fedora-docs/install-guide fedora-install-guide-other-instmethods-en.xml, 1.4, 1.5
Paul W. Frields (pfrields)
fedora-docs-commits at redhat.com
Sun May 8 23:33:15 UTC 2005
Author: pfrields
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fedora-install-guide-other-instmethods-en.xml
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diff -u -r1.4 -r1.5
--- fedora-install-guide-other-instmethods-en.xml 3 May 2005 22:09:21 -0000 1.4
+++ fedora-install-guide-other-instmethods-en.xml 8 May 2005 23:33:13 -0000 1.5
@@ -4,12 +4,21 @@
<title>Other Installation Methods</title>
<para>
- If you have booted from removable media or PXE then you will see
- some additional screens. The first of these screens enables you to
- specify where the main installation program and packages are held.
- This screen will also appear if you started the boot process with
- the <userinput>linux askmethod</userinput> option.
+ The following screen appears if one of the following is true:
</para>
+ <orderedlist>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ You booted using PXE, or USB media.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ You entered the <option>askmethod</option> option at the
+ <prompt>boot:</prompt> prompt.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ </orderedlist>
<figure id="fig-install-method">
<title>Installation Method Screen</title>
@@ -34,39 +43,42 @@
</para>
<note>
- <title>Discs override manual selection</title>
+ <title>CD/DVD Activity</title>
<para>
- If a &FED; disc is detected in the drive of your computer then it
- will automatically be used to perform the installation. This will
- override any installation method that you configure manually.
+ If a &FED; disc is in your computer's CD or DVD drive, the
+ installation program loads its next stage from that disc. The
+ installation program downloads package data from the source you
+ choose. <!-- FIXME: I don't believe the CD is used for
+ everything. Check this. -->
</para>
</note>
<section id="sn-install-method-server">
- <title>Installing from a Network Server with FTP, HTTP or
- NFS</title>
+ <title>Installation from a Network Server</title>
<para>
- These installation methods require a server to be configured
- first. Setting up an installation server is detailed in a separate
- tutorial.
+ You may install &FC; from a network server using FTP, HTTP, or NFS
+ protocols. <!-- These installation methods require a properly
+ configured server. Setting up an installation server is detailed
+ in a separate tutorial. [This comment can be removed when the
+ tutorial exists. - PWF.] -->
</para>
<section id="sn-installer-tcpip">
- <title>Configuring TCP/IP</title>
+ <title>TCP/IP Configuration</title>
<para>
- The default option is to use DHCP to automatically provide the
- network settings. If this is incorrect, click <guibutton>Use
- dynamic IP configuration</guibutton> to empty the checkbox and
- fill in the settingsmanually. Select <guibutton>OK</guibutton>
- to move to the next screen.
+ By default, the installation program uses DHCP to automatically
+ provide the network settings. If your network has no DHCP
+ server, clear the checkbox labeled <guibutton>Use dynamic IP
+ configuration</guibutton> and enter the settings manually.
+ Select <guibutton>OK</guibutton> to continue.
</para>
<figure id="fig-inst-ipsetup">
- <title>Configure TCP/IP Screen</title>
+ <title>Configure TCP/IP Dialog</title>
<mediaobject>
<imageobject>
<imagedata fileref="./figs/inst-ipsetup.eps" format="EPS"/>
@@ -76,16 +88,16 @@
</imageobject>
<textobject>
<para>
- TCP/IP configuration screen.
+ TCP/IP configuration dialog.
</para>
</textobject>
</mediaobject>
</figure>
<para>
- This settings on this screen only apply during the installation
- process. You configure the network settings for the final system
- on a later screen.
+ These settings apply only during the installation process. The
+ installation program allows you to configure the final network
+ configuration later.
</para>
</section>
@@ -95,22 +107,13 @@
<title>Network Service Setup</title>
<para>
- The <guilabel>FTP Setup</guilabel> screen is shown below. The
- <guilabel>NFS image</guilabel> and <guilabel>HTTP</guilabel>
- screens have the same layout, but do not have a checkbox for
- non-anonymous FTP.
- </para>
-
- <para>
- The <guilabel>site name</guilabel> is the name or IP address of
- the server. The <guilabel>&FC; directory</guilabel> is the name
- that the installation tree is shared as. Selecting
- <guilabel>non-anonymous FTP</guilabel> means that you will use a
- named account with a password to access the server.
+ The FTP, HTTP, and NFS service setup dialogs are very similar.
+ Each requires the name or IP address of the server, and a
+ directory where the installation tree resides.
</para>
<figure id="fig-ftp-setup">
- <title>FTP Setup Screen</title>
+ <title>FTP Setup Dialog</title>
<mediaobject>
<imageobject>
<imagedata fileref="./figs/ftp-setup.eps" format="EPS"/>
@@ -120,7 +123,7 @@
</imageobject>
<textobject>
<para>
- FTP setup screen.
+ FTP setup dialog.
</para>
</textobject>
</mediaobject>
@@ -133,14 +136,15 @@
<title>Further FTP Setup</title>
<para>
- If you selected the option for non-anonymous FTP, then you will
- be presented with this screen. Fill in the account name and
- password for the server, and then select
+ The FTP service setup dialog also has an option for
+ <guilabel>non-anonymous FTP</guilabel>. If your FTP server does
+ not provide anonymous access, select this check box, and provide
+ an account name and password in the following dialog. Select
<guibutton>OK</guibutton> to continue.
</para>
<figure id="fig-ftp-setup-further">
- <title>Further FTP Setup Screen</title>
+ <title>Non-anonymous FTP Account Dialog</title>
<mediaobject>
<imageobject>
<imagedata fileref="./figs/ftp-setup-further.eps" format="EPS"/>
@@ -150,7 +154,7 @@
</imageobject>
<textobject>
<para>
- Further FTP setup screen.
+ Non-anonymous FTP account dialog.
</para>
</textobject>
</mediaobject>
@@ -162,20 +166,19 @@
<section id="sn-installing-from-harddrive">
- <title>Installing from a Hard Drive</title>
+ <title>Installation from a Hard Drive</title>
<para>
- You will need a hard drive containing the ISO image files for the
- &FED; discs. The hard drive can be either internal to the
+ You may install from a hard drive containing the ISO image files
+ for the &FED; discs. The hard drive can be either internal to the
computer, or attached by USB. The partition on the hard drive
holding the ISO files must be formatted with either ext2, ext3 or
- the FAT file system. External hard drives are supplied formatted
- as FAT.
+ the FAT file system. Most external hard drives are supplied
+ formatted as FAT.
</para>
<para>
- If you chose the option to install from a hard drive, this screen
- will appear:
+ If you choose this option, the following screen appears:
</para>
<figure id="fig-hdd-instmethod">
@@ -198,14 +201,15 @@
<para>
Select the partition containing the ISO files from the list of
available partitions. Each drive is assigned a unique letter.
- Each partition on a drive is numbered sequentially. Internal IDE
- drives are prefixed with <filename>/dev/hd</filename>. SCSI or
- USB drives are prefixed with <filename>/dev/sd</filename>.
+ Each partition on a drive is numbered. Internal IDE drive device
+ names begin with <filename>/dev/hd</filename>. SCSI or USB drive
+ device names begin with <filename>/dev/sd</filename>.
</para>
<para>
You must also specify the <guilabel>Directory holding
- images</guilabel>.
+ images</guilabel>. Enter the full directory path on the drive
+ that contains the ISO image files.
</para>
<para>
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