Date: Thu, 17 Oct 2002 14:16:57 +0200 From: Udo Erdelhoff <ue@nathan.ruhr.de> To: Giorgos Keramidas <keramida@FreeBSD.org> Cc: freebsd-doc@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: Please review: new handbook chapter on serial install Message-ID: <20021017121656.GI76747@nathan.internal> In-Reply-To: <20021017111934.GD14331@hades.hell.gr> References: <20021015195849.GA76747@nathan.internal> <20021017111934.GD14331@hades.hell.gr>
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Hi,
On Thu, Oct 17, 2002 at 02:19:35PM +0300, Giorgos Keramidas wrote:
> On 2002-10-15 21:58, Udo Erdelhoff <ue@nathan.ruhr.de> wrote:
> > + modified boot floppy. The easiest solution (and the only one
> > + described in this chapter) is to create a modified boot floppy
> > + because this can be done with the on-board tools of a standard
> > + installation. [...]
>
> I'd probably prefer "system tools" instead of "on-board tools".
the precise variant would be 'with the tools that are available on a
standard system' or even 'with the tools that are available on a &os;
system after a standard installation'.
> > + <para>After a while, you should see activity on your serial
> > + console, probably the <quote>sppiner</quote>, followed by the
> > + usual start messages from the kernel.
>
> `spinner' perhaps? What is this supposed to mean? Are you referring
> to the spinning character that is visible right before the kernel boots?
Exactly - is there another, 'official' name for the thing?
> > + <literal>Fixit</literal> menu. Just type <command>echo -P
> > + > /boot.config</command>, exit the shell, quit
>
> I usually prefer seeing commands in <screen> elements, that stand out
> a lot better than <command> in running text. The <command> tags are
> more fit imho for marking up command names that have to be seen as
> part of a sentence instead of literal terminal output. My suggestion
> for this part would something like:
>
> <screen>&prompt.root; <userinput>echo -P > /boot.config</userinput></screen>
Followed by another line with the exit and some rewording to avoid having
a sentence interrupted by a screen element. Those are hell for any
translator...
/s/Udo
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