svn commit: r44901 - head/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/bsdinstall
Dru Lavigne
dru at FreeBSD.org
Wed May 21 17:52:23 UTC 2014
Author: dru
Date: Wed May 21 17:52:23 2014
New Revision: 44901
URL: http://svnweb.freebsd.org/changeset/doc/44901
Log:
Editorial review of Allocating Disk Space and Committing to the Install
sections.
Ignore Designing the Partition Layout for now as it belongs elsewhere.
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
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--- head/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/bsdinstall/chapter.xml Wed May 21 15:17:21 2014 (r44900)
+++ head/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/bsdinstall/chapter.xml Wed May 21 17:52:23 2014 (r44901)
@@ -891,9 +891,9 @@ Ethernet address 0:3:ba:b:92:d4, Host ID
<para>This section shows the order of the
<application>bsdinstall</application> menus and the type of
information that will be asked before the system is installed.
- Use the up and down arrows to highlight a menu option, then the
- <keycap>Space</keycap> key to select or deselect a menu item.
- Then, use <keycap>Enter</keycap> to save the selection and move
+ Use the arrow keys to highlight a menu option, then the
+ <keycap>Space</keycap> key to select or deselect that menu item.
+ When finished, use <keycap>Enter</keycap> to save the selection and move
onto the next screen.</para>
<sect2 xml:id="bsdinstall-keymap">
@@ -1007,7 +1007,7 @@ Ethernet address 0:3:ba:b:92:d4, Host ID
<para>Deciding which components to install will depend largely
on the intended use of the system and the amount of disk space
available. The &os; kernel and userland, collectively known
- as the <quote>base system</quote>, are always installed.
+ as the <firstterm>base system</firstterm>, are always installed.
Depending on the architecture, some of these components may
not appear:</para>
@@ -1036,15 +1036,10 @@ Ethernet address 0:3:ba:b:92:d4, Host ID
<listitem>
<para><literal>ports</literal> - The &os; Ports
- Collection.</para>
-
- <para>The ports collection is an easy and convenient way to
- install software. The Ports Collection does not contain
- the source code necessary to compile the software.
- Instead, it is a collection of files which automates the
+ Collection is a collection of files which automates the
downloading, compiling and installation of third-party
software packages. <xref linkend="ports"/> discusses how
- to use the ports collection.</para>
+ to use the Ports Collection.</para>
<warning>
<para>The installation program does not check for
@@ -1056,30 +1051,29 @@ Ethernet address 0:3:ba:b:92:d4, Host ID
</listitem>
<listitem>
- <para><literal>src</literal> - System source code.</para>
-
- <para>&os; comes with full source code for both the kernel
+ <para><literal>src</literal> - The complete &os; source code for both the kernel
and the userland. Although not required for the majority
- of applications, it may be required to build certain
- software supplied as source (for example, device drivers
- or kernel modules), or for developing &os; itself.</para>
-
- <para>The full source tree requires 1 GB of disk space,
+ of applications, it may be required to build
+ device drivers, kernel modules, or some applications from
+ the Ports Collection. It is also used for developing &os;
+ itself. The full source tree requires 1 GB of disk space
and recompiling the entire &os; system requires an
additional 5 GB of space.</para>
</listitem>
</itemizedlist>
</sect2>
- </sect1>
- <sect1 xml:id="bsdinstall-netinstall">
+ <sect2 xml:id="bsdinstall-netinstall">
<title>Installing from the Network</title>
- <para>The <emphasis>bootonly</emphasis> installation media does
- not hold copies of the installation files. When a
- <emphasis>bootonly</emphasis> installation method is used, the
- files must be retrieved over a network connection as they are
- needed.</para>
+ <para>The menu shown in <xref
+ linkend="bsdinstall-netinstall-notify"/> only appears when
+ installing from a <filename>-bootonly.iso</filename>
+ <acronym>CD</acronym> as this installation media does
+ not hold copies of the installation files. Since the installation
+ files must be retrieved over a network connection, this menu
+ indicates that the network interface must be first
+ configured.</para>
<figure xml:id="bsdinstall-netinstall-notify">
<title>Installing from the Network</title>
@@ -1092,13 +1086,14 @@ Ethernet address 0:3:ba:b:92:d4, Host ID
</mediaobject>
</figure>
- <para>After the network connection has been configured as shown in
- <xref linkend="bsdinstall-config-network-dev"/>, a mirror site
- is selected. Mirror sites cache copies of the &os; files.
