Debian Installer etch beta 3 released

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The Debian Installer team is proud to announce the third beta release
of the installer for Debian GNU/Linux Etch.

Major new features introduced with this release:
  * Option to install using a graphical user interface on i386 and amd64.
    For powerpc this option is experimental.
  * Support for setting up encrypted partitions during installation.

  Both these features currently have some limitations. See the
  extended release announcement [1] for additional information!

Other improvements in the installer:
  * First release to install the AMD64 architecture from official Debian
    mirrors.
  * The installer now has brltty support in regular images for i386,
    amd64 and powerpc which improves accessibility for visually
    handicapped people.
  * This new version of the installer uses and installs the 2.6.16
    kernel.
  * In addition to the architectures that already made the switch, 2.6
    is now the default kernel for sparc, mips, mipsel and S/390.
  * Improved installation from CD-ROM. Installation is again possible
    without also automatically including a network mirror as source.
  * Improved checks during mirror selection to determine if the mirror is
    valid for the architecture being installed.
  * For expert or preseeded installations it is now possible to set up
    the system with sudo instead of a root password.
  * Module parameters can be passed from the boot prompt using the format
    '.'. Parameters passed this way will
    be retained for the installed system.
  * For some common boot options, a short form can now be used [2].
    Examples: 'fbfalse' for 'debian-installer/framebufferfalse'
              'prioritymedium' for 'debconf/prioritymedium'
  * Usability improvements in LVM and software RAID setup [2].
  * Automatic partitioning using LVM can now be preseeded [2].
  * Architecture specific:
    * sparc: automatic detection of sbus devices
    * sparc: sofware RAID support
  * Added the following languages: Irish.
  * Additional languages supported only in the graphical installer:
    Bengali, Dzongkha, Georgian, Hindi, Khmer, Nepali, Punjabi (Gurmukhi),
    Tamil and Thai.

Known issues in this release (see the errata [3] for details):
  * Partition resizing using partman may result in data loss if the
    starting sector of the partition is not at the start of a cylinder.
    This has been observed in particular for NTFS partitions created
    during installation of Windows Vista Beta 2. Resizing of NTFS
    partitions created by earlier Windows versions should still work.
  * Installation from floppy disk for i386. Work on installation from
    floppy using 2.6 kernels is in progress.
  * Minimum USB stick capacity for hd-media installs is now 256 MB.
  * There are some usability issues for S/390 installs.
  * There are still various issues for some powerpc subarchitectures.


Our thanks to everybody who has contributed to this release. This time in=20
particular to Bastian Blank for his work to switch S/390 to a 2.6 kernel.

Installation CDs, other media, detailed errata and everything else you'll=20
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[1] http://www.debian.org/devel/debian-installer/News/2006/20060811
[2] These changes are documented in the development version of the
    installation guide: http://d-i.alioth.debian.org/manual/
[3] http://www.debian.org/devel/debian-installer/errata

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