Date: Fri, 23 May 2014 14:06:32 +0000 (UTC) From: Dru Lavigne <dru@FreeBSD.org> To: doc-committers@freebsd.org, svn-doc-all@freebsd.org, svn-doc-head@freebsd.org Subject: svn commit: r44914 - head/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/bsdinstall Message-ID: <201405231406.s4NE6WAL062426@svn.freebsd.org>
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Author: dru Date: Fri May 23 14:06:31 2014 New Revision: 44914 URL: http://svnweb.freebsd.org/changeset/doc/44914 Log: Finish editorial review of install chapter. The Handbook needs a section on how to use bsdconfig and this chapter should reference it. Sponsored by: iXsystems 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 Fri May 23 11:43:07 2014 (r44913) +++ head/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/bsdinstall/chapter.xml Fri May 23 14:06:31 2014 (r44914) @@ -102,12 +102,12 @@ <itemizedlist> <listitem> - <para>How to create the &os; installation media.</para> + <para>The minimum hardware requirements and &os; supported + architectures.</para> </listitem> <listitem> - <para>The minimum hardware requirements and &os; supported - architectures.</para> + <para>How to create the &os; installation media.</para> </listitem> <!-- WB: verify this, including GPT partition notation (ada0p2) @@ -124,6 +124,15 @@ <para>The questions <application>bsdinstall</application> will ask, what they mean, and how to answer them.</para> </listitem> + + <listitem> + <para>How to troubleshoot a failed installation.</para> + </listitem> + + <listitem> + <para>How to access a live version of &os; before committing + to an installation.</para> + </listitem> </itemizedlist> <para>Before reading this chapter, you should:</para> @@ -2703,35 +2712,34 @@ Starting sshd.</screen> <sect1 xml:id="using-live-cd"> <title>Using the Live <acronym>CD</acronym></title> - <para>A live <acronym>CD</acronym> of &os; is available on the - same <acronym>CD</acronym> as the main installation program. + <para>The welcome menu of <application>sysinstall</application>, shown in <xref + linkend="bsdinstall-choose-mode"/>, provides a + <guibutton>[ Live CD ]</guibutton> option. This is useful for those who are still wondering whether &os; is the right operating system for them and want to test some of the features before installing.</para> - <note> - <para>The following points should be noted while using the live - <acronym>CD</acronym>:</para> + <para>The following points should be noted before using the + <guibutton>[ Live CD ]</guibutton>:</para> <itemizedlist> <listitem> <para>To gain access to the system, authentication is required. The username is <systemitem - class="username">root</systemitem>, and the password is + class="username">root</systemitem> and the password is blank.</para> </listitem> <listitem> - <para>As the system runs directly from the - <acronym>CD</acronym>, performance will be significantly + <para>As the system runs directly from the installation + media, performance will be significantly slower than that of a system installed on a hard disk.</para> </listitem> <listitem> - <para>The live <acronym>CD</acronym> provides a command + <para>This option only provides a command prompt and not a graphical interface.</para> </listitem> </itemizedlist> - </note> </sect1> </chapter>
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