- Choose a mirror site located in the same region of the world as
+ <para>To configure the network connection, press
+ <keycap>Enter</keycap> and follow the instructions in
+ <xref linkend="bsdinstall-config-network-dev"/>. Once the
+ interface is configured, select a mirror site that is
+ located in the same region of the world as
the computer on which &os; is being installed. Files can be
retrieved more quickly when the mirror is close to the target
- computer, and installation time will be reduced.</para>
+ computer, reducing installation time.</para>
<figure xml:id="bsdinstall-netinstall-mirror">
<title>Choosing a Mirror</title>
@@ -1111,26 +1106,20 @@ Ethernet address 0:3:ba:b:92:d4, Host ID
</mediaobject>
</figure>
- <para>Installation will continue as if the installation files
- were located on local media.</para>
+ <para>Installation will then continue as if the installation files
+ were located on the local installation media.</para>
+ </sect2>
</sect1>
<sect1 xml:id="bsdinstall-partitioning">
<title>Allocating Disk Space</title>
- <para>There are four ways to allocate disk space for &os;.
- <emphasis>Guided</emphasis> partitioning automatically sets up
- disk partitions, while <emphasis>Manual</emphasis> partitioning
- allows advanced users to create customized partitions. The
- <acronym>ZFS</acronym> option, only available in &os; 10 and
- later, will create an optionally encrypted root-on-ZFS system
- with support for Boot Environments. Finally, there's the option
- of starting a shell where command-line programs like
- &man.gpart.8;, &man.fdisk.8;, and &man.bsdlabel.8; can be used
- directly.</para>
+ <para>The next menu is used to determine the method for
+ allocating disk space. The options available in the menu
+ depend upon the version of &os; being installed.</para>
<figure xml:id="bsdinstall-part-guided-manual">
- <title>Selecting Guided, Manual or Shell Partitioning</title>
+ <title>Partitioning Choices on &os; 9.x</title>
<mediaobject>
<imageobject>
@@ -1141,8 +1130,7 @@ Ethernet address 0:3:ba:b:92:d4, Host ID
</figure>
<figure xml:id="bsdinstall-zfs-partmenu">
- <title>Selecting Guided, Manual, Shell or
- <acronym>ZFS</acronym> Partitioning</title>
+ <title>Partitioning Choices on &os; 10.x and Higher</title>
<mediaobject>
<imageobject>
@@ -1151,9 +1139,19 @@ Ethernet address 0:3:ba:b:92:d4, Host ID
</mediaobject>
</figure>
+ <para><literal>Guided</literal> partitioning automatically sets up
+ the disk partitions, <literal>Manual</literal> partitioning
+ allows advanced users to create customized partitions from menu
+ options, and <literal>Shell</literal> opens a shell prompt where
+ advanced users can create customized partitions using
+ command-line utilities like &man.gpart.8;, &man.fdisk.8;, and &man.bsdlabel.8;.
