[pve-devel] [PATCH docs 2/7] installation: update installer option wording & description

Christoph Heiss c.heiss at proxmox.com
Fri Nov 24 11:45:57 CET 2023


Some things changed with the 8.1 release, so update all the relevant
things here too.

Signed-off-by: Christoph Heiss <c.heiss at proxmox.com>
---
 pve-installation.adoc | 17 ++++++++---------
 1 file changed, 8 insertions(+), 9 deletions(-)

diff --git a/pve-installation.adoc b/pve-installation.adoc
index 44b59c0..bffd730 100644
--- a/pve-installation.adoc
+++ b/pve-installation.adoc
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ TIP: It's possible to use the installation wizard with a keyboard only. Buttons
 can be clicked by pressing the `ALT` key combined with the underlined character
 from the respective button. For example, `ALT + N` to press a `Next` button.
 
-Install {pve} (Console)::
+Install {pve} (Terminal UI)::
 
 Starts the console-mode installation wizard. It provides the same overall
 installation experience as the graphical installer, but has generally better
@@ -86,10 +86,10 @@ compatibility with very old and very new hardware.
 Both modes use the same code base for the actual installation process to
 benefit from more than a decade of bug fixes and ensure feature parity.
 
-TIP: The 'Console Mode' option can be used in case the graphical installer does
+TIP: The 'Terminal UI' option can be used in case the graphical installer does
 not work correctly, due to e.g. driver issues.
 
-Advanced Options: Install {pve} (Graphical Debug Mode)::
+Advanced Options: Install {pve} (Graphical, Debug Mode)::
 
 Starts the installation in debug mode. A console will be opened at several
 installation steps. This helps to debug the situation if something goes wrong.
@@ -98,16 +98,15 @@ system with all basic tools available. You can use it, for example, to
 xref:chapter_zfs[repair a degraded ZFS 'rpool'] or fix the
 xref:sysboot[bootloader] for an existing {pve} setup.
 
-Advanced Options: Install {pve} (Console Debug Mode)::
+Advanced Options: Install {pve} (Terminal UI, Debug Mode)::
 
 Same as the graphical debug mode, but preparing the system to run the
-console-mode installer instead.
+terminal-based installer instead.
 
-Advanced Options: Install {pve} (Console Debug - nomodeset)::
+Advanced Options: Install {pve} (Serial Console Debug Mode)::
 
-Starts the normal console-mode installation, but prevents the Linux kernel from
-loading any graphics driver. Can be used as a last-resort option, if e.g. an
-incompatible driver is automatically loaded on boot.
+Same the terminal-based debug mode, but additionally sets up the Linux kernel to
+use the (first) serial port of the machine for in- and output.
 
 Advanced Options: Rescue Boot::
 
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2.42.0






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