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Stuart Ellis (elliss)
fedora-docs-commits at redhat.com
Thu Dec 22 01:47:44 UTC 2005
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- Filled out Management Option section: needs indexing and testing to complete.
- Fixed small typo in Technical References section.
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RCS file: /cvs/docs/install-guide/fedora-install-guide-adminoptions-en.xml,v
retrieving revision 1.2
retrieving revision 1.3
diff -u -r1.2 -r1.3
--- fedora-install-guide-adminoptions-en.xml 14 Dec 2005 22:59:52 -0000 1.2
+++ fedora-install-guide-adminoptions-en.xml 22 Dec 2005 01:47:35 -0000 1.3
@@ -10,6 +10,11 @@
<title>Boot Options</title>
<para>
+ <remark role="FIXME">Almost all of the options listed here have NOT yet been tested.
+ </remark>
+ </para>
+
+ <para>
To use boot options, enter <userinput>linux
<replaceable>option</replaceable></userinput> at the
<prompt>boot:</prompt>
@@ -27,10 +32,10 @@
<title>Booting Your Computer with Rescue Mode</title>
<para>
- You may use installation disc #1 to boot a command-line Linux
- system without installing &FED; on the computer. This rescue
- system may access the drives on your computer. Rescue mode
- enables you to use the utilities and functions of a running
+ You may use the first installation disc to boot a command-line
+ Linux system, without installing &FED; on the computer. This
+ rescue system may access the drives on your computer. Rescue
+ mode enables you to use the utilities and functions of a running
system to modify or repair an installed system.
</para>
@@ -38,7 +43,7 @@
To load the rescue mode, enter:
</para>
<screen>
- <userinput>linux rescue</userinput>
+ <userinput>linux rescue</userinput>
</screen>
<para>
Specify the language, keyboard layout and network settings for
@@ -46,54 +51,550 @@
</para>
</section>
- <section id="sn-automating-installation">
- <title>Automating the Installation with Kickstart</title>
+ <section id="sn-bootoptions-installer">
+ <title>Configuring the Installation System</title>
<para>
- <remark role="FIXME">Kickstart.
- </remark>
+ You may configure the installation system without affecting the
+ final &FED; system.
+ </para>
+
+ <para>
+ You may force the installation system to use the lowest possible
+ screen resolution (640x480) with the <option>lowres</option>
+ option. To use a specific display resolution, enter
+ <option>resolution=<replaceable>setting</replaceable></option>
+ as a boot option. For example, to set the display resolution to
+ 1024x768, enter:
+ </para>
+<screen>
+<userinput>linux resolution=<replaceable>1024x768</replaceable></userinput>
+</screen>
+ <para>
+ To run the installation process in <option>text</option> mode,
+ enter:
+ </para>
+<screen>
+ <userinput>linux text</userinput>
+</screen>
+ <para>
+ To enable support for a serial console, enter
+ <option>serial</option> as an additional option.
</para>
+
+ <para>
+ You may also configure the installation method and network
+ settings at the
+ <prompt>boot:</prompt>
+ prompt itself, without using <option>askmethod</option> to
+ display menus. To specify the installation method from the
+ <prompt>boot:</prompt>
+ prompt, use the <option>method</option> option.
