install-guide fedora-install-guide-beginninginstallation-en.xml, 1.3, 1.4
Paul W. Frields (pfrields)
fedora-docs-commits at redhat.com
Wed May 18 02:35:33 UTC 2005
Author: pfrields
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fedora-install-guide-beginninginstallation-en.xml
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diff -u -r1.3 -r1.4
--- fedora-install-guide-beginninginstallation-en.xml 2 May 2005 22:26:57 -0000 1.3
+++ fedora-install-guide-beginninginstallation-en.xml 18 May 2005 02:35:31 -0000 1.4
@@ -5,23 +5,32 @@
<para>
To begin installation of &FC;, boot the computer from the boot
media. You may install from CD or DVD discs, USB pen drives, hard
- drives or network servers.
+ drives, or network servers.
</para>
<note>
<title>Installation from Diskettes</title>
<para>
- Current versions of Linux cannot be booted from diskettes.
+ There is no option to install &FC; from diskettes.
</para>
</note>
<para>
- Your computer's firmware, or BIOS, must support the type of boot
- media you select. Any computer that meets the minimum recommended
- specification for &FC; can boot from a CD or DVD drive with the
- first disc. USB drives and flash media are newer technologies, and
- many computers cannot use them as boot media. Some network cards
- and chipsets do not include support for network booting with PXE.
+ The <indexterm>
+ <primary>BIOS (Basic Input/Output System)</primary>
+ </indexterm> <firstterm>BIOS</firstterm> (Basic Input/Output System)
+ on your computer must support the type of boot media you select. The
+ BIOS controls access to some hardware devices during boot time. Any
+ computer that meets the minimum recommended specification for &FC;
+ can boot from a CD or DVD drive with the first disc. USB drives and
+ flash media are newer technologies, but many computers can use them
+ as boot media. Some network cards and chipsets include support for
+ network booting with
+ <indexterm>
+ <primary>PXE (Pre-boot eXecution Environment)</primary>
+ </indexterm> <firstterm>PXE</firstterm>. PXE (pronounced "pixie")
+ allows a computer to load boot files from a network server instead
+ of directly-connected hardware.
</para>
<para>
@@ -31,26 +40,14 @@
configuration is beyond the scope of this document.
</para>
- <para>
- When using a network server to install &FC;, ensure that the network
- cable is attached prior to booting. The link indicator light on the
- network socket should be lit, even if the computer is not switched
- on.
- </para>
-
- <para>
- If you are installing from a USB device, plug it in before you
- switch on the computer.
- </para>
-
<note>
<title>Aborting the Installation</title>
<para>
- You can abort the installation process at any time before the
- <guilabel>Installing Packages</guilabel> screen by either pressing
+ To abort the installation process at any time before the
+ <guilabel>Installing Packages</guilabel> screen, either press
<keycombo><keycap>Ctrl</keycap><keycap>Alt</keycap><keycap>Del</keycap></keycombo>
- or rebooting the computer. No changes are made to your computer
- until package installation begins.
+ or power off the computer with the power switch. &FED; makes no
+ changes to your computer until package installation begins.
</para>
</note>
@@ -84,7 +81,7 @@
<imageobject>
<imagedata fileref="./figs/boot.png" format="PNG"/>
</imageobject>
- <textobject>
+ <textobject id="tx-boot">
<para>
&FC; boot screen.
</para>
@@ -95,18 +92,16 @@
<para>
If you hit <keycap>Enter</keycap>, the installation runs in
default mode. In the default mode, the installation runs from CD
- or DVD discs, and will try to use a graphical interface.
- </para>
- <para>
- If you need to change the installation mode, at the
- <prompt>boot:</prompt> prompt, type <userinput>linux</userinput>
- followed by one or more of the following options:
+ or DVD discs, and uses a graphical interface if possible. To
+ change the installation mode, at the <prompt>boot:</prompt>
+ prompt, type <userinput>linux</userinput> followed by one or more
+ of the following options:
</para>
<itemizedlist>
<listitem>
<para>
- If you are installing from a hard drive or network server, add
- the directive <userinput>askmethod</userinput>.
+ To install from a hard drive or network server, add the
+ directive <userinput>askmethod</userinput>.
</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
@@ -117,7 +112,7 @@
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>
- If you are trying again because the installation aborted at an
+ To retry installation because the installation aborted at an
early stage, add the directive
<userinput>acpi=off</userinput>.
</para>
@@ -125,9 +120,15 @@
</itemizedlist>
<para>
- After you issue a command at the <prompt>boot:</prompt> prompt,
- the first stage of the installation program starts. After it
- loads, the following screen appears:
+ Refer to the Release Notes for additional options that may help if
+ you encounter problems with the installation program. A current
+ copy of the Release Notes is always available at &FDPDOCS-URL;.
+ </para>
+
+ <para>
+ When you issue a command at the <prompt>boot:</prompt> prompt, the
+ first stage of the installation program starts. After it loads,
+ the following screen appears:
</para>
<figure id="fig-media-test">
@@ -163,8 +164,8 @@
</caution>
<para>
- After you test the first disc, another screen appears, showing the
- result:
+ After you test the first disc, another screen appears and shows
+ the result:
</para>
<figure id="fig-mediacheck-result">
@@ -245,33 +246,33 @@
</para>
<para>
- You may use a disc only to boot, and install from another device
- or a network server, using the <userinput>linux
- askmethod</userinput> command at the <prompt>boot:</prompt>
- prompt. You can also use a boot-only CD for this purpose. The
- ISO file <filename>images/boot.iso</filename> on the first &FC;
- installation disc is an image of a boot CD.
