +++++++-------------- en/boot-installer/x86.xml | 14 ++++++-------- 3 files changed, 17 insertions(+), 24 deletions(-) (limited to 'en/boot-installer') diff --git a/en/boot-installer/parameters.xml b/en/boot-installer/parameters.xml index 582bd1f22..58667cb6d 100644 --- a/en/boot-installer/parameters.xml +++ b/en/boot-installer/parameters.xml @@ -349,11 +349,13 @@ installation. - + ramdisk_size -If you are using a 2.2.x kernel, you may need to set &ramdisksize;. +This parameter should already be set to a correct value where needed; +set it only it you see errors during the boot that indicate the ramdisk +could not be loaded completely. The value is in kB. diff --git a/en/boot-installer/trouble.xml b/en/boot-installer/trouble.xml index 5e71de06d..dab5afa4a 100644 --- a/en/boot-installer/trouble.xml +++ b/en/boot-installer/trouble.xml @@ -276,13 +276,6 @@ as discussed in . -If you are booting with your own kernel instead of the one supplied -with the installer, be sure that CONFIG_DEVFS is set in -your kernel. The installer requires -CONFIG_DEVFS. - - - Often, problems can be solved by removing add-ons and peripherals, and then trying booting again. Internal modems, sound cards, and Plug-n-Play devices can be especially problematic. @@ -440,12 +433,12 @@ We recommend to install such systems by netbooting the installer. During the boot sequence, you may see many messages in the form -can't find something -, or -something not present, -can't initialize something -, or even this driver release depends -on something . +can't find something, +or something +not present, can't initialize +something, +or even this driver release depends +on something. Most of these messages are harmless. You see them because the kernel for the installation system is built to run on computers with many different peripheral devices. Obviously, no @@ -497,7 +490,7 @@ number of hardware configurations. Note that your installation report will be published in the Debian Bug Tracking System (BTS) and forwarded to a public mailing list. Make sure that -you use an E-Mail address that you do not mind being made public. +you use an e-mail address that you do not mind being made public. diff --git a/en/boot-installer/x86.xml b/en/boot-installer/x86.xml index 2c7b6c865..8ae25431b 100644 --- a/en/boot-installer/x86.xml +++ b/en/boot-installer/x86.xml @@ -117,9 +117,9 @@ 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 +netboot/debian-installer/&architecture;/initrd.gz file and its corresponding kernel -netboot/debian-installer/i386/linux. This will allow you +netboot/debian-installer/&architecture;/linux. This will allow you to repartition the hard disk from which you boot the installer, although you should do so with care. @@ -158,8 +158,6 @@ 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 @@ -178,7 +176,7 @@ add the following lines: title New Install -kernel (hd0,0)/boot/newinstall/vmlinuz root=/dev/ram0 ramdisk_size=12000 +kernel (hd0,0)/boot/newinstall/vmlinuz initrd (hd0,0)/boot/newinstall/initrd.gz @@ -231,7 +229,7 @@ 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. +install root=/dev/hdc at the boot prompt. @@ -334,8 +332,8 @@ 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). +install) and a space before the first parameter (e.g., +install fb=false). -- cgit v1.2.3