install-guide/devel/en_US preparing-media.xml,1.1,1.2

[Paul W. Frields (pfrields)]

Author: pfrields

Update of /cvs/docs/install-guide/devel/en_US
In directory cvs-int.fedora.redhat.com:/tmp/cvs-serv24706

Modified Files:
	preparing-media.xml 
Log Message:
Remove the opportunity for users to do stupid things, and leave a new
tip on using the device mapper.



Index: preparing-media.xml
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RCS file: /cvs/docs/install-guide/devel/en_US/preparing-media.xml,v
retrieving revision 1.1
retrieving revision 1.2
diff -u -r1.1 -r1.2
--- preparing-media.xml	27 Aug 2006 18:36:39 -0000	1.1
+++ preparing-media.xml	28 Aug 2006 14:26:42 -0000	1.2
@@ -185,7 +185,7 @@
       <title>System-Specific Instructions</title>
 
       <para>
-          Unfortunately this guide cannot offer specific instructions for every
+	Unfortunately this guide cannot offer specific instructions for every
 	possible combination of hardware and software.  You can find more
 	information at <ulink
 	  url="http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Docs/Drafts/BurningDiscs"/>.
@@ -224,12 +224,13 @@
     </para>
 
     <para>
-      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.
+      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, SATA or SCSI
+      device that is attached to the system.
     </para>
 
     <para>
@@ -260,8 +261,18 @@
 	<para>
 	  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.
+	  as SCSI devices.
 	</para>
+	<tip>
+	  <title>Using the Device Mapper</title>
+	  <para>
+	    On &FC; 5 and later systems, it may be easier to find the
+	    right device name by examining the <filename
+	    class="directory">/dev/disk/</filename> directory.  Use the
+	    command <command>ls -l /dev/disk/by-id/</command> to see the
+	    disk devices collated by model and device name.
+	  </para>
+	</tip>
       </step>
       <step>
 	<para>
@@ -270,12 +281,14 @@
 	    Volume</guimenuitem>. Alternatively, enter this command in a
 	  terminal window:
 	</para>
-	<screen>
-	  <userinput>umount <replaceable>/dev/sda</replaceable></userinput>
-	</screen>
+
+<screen>
+<userinput>umount /dev/<replaceable>&lt;device&gt;</replaceable></userinput>
+</screen>
+
 	<para>
-	  Replace <filename>/dev/sda</filename> with the name of the correct
-	  device file for the media.
+	  Replace <replaceable>&lt;device&gt;</replaceable> with the
+	  name of the correct device file for the media.
 	</para>
       </step>
     </procedure>
@@ -309,16 +322,23 @@
 	<para>
 	  In the terminal window, type the following command:
 	</para>
-	<screen>
-	  <userinput>dd if=diskboot.img
-	    of=<replaceable>/dev/sda</replaceable></userinput>
-	</screen>
+
+<screen>
+<userinput>dd if=diskboot.img of=/dev/<replaceable>&lt;device&gt;</replaceable></userinput>
+</screen>
+
 	<para>
-	  Replace <filename>/dev/sda</filename> with the name of the correct
-	  device file for the media.
+	  Replace <filename>&lt;device&gt;</filename> with the name of the
+	  correct device file for the media.
 	</para>
       </step>
     </procedure>
   </section>
 </chapter>
   
+<!--
+Local variables:
+mode: xml
+fill-column: 72
+End:
+-->