+ To boot from the disc, but install from another device or a
+ network server, use the <userinput>linux askmethod</userinput>
+ command at the <prompt>boot:</prompt> prompt. &FC; also includes
+ a boot-only CD for this purpose, which is stored on the first &FC;
+ installation disc as an ISO file,
+ <filename>images/boot.iso</filename>.
</para>
<para>
- Use the option in your CD-writing program that burns a CD image
- file to a CD. If you copy the file to a CD instead, the disc will
- not boot or work correctly. Refer to your CD-writing program's
- documentation for instructions. If you are using Linux, use the
- following command to burn a CD image file to a blank recordable
- CD:
+ To convert the ISO file into a physical CD, use the option in your
+ CD-writing program that burns a CD image file to a CD. If you
+ copy the file itself to a CD instead, the disc will not boot or
+ work correctly. Refer to your CD writing program documentation
+ for instructions. If you are using Linux, use the following
+ command to burn a CD image file to a blank recordable CD:
</para>
<screen>
-<userinput>cdrecord --device=/dev/cdwriter -tao -eject <replaceable>image-file.iso</replaceable></userinput>
+<userinput>cdrecord --device=<replaceable>cdwriter-device</replaceable> -tao -eject <replaceable>image-file.iso</replaceable></userinput>
</screen>
<note>
<title>BIOS Boot Order</title>
<para>
- The computer firmware, or BIOS, contains settings that control
- the order of boot devices. If your PC boots from a device other
- than the &FC; boot media, check the BIOS boot configuration.
+ The BIOS contains settings that control the order of boot
+ devices. If your PC boots from a device other than the &FC;
+ boot media, check the BIOS boot configuration.
</para>
</note>
@@ -294,9 +295,9 @@
<warning>
<title>Data Loss</title>
<para>
- <emphasis>This procedure will destroy data on the
+ <emphasis>This procedure destroys data on the
media.</emphasis> Back up any important information before
- you begin. Some models of pen drive use additional partitions
+ you begin. Some models of USB media use additional partitions
or software to provide functions such as encryption. This
procedure may make it difficult or impossible to access these
special areas on your boot media.
@@ -304,18 +305,17 @@
</warning>
<para>
- The <filename>diskboot.img</filename> file in the
- <filename>images/</filename> directory on the first disc is a
- boot image designed for USB media. You may also find this file
- on FTP and Web sites providing &FC;.
+ The <filename>images/diskboot.img</filename> file on the first
+ &FC; installation disc is a boot image designed for USB media.
+ This file also appears on FTP and Web sites providing &FC;.
</para>
<para>
Several software utilities are available for Windows and Linux
- that can write image files to a device. All UNIX-like systems
- such as Linux include the <command>dd</command> command for this
- purpose. To write the image file to the boot media with
- <command>dd</command> on a current version of &FC;:
+ that can write image files to a device. Linux includes the
+ <command>dd</command> command for this purpose. To write an
+ image file to boot media with <command>dd</command> on a current
+ version of &FC;:
</para>
<procedure>
@@ -342,7 +342,7 @@
</step>
<step>
<para>
- In the terminal window, type the following:
+ In the terminal window, type the following command:
<screen>
<userinput>dd if=diskboot.img of=/dev/sda1</userinput>
@@ -385,10 +385,9 @@
<note>
<title>BIOS Boot Order</title>
<para>
- The computer firmware, or BIOS, contains settings that control
- the order of boot devices. If your PC boots from a device
- other than the &FC; boot media, check the BIOS boot
- configuration.
+ The BIOS contains settings that control the order of boot
+ devices. If your PC boots from a device other than the &FC;
+ boot media, check the BIOS boot configuration.
</para>
</note>
@@ -401,31 +400,23 @@
<title>Booting from the Network using PXE</title>
<para>
- Booting using PXE requires a properly configured netboot server,
- and a network interface in your computer that supports PXE.
- <!-- Setting up a netboot facility is detailed in a separate
- tutorial. [When this tutorial exists, uncomment this. - PWF.] -->
+ To boot with <indexterm>
+ <primary>PXE (Pre-boot eXecution Environment)</primary>
+ </indexterm> PXE, you need a properly configured server, and a
+ network interface in your computer that supports PXE. <!-- Refer
+ to <ulink url="SOME-URL">SOME-URL</ulink> for information on how
+ to configure a PXE server. [When this tutorial exists, uncomment
+ this. - PWF.] -->
</para>
<para>
Configure the computer to boot from the network interface. This
option is in the BIOS, and may be labeled <option>Network
Boot</option> or <option>Boot Services</option>. Once you
- properly configure PXE booting, the computer can boot into the
- &FED; installation system without any other media.
+ properly configure PXE booting, the computer can boot the &FED;
+ installation system without any other media.
</para>
- <note>
- <title>PXE Troubleshooting</title>
- <para>
- If your PC does not boot from the netboot server, ensure that
- the BIOS is configured to boot first from the correct network
- interface. Some BIOS systems specify the network interface as a
- possible boot device, but do not support the PXE standard.
- Refer to your hardware documentation for more information.
- </para>
- </note>
-
<para>
To boot a computer from a PXE server:
</para>
@@ -433,6 +424,13 @@
<procedure>
<step>
<para>
+ Ensure that the network cable is attached. The link indicator
+ light on the network socket should be lit, even if the
+ computer is not switched on.
+ </para>
+ </step>
+ <step>
+ <para>
Switch on the computer.
</para>
</step>
@@ -465,6 +463,17 @@
Choose a network installation option to continue.
</para>
+ <note>
+ <title>PXE Troubleshooting</title>
+ <para>
+ If your PC does not boot from the netboot server, ensure that
+ the BIOS is configured to boot first from the correct network
+ interface. Some BIOS systems specify the network interface as a
+ possible boot device, but do not support the PXE standard.
+ Refer to your hardware documentation for more information.
+ </para>
+ </note>
+
</section>
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