From 594a4e03c0b3ee1117d62c5f33d9e5d96671dc8a Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Frans Pop Date: Sat, 28 Oct 2006 23:28:36 +0000 Subject: - Remove some references to 2.4 based installs - Remove obsolete text about creating extra device nodes - Add extra comments about automatic encrypted LVM installs - Some other minor fixes --- en/using-d-i/modules/kbd-chooser.xml | 29 ----------------------------- en/using-d-i/modules/partman.xml | 26 +++++++++++++++++++++++--- 2 files changed, 23 insertions(+), 32 deletions(-) (limited to 'en/using-d-i') diff --git a/en/using-d-i/modules/kbd-chooser.xml b/en/using-d-i/modules/kbd-chooser.xml index 24d655756..1f2542155 100644 --- a/en/using-d-i/modules/kbd-chooser.xml +++ b/en/using-d-i/modules/kbd-chooser.xml @@ -41,33 +41,4 @@ Alt function on the Option key (engraved with 'alt' on most Mac keyboards). In other respects the two layouts are similar. - - - -If you are installing on a system that has a Sun USB keyboard and have -booted the installer with the default 2.4 kernel, the keyboard will not -be identified correctly by the installation system. The installer will show -you a list of Sun type keymaps to choose from, but selecting one of these -will result in a non-working keyboard. If you are installing with the 2.6 -kernel, there is no problem. - - - -To get a working keyboard, you should boot the installer with parameter -priority=medium. When you get to keyboard -selection - - -If you are installing at default priority you should use the Go -Back button to return to the installer menu when you are shown -the list of Sun type keymaps. - - -, choose No keyboard to configure if you have a -keyboard with an American (US) layout, or choose USB keyboard -if you have a keyboard with a localized layout. Selecting No keyboard -to configure will leave the kernel keymap in place, which is correct -for US keyboards. - - diff --git a/en/using-d-i/modules/partman.xml b/en/using-d-i/modules/partman.xml index 713c1b679..54c253835 100644 --- a/en/using-d-i/modules/partman.xml +++ b/en/using-d-i/modules/partman.xml @@ -22,10 +22,22 @@ autopartition, choose Manual from the menu. If you choose guided partitioning, you may have three options: to create partitions directly on the hard disk (classic method), or to create them using Logical Volume Management (LVM), or to create them using encrypted -LVM. Note: the option to use (encrypted) LVM may not be available on all -architectures. +LVM. - + +The installer will encrypt the LVM volume group using a 256 bit AES key and +makes use of the kernel's dm-crypt support. + + +. + + + + +The option to use (encrypted) LVM may not be available on all architectures. + + + When using LVM or encrypted LVM, the installer will create most partitions inside one big partition; the advantage of this method is that @@ -34,6 +46,14 @@ In the case of encrypted LVM the big partition will not be readable without knowing a special key phrase, thus providing extra security of your (personal) data. + + +When using encrypted LVM, the installer will also automatically erase the +disk by writing random data to it. This further improves security (as it +makes it impossible to tell which parts of the disk are in use and also +makes sure that any traces of previous installations are erased), but may +take some time depending on the size of your disk. + -- cgit v1.2.3