Bug#142622: install-doc: correction in boot-new.sgml
Package: install-doc
Version: N/A; reported 2002-04-13
Severity: minor
Tags: patch
I've found out some typo problems in boot-new.sgml
Moreover There was some mistakes about Linux versus GNU/Linux
-- System Information
Debian Release: 3.0
Architecture: i386
Kernel: Linux twinette 2.4.17 #1 mar mar 12 23:10:28 CET 2002 i686
Locale: LANG=fr_FR@euro, LC_CTYPE=fr_FR@euro
--
Pierre Machard
<pmachard@tuxfamily.org> TuxFamily.org
<pmachard@techmag.net> techmag.net
+33 6 681 783 65 http://migus.tuxfamily.org/gpg.txt
GPG: 1024D/23706F87 : B906 A53F 84E0 49B6 6CF7 82C2 B3A0 2D66 2370 6F87
--- boot-new.sgml Sat Apr 13 08:51:38 2002
+++ boot-new.rev.sgml Sat Apr 13 09:06:49 2002
@@ -3,11 +3,11 @@
<chapt id="init-config">Booting Into Your New Debian System
- <sect>&MSG-DISK-BOOT;
+<sect>&MSG-DISK-BOOT;
<![ %i386 %sparc %alpha %hppa %s390 %mips %mipsel %arm [
- <p>
-If you elect to make the hard disk boot directly to Linux, <![
+<p>
+If you elect to make the hard disk boot directly to GNU/Linux, <![
%supports-nfsroot [ and you are <em>not</em> installing a diskless
workstation, ]]> you will be asked to install a master boot record. If
you aren't using a boot manager (and this is probably the case if you
@@ -22,10 +22,10 @@
]]>
If you answer &MSG-YES;, the next question will be whether you want to
-boot Linux automatically from the hard disk when you turn on your
+boot GNU/Linux automatically from the hard disk when you turn on your
system. This sets Linux root partition to be the <em>bootable partition</em>
— the one that will be loaded from the hard disk.
- <p>
+<p>
Note that multiple operating system booting on a single machine is
still something of a black art. This document does not even attempt
to document the various boot managers, which vary by architecture and
@@ -37,15 +37,15 @@
<!-- for each architecture, talk very briefly about the boot loader, -->
<!-- and how to recover your native OS if feasible -->
<![ %i386 [
- <p>
+<p>
The standard &architecture; boot loader is called ``LILO''. It is a
complex program which offers lots of functionality, including MS-DOS, NT,
and OS/2 boot management. Please carefully read the instructions in
the directory <file>/usr/share/doc/lilo/</file> if you have special needs;
also see the <url id="&url-lilo-howto;" name="LILO mini-HOWTO">.
- <p>
+<p>
You can skip this step for now, and set the bootable partition later
-with the Linux <prgn>fdisk</prgn> or <prgn>activate</prgn> programs.
+with the GNU/Linux <prgn>fdisk</prgn> or <prgn>activate</prgn> programs.
<p>
If you mess up and can no longer boot into MS-DOS, you'll need to use a
MS-DOS boot disk and use the <tt>fdisk /mbr</tt> command to reinstall the
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@
<![ %m68k [
<p>
For Macintosh, Atari, and Amiga systems, the original OS must be maintained
-on the box and used to boot Linux. This step is not possible for these
+on the box and used to boot GNU/Linux. This step is not possible for these
architectures.
]]>
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@
need to rerun <prgn>silo</prgn> after installing a new kernel like you would
with <prgn>LILO</prgn>. <prgn>SILO</prgn> can also read UFS partitions,
which means it can boot SunOS/Solaris partitions aswell. This is useful
-if you want to install Linux along side an existing SunOS/Solaris install.
+if you want to install GNU/Linux along side an existing SunOS/Solaris install.
]]>
<![ %powerpc [
@@ -106,15 +106,14 @@
<p>
If the machine fails to boot after completing the installation, and
-stops with a `boot:' prompt, try typing <tt>Linux</tt> followed by
-&enterkey;. (The default boot configuration in <file/quik.conf/
-is labeled Linux). The labels defined in <file/quik.conf/ will be displayed
-if you press the <tt/Tab/ key at the boot: prompt. You can also try booting
-back into the installer, and editing the
+stops with a `boot:' prompt, try typing <tt>linux</tt> followed by
+&enterkey;. (The default boot configuration in <file>quik.conf</file>
+is labeled Linux). The labels defined in <file>quik.conf</file> will be
+displayed if you press the <tt>Tab</tt> key at the boot: prompt. You can
+also try booting back into the installer, and editing the
<file>/target/etc/quik.conf</file> placed there by the previous
&Make-Linux-Bootable-Directly-From-Hard-Disk; step. Clues for dealing
-with <prgn>quik</prgn> are available at <url
-id="&url-powerpc-quik-faq;">.
+with <prgn>quik</prgn> are available at <url id="&url-powerpc-quik-faq;">.
<p>
To boot back into MacOS without resetting the nvram, type bye at the Open
@@ -142,8 +141,8 @@
configuration. To do this hold down the "command option p r" keys
while cold booting the machine.
<p>
-The labels defined in <file/yaboot.conf/ will be displayed
-if you press the <tt/Tab/ key at the boot: prompt.
+The labels defined in <file>yaboot.conf</file> will be displayed
+if you press the <tt>Tab</tt> key at the boot: prompt.
<p>
Resetting OpenFirmware on G3 or G4 hardware will cause it to boot
&debian; by default (if you correctly partitioned and placed the
@@ -265,7 +264,7 @@
floppy, you will probably need to add some boot arguments. If booting
with the rescue floppy or similar technique, you need to specify
<tt>rescue root=<var>root</var></tt>, where <var>root</var> is your
-root partition, such as ``/dev/sda1''.
+root partition, such as <file>/dev/sda1</file>.
]]>
<![ %m68k [
@@ -324,7 +323,7 @@
<p>
Unless you said &MSG-YES; to MD5 passwords, the system will ask whether
you want to enable shadow passwords. This is a system in which your
-Linux system is made to be a bit more secure. In a system without
+GNU/Linux system is made to be a bit more secure. In a system without
shadow passwords, passwords are stored (encrypted) in a world-readable
file, <file>/etc/passwd</file>. This file has to be readable to
anyone who can log in because it contains vital user information, for
@@ -411,7 +410,7 @@
see below for detailed instructions.
<p>
In order to setup PPP, you'll need to know the basics of file viewing
-and editing in Linux. To view files, you should use
+and editing in GNU/Linux. To view files, you should use
<prgn>more</prgn>, and <prgn>zmore</prgn> for compressed files with a
<tt>.gz</tt> extension. For example, to view
<file>README.debian.gz</file>, type <tt>zmore README.debian.gz</tt>.
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