[install-guide] Commenting out a paragraph stating that UEFI installations from USB media does not work. Paragraph a
Pete Travis
immanetize at fedoraproject.org
Sun Jul 7 06:10:49 UTC 2013
commit 01bef5ce9ee507872dcb7197a8a48b8482d1d25f
Author: Pete Travis <immanetize at fedoraproject.org>
Date: Sat Jul 6 23:57:25 2013 -0600
Commenting out a paragraph stating that UEFI installations from USB media does not work.
Paragraph also contains an include to a file with the workaround procedure, which is no longer required.
This functionality is part of the pre-release testing for recent versions of Fedora, see:
https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Test_Results:Fedora_19_Final_RC1_Install?rd=Test_Results:Current_Installation_Test#USB_stick
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/test/2013-May/115724.html
en-US/Making_USB_media.xml | 5 +++--
1 files changed, 3 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
---
diff --git a/en-US/Making_USB_media.xml b/en-US/Making_USB_media.xml
index f53f716..4c91ad5 100644
--- a/en-US/Making_USB_media.xml
+++ b/en-US/Making_USB_media.xml
@@ -17,9 +17,10 @@
In a few cases with oddly formatted or partitioned USB media, image writing may fail.
</para>
</important>
+ <!-- We DO generally expect USB UEFI installations to function.
<para>
- You can install Fedora on 32-bit x86 systems and BIOS-based AMD64 and Intel 64 systems using a USB flash drive, provided that your hardware supports booting from this type of device. Note that you cannot install Fedora on <!--POWER systems or--> UEFI-based AMD64 and Intel 64 systems from a USB flash drive, although you can use a USB flash drive to boot the Fedora installer on UEFI-based AMD64 and Intel 64 systems — refer to <xref linkend="Making_Minimal_Boot_Media"/>.
- </para>
+ You can install Fedora on 32-bit x86 systems and BIOS-based AMD64 and Intel 64 systems using a USB flash drive, provided that your hardware supports booting from this type of device. Note that you cannot install Fedora on POWER systems or UEFI-based AMD64 and Intel 64 systems from a USB flash drive, although you can use a USB flash drive to boot the Fedora installer on UEFI-based AMD64 and Intel 64 systems — refer to <xref linkend="Making_Minimal_Boot_Media"/>.
+ </para>-->
<!-- <para>
You can transfer a distribution image file or a minimal boot media image file to USB media. Make sure that sufficient free space is available on the device. You require around 4 GB for a distribution DVD image, or around 10 MB for a minimal boot media image.
</para> -->
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