From 0d704bd1a7afd1b24858dff6d1c354322f3996ef Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Frans Pop Date: Sun, 31 Dec 2006 18:47:40 +0000 Subject: Update of original English docs --- nl/boot-installer/parameters.xml | 61 +++++++++++++++++++++++++--------------- 1 file changed, 38 insertions(+), 23 deletions(-) (limited to 'nl/boot-installer/parameters.xml') diff --git a/nl/boot-installer/parameters.xml b/nl/boot-installer/parameters.xml index 7591d2bf7..0ff49ff2c 100644 --- a/nl/boot-installer/parameters.xml +++ b/nl/boot-installer/parameters.xml @@ -1,5 +1,5 @@ - + Boot Parameters @@ -81,15 +81,22 @@ With current kernels (2.6.9 or newer) you can use 32 command line options and which may be useful. + + +A number of parameters have a short form that helps avoid +the limitations of the kernel command line options and makes entering the +parameters easier. If a parameter has a short form, it will be listed in +brackets behind the (normal) long form. Examples in this manual will +normally use the short form too. + -debconf/priority +debconf/priority (priority) This parameter sets the lowest priority of messages to be displayed. -Short form: priority @@ -199,14 +206,13 @@ one device. -debian-installer/framebuffer +debian-installer/framebuffer (fb) Some architectures use the kernel framebuffer to offer installation in a number of languages. If framebuffer causes a problem on your system you can disable the feature by the parameter -debian-installer/framebuffer=false, or -fb=false for short. Problem symptoms are error messages +fb=false. Problem symptoms are error messages about bterm or bogl, a blank screen, or a freeze within a few minutes after starting the install. @@ -237,16 +243,15 @@ parameter debian-installer/framebuffer=true or - -debian-installer/theme + +debian-installer/theme (theme) A theme determines how the user interface of the installer looks (colors, icons, etc.). What themes are available differs per frontend. Currently both the newt and gtk frontends only have a dark theme that was -designed for visually impaired users. Set the theme by booting with parameter -debian-installer/theme=dark -or theme=dark. +designed for visually impaired users. Set the theme by booting with +theme=dark. @@ -292,33 +297,31 @@ this misbehavior. -preseed/url +preseed/url (url) Specify the url to a preconfiguration file to download and use in automating the install. See . -Short form: url. -preseed/file +preseed/file (file) Specify the path to a preconfiguration file to load to automating the install. See . -Short form: file. -auto-install/enabled +auto-install/enabled (auto) Delay questions that are normally asked before preseeding is possible until -after the network is configured. Short form: auto=true +after the network is configured. See for details about using this to automate installs. @@ -402,12 +405,11 @@ cases. General instructions how to do this can be found in -debian-installer/locale +debian-installer/locale (locale) Can be used to set both the language and country for the installation. This will only work if the locale is supported in Debian. -Short form: locale. For example, use locale=de_CH to select German as language and Switzerland as country. @@ -415,11 +417,11 @@ language and Switzerland as country. -anna/choose_modules +anna/choose_modules (modules) Can be used to automatically load installer components that are not loaded -by default. Short form: modules. +by default. Examples of optional components that may be useful are openssh-client-udeb (so you can use scp during the installation) and @@ -439,13 +441,26 @@ force static network configuration. -tasksel:tasksel/first +mirror/protocol (protocol) + + +By default the installer will use the http protocol to download files from +Debian mirrors and changing that to ftp is not possible during installations +at normal priority. By setting this parameter to ftp, +you can force the installer to use that protocol instead. Note that you +cannot select an ftp mirror from a list, you have to enter the hostname +manually. + + + + + +tasksel:tasksel/first (tasks) Can be used to select tasks that are not available from the interactive task list, such as the kde-desktop task. See for additional information. -Short form: tasks. -- cgit v1.2.3