Author: elliss
Update of /cvs/docs/install-guide/en_US
In directory cvs-int.fedora.redhat.com:/tmp/cvs-serv29456/en_US
Modified Files:
entities.xml fedora-install-guide-intro.xml
Log Message:
- Replaced use of cat /proc/mounts with dmesg, which makes the instructions a bit tidier.
Index: entities.xml
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RCS file: /cvs/docs/install-guide/en_US/entities.xml,v
retrieving revision 1.6
retrieving revision 1.7
diff -u -r1.6 -r1.7
--- entities.xml 30 Apr 2006 21:21:03 -0000 1.6
+++ entities.xml 30 Apr 2006 22:15:07 -0000 1.7
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
</entity>
<entity name="DOCVERSION">
<comment>Document version</comment>
- <text>1.31</text>
+ <text>1.32</text>
</entity>
<entity name="DOCDATE">
<comment>Document date</comment>
Index: fedora-install-guide-intro.xml
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RCS file: /cvs/docs/install-guide/en_US/fedora-install-guide-intro.xml,v
retrieving revision 1.4
retrieving revision 1.5
diff -u -r1.4 -r1.5
--- fedora-install-guide-intro.xml 30 Apr 2006 21:33:05 -0000 1.4
+++ fedora-install-guide-intro.xml 30 Apr 2006 22:15:07 -0000 1.5
@@ -557,9 +557,17 @@
</para>
<para>
- The <command>dd</command> utility requires the name of the
- device file that corresponds to the physical media. To learn the
- device file, carry out the following steps:
+ 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.
+ </para>
+
+ <para>
+ To learn the name that your system assigns to the media:
</para>
<procedure>
<step>
@@ -573,23 +581,20 @@
</step>
<step>
<para>
- Type this command, to show the currently attached drives:
+ Attach or insert the media.
</para>
-<screen>
-<userinput>cat /proc/mounts</userinput>
-</screen>
</step>
<step>
<para>
- Attach or insert the media.
+ In the terminal window, type the following command:
</para>
- </step>
- <step>
+<screen>
+<userinput>dmesg</userinput>
+</screen>
<para>
- Enter <userinput>cat /proc/mounts</userinput> again. The
- media appears as a new entry at the bottom of the list. Note
- the device file for the media, which appears in the first
- column for the entry.
+ 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.
</para>
</step>
<step>
@@ -610,7 +615,7 @@
</procedure>
<para>
To write an image file to boot media with <command>dd</command>
- on a current version of &FC;:
+ on a current version of &FC;, carry out the following steps:
</para>
<procedure>
<step>
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