From 7785d449d30b6b8dbc4308347eb8e6ed79bde0f3 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Frans Pop Date: Fri, 6 Jan 2006 14:58:31 +0000 Subject: Update of original English documents --- fi/install-methods/automatic-install.xml | 69 +------------------------------- fi/install-methods/usb-setup/i386.xml | 6 +-- fi/install-methods/usb-setup/powerpc.xml | 5 +-- 3 files changed, 5 insertions(+), 75 deletions(-) (limited to 'fi/install-methods') diff --git a/fi/install-methods/automatic-install.xml b/fi/install-methods/automatic-install.xml index 48c4970f0..9410b23fe 100644 --- a/fi/install-methods/automatic-install.xml +++ b/fi/install-methods/automatic-install.xml @@ -1,5 +1,5 @@ - + Automatic Installation @@ -24,76 +24,11 @@ files. A preconfiguration file can be loaded from the network or from removable media, and used to fill in answers to questions asked during the installation process. - + Full documentation on preseeding including a working example that you can edit is in . - - -Although most dialogs used by &d-i; can be preseeded using this method, -there are some notable exceptions. You can (re)partition an entire disk -or use available free space on a disk; it is not possible to use existing -partitions. You currently cannot use preseeding to set up RAID and LVM. -Also, with the exception of network driver modules, it is not possible -to preconfigure kernel module parameters. - - - -The preconfiguration file is in the format used by the -debconf-set-selections command. A well documented and working example -that you can edit is in . - - - -Alternatively, one way to get a complete file listing -all the values that can be preseeded is to do a manual install, -and then use debconf-get-selections, -from the debconf-utils package, -to dump both the debconf database and the cdebconf -database in /var/log/debian-installer/cdebconf to a single file: - - -$ debconf-get-selections --installer > file -$ debconf-get-selections >> file - - -However, a file generated in this manner will have some items that should -not be preseeded, and the file in is a -better starting place for most users. - - - -Once you have a preconfiguration file, you can edit it if necessary, and -place it on a web server, or copy it onto the installer's boot media. Wherever -you place the file, you need to pass a parameter to the installer at boot -time to tell it to use the file. - - - -To make the installer use a preconfiguration file downloaded from the -network, add preseed/url=http://url/to/preseed.cfg to the kernel boot -parameters. Of course the preconfiguration will not take effect until the -installer manages to set up the network to download the file, so this is -most useful if the installer can set up the network via DHCP without asking -any questions. You may want to set the installation priority to critical to -avoid any questions while the network is being configured. See -. - - - -To place a preconfiguration file on a CD, you would need to remaster the -ISO image to include your preconfiguration file. See the manual page for -mkisofs for details. Alternatively, put the preseed file on a floppy, and -use preseed/file=/floppy/preseed.cfg - - - -If you'll be booting from a USB memory stick, then you can simply copy your -preconfiguration file onto the memory stick's filesystem, and edit the -syslinux.cfg file to add preseed/file=/hd-media/preseed.cfg to the kernel boot -parameters. - diff --git a/fi/install-methods/usb-setup/i386.xml b/fi/install-methods/usb-setup/i386.xml index 9355ee888..220f69dae 100644 --- a/fi/install-methods/usb-setup/i386.xml +++ b/fi/install-methods/usb-setup/i386.xml @@ -1,5 +1,5 @@ - + USB stick partitioning on &arch-title; @@ -92,10 +92,6 @@ append initrd=initrd.gz ramdisk_size=12000 root=/dev/ram rw Please note that the ramdisk_size parameter may need to be increased, depending on the image you are booting. - -If the boot fails, you can try adding devfs=mount,dall -to the append line. - diff --git a/fi/install-methods/usb-setup/powerpc.xml b/fi/install-methods/usb-setup/powerpc.xml index 36c572fa4..fc64d7eb6 100644 --- a/fi/install-methods/usb-setup/powerpc.xml +++ b/fi/install-methods/usb-setup/powerpc.xml @@ -1,5 +1,5 @@ - + USB stick partitioning on &arch-title; @@ -99,8 +99,7 @@ message=/boot.msg image=/vmlinux label=install initrd=/initrd.gz - initrd-size=10000 - append="devfs=mount,dall --" + initrd-size=10000 read-only -- cgit v1.2.3