From 46c9f11b002da0bfa6c0a04494d32982f6d82ec8 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Holger Wansing Date: Tue, 19 Aug 2014 20:04:33 +0000 Subject: Move contents of 'Graphical installer' appendix to regular parts of the manual: - chapter "D.6. The Graphical Installer" moved to 5.1.8 - chapter "D.6.1. Using the graphical installer" moved to 6.1.1 --- en/appendix/graphical.xml | 117 -------------------------------------------- en/appendix/random-bits.xml | 1 - en/boot-installer/x86.xml | 80 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ en/using-d-i/using-d-i.xml | 38 +++++++++++++- 4 files changed, 117 insertions(+), 119 deletions(-) (limited to 'en') diff --git a/en/appendix/graphical.xml b/en/appendix/graphical.xml index 5030a6d85..67c575a36 100644 --- a/en/appendix/graphical.xml +++ b/en/appendix/graphical.xml @@ -1,119 +1,2 @@ - - - The Graphical Installer - - -The graphical version of the installer is only available for a limited -number of architectures, including &arch-title;. The functionality of -the graphical installer is essentially the same as that of the regular -installer as it basically uses the same programs, but with a different -frontend. - - - -Although the functionality is identical, the graphical installer still has -a few significant advantages. The main advantage is that it supports more -languages, namely those that use a character set that cannot be displayed -with the regular newt frontend. It also has a few usability -advantages such as the option to use a mouse, and in some cases several -questions can be displayed on a single screen. - - - -The graphical installer is available with all CD images and with the -hd-media installation method. To boot the graphical installer simply select -the relevant option from the boot menu. Expert and rescue mode for the -graphical installer can be selected from the Advanced options -menu. The previously used boot methods installgui, -expertgui and rescuegui can -still be used from the boot prompt which is shown after selecting the -Help option in the boot menu. - - - -There is also a graphical installer image that can be netbooted. And there -is a special mini ISO image - - -The mini ISO image can be downloaded from a &debian; mirror as described -in . -Look for netboot/gtk/mini.iso. - - -, which is mainly useful for testing. - - - -For &arch-title;, currently only an experimental mini ISO -image is available - - -The mini ISO image can be downloaded from a &debian; mirror as described -in . -Look for netboot/gtk/mini.iso. - - -. It should work on almost all PowerPC systems that have -an ATI graphical card, but is unlikely to work on other systems. - - - -Just as with the regular installer it is possible to add boot parameters -when starting the graphical installer. - - - - -The graphical installer requires significantly more memory to run than -the regular installer: &minimum-memory-gtk;. If insufficient memory is -available, it will automatically fall back to the regular -newt frontend. - - - -If the amount of memory in your system is below &minimum-memory;, -the graphical installer may fail to boot at all while booting the -regular installer would still work. Using the regular installer is -recommended for systems with little available memory. - - - - - Using the graphical installer - - -As already mentioned, the graphical installer basically works the same as -the regular installer and thus the rest of this manual can be used to guide -you through the installation process. - - - -If you prefer using the keyboard over the mouse, there are two things you -need to know. To expand a collapsed list (used for example for the selection -of countries within continents), you can use the + and -- keys. For questions where more than one item can be -selected (e.g. task selection), you first need to tab to the -&BTN-CONT; button after making your selections; hitting -enter will toggle a selection, not activate &BTN-CONT;. - - - -If a dialog offers additional help information, a Help -button will be displayed. The help information can be accessed either by -activating the button or by pressing the F1 key. - - - -To switch to another console, you will also need to use the -Ctrl key, just as with the X Window System. For example, -to switch to VT2 (the first debug shell) you would use: -Ctrl Left Alt F2 -. The graphical installer itself runs on VT5, so you can use - Left Alt F5 -to switch back. - - - - diff --git a/en/appendix/random-bits.xml b/en/appendix/random-bits.xml index d3aa6bd33..206e4fd12 100644 --- a/en/appendix/random-bits.xml +++ b/en/appendix/random-bits.xml @@ -7,6 +7,5 @@ &chroot-install.xml; &plip.xml; &pppoe.xml; -&graphical.xml; diff --git a/en/boot-installer/x86.xml b/en/boot-installer/x86.xml index 4a1ea3675..8c4739fab 100644 --- a/en/boot-installer/x86.xml +++ b/en/boot-installer/x86.xml @@ -473,3 +473,83 @@ to the boot prompt, as described in the help text. + + + The Graphical Installer + + +The graphical version of the installer is only available for a limited +number of architectures, including &arch-title;. The functionality of +the graphical installer is essentially the same as that of the regular +installer as it basically uses the same programs, but with a different +frontend. + + + +Although the functionality is identical, the graphical installer still has +a few significant advantages. The main advantage is that it supports more +languages, namely those that use a character set that cannot be displayed +with the regular newt frontend. It also has a few usability +advantages such as the option to use a mouse, and in some cases several +questions can be displayed on a single screen. + + + +The graphical installer is available with all CD images and with the +hd-media installation method. To boot the graphical installer simply select +the relevant option from the boot menu. Expert and rescue mode for the +graphical installer can be selected from the Advanced options +menu. The previously used boot methods installgui, +expertgui and rescuegui can +still be used from the boot prompt which is shown after selecting the +Help option in the boot menu. + + + +There is also a graphical installer image that can be netbooted. And there +is a special mini ISO image + + +The mini ISO image can be downloaded from a &debian; mirror as described +in . +Look for netboot/gtk/mini.iso. + + +, which is mainly useful for testing. + + + +For &arch-title;, currently only an experimental mini ISO +image is available + + +The mini ISO image can be downloaded from a &debian; mirror as described +in . +Look for netboot/gtk/mini.iso. + + +. It should work on almost all PowerPC systems that have +an ATI graphical card, but is unlikely to work on other systems. + + + +Just as with the regular installer it is possible to add boot parameters +when starting the graphical installer. + + + + +The graphical installer requires significantly more memory to run than +the regular installer: &minimum-memory-gtk;. If insufficient memory is +available, it will automatically fall back to the regular +newt frontend. + + + +If the amount of memory in your system is below &minimum-memory;, +the graphical installer may fail to boot at all while booting the +regular installer would still work. Using the regular installer is +recommended for systems with little available memory. + + + diff --git a/en/using-d-i/using-d-i.xml b/en/using-d-i/using-d-i.xml index 1a0dc1dad..9b0e8bf83 100644 --- a/en/using-d-i/using-d-i.xml +++ b/en/using-d-i/using-d-i.xml @@ -119,8 +119,44 @@ installation, and /var/log/installer/ after the computer has been booted into the installed system. - + + Using the graphical installer + + +The graphical installer basically works the same as +the regular installer and thus the rest of this manual can be used to guide +you through the installation process. + + + +If you prefer using the keyboard over the mouse, there are two things you +need to know. To expand a collapsed list (used for example for the selection +of countries within continents), you can use the + and +- keys. For questions where more than one item can be +selected (e.g. task selection), you first need to tab to the +&BTN-CONT; button after making your selections; hitting +enter will toggle a selection, not activate &BTN-CONT;. + + + +If a dialog offers additional help information, a Help +button will be displayed. The help information can be accessed either by +activating the button or by pressing the F1 key. + + + +To switch to another console, you will also need to use the +Ctrl key, just as with the X Window System. For example, +to switch to VT2 (the first debug shell) you would use: +Ctrl Left Alt F2 +. The graphical installer itself runs on VT5, so you can use + Left Alt F5 +to switch back. + + + + Components Introduction -- cgit v1.2.3