install-guide/en_US entities.xml, 1.4, 1.5 fedora-install-guide-intro.xml, 1.2, 1.3
Stuart Ellis (elliss)
fedora-docs-commits at redhat.com
Sun Apr 30 18:28:31 UTC 2006
Author: elliss
Update of /cvs/docs/install-guide/en_US
In directory cvs-int.fedora.redhat.com:/tmp/cvs-serv18301/en_US
Modified Files:
entities.xml fedora-install-guide-intro.xml
Log Message:
- Fixed bug 186114.
Index: entities.xml
===================================================================
RCS file: /cvs/docs/install-guide/en_US/entities.xml,v
retrieving revision 1.4
retrieving revision 1.5
diff -u -r1.4 -r1.5
--- entities.xml 4 Apr 2006 00:26:35 -0000 1.4
+++ entities.xml 30 Apr 2006 18:28:28 -0000 1.5
@@ -14,11 +14,11 @@
</entity>
<entity name="DOCVERSION">
<comment>Document version</comment>
- <text>1.28</text>
+ <text>1.30</text>
</entity>
<entity name="DOCDATE">
<comment>Document date</comment>
- <text>2006-04-04</text>
+ <text>2006-30-04</text>
</entity>
<entity name="DOCID">
<comment>Document ID string</comment>
Index: fedora-install-guide-intro.xml
===================================================================
RCS file: /cvs/docs/install-guide/en_US/fedora-install-guide-intro.xml,v
retrieving revision 1.2
retrieving revision 1.3
diff -u -r1.2 -r1.3
--- fedora-install-guide-intro.xml 6 Apr 2006 03:42:16 -0000 1.2
+++ fedora-install-guide-intro.xml 30 Apr 2006 18:28:28 -0000 1.3
@@ -257,10 +257,11 @@
<para>
The &FP; maintains a list of HTTP and FTP public mirrors, sorted
- by region, at <ulink
- url="http://fedora.redhat.com/download/mirrors.html"/>.
- To determine the complete directory path for the
- installation files, add
+ by region, at
+ <ulink
+ url="http://fedora.redhat.com/download/mirrors.html"/>.
+ To determine the complete directory path for the installation
+ files, add
<filename>/&FCLOCALVER;/<replaceable>architecture</replaceable>/os/</filename>
to the path shown on the webpage.
</para>
@@ -453,81 +454,78 @@
directory for your particular architecture.
</para>
- <para>
- The &FC; distribution is also downloadable as a set of
- CD-sized ISO image files or a single DVD-sized ISO image
- file. You can record these files to CD or DVD using a CD or
- DVD burning program on your current operating system:
- </para>
-
- <variablelist>
- <varlistentry>
- <term>Windows operating systems</term>
- <listitem>
- <para>
- Burn an ISO image to disc using your installed CD or DVD
- burning software. Most software has an option labeled
- <guilabel>Burn image file to disc</guilabel> or
- <guilabel>Make disc from ISO image</guilabel>. If your
- software offers a choice of image formats, choose "ISO
- image" as the file type. If several ISO formats are
- offered, choose the closest match to "Mode 1, 2048-byte
- blocks."
- </para>
- </listitem>
- </varlistentry>
- <varlistentry>
- <term>Apple MacOS X</term>
- <listitem>
- <para>
- Open the <guilabel>Disk Copy</guilabel> application,
- found in the
- <filename>/Applications/Utilities</filename> folder.
- From the menu, select <menuchoice>
- <guimenu>Image</guimenu>
- <guimenuitem>Burn Image...</guimenuitem>
- </menuchoice>. Select the CD image to burn, check that the
- burn options are correct, and select the
- <guilabel>Burn</guilabel> button.
- </para>
- </listitem>
- </varlistentry>
- <varlistentry>
- <term>Linux operating systems</term>
- <listitem>
- <para>
- If you are using a recent version of the GNOME desktop
- environment, right-click the ISO image file and choose
- <guilabel>Write to disc</guilabel>. If you are using a
- recent version of the KDE desktop environment, use
- <application>K3B</application> and select <menuchoice>
- <guimenu>Tools</guimenu>
- <guimenuitem>Burn CD Image</guimenuitem>
- </menuchoice>, or <menuchoice>
- <guimenu>Tools</guimenu>
- <guimenuitem>Burn DVD ISO Image</guimenuitem>
- </menuchoice> if appropriate. The following command
- line works for many other environments:
- </para>
+ <para>
+ The &FC; distribution is also downloadable as a set of CD-sized
+ ISO image files or a single DVD-sized ISO image file. You can
+ record these files to CD or DVD using a CD or DVD burning
+ program on your current operating system:
+ </para>
+ <variablelist>
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term>Windows operating systems</term>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ Burn an ISO image to disc using your installed CD or DVD
+ burning software. Most software has an option labeled
+ <guilabel>Burn image file to disc</guilabel> or
+ <guilabel>Make disc from ISO image</guilabel>. If your
+ software offers a choice of image formats, choose "ISO
+ image" as the file type. If several ISO formats are
+ offered, choose the closest match to "Mode 1, 2048-byte
+ blocks."