+ </para>
+ <table id="tb-installmethods">
+ <title>Installation Methods</title>
+ <tgroup cols="2">
+ <colspec colnum="1" colname="Method"/>
+ <colspec colnum="2" colname="Format"/>
+ <thead>
+ <row>
+ <entry>Method</entry>
+ <entry>Format</entry>
+ </row>
+ </thead>
+ <tbody>
+ <row>
+ <entry>
+ <para>
+ CD or DVD drive
+ </para>
+ </entry>
+ <entry>
+ <para>
+ <option>method=<replaceable>cdrom</replaceable></option>
+ </para>
+ </entry>
+ </row>
+ <row>
+ <entry>
+ <para>
+ Hard Drive
+ </para>
+ </entry>
+ <entry>
+ <para>
+ <option>method=<replaceable>hd://device/</replaceable></option>
+ </para>
+ </entry>
+ </row>
+ <row>
+ <entry>
+ <para>
+ HTTP Server
+ </para>
+ </entry>
+ <entry>
+ <para>
+ <option>method=<replaceable>http://server.example.com/directory/</replaceable></option>
+ </para>
+ </entry>
+ </row>
+ <row>
+ <entry>
+ <para>
+ FTP Server
+ </para>
+ </entry>
+ <entry>
+ <para>
+ <option>method=<replaceable>ftp://server.example.com/directory/</replaceable></option>
+ </para>
+ </entry>
+ </row>
+ <row>
+ <entry>
+ <para>
+ NFS Server
+ </para>
+ </entry>
+ <entry>
+ <para>
+ <option>method=<replaceable>nfs:server.example.com:/directory/</replaceable></option>
+ </para>
+ </entry>
+ </row>
+ </tbody>
+ </tgroup>
+ </table>
+ <para>
+ By default, the installation system uses DHCP to obtain the
+ correct network settings. To manually configure one or more
+ network settings, specify the setting at the
+ <prompt>boot:</prompt>
+ prompt. You may set the <option>ip</option> address,
+ <option>netmask</option>, <option>gateway</option>, and
+ <option>dns</option> servers for the installation system.
+ </para>
+
+ <para>
+ This example configures all of the network settings for an
+ installation syste that uses the IP address 192.168.1.10:
+ </para>
+<screen>
+<userinput>linux ip=<replaceable>192.168.1.10</replaceable> netmask=<replaceable>255.255.255.0</replaceable> gateway=<replaceable>192.168.1.1</replaceable> dns=<replaceable>192.168.1.2,192.168.1.3</replaceable></userinput>
+</screen>
</section>
- <section id="sn-bootoptions-networking">
- <title>Networking Options</title>
+ <section id="sn-remote-installation">
+ <title>Enabling Remote Access to the Installation System</title>
<para>
- <remark role="FIXME">VNC, remote syslog, and options for network settings.
- </remark>
+ You may access the interface for the installation system from
+ any other system. Access to a text mode display requires
+ <command>telnet</command>, which is installed by default on
+ &FED; systems. To remotely access a graphical display for the
+ installation system, you must install client software that
+ supports the VNC (Virtual Network Computing) display protocol.
</para>
+
+ <para>
+ To enable remote access to a text mode installation, use the
+ <option>telnet</option> option at the
+ <prompt>boot:</prompt>
+ prompt:
+ </para>
+<screen>
+<userinput>linux telnet</userinput>
+</screen>
+ <para>
+ You may then connect to the installation system with the
+ <command>telnet</command> utility. The <command>telnet</command>
+ command requires the name or IP address of the installation
+ system:
+ </para>
+<screen>
+<userinput>telnet computer.mydomain.com</userinput>
+</screen>
+ <para>
+ To enable remote graphical access to the installation system,
+ enter two options at the prompt:
+ </para>
+<screen>
+<userinput>linux vnc vncpassword=<replaceable>qwerty</replaceable></userinput>
+</screen>
+ <para>
+ The <option>vnc</option> option enables the VNC service. The
+ <option>vncpassword</option> option sets a password for remote
+ access. The example shown above sets the password as
+ <systemitem>qwerty</systemitem>.
+ </para>
+
+ <note>
+ <title>VNC Passwords</title>
+
+ <para>
+ The VNC password must be at least six characters long.
+ </para>
+ </note>
+
+ <para>
+ Specify the language, keyboard layout and network settings for
+ the installation system with the screens that follow. You may
+ then access the graphical interface through a VNC client. The
+ installation system displays the correct connection setting for
+ the VNC client:
+ </para>
+<screen>
+<computeroutput><![CDATA[Starting VNC...
+The VNC server is now running.
+Please connect to server.example.com:1 to begin the install...
+Starting graphical installation...
+Press <enter> for a shell]]></computeroutput>
+</screen>
+ <tip>
+ <title>Installing a VNC Client</title>
+ <para>
+ To install a VNC client on &FED;, use the package
+ <filename>vnc</filename>. To run the
+ <application>vncviewer</application> client, choose
+ <menuchoice> <guimenu>Applications</guimenu>
+ <guisubmenu>Accessories</guisubmenu><guimenuitem>VNC
+ Viewer</guimenuitem></menuchoice>.
