readme-burning-isos/devel/en_US README-BURNING-ISOS.xml,1.1,1.2
Paul W. Frields (pfrields)
fedora-docs-commits at redhat.com
Sun Apr 1 20:14:39 UTC 2007
Author: pfrields
Update of /cvs/docs/readme-burning-isos/devel/en_US
In directory cvs-int.fedora.redhat.com:/tmp/cvs-serv15664/en_US
Modified Files:
README-BURNING-ISOS.xml
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Better tagging and added section IDs
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RCS file: /cvs/docs/readme-burning-isos/devel/en_US/README-BURNING-ISOS.xml,v
retrieving revision 1.1
retrieving revision 1.2
diff -u -r1.1 -r1.2
--- README-BURNING-ISOS.xml 27 Jan 2007 22:06:55 -0000 1.1
+++ README-BURNING-ISOS.xml 1 Apr 2007 20:14:37 -0000 1.2
@@ -1,19 +1,25 @@
<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?>
-<!DOCTYPE article PUBLIC "-//OASIS//DTD DocBook XML V4.4//EN" "http://www.docbook.org/xml/4.4/docbookx.dtd">
+<!DOCTYPE article PUBLIC "-//OASIS//DTD DocBook XML V4.4//EN"
+"http://www.docbook.org/xml/4.4/docbookx.dtd" [
-<article>
- <title>Discs</title>
+<!ENTITY % FDP-ENTITIES SYSTEM "fdp-entities.ent">
+%FDP-ENTITIES;
- <section>
+]>
+
+<article id="making-discs">
+ <title>Making &DISTRO; Discs</title>
+
+ <section id="sn-introduction">
<title>Introduction</title>
<para>
- The Fedora Core distribution is provided in the form of ISO 9660
+ The &DISTRO; distribution is provided in the form of ISO 9660
standard filesystem images. You can copy these ISO images onto
either CDROM or DVD media to produce a bootable disc.
</para>
<para>
- Before you can install Fedora Core on a computer, you must
+ Before you can install &DISTRO; on a computer, you must
transfer, or <firstterm>burn</firstterm>, the ISO files to blank
disc media (CD-R/RW or DVD-R/RW). This document describes the
procedure for burning these files using a few common tools. This
@@ -23,17 +29,17 @@
</para>
</section>
- <section>
+ <section id="sn-downloading">
<title>Downloading</title>
<para>
The ISO files are large, and it may take a long time to download
them, especially using a dial-up modem. You may want to use a
download manager.
</para>
- <section>
+ <section id="sn-choosing-cd-or-dvd">
<title>Choosing CD or DVD</title>
<para>
- Fedora Core is distributed on multiple CD-sized ISO image files,
+ &DISTRO; is distributed on multiple CD-sized ISO image files,
or a single DVD-sized ISO image file. You can use the single DVD
ISO file if your computer meets the following requirements:
</para>
@@ -75,19 +81,19 @@
for each CD-sized ISO file, or approximately 3.5 GiB for the
DVD-sized ISO file. This document assumes you have downloaded
the files to the folder <filename class="directory">C:\Documents
- and Settings\Owner\My Documents\My Downloads\Fedora
- Core</filename>.
+ and Settings\Owner\My Documents\My
+ Downloads\&DISTRO;</filename>.
</para>
</section>
- <section>
+ <section id="sn-choosing-iso-files">
<title>Choosing the ISO Files</title>
<para>
The exact files you need from the download server depend upon
- your system and the version of Fedora Core you are downloading.
+ your system and the version of &DISTRO; you are downloading.
The files you need are named in the form of
<filename>FC-<replaceable><version></replaceable>-<replaceable><arch></replaceable>-disc<replaceable><count></replaceable>.iso</filename>,
where "<replaceable><version></replaceable>" is the
- version of Fedora Core you wish to download,
+ version of &DISTRO; you wish to download,
"<replaceable><arch></replaceable>" is your computer's
processor architecture, and
"<replaceable><count></replaceable>" is the disc number
@@ -105,33 +111,33 @@
versions.