+ <literal>ZFS</literal> partitioning, only available in &os; 10 and
+ later, creates an optionally encrypted root-on-ZFS system
+ with support for <firstterm>boot environments</firstterm>.</para>
+
<para>This section describes what to consider when laying out the
- disk partitions. It then demonstrates how to use both the
- Guided Partitioning and Manual Partitioning screens.</para>
+ disk partitions. It then demonstrates how to use the different
+ partitioning methods.</para>
<sect2 xml:id="configtuning-initial">
<title>Designing the Partition Layout</title>
@@ -1252,7 +1250,8 @@ Ethernet address 0:3:ba:b:92:d4, Host ID
<sect2 xml:id="bsdinstall-part-guided">
<title>Guided Partitioning</title>
- <para>If multiple disks are connected, choose the one where &os;
+ <para>When this method is selected, a menu will display the
+ available disk(s). If multiple disks are connected, choose the one where &os;
is to be installed.</para>
<figure xml:id="bsdinstall-part-guided-disk">
@@ -1266,13 +1265,14 @@ Ethernet address 0:3:ba:b:92:d4, Host ID
</mediaobject>
</figure>
- <para>The entire disk or a portion of it can be allocated to
- &os;. If
+ <para>Once the disk is selected, the next menu prompts to install
+ to either the entire disk or to create a partition using free space.
+ If
<guibutton>[ Entire Disk ]</guibutton> is
chosen, a general partition layout filling the whole disk is
- created. Selecting
+ automatically created. Selecting
<guibutton>[ Partition ]</guibutton> creates a
- partition layout in unused space on the disk.</para>
+ partition layout from the unused space on the disk.</para>
<figure xml:id="bsdinstall-part-entire-part">
<title>Selecting Entire Disk or Partition</title>
@@ -1285,12 +1285,12 @@ Ethernet address 0:3:ba:b:92:d4, Host ID
</mediaobject>
</figure>
- <para>After the partition layout has been created, review it
- carefully for accuracy. If a mistake has been made, selecting
+ <para>After the partition layout has been created, review it to
+ ensure it meets the needs of the installation. Selecting
<guibutton>[ Revert ]</guibutton> will reset the
- partitions as they were previously, or
+ partitions to their original values and pressing
<guibutton>[ Auto ]</guibutton> will recreate the
- automatic &os; partitions. Partitions can be manually
+ automatic &os; partitions. Partitions can also be manually
created, modified, or deleted. When the partitioning is
correct, select <guibutton>[ Finish ]</guibutton> to
continue with the installation.</para>
@@ -1309,8 +1309,8 @@ Ethernet address 0:3:ba:b:92:d4, Host ID
<sect2 xml:id="bsdinstall-part-manual">
<title>Manual Partitioning</title>
- <para>Manual partitioning goes straight to the partition
- editor.</para>
+ <para>Selecting this method opens the partition
+ editor:</para>
<figure xml:id="bsdinstall-part-manual-create">
<title>Manually Create Partitions</title>
@@ -1323,11 +1323,10 @@ Ethernet address 0:3:ba:b:92:d4, Host ID
</mediaobject>
</figure>
- <para>Highlighting a drive (<filename>ada0</filename> in this
- example) and selecting
- <guibutton>[ Create ]</guibutton> displays a menu
- for choosing the type of <emphasis>partitioning
- scheme</emphasis>.</para>
+ <para>Highlight the installation drive (<filename>ada0</filename> in this
+ example) and select
+ <guibutton>[ Create ]</guibutton> to display a menu
+ of available partition schemes:</para>
<figure xml:id="bsdinstall-part-manual-partscheme">
<title>Manually Create Partitions</title>
@@ -1340,12 +1339,12 @@ Ethernet address 0:3:ba:b:92:d4, Host ID
</mediaobject>
</figure>
- <para><acronym>GPT</acronym> partitioning is usually the most
- appropriate choice for PC-compatible computers. Older PC
- operating systems that are not compatible with
- <acronym>GPT</acronym> may require <acronym>MBR</acronym>
- partitioning instead. The other partitioning schemes are
- generally used for uncommon or older computer systems.</para>
+ <para><acronym>GPT</acronym> is usually the most
+ appropriate choice for &arch.amd64; computers. Older computers
+ that are not compatible with
+ <acronym>GPT</acronym> should use <acronym>MBR</acronym>.