+ </para>
+ </tip>
+ <para>
+ Alternatively, you may automatically connect the interface for
+ the installation system to an active VNC client, with the
+ <option>vncconnect</option> option. This requires the VNC client
+ to run in <emphasis>listening</emphasis> mode. The client system
+ must also allow connections on a known TCP port. By default, the
+ <application>vncviewer</application> utility listens on TCP port
+ <systemitem>5500</systemitem>.
+ </para>
+
+ <para>
+ To connect to a VNC client on the system
+ <systemitem
+ class="systemname">desktop.mydomain.com</systemitem>
+ on the port <systemitem>5500</systemitem>, you would enter the
+ following at the
+ <prompt>boot:</prompt>
+ prompt:
+ </para>
+<screen>
+<userinput>linux vnc vncpassword=<replaceable>qwerty</replaceable> vncconnect=<replaceable>desktop.mydomain.com:5500</replaceable></userinput>
+</screen>
+ <para>
+ On &FED; systems, use the <option>-listen</option> option to
+ start the <application>vncviewer</application> VNC client in
+ listening mode:
+ </para>
+<screen>
+ <userinput>vncviewer -listen</userinput>
+</screen>
</section>
- <section id="sn-bootoptions-interface">
- <title>Configuring the Installation Interface</title>
+ <section id="sn-automating-installation">
+ <title>Automating the Installation with Kickstart</title>
<para>
- To run the installation process in text mode, enter:
+ A <firstterm>Kickstart</firstterm> file specifies settings for
+ an installation. To automate the installation process, use the
+ <option>ks</option> option to provide the name and location of a
+ Kickstart file:
</para>
<screen>
- <userinput>linux text</userinput>
+ <userinput>linux ks=<replaceable>location/kickstart-file.cfg</replaceable></userinput>
</screen>
<para>
- <remark role="FIXME"> Add information on enabling serial console.
- </remark>
+ You may use Kickstart files that are located on either removable
+ storage, a hard drive, or a network server. Refer to
+ <xref linkend="tb-kssources"/> for the supported Kickstart
+ sources.
+ </para>
+ <table id="tb-kssources">
+ <title>Kickstart Sources</title>
+ <tgroup cols="2">
+ <colspec colnum="1" colname="Source"/>
+ <colspec colnum="2" colname="Format"/>
+ <thead>
+ <row>
+ <entry>Source</entry>
+ <entry>Format</entry>
+ </row>
+ </thead>
+ <tbody>
+ <row>
+ <entry>
+ <para>
+ CD or DVD drive
+ </para>
+ </entry>
+ <entry>
+ <para>
+ <option>ks=<replaceable>cdrom:/directory/ks.cfg</replaceable></option>
+ </para>
+ </entry>
+ </row>
+ <row>
+ <entry>
+ <para>
+ Hard Drive
+ </para>
+ </entry>
+ <entry>
+ <para>
+ <option>ks=<replaceable>hd:/device/directory/ks.cfg</replaceable></option>
+ </para>
+ </entry>
+ </row>
+ <row>
+ <entry>
+ <para>
+ Other Device
+ </para>
+ </entry>
+ <entry>
+ <para>
+ <option>ks=<replaceable>file:/device/directory/ks.cfg</replaceable></option>
+ </para>
+ </entry>
+ </row>
+ <row>
+ <entry>
+ <para>
+ HTTP Server
+ </para>
+ </entry>
+ <entry>
+ <para>
+ <option>ks=<replaceable>http://server.mydomain.com/directory/ks.cfg</replaceable></option>
+ </para>
+ </entry>
+ </row>
+ <row>
+ <entry>
+ <para>
+ FTP Server
+ </para>
+ </entry>
+ <entry>
+ <para>
+ <option>ks=<replaceable>ftp://server.mydomain.com/directory/ks.cfg</replaceable></option>
+ </para>
+ </entry>
+ </row>
+ <row>
+ <entry>
+ <para>
+ NFS Server
+ </para>
+ </entry>
+ <entry>
+ <para>
+ <option>ks=<replaceable>nfs:server.mydomain.com:/directory/ks.cfg</replaceable></option>
+ </para>
+ </entry>
+ </row>
+ </tbody>
+ </tgroup>
+ </table>
+ <tip>
+ <title>Kickstart File is Automatically Created</title>
+ <para>
+ The Kickstart file <filename>/root/anaconda-ks.cfg</filename>
+ contains the settings for your system. The &FED; installation
+ process automatically creates this file.
