Author: emap Date: Mon Nov 7 11:38:39 2011 New Revision: 66733 URL: http://svn.opensuse.org/viewcvs/yast?rev=66733&view=rev Log: edited by emap Modified: trunk/autoinstallation/doc/xml/linuxrc.xml Modified: trunk/autoinstallation/doc/xml/linuxrc.xml URL: http://svn.opensuse.org/viewcvs/yast/trunk/autoinstallation/doc/xml/linuxrc.xml?rev=66733&r1=66732&r2=66733&view=diff ============================================================================== --- trunk/autoinstallation/doc/xml/linuxrc.xml (original) +++ trunk/autoinstallation/doc/xml/linuxrc.xml Mon Nov 7 11:38:39 2011 @@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ <note> <para> If you run Linuxrc on an installed system, it will work slightly - different as it tries not to destroy your installation. As a consequence you + differently so as not to destroy your installation. As a consequence you cannot test all features this way. </para> </note> @@ -26,49 +26,49 @@ <section> <title>Passing parameters to Linuxrc</title> <para> - Unless Linuxrc is in manual mode it will look for an 'info' file in these + Unless Linuxrc is in manual mode, it will look for an <filename>info</filename> file in these locations: first <filename>/info</filename> on the floppy disk and if that does not - exsist for <filename>/info</filename> in the initrd. After that it parses the kernel - command line for parameters. You may change the 'info' file Linuxrc reads - using the <filename>info</filename> command line parameter. If you don't want - Linuxrc to read the kernel command line (say, because you need to give a - kernel parameter that accidentally is recognized by Linuxrc, too), use + exist, for <filename>/info</filename> in the initrd. After that it parses the kernel + command line for parameters. You may change the <filename>info</filename> file Linuxrc reads by + setting the <filename>info</filename> command line parameter. If you do not want + Linuxrc to read the kernel command line (e.g. because you need to specify a + kernel parameter that Linuxrc recognizes as well), use <emphasis>linuxrc=nocmdline</emphasis>. </para> <note> - <title>Change starting from SUSE Linux 10.2</title> + <title>Change since SUSE Linux 10.2</title> <para> - The info file is no longer implicitly read. You have to make it + The <filename>info</filename> file is no longer implicitly read. You have to make it explicit, like 'info=floppy:/info'. - </para> + </para><remark>emap 2011-11-07: That means the opening para is only valid for older version. Better modify.</remark> </note> <para> - Independent of the above, Linuxrc will always look for and parse a file - <filename>/linuxrc.config</filename>. You can use this file to change default - values, if you need to. But in general, use the <filename>info</filename> file - instead. Note that <filename>/linuxrc.config</filename> is read before any 'info' - file and even in manual mode. + Linuxrc will always look for and parse a file + <filename>/linuxrc.config</filename>. Use this file to change default + values if you need to. In general, it is better to use the <filename>info</filename> file + instead. Note that <filename>/linuxrc.config</filename> is read before any <filename>info</filename> + file, even in manual mode. </para> </section> <section id="info_file_format"> - <title>'info' file format</title> + <title><filename>info</filename> file format</title> <para> - Lines starting with '<emphasis>#</emphasis>' are comments, valid entries are of the form + Lines starting with '<emphasis>#</emphasis>' are comments, valid entries are of the form: </para> <screen> key: value </screen><para> - Note that <emphasis>value</emphasis> extends to the end of the line and so may contain spaces. + Note that <emphasis>value</emphasis> extends to the end of the line and therefore may contain spaces. <emphasis>key</emphasis> is matched case insensitive. </para> <para> - You can use the same key - value pairs on the kernel command line using the syntax + You can use the same key-value pairs on the kernel command line using the syntax <literal>key=value</literal>. - Lines that don't have the form described above are