From 64ccfd502a27181f3f1b9cf2254fdc9836710493 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Holger Wansing Date: Sun, 22 Sep 2019 15:27:18 +0200 Subject: Change CD/DVD etc. into 'installation media' or 'installation image' as cover-term, where applicable --- en/hardware/installation-media.xml | 14 ++++---------- 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 10 deletions(-) (limited to 'en/hardware') diff --git a/en/hardware/installation-media.xml b/en/hardware/installation-media.xml index 0f9418a41..742a09e09 100644 --- a/en/hardware/installation-media.xml +++ b/en/hardware/installation-media.xml @@ -16,19 +16,13 @@ you reach that section. CD-ROM/DVD-ROM/BD-ROM - - -Whenever you see CD-ROM in this manual, it applies to -all of CD-ROMs, DVD-ROMs and BD-ROMs, because all these technologies -are really the same from the operating system's point of view. - - + -CD-ROM based installation is supported for most architectures. +Installation from optical disc is supported for most architectures. -On PCs SATA, IDE/ATAPI, USB and SCSI CD-ROMs are supported, as are +On PCs SATA, IDE/ATAPI, USB and SCSI optical drives are supported, as are FireWire devices that are supported by the ohci1394 and sbp2 drivers. @@ -50,7 +44,7 @@ IDE/ATAPI CD-ROMs are supported on all ARM machines. USB flash disks a.k.a. USB memory sticks have become a commonly used and cheap storage device. Most modern computer systems also allow booting the &d-i; from such a stick. Many modern computer systems, in -particular netbooks and thin laptops, do not have a CD/DVD-ROM drive +particular netbooks and thin laptops, do not have an optical drive anymore at all and booting from USB media is the standard way of installing a new operating system on them. -- cgit v1.2.3