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diff --git a/docs/gnulinux/grub_boot_installer.html b/docs/gnulinux/grub_boot_installer.html index acede631..4c26432e 100644 --- a/docs/gnulinux/grub_boot_installer.html +++ b/docs/gnulinux/grub_boot_installer.html @@ -22,8 +22,7 @@ <li><a href="../distros">List of recommended GNU/Linux distributions</a></li> <li><a href="#prepare">Prepare the USB drive (in GNU/Linux)</a></li> <li><a href="#encryption">Installing GNU/Linux with full disk encryption</a></li> - <li><a href="#guix">GNU Guix System Distribution?</a></li> - <li><a href="#debian_netinstall">Debian or Trisquel net install?</a></li> + <li><a href="#debian_netinstall">Debian net install?</a></li> <li><a href="#parse_isolinux">Booting ISOLINUX images (automatic method)</a></li> <li><a href="#manual_isolinux">Booting ISOLINUX images (manual method)</a></li> <li><a href="#troubleshooting">Troubleshooting</a></li> @@ -80,7 +79,7 @@ <h2>Installing GNU/Linux with full disk encryption</h2> <ul> - <li><a href="encrypted_debian.html">Installing Debian or Trisquel GNU/Linux with full disk encryption (including /boot)</a></li> + <li><a href="encrypted_debian.html">Installing Debian GNU/Linux with full disk encryption (including /boot)</a></li> <li><a href="encrypted_parabola.html">Installing Parabola GNU/Linux with full disk encryption (including /boot)</a></li> </ul> @@ -92,14 +91,25 @@ <div id="debian_netinstall" class="section"> - <h2>Debian or Trisquel net install?</h2> + <h2>Debian net install?</h2> <p> - Tip: don't use the official net install image. Download the full GNOME ISO (the ~1.5GiB one). - In this ISO, there is still the capability to boot the net install, while it also provides - an easy to use live system (which you can boot from USB). This ISO also works using - <i>syslinux_configfile -i</i> (the <i>Parse ISOLINUX</i> menu entries in the default - GRUB configuration that libreboot uses). + Download the Debian net installer. You can download the ISO from the homepage on + <a href="https://www.debian.org/">debian.org</a>. + Use this on the GRUB terminal to boot it from USB (for 64-bit Intel or AMD):<br/> + <strong> + set root='usb0'<br/> + linux /install.amd/vmlinuz<br/> + initrd /install.amd/initrd.gz<br/> + boot<br/> + </strong> + If you are on a 32-bit system (e.g. X60):<br/> + <strong> + set root='usb0'<br/> + linux /install.386/vmlinuz<br/> + initrd /install.386/initrd.gz<br/> + boot + </strong> </p> <p> @@ -153,10 +163,12 @@ </p> <p> - For Trisquel (and other debian-based distros), there are typically menuentries listed in + For Debian (and other debian-based distros), there are typically menuentries listed in <i>/isolinux/txt.cfg</i> or <i>/isolinux/gtk.cfg</i>. For dual-architecture ISO images (i686 and x86_64), there may be separate files/directories for each architecture. Just keep searching through the image, until you find the correct ISOLINUX configuration file. + NOTE: Debian 8.6 ISO only lists 32-bit boot options in txt.cfg. This is important if you want + 64-bit booting on your system. </p> <p> @@ -207,13 +219,13 @@ <h2>debian-installer graphical corruption in text-mode</h2> <p> When using the ROM images that use coreboot's "text mode" instead of the coreboot framebuffer, - booting the Trisquel net installer results in graphical corruption because it is trying to switch to a framebuffer which doesn't + booting the Debian net installer results in graphical corruption because it is trying to switch to a framebuffer which doesn't exist. Use that kernel parameter on the 'linux' line when booting it:<br/> <b>vga=normal fb=false</b> </p> <p> - Tested in Trisquel 6 (and 7). This forces debian-installer to start in text-mode, instead of trying to switch to a framebuffer. + This forces debian-installer to start in text-mode, instead of trying to switch to a framebuffer. </p> <p> |