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swift 11/08/23 16:20:55 |
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Modified: hb-install-x86+amd64-medium.xml |
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Log: |
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Bug #377755 - Inform users about the 2Â0-second timeout during CD boot. Currently only for x86/amd64 in docs, other arches please verify and report on the bug! |
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Revision Changes Path |
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1.20 xml/htdocs/doc/en/handbook/hb-install-x86+amd64-medium.xml |
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file : http://sources.gentoo.org/viewvc.cgi/gentoo/xml/htdocs/doc/en/handbook/hb-install-x86+amd64-medium.xml?rev=1.20&view=markup |
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plain: http://sources.gentoo.org/viewvc.cgi/gentoo/xml/htdocs/doc/en/handbook/hb-install-x86+amd64-medium.xml?rev=1.20&content-type=text/plain |
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diff : http://sources.gentoo.org/viewvc.cgi/gentoo/xml/htdocs/doc/en/handbook/hb-install-x86+amd64-medium.xml?r1=1.19&r2=1.20 |
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Index: hb-install-x86+amd64-medium.xml |
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=================================================================== |
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RCS file: /var/cvsroot/gentoo/xml/htdocs/doc/en/handbook/hb-install-x86+amd64-medium.xml,v |
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retrieving revision 1.19 |
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retrieving revision 1.20 |
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diff -u -r1.19 -r1.20 |
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--- hb-install-x86+amd64-medium.xml 19 Jul 2010 01:50:06 -0000 1.19 |
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+++ hb-install-x86+amd64-medium.xml 23 Aug 2011 16:20:55 -0000 1.20 |
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<!-- The content of this document is licensed under the CC-BY-SA license --> |
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<!-- See http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5 --> |
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-<!-- $Header: /var/cvsroot/gentoo/xml/htdocs/doc/en/handbook/hb-install-x86+amd64-medium.xml,v 1.19 2010/07/19 01:50:06 nightmorph Exp $ --> |
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+<!-- $Header: /var/cvsroot/gentoo/xml/htdocs/doc/en/handbook/hb-install-x86+amd64-medium.xml,v 1.20 2011/08/23 16:20:55 swift Exp $ --> |
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<sections> |
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Gentoo using the minimal Installation CD. |
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</abstract> |
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-<version>7.2</version> |
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-<date>2010-07-18</date> |
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+<version>8</version> |
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+<date>2011-08-23</date> |
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<section> |
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<title>Hardware Requirements</title> |
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Now place the installation CD in the CD-ROM drive and reboot. You should see a |
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boot prompt. At this screen, you can hit Enter to begin the boot process with |
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the default boot options, or boot the Installation CD with custom boot options |
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-by specifying a kernel followed by boot options and then hitting Enter. |
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+by specifying a kernel followed by boot options and then hitting Enter. |
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</p> |
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<p> |
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-Specifying a kernel? Yes, we provide several kernels on our Installation CDs. |
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-The default one is <c>gentoo</c>. Other kernels are for specific hardware needs |
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-and the <c>-nofb</c> variants which disable framebuffer. |
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+When the boot prompt is shown, you get the option of displaying the available |
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+kernels (<c>F1</c>) and boot options (<c>F2</c>). If you make no selection |
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+within 20 seconds (either displaying information or using a kernel) then the |
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+LiveCD will fall back to booting from disk. This allows installations to reboot |
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+and try out their installed environment without the need to remove the CD from |
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+the tray (something well appreciated for remote installations). |
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+</p> |
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+ |
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+<p> |
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+Now we mentioned specifying a kernel. On our Installation CDs, we provide |
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+several kernels. The default one is <c>gentoo</c>. Other kernels are for |
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+specific hardware needs and the <c>-nofb</c> variants which disable |
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+framebuffer. |
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</p> |
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<p> |