+ The other partition schemes are
+ generally used for uncommon or older computers.</para>
<table frame="none" rowsep="1" pgwide="1">
<title>Partitioning Schemes</title>
@@ -1361,16 +1360,15 @@ Ethernet address 0:3:ba:b:92:d4, Host ID
<tbody>
<row>
<entry>APM</entry>
- <entry>Apple Partition Map, used by &powerpc;
- &macintosh; (<link
- xlink:href="http://support.apple.com/kb/TA21692">http://support.apple.com/kb/TA21692</link>).</entry>
+ <entry>Apple Partition Map, used by &powerpc;.</entry>
</row>
<row>
<entry>BSD</entry>
- <entry>BSD Labels without an MBR, sometimes called
- <quote>dangerously dedicated mode</quote>. See
- &man.bsdlabel.8;.</entry>
+ <entry><acronym>BSD</acronym> label without an
+ <acronym>MBR</acronym>, sometimes called
+ <firstterm>dangerously dedicated mode</firstterm> as
+ non-<acronym>BSD</acronym> disk utilities may not recognize it.</entry>
</row>
<row>
@@ -1387,7 +1385,7 @@ Ethernet address 0:3:ba:b:92:d4, Host ID
<row>
<entry>PC98</entry>
- <entry>MBR ariant used by NEC PC-98 computers (<link
+ <entry><acronym>MBR</acronym> variant used by NEC PC-98 computers (<link
xlink:href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pc9801">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pc9801</link>).</entry>
</row>
@@ -1401,8 +1399,8 @@ Ethernet address 0:3:ba:b:92:d4, Host ID
</table>
<para>After the partitioning scheme has been selected and
- created, selecting <guibutton>[ Create ]</guibutton>
- again will create new partitions.</para>
+ created, select <guibutton>[ Create ]</guibutton>
+ again to create the partitions.</para>
<figure xml:id="bsdinstall-part-manual-addpart">
<title>Manually Create Partitions</title>
@@ -1419,15 +1417,13 @@ Ethernet address 0:3:ba:b:92:d4, Host ID
at least three partitions:</para>
<itemizedlist>
- <title>Standard &os; <acronym>GPT</acronym> Partitions</title>
-
<listitem>
- <para><literal>freebsd-boot</literal> - &os; boot
+ <para><literal>freebsd-boot</literal> - Holds the &os; boot
code.</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
- <para><literal>freebsd-ufs</literal> - A &os; UFS file
+ <para><literal>freebsd-ufs</literal> - A &os; <acronym>UFS</acronym> file
system.</para>
</listitem>
@@ -1439,48 +1435,48 @@ Ethernet address 0:3:ba:b:92:d4, Host ID
<para>Another partition type worth noting is
<literal>freebsd-zfs</literal>, used for partitions that will
- contain a &os; <acronym>ZFS</acronym> file system. <xref
- linkend="filesystems-zfs"/>. &man.gpart.8; shows more of
+ contain a &os; <acronym>ZFS</acronym> file system (<xref
+ linkend="filesystems-zfs"/>). Refer to &man.gpart.8; for descriptions of
the available <acronym>GPT</acronym> partition types.</para>
- <para>Multiple file system partitions can be used, and some
- people may prefer a traditional layout with separate
+ <para>Multiple file system partitions can be created and some
+ people prefer a traditional layout with separate
partitions for the <filename>/</filename>,
<filename>/var</filename>, <filename>/tmp</filename>, and
<filename>/usr</filename> file systems. See <xref
linkend="bsdinstall-part-manual-splitfs"/> for an
example.</para>
- <para>Size may be entered with common abbreviations:
+ <para>The <literal>Size</literal> may be entered with common abbreviations:
<emphasis>K</emphasis> for kilobytes, <emphasis>M</emphasis>
for megabytes, or <emphasis>G</emphasis> for gigabytes.</para>
<tip>
<para>Proper sector alignment provides the best performance,
- and making partition sizes even multiples of 4K bytes helps
+ and making partition sizes even multiples of 4K-bytes helps
to ensure alignment on drives with either 512-byte or
4K-byte sectors. Generally, using partition sizes that are