</para>
<para>
- If you are downloading Fedora Core 6 for a Pentium 4 computer,
- for example, you need these files:
+ If you are downloading &DISTRO; &DISTROVER; for a Pentium 4
+ computer, for example, you need these files:
</para>
<itemizedlist>
<listitem>
<para>
- <filename>FC-6-i386-disc1.iso</filename>
+ <filename>&FCX;-&DISTROVER;-i386-disc1.iso</filename>
</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>
- <filename>FC-6-i386-disc2.iso</filename>
+ <filename>&FCX;-&DISTROVER;-i386-disc2.iso</filename>
</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>
- <filename>FC-6-i386-disc3.iso</filename>
+ <filename>&FCX;-&DISTROVER;-i386-disc3.iso</filename>
</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>
- <filename>FC-6-i386-disc4.iso</filename>
+ <filename>&FCX;-&DISTROVER;-i386-disc4.iso</filename>
</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>
- <filename>FC-6-i386-disc5.iso</filename>
+ <filename>&FCX;-&DISTROVER;-i386-disc5.iso</filename>
</para>
</listitem>
</itemizedlist>
@@ -142,7 +148,7 @@
<itemizedlist>
<listitem>
<para>
- <filename>FC-6-i386-DVD.iso</filename>
+ <filename>&FCX;-&DISTROVER;-i386-DVD.iso</filename>
</para>
</listitem>
</itemizedlist>
@@ -153,7 +159,7 @@
</section>
</section>
- <section>
+ <section id="sn-validating-files">
<title>Validating the Files</title>
<para>
Errors can occur during the download, even if your download
@@ -168,14 +174,15 @@
<note>
<title>BitTorrent Automatic Error Checking</title>
<para>
- BitTorrent automatically performs this error checking during
- downloads. If your BitTorrent application reports all files
- have been successfully downloaded, you can safely skip this
- step.
+ <application>BitTorrent</application> automatically performs
+ this error checking during downloads. If your
+ <application>BitTorrent</application> application reports all
+ files have been successfully downloaded, you can safely skip
+ this step.
</para>
</note>
</para>
- <section>
+ <section id="sn-validating-in-windows">
<title>Validating in the Windows Graphical Environment</title>
<para>
There are a number of free (as in cost) products available for
@@ -219,14 +226,14 @@
<important>
<title>CAVEAT EMPTOR</title>
<para>
- The Fedora Project and Red Hat, Inc. have no control over
+ The &FP; and &FORMAL-RHI;. have no control over
external sites such as the ones listed above, or the
programs they provide.
</para>
</important>
</para>
</section>
- <section>
+ <section id="sn-validating-in-windows-cmd">
<title>Validating at the Windows Command Prompt</title>
<para>
To check the files using the command prompt, you need to
@@ -245,7 +252,7 @@
window. Then change into the download directory. Run
<command>sha1sum</command> with each ISO file like this:
</para>
- <screen><![CDATA[cd "C:\Documents and Settings\Owner\My Documents\My Downloads\Fedora Core"
+ <screen><![CDATA[cd "C:\Documents and Settings\Owner\My Documents\My Downloads\&DISTRO;"
sha1sum.exe FC5-i386-disc1.iso]]></screen>
<para>
The program takes some time to complete, since it must read the
@@ -268,7 +275,7 @@
</section>
</section>
- <section>
+ <section id="sn-burning">
<title>Burning</title>
<para>
The process of burning a CD is not always obvious to the users of
@@ -279,18 +286,18 @@
<para>
In reality, though, the burning software performs two operations.
First, it creates an ISO 9660 standard image, just like the ones
- used to install Fedora Core, from the source files that were
+ used to install &DISTRO;, from the source files that were
dragged into the box. Second, it transfers that ISO file onto the
blank CD. If the original source file was already an ISO image,
the resulting CD is not usable for installation purposes.
</para>
<para>
- To create the Fedora installation CDs, <emphasis role='strong'>it
+ To create the &DISTRO; installation CDs, <emphasis role='strong'>it
is vital that you only perform the second step</emphasis> with
- the Fedora Core ISO files. The steps required to do this using
+ the &DISTRO; ISO files. The steps required to do this using
several popular CD burning applications are listed below.
