From 190a18225bcf21fc3b92820fc168a31ab06ec0d7 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Frans Pop Date: Wed, 27 Dec 2006 04:03:39 +0000 Subject: Update of original English docs --- nl/preparing/bios-setup/s390.xml | 14 +++++++------- nl/preparing/nondeb-part/alpha.xml | 4 ++-- nl/preparing/nondeb-part/m68k.xml | 6 +++--- nl/preparing/nondeb-part/sparc.xml | 6 +++--- nl/preparing/nondeb-part/x86.xml | 8 ++++---- 5 files changed, 19 insertions(+), 19 deletions(-) (limited to 'nl/preparing') diff --git a/nl/preparing/bios-setup/s390.xml b/nl/preparing/bios-setup/s390.xml index 5ac12ce19..4ab07415f 100644 --- a/nl/preparing/bios-setup/s390.xml +++ b/nl/preparing/bios-setup/s390.xml @@ -1,5 +1,5 @@ - + BIOS Setup @@ -30,13 +30,13 @@ an LPAR if the HMC and this option is available for you. Before you actually perform an installation, you have to go over some design and preparation steps. IBM has made documentation available about the whole process, e.g. how to prepare an installation medium -and how actually boot from that medium. Duplicating that information +and how actually to boot from that medium. Duplicating that information here is neither possible nor necessary. However, we will describe -here which kind of Debian-specific data is needed and where do you -find them. Based on both sources of information you have to prepare -your machine and the installation medium and to perform a boot from -it. When you see the welcome message in your client session join this -document again for the Debian-specific installation steps. +here which kind of Debian-specific data is needed and where to find it. +Using both sources of information you have to prepare your machine +and the installation medium do you can perform a boot from it. +When you see the welcome message in your client session, return to this +document to go through the Debian-specific installation steps. diff --git a/nl/preparing/nondeb-part/alpha.xml b/nl/preparing/nondeb-part/alpha.xml index de065da6d..38d1c5c15 100644 --- a/nl/preparing/nondeb-part/alpha.xml +++ b/nl/preparing/nondeb-part/alpha.xml @@ -1,5 +1,5 @@ - + Partitioning in Tru64 UNIX @@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ native Windows NT tools (or, more conveniently, you can also repartition your disk from the AlphaBIOS setup menu). Otherwise, it is not really necessary to partition from Windows; the Linux partitioning tools will generally do a better job. Note that when you -run NT, the Disk Administrator may offer you to write a harmless +run NT, the Disk Administrator may offer to write a harmless signature on non-Windows disks if you have any. Never let it do that, as this signature will destroy the partition information. diff --git a/nl/preparing/nondeb-part/m68k.xml b/nl/preparing/nondeb-part/m68k.xml index dbea5b44e..1d4b6f500 100644 --- a/nl/preparing/nondeb-part/m68k.xml +++ b/nl/preparing/nondeb-part/m68k.xml @@ -1,5 +1,5 @@ - + Partitioning in AmigaOS @@ -119,8 +119,8 @@ SC Setup using ResEdit can be found at For IDE based Macs, you need to use Apple Drive Setup to create empty space for the Linux partitions, and complete the partitioning under -Linux, or use the MacOS version of pdisk available from the MkLinux FTP -server. +Linux, or use the MacOS version of pdisk available for download from +Alsoft. diff --git a/nl/preparing/nondeb-part/sparc.xml b/nl/preparing/nondeb-part/sparc.xml index 9bcc1239b..97ed2a4c3 100644 --- a/nl/preparing/nondeb-part/sparc.xml +++ b/nl/preparing/nondeb-part/sparc.xml @@ -1,5 +1,5 @@ - + Partitioning from SunOS @@ -13,8 +13,8 @@ kernel understands Sun disk labels, so there are no problems there. Just make sure you leave room for the Debian root partition within the first 1GB area of the boot disk. You can also place the kernel image on a UFS partition if that is easier than putting the root partition there. -SILO supports booting Linux and SunOS from either EXT2 (Linux), UFS -(SunOS), romfs and iso9660 (CDROM) partitions. +SILO supports booting Linux and SunOS from any of EXT2 (Linux), UFS +(SunOS), romfs or iso9660 (CDROM) partitions. diff --git a/nl/preparing/nondeb-part/x86.xml b/nl/preparing/nondeb-part/x86.xml index 719630d47..126a03c5c 100644 --- a/nl/preparing/nondeb-part/x86.xml +++ b/nl/preparing/nondeb-part/x86.xml @@ -1,5 +1,5 @@ - + Partitioning From DOS or Windows @@ -13,12 +13,12 @@ job. -But if you have a large IDE disk, and are using neither LBA addressing, -overlay drivers (sometimes provided by hard disk manufacturers), nor a +But if you have a large IDE disk, and are not using LBA addressing, +overlay drivers (sometimes provided by hard disk manufacturers), or a new (post 1998) BIOS that supports large disk access extensions, then you must locate your Debian boot partition carefully. In this case, you will have to put the boot partition into the first 1024 cylinders -of your hard drive (usually around 524 megabytes, without BIOS +of your hard disk (usually around 524 megabytes, without BIOS translation). This may require that you move an existing FAT or NTFS partition. -- cgit v1.2.3