From 511d93d86dedec0fffa650375ed06056d6fd17c2 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Marja van Waes Date: Mon, 5 Jan 2015 12:33:08 +0100 Subject: English language corrections, made by JohnR --- docs/installer/en/SelectAndUseISOs2.xml | 111 ++++++++++++++++---------------- 1 file changed, 55 insertions(+), 56 deletions(-) (limited to 'docs/installer/en') diff --git a/docs/installer/en/SelectAndUseISOs2.xml b/docs/installer/en/SelectAndUseISOs2.xml index 8f349e94..b368dd10 100644 --- a/docs/installer/en/SelectAndUseISOs2.xml +++ b/docs/installer/en/SelectAndUseISOs2.xml @@ -10,9 +10,9 @@
Definition - Here, a medium (plural: media) is an ISO image file that allows to install - and/or update Mageia and by extension any physical support where the ISO - file is copied. + Here, a medium (plural: media) is an ISO image file that allows you to install + and/or update Mageia and by extension any physical support the ISO + file is copied to. You can find them here.
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ - They use the traditional installer called drakx. + These ISOs use the traditional installer called drakx. @@ -49,13 +49,13 @@ - Each DVD contains any available desktop environments and + Each DVD contains many available desktop environments and languages. - You'll be given the choice during the installation to add or - not non free software. + You'll be given the choice during the installation to add + non free software. @@ -65,16 +65,16 @@ - Both architectures are present on the same media, the choice + Both architectures are present on the same medium, the choice is made automatically according to the detected CPU. - Xfce desktop only. + Uses Xfce desktop only. - Some languages only (be, bg, ca, de, en, es, fr, it, mk, pl, + Not all languages are available. (be, bg, ca, de, en, es, fr, it, mk, pl, pt, ru, sv, uk) TO BE CHECKED! @@ -93,9 +93,9 @@ - Can be used to preview the distribution without first - installing it on a HDD, and optionally install Mageia on your - HDD. + Can be used to preview the distribution without installing it on + a HDD, and optionally install Mageia on to your HDD. + @@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ - Different media for architecture 32 or 64 bits. + Different media for 32 or 64 bit architectures. @@ -132,7 +132,7 @@ - 32 bits only. + 32 bit only. @@ -150,7 +150,7 @@ - 32 bits only. + 32 bit only. @@ -168,7 +168,7 @@ - Different media for architecture 32 or 64 bits. + Different media for 32 or 64 bit architectures. @@ -186,14 +186,14 @@ - Different media for architecture 32 or 64 bits. + Different media for 32 or 64 bit architectures.
- Boot-only CDs media + Boot-only CD media
Common features @@ -210,12 +210,12 @@ These media are very light (less than 100 MB) and are - convenient when bandwidth is too low to download a full DVD, PC - without DVD drive or PC that can't boot on a USB stick. + convenient when bandwidth is too low to download a full DVD, a PC + without a DVD drive or a PC that can't boot from a USB stick. - Different media for architecture 32 or 64 bits. + Different media for 32 or 64 bit architectures. @@ -229,7 +229,7 @@ - Contains only free software, for people who refuse non free + Contains only free software, for those people who refuse to use non-free software. @@ -240,7 +240,7 @@ - Contains non free software (mostly drivers, codecs...) for + Contains non-free software (mostly drivers, codecs...) for people who need it. @@ -249,15 +249,15 @@
- Media downloading and checking + Downloading and Checking Media
Downloading - Once you have chosen your ISO file, you can download it either - using http or BitTorrent. In both cases, a window give you some - information, like the used mirror and the possibility to change if the - bandwidth is to low. If http is chosen, you can also see something + Once you have chosen your ISO file, you can download it using + either http or BitTorrent. In both cases, a window gives you some + information, such as the mirror in use and the possibility to change if the + bandwidth is to low. If http is chosen, you may also see something like @@ -266,12 +266,13 @@ - md5sum and sha1sum are tools to check your ISO integrity. Use only + md5sum and sha1sum are tools to check the ISO integrity. Use only one of them. Both hexadecimal numbers have been calculated by an - algorithm from the file to be downloaded. If you ask this algorithm to - calculate again this number from your downloaded file, either you have + algorithm from the file to be downloaded. When you ask these algorithms to + recalculate this number from your downloaded file, either you have the same number and your downloaded file is correct, or the number is - different and you met a failure. Then this window appears: + different and you have a failure. A failure infers that you should retry + the download.Then this window appears: @@ -309,32 +310,31 @@
Burn or dump the ISO - The checked ISO can now be burned on a CD or DVD or dumped on a USB - stick. These operations are not a simple copy and aim at make a boot-able - media. + The checked ISO can now be burned to a CD or DVD or dumped to a USB + stick. These operations are not a simple copy and aim to make a boot-able + medium.
- Burn the ISO on a CD/DVD + Burning the ISO to a CD/DVD - Use whatever burner you want but ensure the burning device is set - correctly to burn an image, burn data or files is not correct. - More information in the Mageia wiki. + Use whatever burner you wish but ensure the burning device is set + correctly to burn an image, burn data or files is not correct. + There is more information in the Mageia wiki.
- Dump the ISO on a USB stick + Dump the ISO to a USB stick - All Mageia ISOs are hybrid, which means you can 'dump' them on a - USB stick and use it to boot and install the system. + All Mageia ISOs are hybrids, which means you can 'dump' them to a + USB stick and then use it to boot and install the system. - "dumping" an image onto a flash device destroys any prior - file-system in the partition; any data will be lost and partition + "dumping" an image onto a flash device destroys any previous + file-system on the device; any other data will be lost and the partition capacity will be reduced to the image size. - To recover the original capacity, you have to format the USB - stick. + To recover the original capacity, you must re-format the USB stick.
Using Mageia @@ -349,8 +349,7 @@ - Become root with the command su - (don't forget the final - -) + Become root with the command su - (don't forget the final '-' ) @@ -360,8 +359,8 @@ - Plug your USB stick (do not mount it, that means do not open - any application or file manager that read it) + Plug your USB stick (do not mount it, this also means do not open + any application or file manager that could access or read it) @@ -384,9 +383,9 @@ Enter the command: # dd if=path/to/the/ISO/file of=/dev/sdX bs=1M - (x)=your device name eg: /dev/sdc Example: # dd - if=/home/user/Downloads/Mageia-4-x86_64-DVD.iso of=/dev/sdb - bs=1M + Where X=your device name eg: /dev/sdc + Example: # dd if=/home/user/Downloads/Mageia-4-x86_64-DVD.iso + of=/dev/sdb bs=1M @@ -402,7 +401,7 @@
Using Windows - You can try: + You could try: - Rufus @@ -418,7 +417,7 @@ This step is detailed in the Mageia documentation. - More information, is available in the Mageia wiki. + More information is available in the Mageia wiki.
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