[relnotes] [Fedora Project Wiki] Update of "Docs/Beats/Installer" by KarstenWade

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The following page has been changed by KarstenWade:
http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Docs/Beats/Installer?action=diff&rev2=109&rev1=108

The comment on the change is:
I think the author included the '>' to indicate the prompt symbol, which we do not do (no prompt symbols);  hopefully Anaconda boot prompt isn't asking for a STDOUT redirect or something :)

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  [[Admonition("note", "Downloading Large Files", "If you intend to download the Fedora DVD ISO image, keep in mind that not all file downloading tools can accommodate files larger than 2 GiB in size. {{{wget}}} 1.9.1-16 and above, {{{curl}}}, and {{{ncftpget}}} do not have this limitation, and can successfully download files larger than 2 GiB. '''BitTorrent''' is another method for downloading large files. For information about obtaining and using the torrent file, refer to http://torrent.fedoraproject.org/.")]]
  
- '''Anaconda''' tests the integrity of installation media by default. This function works with the CD, DVD, hard drive ISO, and NFS ISO installation methods. The Fedora Project recommends that you test all installation media before starting the installation process and before reporting any installation-related bugs.  Many of the bugs reported are actually due to improperly-burned CD or DVDs.  To use this test, select '''Rescue installed system''', press the '''[Tab]''' key, change the boot command to read {{{> vmlinuz initrd=initrd.img mediacheck}}}, and then press '''[Enter]'''.
+ '''Anaconda''' tests the integrity of installation media by default. This function works with the CD, DVD, hard drive ISO, and NFS ISO installation methods. The Fedora Project recommends that you test all installation media before starting the installation process and before reporting any installation-related bugs.  Many of the bugs reported are actually due to improperly-burned CD or DVDs.  To use this test, select '''Rescue installed system''', press the '''[Tab]''' key, change the boot command to read {{{ vmlinuz initrd=initrd.img mediacheck}}}, and then press '''[Enter]'''.
  
  The {{{mediacheck}}} function is highly sensitive, and may report some usable discs as faulty. This result is often caused by disc writing software that does not include padding when creating discs from ISO files. For best results with {{{mediacheck}}}, boot with the following option:
  




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