install-guide/devel/en_US preparing-media.xml,1.1,1.2
Paul W. Frields (pfrields)
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Mon Aug 28 14:26:45 UTC 2006
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Author: pfrields
Update of /cvs/docs/install-guide/devel/en_US
In directory cvs-int.fedora.redhat.com:/tmp/cvs-serv24706
Modified Files:
preparing-media.xml
Log Message:
Remove the opportunity for users to do stupid things, and leave a new
tip on using the device mapper.
Index: preparing-media.xml
===================================================================
RCS file: /cvs/docs/install-guide/devel/en_US/preparing-media.xml,v
retrieving revision 1.1
retrieving revision 1.2
diff -u -r1.1 -r1.2
--- preparing-media.xml 27 Aug 2006 18:36:39 -0000 1.1
+++ preparing-media.xml 28 Aug 2006 14:26:42 -0000 1.2
@@ -185,7 +185,7 @@
<title>System-Specific Instructions</title>
<para>
- Unfortunately this guide cannot offer specific instructions for every
+ Unfortunately this guide cannot offer specific instructions for every
possible combination of hardware and software. You can find more
information at <ulink
url="http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Docs/Drafts/BurningDiscs"/>.
@@ -224,12 +224,13 @@
</para>
<para>
- The <command>dd</command> utility requires you to specify the device file
- that corresponds to the physical media. The name of the device file
- matches the name assigned to the device by your system. All device files
- appear in the directory <filename>/dev/</filename>. For example,
- <filename>/dev/sda</filename> denotes the first USB or SCSI device that is
- attached to the system.
+ The <command>dd</command> utility requires you to specify the
+ device file that corresponds to the physical media. The name of
+ the device file matches the name assigned to the device by your
+ system. All device files appear in the directory
+ <filename>/dev/</filename>. For example,
+ <filename>/dev/sda</filename> denotes the first USB, SATA or SCSI
+ device that is attached to the system.
</para>
<para>
@@ -260,8 +261,18 @@
<para>
Look for the items in the <command>dmesg</command> output that relate
to the detection of a new SCSI device. Linux systems treat USB media
- as forms of SCSI device.
+ as SCSI devices.
</para>
+ <tip>
+ <title>Using the Device Mapper</title>
+ <para>
+ On &FC; 5 and later systems, it may be easier to find the
+ right device name by examining the <filename
+ class="directory">/dev/disk/</filename> directory. Use the
+ command <command>ls -l /dev/disk/by-id/</command> to see the
+ disk devices collated by model and device name.
+ </para>
+ </tip>
</step>
<step>
<para>
@@ -270,12 +281,14 @@
Volume</guimenuitem>. Alternatively, enter this command in a
terminal window:
</para>
- <screen>
- <userinput>umount <replaceable>/dev/sda</replaceable></userinput>
- </screen>
+
+<screen>
+<userinput>umount /dev/<replaceable><device></replaceable></userinput>
+</screen>
+
<para>
- Replace <filename>/dev/sda</filename> with the name of the correct
- device file for the media.
+ Replace <replaceable><device></replaceable> with the
+ name of the correct device file for the media.
</para>
</step>
</procedure>
@@ -309,16 +322,23 @@
<para>
In the terminal window, type the following command:
</para>
- <screen>
- <userinput>dd if=diskboot.img
- of=<replaceable>/dev/sda</replaceable></userinput>
- </screen>
+
+<screen>
+<userinput>dd if=diskboot.img of=/dev/<replaceable><device></replaceable></userinput>
+</screen>
+
<para>
- Replace <filename>/dev/sda</filename> with the name of the correct
- device file for the media.
+ Replace <filename><device></filename> with the name of the
+ correct device file for the media.
</para>
</step>
</procedure>
</section>
</chapter>
+<!--
+Local variables:
+mode: xml
+fill-column: 72
+End:
+-->
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