+ </para>
+ </tip>
+ <para>
+ To install an application to create and edit Kickstart files,
+ use the package <filename>system-config-kickstart</filename>. To
+ load this Kickstart file editor, choose <menuchoice>
+ <guimenu>Applications</guimenu> <guisubmenu>System
+ Tools</guisubmenu><guimenuitem>Kickstart</guimenuitem></menuchoice>.
+ Alternatively, you may edit Kickstart files with a text editor.
+ </para>
+
+ <para>
+ You may also write Web applications to generate Kickstart files.
+ To use a Web application to provide a Kickstart file, specify
+ the URL of the application with the <option>ks=</option> option.
+ If you add the option <option>kssendmac</option>, the request
+ also sends HTTP headers to the Web application. Your application
+ may use these headers to identify the computer. For example,
+ this line sends a request with headers to the application
+ <wordasword>http://server.example.com/kickstart.cgi</wordasword>:
</para>
+<screen>
+<userinput>linux ks=http://server.mydomain.com/kickstart.cgi kssendmac</userinput>
+</screen>
</section>
<section id="sn-bootoptions-hardware">
<title>Hardware Compatibility Options</title>
<para>
- <remark role="FIXME">Most of these options turn off configuring or using certain systems. Consider a table to summarise them.
- </remark>
- </para>
+ By default, &FED; detects and configures all of the components
+ of your computer. To override the automatic hardware detection,
+ use the following options:
+ </para>
+ <table id="tb-hwoptions">
+ <title>Hardware Options</title>
+ <tgroup cols="2">
+ <colspec colnum="1" colname="Option"/>
+ <colspec colnum="2" colname="Keyword"/>
+ <thead>
+ <row>
+ <entry>Option</entry>
+ <entry>Keyword</entry>
+ </row>
+ </thead>
+ <tbody>
+ <row>
+ <entry>
+ <para>
+ Disable all hardware detection
+ </para>
+ </entry>
+ <entry>
+ <para>
+ <option>noprobe</option>
+ </para>
+ </entry>
+ </row>
+ <row>
+ <entry>
+ <para>
+ Disable graphics, keyboard, and mouse detection
+ </para>
+ </entry>
+ <entry>
+ <para>
+ <option>headless</option>
+ </para>
+ </entry>
+ </row>
+ <row>
+ <entry>
+ <para>
+ Disable power management (ACPI)
+ </para>
+ </entry>
+ <entry>
+ <para>
+ <option>acpi=off</option>
+ </para>
+ </entry>
+ </row>
+ <row>
+ <entry>
+ <para>
+ Disable monitor detection (DDC)
+ </para>
+ </entry>
+ <entry>
+ <para>
+ <option>skipddc</option>
+ </para>
+ </entry>
+ </row>
+ <row>
+ <entry>
+ <para>
+ Disable Firewire device detection
+ </para>
+ </entry>
+ <entry>
+ <para>
+ <option>nofirewire</option>
+ </para>
+ </entry>
+ </row>
+ <row>
+ <entry>
+ <para>
+ Disable parallel port detection
+ </para>
+ </entry>
+ <entry>
+ <para>
+ <option>noparport</option>
+ </para>
+ </entry>
+ </row>
+ <row>
+ <entry>
+ <para>
+ Disable PC Card (PCMCIA) device detection
+ </para>
+ </entry>
+ <entry>
+ <para>
+ <option>nopcmcia</option>
+ </para>
+ </entry>
+ </row>
+ <row>
+ <entry>
+ <para>
+ Disable USB storage device detection
+ </para>
+ </entry>
+ <entry>
+ <para>
+ <option>nousbstorage</option>
+ </para>
+ </entry>
+ </row>
+ <row>
+ <entry>
+ <para>
+ Disable all USB device detection
+ </para>
+ </entry>
+ <entry>
+ <para>
+ <option>nousb</option>
+ </para>
+ </entry>
+ </row>
+ <row>
+ <entry>
+ <para>
+ Force Firewire device detection
+ </para>
+ </entry>
+ <entry>
+ <para>
+ <option>firewire</option>
+ </para>
+ </entry>
+ </row>
+ <row>
+ <entry>
+ <para>
+ Prompt user for ISA device configuration
+ </para>
+ </entry>
+ <entry>
+ <para>
+ <option>isa</option>
+ </para>
+ </entry>
+ </row>
+ </tbody>
+ </tgroup>
+ </table>
</section>
<section id="sn-mode-expert">
<title>Installing &FC; with Expert Mode</title>
<para>
- The expert mode enables you to run the installation process with
- additional options for hardware configuration.
