Author: emap Date: Sat Nov 5 11:57:49 2011 New Revision: 66713 URL: http://svn.opensuse.org/viewcvs/yast?rev=66713&view=rev Log: edited by emap Modified: trunk/autoinstallation/doc/xml/GeneralSection.xml Modified: trunk/autoinstallation/doc/xml/GeneralSection.xml URL: http://svn.opensuse.org/viewcvs/yast/trunk/autoinstallation/doc/xml/GeneralSection.xml?rev=66713&r1=66712&r2=66713&view=diff ============================================================================== --- trunk/autoinstallation/doc/xml/GeneralSection.xml (original) +++ trunk/autoinstallation/doc/xml/GeneralSection.xml Sat Nov 5 11:57:49 2011 @@ -31,34 +31,37 @@ <example> <title>General Options</title> <para> - The mode section configures the behavior of AutoYaST when it comes to confirmation and rebooting. The following has to be in the <general><mode> section + The mode section configures the behavior of &ay; with regard to confirmation and rebooting. The following has to be in the <general><mode> section. </para> - <para> - By default, the auto-installation process has to be confirmed by the - user. The confirmation should be disabled if a fully unattended - installation is desired. This option is used to view and change the - settings on a target system before anything is committed and can be - used for debugging. It is set to <emphasis>true</emphasis> by default - to avoid recursive installs when the system schedules a reboot after - initial system setup. + <para><remark>emap 2011-11-05: variable name is not specified, I assume it's + 'confirm' as in the commented table below.</remark> By default, the user + must confirm the auto-installation process. This option allows the user to + view and change the settings for a target system before they are committed + and can be used for debugging. <emphasis>confirm</emphasis> is set to "true" + by default to avoid recursive installs when the system schedules a reboot + after initial system setup. Only disable confirmation if you want to carry + out a fully unattended installation. </para> <para> - With <emphasis>halt</emphasis> you make autoyast to turn off the machine - after all packages have been installed. So instead of the reboot into + With <emphasis>halt</emphasis> you cause &ay; to shut down the machine + after all packages have been installed. Instead of a reboot into stage two, the machine is turned off. The bootloader is alreay installed and all your chroot scripts have run. </para> <para> - <emphasis>final_halt</emphasis> and <emphasis>final_reboot</emphasis> are new - with openSUSE 11.0 and SLES11. You can reboot or halt the machine, - when everything with installation and configuration is done, with that. + <emphasis>final_halt</emphasis> and <emphasis>final_reboot</emphasis> + have been introduced with openSUSE 11.0 and SLES11. You can reboot or + halt the machine after installation and configuration are finished at the + end of stage 2. </para> <para> - openSUSE 11.0 uses the kexec feature and does not reboot anymore between stage1 and stage2. With - the <emphasis>forceboot</emphasis> option you can force the reboot in case you need it for some - reason. true will reboot, false will not reboot and a missing <emphasis>forceboot</emphasis> option - uses the products default. - </para> + openSUSE 11.0 uses the kexec feature and does + not reboot anymore between stage1 and stage2. With the + <emphasis>forceboot</emphasis> option you can force the reboot in case + you need it for some reason. The value "true" will reboot, "false" will + not reboot and a missing <emphasis>forceboot</emphasis> option uses the + product's default. + </para><remark>emap 2011-11-05: Fixed some issues above according to the commented additional information in the table below.</remark> Reply