even multiples of 1M or 1G is the easiest way to make sure
- every partition starts at an even multiple of 4K. One
- exception: at present, the <emphasis>freebsd-boot</emphasis>
- partition should be no larger than 512K due to boot code
+ every partition starts at an even multiple of 4K. There is one
+ exception: the <emphasis>freebsd-boot</emphasis>
+ partition should be no larger than 512K due to current boot code
limitations.</para>
</tip>
- <para>A mountpoint is needed if this partition will contain a
- file system. If only a single UFS partition will be created,
+ <para>A <literal>Mountpoint</literal> is needed if the partition will contain a
+ file system. If only a single <acronym>UFS</acronym> partition will be created,
the mountpoint should be <filename>/</filename>.</para>
- <para>A <emphasis>label</emphasis> is also requested. A label
- is a name by which this partition will be known. Drive
+ <para>The <literal>Label</literal> is
+ a name by which the partition will be known. Drive
names or numbers can change if the drive is connected to
a different controller or port, but the partition label does
not change. Referring to labels instead of drive names
and partition numbers in files like
<filename>/etc/fstab</filename> makes the system more tolerant
- of changing hardware. GPT labels appear in
+ to hardware changes. <acronym>GPT</acronym> labels appear in
<filename>/dev/gpt/</filename> when a disk is attached. Other
- partitioning schemes have different label capabilities, and
+ partitioning schemes have different label capabilities and
their labels appear in different directories in
<filename>/dev/</filename>.</para>
@@ -1488,9 +1484,9 @@ Ethernet address 0:3:ba:b:92:d4, Host ID
<para>Use a unique label on every file system to avoid
conflicts from identical labels. A few letters from the
computer's name, use, or location can be added to the label.
- For instance, <literal>labroot</literal> or
- <literal>rootfs-lab</literal> for the UFS root partition on
- the lab's computer.</para>
+ For instance, use <literal>labroot</literal> or
+ <literal>rootfs-lab</literal> for the <acronym>UFS</acronym> root partition on
+ the computer named <literal>lab</literal>.</para>
</tip>
<example xml:id="bsdinstall-part-manual-splitfs">
@@ -1511,7 +1507,7 @@ Ethernet address 0:3:ba:b:92:d4, Host ID
label values as described above.</para>
<para>By default, &os;'s <filename>gptboot</filename> expects
- the first UFS partition found to be the
+ the first <acronym>UFS</acronym> partition to be the
<filename>/</filename> partition.</para>
<informaltable frame="none">
@@ -1583,23 +1579,23 @@ Ethernet address 0:3:ba:b:92:d4, Host ID
installations was added in &os; 10.0-RELEASE. This
partitioning mode only works with whole disks and will erase
the contents of the entire disk. The installer will
- automatically create partitions aligned to 4k boundaries, as
- well as force <acronym>ZFS</acronym> to use 4k sectors. This
+ automatically create partitions aligned to 4k boundaries and
+ force <acronym>ZFS</acronym> to use 4k sectors. This
is safe even with 512 byte sector disks, and has the added
benefit of ensuring that pools created on 512 byte disks will
- be able to have 4k sector disks added to them in the future,
- for additional storage space, or as replacements for failed
- disks. The installer can also optionally employ GELI disk
+ be able to have 4k sector disks added in the future, either as
+ additional storage space or as replacements for failed
+ disks. The installer can also optionally employ <acronym>GELI</acronym> disk
encryption as described in <xref
linkend="disks-encrypting-geli"/>.
