neysx 09/01/09 18:12:12
Modified: hb-install-x86+amd64-disk.xml
Log:
Bootable flag needs to be on.
We all thought it was a thing of the past...
My brand new intel itx motherboard with dual-code atom 330 will not boot HD if flag is not on :-(
Revision Changes Path
1.12 xml/htdocs/doc/en/handbook/hb-install-x86+amd64-disk.xml
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RCS file: /var/cvsroot/gentoo/xml/htdocs/doc/en/handbook/hb-install-x86+amd64-disk.xml,v
retrieving revision 1.11
retrieving revision 1.12
diff -u -r1.11 -r1.12
--- hb-install-x86+amd64-disk.xml 2 May 2008 08:04:23 -0000 1.11
+++ hb-install-x86+amd64-disk.xml 9 Jan 2009 18:12:12 -0000 1.12
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
<!-- The content of this document is licensed under the CC-BY-SA license -->
<!-- See http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5 -->
-<!-- $Header: /var/cvsroot/gentoo/xml/htdocs/doc/en/handbook/hb-install-x86+amd64-disk.xml,v 1.11 2008/05/02 08:04:23 nightmorph Exp $ -->
+<!-- $Header: /var/cvsroot/gentoo/xml/htdocs/doc/en/handbook/hb-install-x86+amd64-disk.xml,v 1.12 2009/01/09 18:12:12 neysx Exp $ -->
<sections>
@@ -13,8 +13,8 @@
This chapter describes how to partition a disk for future usage.
</abstract>
-<version>6.1</version>
-<date>2008-05-02</date>
+<version>6.2</version>
+<date>2009-01-09</date>
<section>
<title>Introduction to Block Devices</title>
@@ -271,8 +271,8 @@
Disk /dev/sda: 240 heads, 63 sectors, 2184 cylinders
Units = cylinders of 15120 * 512 bytes
-Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System
-/dev/sda1 1 14 105808+ 83 Linux
+ Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System
+/dev/sda1 * 1 14 105808+ 83 Linux
/dev/sda2 15 49 264600 82 Linux swap
/dev/sda3 50 70 158760 83 Linux
/dev/sda4 71 2184 15981840 5 Extended
@@ -349,7 +349,7 @@
then <c>p</c> to select a primary partition, followed by <c>1</c> to select the
first primary partition. When prompted for the first cylinder, hit enter. When
prompted for the last cylinder, type <c>+32M</c> to create a partition 32 Mbyte
-in size:
+in size and set its bootable flag:
</p>
<pre caption="Creating the boot partition">
@@ -375,13 +375,13 @@
240 heads, 63 sectors/track, 3876 cylinders
Units = cylinders of 15120 * 512 = 7741440 bytes
-Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System
-/dev/sda1 1 14 105808+ 83 Linux
+ Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System
+/dev/sda1 1 14 105808+ 83 Linux
</pre>
<p>
We need to make this partition bootable. Type <c>a</c> to toggle the bootable
-flag on a partition and select <c>1</c>. If you press <c>p</c> again, you will
+flag on a partition and select <c>1</c>. If you press <c>p</c> again, you will
notice that an <path>*</path> is placed in the "Boot" column.
</p>
@@ -410,9 +410,9 @@
240 heads, 63 sectors/track, 3876 cylinders
Units = cylinders of 15120 * 512 = 7741440 bytes
-Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System
-/dev/sda1 * 1 14 105808+ 83 Linux
-/dev/sda2 15 81 506520 82 Linux swap
+ Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System
+/dev/sda1 * 1 14 105808+ 83 Linux
+/dev/sda2 15 81 506520 82 Linux swap
</pre>
</body>
@@ -438,10 +438,10 @@
240 heads, 63 sectors/track, 3876 cylinders
Units = cylinders of 15120 * 512 = 7741440 bytes
-Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System
-/dev/sda1 * 1 14 105808+ 83 Linux
-/dev/sda2 15 81 506520 82 Linux swap
-/dev/sda3 82 3876 28690200 83 Linux
+ Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System
+/dev/sda1 * 1 14 105808+ 83 Linux
+/dev/sda2 15 81 506520 82 Linux swap
+/dev/sda3 82 3876 28690200 83 Linux
</pre>
</body>
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