Date: Sun, 3 Apr 2016 06:04:03 +0000 (UTC) From: Warren Block <wblock@FreeBSD.org> To: doc-committers@freebsd.org, svn-doc-all@freebsd.org, svn-doc-head@freebsd.org Subject: svn commit: r48525 - head/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/bsdinstall Message-ID: <201604030604.u33643PL000185@repo.freebsd.org>
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Author: wblock Date: Sun Apr 3 06:04:03 2016 New Revision: 48525 URL: https://svnweb.freebsd.org/changeset/doc/48525 Log: Mention UEFI in the installation media section, and edit some of the surrounding section for clarity. Modified: head/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/bsdinstall/chapter.xml Modified: head/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/bsdinstall/chapter.xml ============================================================================== --- head/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/bsdinstall/chapter.xml Sat Apr 2 22:16:00 2016 (r48524) +++ head/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/bsdinstall/chapter.xml Sun Apr 3 06:04:03 2016 (r48525) @@ -443,9 +443,17 @@ this file to a <acronym>DVD</acronym>, and boot the system with the <acronym>DVD</acronym> inserted.</para> - <para>Several file types are available, though not all file - types are available for all architectures. The possible file - types are:</para> + <para>Installation files are available in several formats. + The formats vary depending on computer architecture and media + type.</para> + + <para xml:id="bsdinstall-installation-media-uefi">Additional + installation files are included for computers that boot with + <acronym>UEFI</acronym> (Unified Extensible Firmware + Interface). The names of these files include the string + <filename>uefi</filename>.</para> + + <para>File types:</para> <itemizedlist> <listitem> @@ -486,15 +494,18 @@ </listitem> </itemizedlist> - <para>Also download <filename>CHECKSUM.SHA256</filename> from - the same directory as the image file and use it to check the - image file's integrity by calculating a - <firstterm>checksum</firstterm>. &os; provides &man.sha256.1; - for this, while other operating systems have similar programs. - Compare the calculated checksum with the one shown in + <para>After downloading the image file, download + <filename>CHECKSUM.SHA256</filename> from + the same directory. Calculate a + <firstterm>checksum</firstterm> for the image file. + &os; provides &man.sha256.1; for this, used as <command>sha256 + <replaceable>imagefilename</replaceable></command>. + Other operating systems have similar programs.</para> + + <para>Compare the calculated checksum with the one shown in <filename>CHECKSUM.SHA256</filename>. The checksums must - match exactly. If the checksums do not match, the file is - corrupt and should be downloaded again.</para> + match exactly. If the checksums do not match, the image file + is corrupt and must be downloaded again.</para> <sect3 xml:id="bsdinstall-usb"> <title>Writing an Image File to <acronym>USB</acronym></title>
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