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Modified: hb-install-x86+amd64-bootloader.xml |
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Log: |
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Fix bug #496558 - make partitioning more consistent, add note about "strange" partitions in example with dualboot |
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Revision Changes Path |
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1.39 xml/htdocs/doc/en/handbook/hb-install-x86+amd64-bootloader.xml |
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file : http://sources.gentoo.org/viewvc.cgi/gentoo/xml/htdocs/doc/en/handbook/hb-install-x86+amd64-bootloader.xml?rev=1.39&view=markup |
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plain: http://sources.gentoo.org/viewvc.cgi/gentoo/xml/htdocs/doc/en/handbook/hb-install-x86+amd64-bootloader.xml?rev=1.39&content-type=text/plain |
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diff : http://sources.gentoo.org/viewvc.cgi/gentoo/xml/htdocs/doc/en/handbook/hb-install-x86+amd64-bootloader.xml?r1=1.38&r2=1.39 |
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Index: hb-install-x86+amd64-bootloader.xml |
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=================================================================== |
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RCS file: /var/cvsroot/gentoo/xml/htdocs/doc/en/handbook/hb-install-x86+amd64-bootloader.xml,v |
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retrieving revision 1.38 |
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retrieving revision 1.39 |
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diff -u -r1.38 -r1.39 |
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--- hb-install-x86+amd64-bootloader.xml 18 Dec 2013 10:13:54 -0000 1.38 |
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+++ hb-install-x86+amd64-bootloader.xml 31 Dec 2013 20:29:23 -0000 1.39 |
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@@ -4,12 +4,12 @@ |
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<!-- The content of this document is licensed under the CC-BY-SA license --> |
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<!-- See http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5 --> |
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-<!-- $Header: /var/cvsroot/gentoo/xml/htdocs/doc/en/handbook/hb-install-x86+amd64-bootloader.xml,v 1.38 2013/12/18 10:13:54 swift Exp $ --> |
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+<!-- $Header: /var/cvsroot/gentoo/xml/htdocs/doc/en/handbook/hb-install-x86+amd64-bootloader.xml,v 1.39 2013/12/31 20:29:23 swift Exp $ --> |
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<sections> |
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-<version>22</version> |
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-<date>2013-12-18</date> |
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+<version>23</version> |
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+<date>2013-12-31</date> |
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<section> |
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<title>Making your Choice</title> |
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line since JFS needs to replay its log before it allows read-write mounting. |
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</note> |
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+<note> |
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+If dualboot with Windows is used, the partitioning example used in this |
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+book will not be sufficient (our example uses all four primary partitions |
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+for Linux, whereas at least one would need to be extended if Windows is |
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+installed on a logical partition). Please proceed with caution and consider |
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+the listing to be an example that needs to be modified to suit your own needs. |
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+</note> |
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<pre caption="Example grub.conf"> |
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<comment># Which listing to boot as default. 0 is the first, 1 the second etc.</comment> |
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default 0 |
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title Gentoo Linux <keyval id="kernel-version"/> |
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<comment># Partition where the kernel image (or operating system) is located</comment> |
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root (hd0,1) |
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-kernel /boot/<keyval id="kernel-name"/> root=/dev/sda3 |
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+kernel /boot/<keyval id="kernel-name"/> root=/dev/sda4 |
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title Gentoo Linux <keyval id="kernel-version"/> (rescue) |
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<comment># Partition where the kernel image (or operating system) is located</comment> |
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root (hd0,1) |
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-kernel /boot/<keyval id="kernel-name"/> root=/dev/sda3 init=/bin/bb |
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+kernel /boot/<keyval id="kernel-name"/> root=/dev/sda4 init=/bin/bb |
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<comment># The next four lines are only if you dualboot with a Windows system.</comment> |
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<comment># In this case, Windows is hosted on /dev/sda6.</comment> |
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<pre caption="GRUB snippet for initramfs-enabled kernel builds"> |
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title Gentoo Linux <keyval id="kernel-version"/> |
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root (hd0,1) |
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-kernel /boot/<keyval id="kernel-version"/> <i>real_</i>root=/dev/sda3 |
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+kernel /boot/<keyval id="kernel-version"/> <i>real_</i>root=/dev/sda4 |
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<i>initrd /boot/<keyval id="genkernel-initrd"/></i> |
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</pre> |
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<p> |
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If you need to pass any additional options to the kernel, simply add them to the |
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end of the kernel command. We're already passing one option |
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-(<c>root=/dev/sda3</c> or <c>real_root=/dev/sda3</c>), but you can pass others |
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+(<c>root=/dev/sda4</c> or <c>real_root=/dev/sda4</c>), but you can pass others |
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as well, such as the <c>video</c> statement for framebuffer as we discussed |
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previously. |
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</p> |
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If you want to install GRUB in a certain partition instead of the MBR, |
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you have to alter the <c>setup</c> command so it points to the right |
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partition. For instance, if you want GRUB installed in |
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-<path>/dev/sda4</path>, then the command becomes <c>setup (hd0,4)</c>. |
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+<path>/dev/sda4</path>, then the command becomes <c>setup (hd0,3)</c>. |
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Few users however want to do this. |
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</note> |
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