[install-guide/F21-rewrite] Finishing intro to Anaconda

pbokoc pbokoc at fedoraproject.org
Fri Oct 10 16:51:06 UTC 2014


commit ffd90d071c922a76feba13395eb3ebd8a1c6ecb2
Author: Petr Bokoc <pbokoc at redhat.com>
Date:   Fri Oct 10 15:25:08 2014 +0200

    Finishing intro to Anaconda

 en-US/Installing_Using_Anaconda.xml |   48 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++-
 1 files changed, 46 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
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diff --git a/en-US/Installing_Using_Anaconda.xml b/en-US/Installing_Using_Anaconda.xml
index 8ec59f0..d52feda 100644
--- a/en-US/Installing_Using_Anaconda.xml
+++ b/en-US/Installing_Using_Anaconda.xml
@@ -149,14 +149,58 @@
 	<section id="sect-installation-text-mode">
 		<title>Installing in Text Mode</title>
 		<para>
-			text
+			Text mode installation offers an interactive, non-graphical interface for installing &PRODUCT;. This may be useful on systems with no graphical capabilities; however, you should always consider the available alternatives before starting a text-based installation. Text mode is limited in the amount of choices you can make during the installation.
+		</para>
+		<para>
+			There are two alternatives to text mode which can both be used even if the installation system does not have a graphical display. You can either connect to the installation system using VNC and perform an interactive graphical installation remotely (see <xref linkend="chap-vnc-installations" />), or you can create a Kickstart file to perform the installation automatically (see <xref linkend="chap-kickstart-installations" />).
+		</para>
+		<para>
+			<remark>TODO: screen of text mode hub</remark>
+		</para>
+		<para>
+			Installation in text mode follows a pattern similar to the graphical installation: There is no single fixed progression; you can configure many settings in any order you want using the main status screen. Screens which have already been configured, either automatically or by you, are marked as <literal>[x]</literal>, and screens which require your attention before the installation can begin are marked with <literal>[!]</literal>. Available commands are displayed below the list of available options.
+		</para>
+		<para>
+			Limits of interactive text mode installation include:
+		</para>
+		<itemizedlist>
+			<listitem>
+				<para>
+					The installer will always use the English language and the US English keyboard layout. You can configure your language and keyboard settings, but these settings will only apply to the installed system, not to the installation.
+				</para>
+			</listitem>
+			<listitem>
+				<para>
+					You can not configure any advanced storage methods (LVM, software RAID, FCoE, zFCP and iSCSI).
+				</para>
+			</listitem>
+			<listitem>
+				<para>
+					It is not possible to configure custom partitioning; you must use one of the automatic partitioning settings. You also cannot configure where the boot loader will be installed.
+				</para>
+			</listitem>
+		</itemizedlist>
+		<para>
+			To start a text mode installation, boot the installation with the <option>inst.text</option> boot option used either at the boot command line in the boot menu, or in your PXE server configuration. See <xref linkend="chap-booting-the-installation" /> for information about booting and using boot options.
 		</para>
 	</section>
 
 	<section id="sect-installation-graphical-mode">
 		<title>Installing in the Graphical User Interface</title>
 		<para>
-			text
+			The graphical installation interface is the preferred method of manually installing &PRODUCT;. It allows you full control over all available settings, including custom partitioning and advanced storage configuration, and it is also localized to many languages other than English, allowing you to perform the entire installation in a different language. The graphical mode is used by default when you boot the system from local media (a CD, DVD or a USB flash drive).
+		</para>
+		<para>
+			The sections below discuss each screen available in the installation process. Note that due to the installer's parallel nature, most of the screens do not have to be completed in the order in which they are described here.
+		</para>
+		<para>
+			Each screen in the graphical interface contains a <guilabel>Help</guilabel> button. This button opens the <application>Yelp</application> help browser displaying the section of the <citation>&PRODUCT; Installation Guide</citation> relevant to the current screen.
+		</para>
+		<para>
+			You can also control the graphical installer with your keyboard. Use <keycap>Tab</keycap> and <keycombo><keycap>Shift</keycap><keycap>Tab</keycap></keycombo> to cycle through active control elements (buttons, check boxes, etc.) on the current screen, <keycap>Up</keycap> and <keycap>Down</keycap> arrow keys to scroll through lists, and <keycap>Left</keycap> and <keycap>Right</keycap> to scroll through horizontal toolbars or table entries. <keycap>Space</keycap> or <keycap>Enter</keycap> can be used to select or remove a highlighted item from selection and to expand and collapse drop-down menus.
+		</para>
+		<para>
+			Additionally, elements in each screen can be toggled using their respective shortcuts. These shortcuts are highlighted (underlined) when you hold down the <keycap>Alt</keycap> key; to toggle that element, press <keycombo><keycap>Alt</keycap><keycap><replaceable>X</replaceable></keycap></keycombo>, where <replaceable>X</replaceable> is the highlighted letter.
 		</para>
 
 		<xi:include href="WelcomeSpoke.xml" xmlns:xi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XInclude" />


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