- If encryption is enabled, a 2 GB unencrypted boot pool is
- created that contains the <filename>/boot</filename>
- directory, which holds the kernel and other files necessary
+ If encryption is enabled, a 2 GB unencrypted boot pool
+ containing the <filename>/boot</filename>
+ directory is created. It holds the kernel and other files necessary
to boot the system. A swap partition of a user selectable
size is also created, and all remaining space is used for the
<acronym>ZFS</acronym> pool.</para>
- <para>The main <acronym>ZFS</acronym> menu in the installer
+ <para>The main <acronym>ZFS</acronym> configuration menu
offers a number of options to control the creation of the
pool.</para>
@@ -1613,8 +1609,9 @@ Ethernet address 0:3:ba:b:92:d4, Host ID
</mediaobject>
</figure>
- <para>The most important option is selecting the vdev type and
- one or more disks that will make up the vdev that will
+ <para>Select <keycap>T</keycap> to configure the <literal>Pool
+ Type</literal> and
+ the disk(s) that will
constitute the pool. The automatic <acronym>ZFS</acronym>
installer currently only supports the creation of a single
top level vdev, except in stripe mode. To create more complex
@@ -1624,9 +1621,10 @@ Ethernet address 0:3:ba:b:92:d4, Host ID
including stripe (not recommended, no redundancy), mirror
(best performance, least usable space), and RAID-Z 1, 2, and 3
(with the capability to withstand the concurrent failure of 1,
- 2, and 3 disks, respectively). A tooltip across the bottom of
- the screen while selecting the pool type provides advice about
- the number of required disks for each type, and in the case of
+ 2, and 3 disks, respectively). while selecting the pool type,
+ a tooltip is displayed across the bottom of
+ the screen with advice about
+ the number of required disks, and in the case of
RAID-Z, the optimal number of disks for each
configuration.</para>
@@ -1640,10 +1638,10 @@ Ethernet address 0:3:ba:b:92:d4, Host ID
</mediaobject>
</figure>
- <para>Once a pool type has been selected, a list of available
+ <para>Once a <literal>Pool Type</literal> has been selected, a list of available
disks is displayed, and the user is prompted to select one or
more disks to make up the pool. The configuration is then
- validated, to ensure enough disks were selected. If not,
+ validated, to ensure enough disks are selected. If not,
select <guibutton><Change Selection></guibutton> to
return to the list of disks, or
<guibutton><Cancel></guibutton> to change the pool
@@ -1674,11 +1672,11 @@ Ethernet address 0:3:ba:b:92:d4, Host ID
<para>If one or more disks are missing from the list, or if
disks were attached after the installer was started, select
<guibutton>- Rescan Devices</guibutton> to repopulate the list
- of available disks. To ensure that the correct disk is
+ of available disks. To ensure that the correct disks are
selected, so as not to accidently destroy the wrong disks, the
<guibutton>- Disk Info</guibutton> menu can be used to inspect
- each disk, including its partition table, and various other
- information, including the device model number and serial
+ each disk, including its partition table and various other
+ information such as the device model number and serial
number, if available.</para>
<figure xml:id="bsdinstall-zfs-disk_info">
@@ -1691,16 +1689,17 @@ Ethernet address 0:3:ba:b:92:d4, Host ID
</mediaobject>
</figure>
- <para>The menu also allows the user to enter a name for the
- pool, disable forcing 4k sectors, enable or disable
+ <para>The main <acronym>ZFS</acronym> configuration menu also
+ allows the user to enter a pool name,
+ disable forcing 4k sectors, enable or disable
encryption, switch between <acronym>GPT</acronym>
(recommended) and <acronym>MBR</acronym> partition table
- types, and select the desired amount of swap space. Once all
+ types, and select the amount of swap space. Once all
options have been set to the desired values, select the
<guibutton>>>> Install</guibutton> option at the
top of the menu.</para>
- <para>If &man.geli.8; disk encryption was enabled, the
+ <para>If <acronym>GELI</acronym> disk encryption was enabled, the
installer will prompt twice for the passphrase to be used to
encrypt the disks.</para>
@@ -1736,25 +1735,31 @@ Ethernet address 0:3:ba:b:92:d4, Host ID
<sect2 xml:id="bsdinstall-part-shell">
<title>Shell Mode Partitioning</title>
- <para>When creating advanced installations the basic interface
- of bsdinstall may not provide the level of flexibility
- required. Selecting the <guibutton>Shell</guibutton> option
- from the partitioning menu will drop the user to a shell. The
- user is expected to partition the drives and create the
- desired file system(s), populate an &man.fstab.5; file in
+ <para>When creating advanced installations, the
+ <application>bsdinstall</application> paritioning menus may
+ not provide the level of flexibility
+ required. Advanced users can select the <guibutton>Shell</guibutton> option
+ from the partitioning menu in order to
+ manually partition the drives, create the
+ file system(s), populate
<filename>/tmp/bsdinstall_etc/fstab</filename>, and mount the
file systems under <filename>/mnt</filename>. Once this is
- done, running <command>exit</command> will return to
- bsdinstall and continue the installation, starting with the
- extraction of the distribution sets.</para>
+ done, type <command>exit</command> to return to
+ <application>bsdinstall</application> and continue the installation.</para>
</sect2>
</sect1>
<sect1 xml:id="bsdinstall-final-warning">
<title>Committing to the Installation</title>
- <para>This is the last chance for aborting the installation to
- prevent changes to the hard drive.</para>
+ <para>Once the disks are configured, the next menu provides the
+ last chance to make changes before the selected
+ hard drive(s) are formatted. If changes need to be made,
+ select <guibutton>[ Back ]</guibutton> to return to
+ the main partitioning menu.
