en-US/beginninginstallation.xml

[Rüdiger Landmann]

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 1 file changed, 44 insertions(+), 32 deletions(-)

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commit 7cd1413a8e8b79005aa5a38566da3b5a8806e181
Author: Ruediger Landmann <r.landmann(a)redhat.com&gt;
Date:   Thu Jan 7 16:08:33 2010 +1000

    Note additional minimum RAM requirements for some installation methods BZ#541502

diff --git a/en-US/beginninginstallation.xml b/en-US/beginninginstallation.xml
index dbbd44e..f768d92 100644
--- a/en-US/beginninginstallation.xml
+++ b/en-US/beginninginstallation.xml
@@ -318,38 +318,50 @@
 	</para>
     </note>
   </section>
-  <section id="sn-graphics-problem">
-    <title>Graphical and Text Interfaces</title>
-    <important>
-      <title>Graphical Interface Usage</title>
-      <para>Installing in text mode does <emphasis
role="strong">not</emphasis>
-	prevent you from using a graphical interface on your system once
-	it is installed.</para>
-    </important>
-    <important>
-      <title>Installation requires at least 128 MB of RAM</title>
-      <para>If your system has less than 128 MB of RAM, installation will not
continue.</para>
-    </important>
-    <para>Fedora &PRODVER; supports graphical and text-based installations. 
-	Only systems with more than about 400&nbsp;MB of RAM can use the graphical
installer. Systems with less RAM automatically scale back to using the text-based
installer. Note that you must still have a minimum of 128&nbsp;MB of RAM for
installation to proceed in text mode. If you prefer to use the text-based installer, type
<option>linux text</option> at the <prompt>boot:</prompt>
prompt.</para> <para>If one of the following situations occurs, the
installation program uses a text mode:
-    </para>
-    <itemizedlist>
-      <listitem>
-	<para>The installation system fails to identify the display
-	  hardware on your computer</para>
-      </listitem>
-      <listitem>
-	<para>Your computer has less than about 400&nbsp;MB of RAM</para>
-      </listitem>
-      <listitem>
-	<para>You choose the text mode installation from the boot
-	  menu</para>
-      </listitem>
-    </itemizedlist>
-    <para>The text screens provide most of the same functions as the standard
-      screens, although disk partitioning is simplified, and bootloader configuration and
package selection are handled automatically in text mode. If you choose to install Fedora
in text mode, you can still configure your system to use a graphical interface
-      after installation. Refer to <xref
linkend="sn-switching-to-gui-login"/> for instructions.</para>
-  </section>
+	<section id="sn-graphics-problem">
+		<title>Graphical and Text Interfaces</title>
+		<important>
+			<title>Graphical Interface Usage</title>
+			<para>
+				Installing in text mode does not prevent you from using a graphical interface on your
system once it is installed.
+			</para>
+		</important>
+		<important>
+			<title>Installation requires 137&nbsp;MB of RAM</title>
+			<para>
+				If your system has less than 137&nbsp;MB of RAM, installation will not continue.
+			</para>
+			<para>
+				Furthermore, installation from a hard drive or a network location requires an image
of stage 2 of the installation program (<filename>installer.img</filename>) to
be stored in memory. This additional requirement increases the minimum RAM required to
243&nbsp;MB for these installation methods.
+			</para>
+		</important>
+		<para>
+			Fedora &PRODVER; supports graphical and text-based installations. Only systems
with more than 397&nbsp;MB of RAM can use the graphical installer. Systems with less
RAM automatically scale back to using the text-based installer. Note that you must still
have a minimum of 137&nbsp;MB of RAM for installation to proceed even in text mode. If
you prefer to use the text-based installer, type <option>linux text</option>
at the <prompt>boot:</prompt> prompt.
+		</para> 
+		<para>
+			If one of the following situations occurs, the installation program uses text mode:
+		</para>
+		<itemizedlist>
+			<listitem>
+				<para>
+					The installation system fails to identify the display hardware on your computer
+				</para>
+			</listitem>
+			<listitem>
+				<para>
+					Your computer has less than 397&nbsp;MB of RAM
+				</para>
+			</listitem>
+			<listitem>
+				<para>
+					You choose the text mode installation from the boot menu
+				</para>
+			</listitem>
+		</itemizedlist>
+		<para>
+			The text screens provide most of the same functions as the standard screens, although
disk partitioning is simplified, and bootloader configuration and package selection are
handled automatically in text mode. If you choose to install Fedora in text mode, you can
still configure your system to use a graphical interface after installation. Refer to
<xref linkend="sn-switching-to-gui-login"/> for instructions.
+		</para>
+	</section>
 </chapter>