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term>Apple MacOS X</term>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ Open the <guilabel>Disk Copy</guilabel> application, found
+ in the <filename>/Applications/Utilities</filename>
+ folder. From the menu, select <menuchoice>
+ <guimenu>Image</guimenu> <guimenuitem>Burn
+ Image...</guimenuitem> </menuchoice>. Select the CD image
+ to burn, check that the burn options are correct, and
+ select the <guilabel>Burn</guilabel> button.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term>Linux operating systems</term>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ If you are using a recent version of the GNOME desktop
+ environment, right-click the ISO image file and choose
+ <guilabel>Write to disc</guilabel>. If you are using a
+ recent version of the KDE desktop environment, use
+ <application>K3B</application> and select <menuchoice>
+ <guimenu>Tools</guimenu> <guimenuitem>Burn CD
+ Image</guimenuitem> </menuchoice>, or <menuchoice>
+ <guimenu>Tools</guimenu> <guimenuitem>Burn DVD ISO
+ Image</guimenuitem> </menuchoice> if appropriate. The
+ following command line works for many other environments:
+ </para>
<screen>
<userinput>cdrecord --device=<replaceable>cdwriter-device</replaceable> -tao -eject <replaceable>image-file.iso</replaceable></userinput>
</screen>
+ </listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+ </variablelist>
- </listitem>
- </varlistentry>
- </variablelist>
- <note>
- <title>OS-Specific Instructions</title>
- <para>
- Unfortunately this guide cannot offer specific instructions
- for every possible combination of hardware and software.
- Consult your operating system's documentation and online
- support services, and <xref linkend="sn-web-help"/> for
- additional help if needed.
- </para>
- </note>
+ <note>
+ <title>System-Specific Instructions</title>
+ <para>
+ Unfortunately this guide cannot offer specific instructions
+ for every possible combination of hardware and software.
+ Consult your operating system's documentation and online
+ support services, and <xref linkend="sn-web-help"/> for
+ additional help if needed.
+ </para>
+ </note>
</section>
<section id="sn-preparing-usb-media">
@@ -555,9 +553,64 @@
<para>
Several software utilities are available for Windows and Linux
that can write image files to a device. Linux includes the
- <command>dd</command> command for this purpose. To write an
- image file to boot media with <command>dd</command> on a current
- version of &FC;:
+ <command>dd</command> command for this purpose.
+ </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:
+ </para>
+ <procedure>
+ <step>
+ <para>
+ Open a terminal window. On a &FED; system, choose
+ <menuchoice><guimenu>Applications</guimenu>
+ <guisubmenu>Accessories</guisubmenu>
+ <guimenuitem>Terminal</guimenuitem> </menuchoice> to start a
+ terminal.
+ </para>
+ </step>
+ <step>
+ <para>
+ Type this command, to show the currently attached drives:
+ </para>
+<screen>
+<userinput>ls /proc/mounts</userinput>
+</screen>
+ </step>
+ <step>
+ <para>
+ Attach or insert the media.
+ </para>
+ </step>
+ <step>
+ <para>
+ Enter <userinput>ls /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.
+ </para>
+ </step>
+ <step>
+ <para>
+ Unmount the media. On a &FED; system, right-click the icon
+ that corresponds to the media, and select
+ <guimenuitem>Unmount Volume</guimenuitem>. Alternatively,
+ enter this command in a terminal window:
+ </para>
+<screen>
+<userinput>umount <replaceable>/dev/sda</replaceable></userinput>
+</screen>
+ <para>
+ Replace <filename>/dev/sda</filename> with the name of the
+ correct device file for the media.
+ </para>
+ </step>
+ </procedure>
+ <para>
+ To write an image file to boot media with <command>dd</command>
+ on a current version of &FC;:
</para>
<procedure>
<step>
@@ -586,8 +639,12 @@
In the terminal window, type the following command:
</para>
<screen>
-<userinput>dd if=diskboot.img of=/dev/sda</userinput>
+<userinput>dd if=diskboot.img of=<replaceable>/dev/sda</replaceable></userinput>
</screen>
+ <para>
+ Replace <filename>/dev/sda</filename> with the name of the
+ correct device file for the media.
+ </para>
</step>
</procedure>
</section>
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