+ <guibutton>[ Revert & Exit ]</guibutton>
+ will exit the installer without making any changes to the hard
+ drive.</para>
<figure xml:id="bsdinstall-final-confirmation">
<title>Final Confirmation</title>
@@ -1767,27 +1772,18 @@ Ethernet address 0:3:ba:b:92:d4, Host ID
</mediaobject>
</figure>
- <para>Select <guibutton>[ Commit ]</guibutton> and press
- <keycap>Enter</keycap> to proceed. If changes need to be made,
- select <guibutton>[ Back ]</guibutton> to return to
- the partition editor.
- <guibutton>[ Revert & Exit ]</guibutton>
- will exit the installer without making any changes to the hard
- drive.</para>
+ <para>To instead start the actual installation, select
+ <guibutton>[ Commit ]</guibutton> and press
+ <keycap>Enter</keycap>.</para>
<para>Installation time will vary depending on the distributions
- chosen, installation media, and speed of the computer. There
- will be a series of messages displayed indicating
+ chosen, installation media, and speed of the computer. A
+ series of messages will indicate the
progress.</para>
- <para>Firstly, the installer will write the partitions to the
- disk, and perform a <command>newfs</command> to initialise the
- partitions.</para>
-
- <para>If doing a network install,
- <application>bsdinstall</application> will then proceed to
- download the required distribution files.</para>
- <!-- XXXGA: What does it do if fetch fails? -->
+ <para>First, the installer formats the selected disk(s) and
+ initializes the partitions. Next, in the case of a bootonly
+ media, it downloads the selected components:</para>
<figure xml:id="bsdinstall-distfile-fetching">
<title>Fetching Distribution Files</title>
@@ -1800,9 +1796,9 @@ Ethernet address 0:3:ba:b:92:d4, Host ID
</mediaobject>
</figure>
- <para>Next, the integrity of the distribution files is verified,
+ <para>Next, the integrity of the distribution files is verified
to ensure they have not been corrupted during download or
- misread from the installation media.</para>
+ misread from the installation media:</para>
<figure xml:id="bsdinstall-distfile-verify">
<title>Verifying Distribution Files</title>
@@ -1816,7 +1812,7 @@ Ethernet address 0:3:ba:b:92:d4, Host ID
</figure>
<para>Finally, the verified distribution files are extracted to
- the disk.</para>
+ the disk:</para>
<figure xml:id="bsdinstall-distfile-extract">
<title>Extracting Distribution Files</title>
@@ -1830,9 +1826,9 @@ Ethernet address 0:3:ba:b:92:d4, Host ID
</figure>
<para>Once all requested distribution files have been extracted,
- <application>bsdinstall</application> will then drop straight
- into the post-installation configuration tasks described in
- <xref linkend="bsdinstall-post"/>.</para>
+ <application>bsdinstall</application> displays the first
+ post-installation menu. This series of menus is described in
+ the next section.</para>
</sect1>
<sect1 xml:id="bsdinstall-post">
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