ignored. + Lines that do not have the form described above are ignored. </para> <para> - Valid keys are (values given are just examples) + The table below lists Valid keys. The given values are only examples. </para> <table frame='top'> @@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ <row><entry>BOOTPTimeout: 10</entry><entry> 10 seconds timeout for BOOTP requests</entry></row> <row><entry>DHCPTimeout: 60</entry><entry> 60 seconds timeout for DHCP requests</entry></row> <row><entry>TFTPTimeout: 10</entry><entry> 10 seconds timeout for TFTP connection</entry></row> - <row><entry>ForceRootimage: 0|1</entry><entry> load the installation system into ramdisk</entry></row> + <row><entry>ForceRootimage: 0|1</entry><entry> load the installation system into RAM disk</entry></row> <row><entry>Textmode: 0|1</entry><entry> start YaST in text mode</entry></row> <row><entry>Username: name</entry><entry> set user name (e.g. for FTP install)</entry></row> <row><entry>Password: password</entry><entry> set password (e.g. for FTP install)</entry></row> @@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ <row><entry>MemModules: 20000</entry><entry> delete all modules before starting YaST if free memory is below 20000 kB</entry></row> <row><entry>MemLoadImage: 50000</entry><entry> load installation system into ramdisk if free memory is above 50000 kB</entry></row> <row><entry>Manual: 0|1</entry><entry> start Linuxrc in manual mode</entry></row> - <row><entry>NoPCMCIA: 0|1</entry><entry> don't start card manager</entry></row> + <row><entry>NoPCMCIA: 0|1</entry><entry> do not start card manager</entry></row> <row><entry>Domain: zap.de</entry><entry> set domain name (used for name server lookups)</entry></row> <row><entry>RootImage: /suse/images/root</entry><entry> installation system image</entry></row> <row><entry>RescueImage: /suse/images/rescue</entry><entry> rescue system image</entry></row> @@ -128,14 +128,14 @@ <row><entry>VNCPassword: password</entry><entry> sets VNC server password</entry></row> <row><entry>UseSSH: 0|1</entry><entry> setup SSH server</entry></row> <row><entry>SSHPassword: password</entry><entry> sets SSH server password (this will not be the final root password!)</entry></row> - <row><entry>AddSwap: 0|3|/dev/hda5</entry><entry> if 0, do never ask for swap; if the argument is a positive number <emphasis>n</emphasis>, - activate the <emphasis>n</emphasis>'th swap partition; is the argument is a partition name, activate this swap partition</entry></row> + <row><entry>AddSwap: 0|3|/dev/hda5</entry><entry> if 0, never ask for swap; if the argument is a positive number <emphasis>n</emphasis>, + activate the <emphasis>n</emphasis>'th swap partition; if the argument is a partition name, activate this swap partition</entry></row> <row><entry>Exec: command</entry><entry> run <emphasis>command</emphasis></entry></row> <row><entry>USBWait: 4</entry><entry> wait 4 seconds after loading USB modules</entry></row> <row><entry>Insmod: module params</entry><entry> load this module</entry></row> <row><entry>Loghost: 10.10.0.22</entry><entry>Enable remove logging via syslog</entry></row> - <row><entry>y2confirm</entry><entry>overrides the confirm parameter in a profile and pops up the confirm proposal (available since SUSE Linux 10.1 / SLES10)</entry></row> + <row><entry>y2confirm</entry><entry>overrides the confirm parameter in a profile and requests confirmation of installation proposal (available since SUSE Linux 10.1/SLES10)</entry></row> </tbody> </tgroup> </table> @@ -152,7 +152,7 @@ </listitem> <listitem> <para>netsetup=xxx,yyy</para> - <para>just xxx and yyy</para> + <para>only xxx and yyy</para> </listitem> <listitem> <para> netsetup=+xxx,-yyy</para> @@ -161,7 +161,7 @@ </itemizedlist> <para> - <emphasis>xxx</emphasis> could have the following values: dhcp, hostip, + <emphasis>netsetup</emphasis> can have the following values: dhcp, hostip, gateway, netmask, nameserver. nameserverN asks for N nameservers (max. 4). </para> -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: yast-commit+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: yast-commit+help@opensuse.org