</para>
- <section>
+ <section id="sn-iso-recorder-v2">
<title>Using The ISO Recorder V2 Power Toy</title>
<para>
Obtain and install the ISO Recorder power toy from the <ulink
@@ -300,17 +307,20 @@
<procedure>
<step>
<para>
- In Explorer, right click on the first Fedora Code ISO file
+ In <application>Explorer</application>, right click on the
+ first &DISTRO; ISO file
</para>
</step>
<step>
<para>
- In the context menu, select "Copy image to CD"
+ In the context menu, select <guilabel>Copy image to
+ CD</guilabel>
</para>
</step>
<step>
<para>
- Follow the steps given by the "CD Recording Wizard" pop-up
+ Follow the steps given by the <guilabel>CD Recording
+ Wizard</guilabel> pop-up
</para>
</step>
<step>
@@ -320,27 +330,27 @@
</step>
</procedure>
</section>
- <section>
+ <section id="sn-roxio-emc7">
<title>Using Roxio Easy Media Creator 7</title>
<procedure>
<step>
<para>
- Start "Creator Classic"
+ Start <guilabel>Creator Classic</guilabel>
</para>
</step>
<step>
<para>
- Select "Other Tasks"
+ Select <guilabel>Other Tasks</guilabel>
</para>
</step>
<step>
<para>
- Select "Burn from Disc Image File"
+ Select <guilabel>Burn from Disc Image File</guilabel>
</para>
</step>
<step>
<para>
- Choose the first Fedora Core ISO file and burn it
+ Choose the first &DISTRO; ISO file and burn it
</para>
</step>
<step>
@@ -350,7 +360,7 @@
</step>
</procedure>
</section>
- <section>
+ <section id="sn-nero-burning-rom-5">
<title>Using Nero Burning ROM 5</title>
<procedure>
<step>
@@ -360,17 +370,17 @@
</step>
<step>
<para>
- Open the "File" menu
+ Open the <guimenu>File</guimenu> menu
</para>
</step>
<step>
<para>
- Select "Burn Image"
+ Select <guimenuitem>Burn Image</guimenuitem>
</para>
</step>
<step>
<para>
- Choose the first Fedora Core ISO file and burn it
+ Choose the first &DISTRO; ISO file and burn it
</para>
</step>
<step>
@@ -380,7 +390,7 @@
</step>
</procedure>
</section>
- <section>
+ <section id="sn-nero-express-6">
<title>Using Nero Express 6</title>
<procedure>
<step>
@@ -390,20 +400,20 @@
</step>
<step>
<para>
- Select "Disc Image or Saved Project"
+ Select <guilabel>Disc Image or Saved Project</guilabel>
</para>
</step>
<step>
<para>
- An Open dialog appears. Select the first Fedora Core ISO
- file. Click Open.
+ An <guilabel>Open</guilabel> dialog appears. Select the
+ first &DISTRO; ISO file. Click <guibutton>Open</guibutton>.
</para>
</step>
<step>
<para>
- The next screen allows you to select Writing Speed. You
- should set this to 4x for DVD, or 16x for CD, for best
- performance.
+ The next screen allows you to select <guilabel>Writing
+ Speed</guilabel>. You should set this to 4x for DVD, or
+ 16x for CD, for best performance.
</para>
</step>
<step>
@@ -420,7 +430,7 @@
</section>
</section>
- <section>
+ <section id="sn-testing-discs">
<title>Testing Your Discs</title>
<para>
In order to be certain the CDs will work on your system, you may
@@ -438,7 +448,7 @@
<step>
<para>
Reboot the computer with disc 1 in the CD drive. The boot
- menu for the Fedora Core installer appears.
+ menu for the &DISTRO; installer appears.
</para>
</step>
<step>
@@ -456,7 +466,7 @@
<para>
Conduct the check against the first disc. If the check
succeeds, your disc is correct. At this point the installer
- has changed nothing on your computer. Remove the Fedora Core
+ has changed nothing on your computer. Remove the &DISTRO;
installation disc and restart the system so that the computer
boots into Windows.
</para>
@@ -470,7 +480,7 @@
</procedure>
</section>
- <section>
+ <section id="sn-feedback">
<title>Comments and Feedback</title>
<para>
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