Bug#220180: cdrom-detect: Debconf templates polishing
Quoting Joe Nahmias (joe@nahmias.net):
> OK, here are my edits:
Great work, Joe.....I attach the new patch file which includes your
edits.
This patch should be applied to the original templates. So, it
completely replaces the originally attached patch
> > + - woody is the current stable release of Debian;
> > + - sarge is the "testing" unreleased version of Debian;
> > + - sid is "unstable" and will never be released.
> These descriptions will need to be re-written for the release of sarge,
> no? Also, shouldn't sarge be the first on the list? The list doesn't
> have to (shouldn't) be in chronological order. How about this:
Hmmm, I leave this to the usual package maintainers. I think there is
probably a plan for switching to "Sarge==stable" in these templates.
--- cdrom-detect.templates.ori 2003-11-11 10:57:19.000000000 +0100
+++ cdrom-detect.templates 2003-11-12 06:56:52.000000000 +0100
@@ -1,80 +1,87 @@
Template: cdrom-detect/manual_config
Type: boolean
Default: true
-_Description: Do you want to manually select the CDROM module and device ?
- No common CDROM reader was detected. But you may have an old Mitsumi or
- another non-IDE, non-SCSI CDROM reader. In that case you can indicate
- which module to load and which device to use. If you don't know what
- module and device are needed, look for some documentation or try a net
- install instead of a CDROM install.
+_Description: Manually select a CD-ROM module and device?
+ No common CD-ROM reader was detected.
+ .
+ Your CD-ROM reader may be an old Mitsumi or another non-IDE, non-SCSI
+ CD-ROM reader. In that case you should choose which module to load and
+ the device to use. If you don't know which module and device are
+ needed, look for some documentation or try a network installation
+ instead of a CD-ROM installation.
Template: cdrom-detect/is_cd_inserted
Type: boolean
Default: false
-_Description: Perform manual CD configuration ?
- Your installation CD couldn't be mounted. That probably means that the CD
- is not yet inserted. If that's the case, just insert it and don't perform
- the manual configuration; the CD mount will be re-tried. If your CD was
- already in the drive, there was another problem; try the manual CD
- configuration.
+_Description: Perform manual CD-ROM configuration?
+ Your installation CD-ROM couldn't be mounted.
+ .
+ This probably means that the CD-ROM has not yet been inserted. If
+ that is the case, just insert it and don't perform the manual
+ configuration. The CD-ROM mount will be re-tried.
+ .
+ If your CD-ROM is already in the drive, some other problem occurred. You
+ should try the manual CD-ROM configuration.
Template: cdrom-detect/cdrom_module
Type: select
Choices: ${choices}
Default: none
-_Description: Select a module to load for the CDROM support
- Apparently the autodetection didn't find any CDROM reader. You can try to
- load one of the modules if you have a specific CDROM reader (that is
+_Description: Module needed for accessing the CD-ROM:
+ The automatic detection didn't find a CD-ROM drive. You can try to
+ load a specific module if you have a unusual CD-ROM drive (that is
neither IDE nor SCSI).
Template: cdrom-detect/cdrom_device
Type: string
Default: /dev/cdrom
-_Description: Give the corresponding device file
- In order to get access to your CDROM reader, I must know which device file
- should be used since non-standard CDROM readers use non-standard device
- files (like /dev/mcdx for example).
+_Description: Device file for accessing the CD-ROM:
+ In order to access your CD-ROM reader, please enter the device file that
+ should be used. Non-standard CD-ROM readers use non-standard device
+ files (such as /dev/mcdx).
.
You may switch to the shell on the second terminal (ALT+F2) to check the
- available devices in /dev with "ls /dev". You can come back here with
- ALT+F1.
+ available devices in /dev with "ls /dev". You can return to this screen
+ by pressing ALT+F1.
Template: cdrom-detect/success
Type: note
-_Description: A CDROM has been detected.
- CD autodetection worked. A CDROM reader has been found with the following
- CD inserted : ${cdname} You can continue the install.
+_Description: CD-ROM detected
+ The CD-ROM autodetection was successful. A CD-ROM drive has been found and it
+ currently contains the CD ${cdname}. The installation will now continue.
Template: cdrom-detect/no-cd
Type: error
-_Description: No CD was detected
- Please make sure that there is a CD in the CDROM reader.
+_Description: No CD detected
+ Please check that a CD has been inserted into the CD-ROM drive.
Template: cdrom-detect/wrong-cd
Type: error
-_Description: A CDROM has been detected, but it isn't a Debian CD
- Please make sure that the correct CD is inserted.
+_Description: Non-Debian CD-ROM detected
+ The CD-ROM drive contains a non-Debian CD.
+ .
+ Please insert a Debian CD to continue with the installation.
Template: cdrom-detect/skip_autodetection
Type: boolean
Default: false
-_Description: Do you want to skip CDROM autodetection ?
- You may want to try this if autodetection is causing trouble. Otherwise
- you really shouldn't; manual intervention will be required to mount the
- CDROM on /cdrom before you can proceed.
+_Description: Skip CD-ROM automatic detection?
+ If the CD-ROM automatic detection causes trouble, you may skip this
+ step. However, you will need to manually mount the CD-ROM on /cdrom
+ before you can proceed.
Template: mirror/distribution
Type: select
_Choices: woody, sarge, sid
Default: sarge
-_Description: Select distribution to install
- Please select which of the distributions you want to install.
+_Description: Distribution branch to install:
+ Please select the Debian distribution you wish to install:
.
- woody is the current stable release of Debian
- sarge is the "testing" unreleased version of Debian
- sid is "unstable" and will never be released.
+ - woody is the current stable release of Debian;
+ - sarge is the "testing" unreleased version of Debian;
+ - sid is "unstable" and will never be released.
Template: debian-installer/cdrom-detect/title
Type: text
# Item in the main menu to select this package
-_Description: Detect CDROM devices and mount the CD
+_Description: Detect and mount CD-ROM
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