release-notes/devel/en_US Installer.xml,1.22,1.23
Paul W. Frields (pfrields)
fedora-docs-commits at redhat.com
Sat Sep 15 16:01:44 UTC 2007
Author: pfrields
Update of /cvs/docs/release-notes/devel/en_US
In directory cvs-int.fedora.redhat.com:/tmp/cvs-serv8986
Modified Files:
Installer.xml
Log Message:
Import changes from wiki for F8
Index: Installer.xml
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RCS file: /cvs/docs/release-notes/devel/en_US/Installer.xml,v
retrieving revision 1.22
retrieving revision 1.23
diff -u -r1.22 -r1.23
--- Installer.xml 22 Jun 2007 11:56:05 -0000 1.22
+++ Installer.xml 15 Sep 2007 16:01:39 -0000 1.23
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
<para>
<application>Anaconda</application> is the name of the
Fedora installer. This section outlines issues related to
- <application>Anaconda</application> and installing Fedora 7.
+ <application>Anaconda</application> and installing Fedora 8.
</para>
<note>
<title>Downloading Large Files</title>
@@ -54,19 +54,18 @@
recommends that you test all installation media before starting the
installation process and before reporting any installation-related
bugs. Many of the bugs reported are actually due to
- improperly-burned CDs or DVDs. To use this test, type <command>linux
- mediacheck</command> at the <prompt>boot:</prompt> prompt.
+ improperly-burned CDs or DVDs.
</para>
<para>
- The <option>mediacheck</option> function is highly sensitive, and may
- report some usable discs as faulty. This result is often caused by
- disc writing software that does not include padding when creating
- discs from ISO files. For best results with <option>mediacheck</option>,
- boot with the following option:
+ The <command>mediacheck</command> function is highly sensitive, and
+ may report some usable discs as faulty. This result is often caused
+ by disc writing software that does not include padding when creating
+ discs from ISO files. To use this test, at boot time hit any key to
+ enter the menu. Then press the <keycap>Tab</keycap> key, add the
+ option <option>mediacheck</option> to the parameter list, and press
+ <keycap>Enter</keycap>.
</para>
-<screen><![CDATA[linux ide=nodma mediacheck
-]]></screen>
<para>
After you complete the <command>mediacheck</command> function
@@ -87,13 +86,13 @@
</para>
</important>
<para>
- You may perform memory testing before you install Fedora by pressing
- <keycap>Esc</keycap> twice, then entering <option>memtest86</option>
- at the <prompt>boot:</prompt> prompt. This option runs the
+ To perform memory testing before you install Fedora, press any key
+ to enter the boot menu, then select <guimenuitem>Memory
+ Test</guimenuitem>. This option runs the
<application>Memtest86</application> stand alone memory testing
software in place of <application>Anaconda</application>.
<application>Memtest86</application> memory testing continues until
- the <keycap>Esc</keycap> key is pressed.
+ you press the <keycap>Esc</keycap> key.
</para>
<note>
<title>Memtest86 Availability</title>
@@ -117,23 +116,6 @@
<title>Changes in Anaconda</title>
<itemizedlist>
<listitem>
- <para>Many minor user interface changes:</para>
- <itemizedlist>
- <listitem>
- <para>Ability to select the boot drive</para>
- </listitem>
- <listitem>
- <para>Advanced storage options, including the ability to add
- an iSCSI target and disable dmraid devices</para>
- </listitem>
- <listitem>
- <para>The time zone page includes a magnification slider to
- zoom into different areas of the world when choosing
- location</para>
- </listitem>
- </itemizedlist>
- </listitem>
- <listitem>
<para>Improved Live images support</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
@@ -144,41 +126,18 @@
<para>Improved IEEE-1394 (Firewire) support</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
- <para>Improved installation for Sony PlayStation 3</para>
- </listitem>
- <listitem>
- <para>French keyboard layout uses latin9</para>
- </listitem>
- <listitem>
- <para>Improved kickstart installation</para>
- </listitem>
- <listitem>
<para>Use of <filename class="devicefile">/dev/hdX</filename> is
deprecated on i386 and and x86_64 for IDE drives, and has
changed to <filename class="devicefile">/dev/sdX</filename>
except on PPC. See note about the importance of labeling
- devices for upgrades from FC6.</para>
+ devices for upgrades from FC6, and partition
+ limitations.</para>
</listitem>
</itemizedlist>
</section>
<section id="sn-Installation-Related-Issues">
<title>Installation Related Issues</title>
- <section id="sn-Sony-VAIO-Notebooks">
- <title>Sony VAIO Notebooks</title>
- <para>
- Some Sony VAIO notebook systems may experience problems
- installing Fedora from CD-ROM. If this happens, restart the
- installation process and add the following option to the boot
- command line:
- </para>
-<screen><![CDATA[pci=off ide1=0x180,0x386
-]]></screen>
- <para>
- Installation should proceed normally, and any devices not
- detected are configured the first time Fedora is booted.
- </para>
- </section>
<section id="sn-IDE-RAID">
<title>IDE RAID</title>
<para>
@@ -230,7 +189,23 @@
<ulink url='http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/DistributionUpgrades'>http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/DistributionUpgrades</ulink>
for detailed recommended procedures for upgrading Fedora.
</para>
- <section>
+ <section id="sn-scsi-partition-limit">
+ <title>SCSI driver partition limits</title>
+ <para>Whereas older IDE drivers supported up to 63 partitions per
+ device, SCSI devices are limited to 15 partitions per device.
+ <application>Anaconda</application> uses the new <systemitem
+ class="library">libata</systemitem> driver in the same fashion
+ as the rest of Fedora, so it is unable to detect more than 15
+ partitions on an IDE disk during the installation or upgrade
+ process.</para>
+ <para>If you are upgrading a system with more than 15 partitions,
+ you may need to migrate the disk to Logical Volume Management
+ (LVM). This restriction may cause conflicts with other installed
+ systems if they do not support LVM. Most modern Linux
+ distributions support LVM, and drivers are available for other
+ operating systems as well.</para>
+ </section>
+ <section id="sn-label-disk-partitions">
<title>Disk partitions must be labeled</title>
<para>A change in the way that the linux kernel handles storage
devices means that device names like <filename
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