+ The <option>expert</option> mode enables you to run the
+ installation process with additional options for hardware
+ configuration.
</para>
<para>
@@ -102,10 +603,6 @@
<screen>
<userinput>linux expert</userinput>
</screen>
- <para>
- <remark role="FIXME">This is untested.
- </remark>
- </para>
</section>
</section>
<section id="sn-memtest">
Index: fedora-install-guide-en.xml
===================================================================
RCS file: /cvs/docs/install-guide/fedora-install-guide-en.xml,v
retrieving revision 1.32
retrieving revision 1.33
diff -u -r1.32 -r1.33
--- fedora-install-guide-en.xml 14 Dec 2005 22:59:52 -0000 1.32
+++ fedora-install-guide-en.xml 22 Dec 2005 01:47:35 -0000 1.33
@@ -6,8 +6,8 @@
<!ENTITY DOCNAME "fedora-install-guide">
<!ENTITY DOCLANG "en">
-<!ENTITY DOCVERSION "1.0.8">
-<!ENTITY DOCDATE "2005-12-14">
+<!ENTITY DOCVERSION "1.0.9">
+<!ENTITY DOCDATE "2005-12-22">
<!ENTITY BOOKID "&DOCNAME;-&DOCLANG;-&DOCVERSION; (&DOCDATE;)">
<!ENTITY LEGALNOTICE SYSTEM "../docs-common/common/legalnotice-en.xml">
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
<!-- Bugzilla bug number for the draft notice -->
<!ENTITY BUG-NUM "129911">
<!ENTITY FCLOCALVER "5">
-<!ENTITY DOCLOCALVER "1.0.8"> <!-- what's this for again? -->
+<!ENTITY DOCLOCALVER "1.0.9"> <!-- what's this for again? -->
<!ENTITY INTRODUCTION SYSTEM "fedora-install-guide-intro-en.xml">
@@ -196,6 +196,16 @@
</para>
</revdescription>
</revision>
+ <revision>
+ <revnumber>1.0.9</revnumber>
+ <date>2005-12-22</date>
+ <authorinitials>StuartEllis</authorinitials>
+ <revdescription>
+ <para>
+ Updated Management Options section.
+ </para>
+ </revdescription>
+ </revision>
</revhistory>
</bookinfo>
Index: fedora-install-guide-techref-en.xml
===================================================================
RCS file: /cvs/docs/install-guide/fedora-install-guide-techref-en.xml,v
retrieving revision 1.1
retrieving revision 1.2
diff -u -r1.1 -r1.2
--- fedora-install-guide-techref-en.xml 14 Dec 2005 22:59:52 -0000 1.1
+++ fedora-install-guide-techref-en.xml 22 Dec 2005 01:47:35 -0000 1.2
@@ -55,8 +55,7 @@
<para>
&FC; and <command>anaconda</command> include VNC to provide
remote display capabilities. For more information about VNC,
- refer to the documentation on the RealVNC website
- <ulink url="http://www.realvnc.com/documentation/"/>.
+ refer to the documentation on the RealVNC website: <ulink url="http://www.realvnc.com/documentation/"/>.
</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
@@ -79,7 +78,7 @@
<listitem>
<para>
&SEL; provides Mandatory Access Control (MAC) capabilities
- that supplement the standard Linux security systems. Refer to
+ that supplement the standard Linux security features. Refer to
the &SEL; FAQ for more information:
<ulink url="http://fedora.redhat.com/docs/selinux-faq/"/>.
</para>
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