install-guide fedora-install-guide-other-instmethods-en.xml, 1.11, 1.12

[Paul W. Frields (pfrields)]

Author: pfrields

Update of /cvs/docs/install-guide
In directory cvs-int.fedora.redhat.com:/tmp/cvs-serv8626

Modified Files:
	fedora-install-guide-other-instmethods-en.xml 
Log Message:
Made point about FAT-32 external hard disks a little clearer by
following my own style guidance about admonitions :-)
Added note about Linux tool for checking partition types



Index: fedora-install-guide-other-instmethods-en.xml
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RCS file: /cvs/docs/install-guide/fedora-install-guide-other-instmethods-en.xml,v
retrieving revision 1.11
retrieving revision 1.12
diff -u -r1.11 -r1.12
--- fedora-install-guide-other-instmethods-en.xml	22 May 2005 15:15:41 -0000	1.11
+++ fedora-install-guide-other-instmethods-en.xml	23 May 2005 13:45:11 -0000	1.12
@@ -187,31 +187,36 @@
       </indexterm><indexterm>
 	<primary>file systems</primary>
 	<secondary>vfat</secondary>
-      </indexterm> <firstterm>vfat</firstterm> file system.  Refer to
-      <xref
-	linkend="sn-partitioning-general" /> for more information about
-      file systems.  You cannot use ISO files that are held on
-      partitions controlled by LVM (Logical Volume Management).
-    </para>
-
-    <para>
-      Most external hard drives are supplied formatted as FAT-32, a
-      version of vfat.
+      </indexterm> <firstterm>vfat</firstterm> file system. In &FED;,
+      <systemitem class="filesystem">vfat</systemitem> includes a range
+      of file systems, such as FAT-16 and FAT-32, found on most
+      removable media.  External hard drives usually contain <systemitem
+	class="filesystem">vfat</systemitem> (FAT-32) file systems.
+      Some Microsoft Windows systems also use <systemitem
+	class="filesystem">vfat</systemitem> file systems on internal
+      hard disk partitions.
     </para>
 
     <note>
-      <title>FAT-16, FAT-32 and vfat</title>
+      <title>FAT-16, FAT-32 and <systemitem
+	  class="filesystem">vfat</systemitem></title>
       <para>
-	In &FED;, <systemitem class="filesystem">vfat</systemitem>
-	represents a range of file systems found on most removable
-	media.  Some Microsoft Windows systems also use <systemitem
-	  class="filesystem">vfat</systemitem> file systems on hard disk
-	partitions.  To check a partition's file system under Windows,
-	use the <application>Disk Management</application> tool.
+	Before you begin installation from a hard drive, check the
+	partition type to ensure that &FED; can read it.  To check a
+	partition's file system under Windows, use the <application>Disk
+	  Management</application> tool.  To check a partition's file
+	system under Linux, use the <command>fdisk</command> utility.
       </para>
     </note>
 
     <para>
+      You cannot use ISO files on partitions controlled by LVM (Logical
+      Volume Management). Refer to <xref
+	linkend="sn-partitioning-general" /> for more information about
+      file systems.
+    </para>
+
+    <para>
       If you choose this option, the following screen appears:
     </para>