neysx 07/11/27 19:23:07
Modified: hb-install-x86+amd64-bootloader.xml
Log:
#119883 Bring lilo back in amd64 bootloader install
Revision Changes Path
1.9 xml/htdocs/doc/en/handbook/draft/hb-install-x86+amd64-bootloader.xml
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Index: hb-install-x86+amd64-bootloader.xml
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RCS file: /var/cvsroot/gentoo/xml/htdocs/doc/en/handbook/draft/hb-install-x86+amd64-bootloader.xml,v
retrieving revision 1.8
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diff -u -r1.8 -r1.9
--- hb-install-x86+amd64-bootloader.xml 3 Nov 2007 23:40:06 -0000 1.8
+++ hb-install-x86+amd64-bootloader.xml 27 Nov 2007 19:23:07 -0000 1.9
@@ -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/draft/hb-install-x86+amd64-bootloader.xml,v 1.8 2007/11/03 23:40:06 nightmorph Exp $ -->
+<!-- $Header: /var/cvsroot/gentoo/xml/htdocs/doc/en/handbook/draft/hb-install-x86+amd64-bootloader.xml,v 1.9 2007/11/27 19:23:07 neysx Exp $ -->
<sections>
@@ -24,11 +24,19 @@
program is called a <e>bootloader</e>.
</p>
-<p test="func:keyval('arch')='x86'">
-For x86, Gentoo Linux provides <uri
+</body>
+<body test="contains('AMD64 x86', func:keyval('arch'))">
+<p>
+For <keyval id="arch"/>, Gentoo Linux provides <uri
link="#grub">GRUB</uri> and <uri link="#lilo">LILO</uri>.
</p>
+<warn test="func:keyval('arch')='AMD64'">
+Using LILO on the AMD64 architecture is not recommended.
+</warn>
+
+</body>
+<body>
<p>
But before we install the bootloader, we inform you how to configure
framebuffer (assuming you want it of course). With framebuffer you can run the
@@ -159,35 +167,24 @@
</tr>
</table>
-</body>
-<body test="contains('AMD64 IA64',func:keyval('arch'))">
-
-<p>
+<p test="contains('AMD64 IA64',func:keyval('arch'))">
The result of those two statements could be something like <c>vga=0x318
video=vesafb:mtrr:3,ywrap</c>. Write this setting down; you will need it
shortly.
</p>
-<p test="func:keyval('arch')='AMD64'">
-While LILO does work on AMD64, Gentoo only supports using GRUB. Now continue by
-its <uri link="#grub">installation</uri>.
-</p>
-
-<p test="func:keyval('arch')='IA64'">
-Now, you should install the <uri link="#elilo">elilo bootloader</uri>.
-</p>
-
-</body>
-<body test="func:keyval('arch')='x86'">
-
-<p>
+<p test="func:keyval('arch')='x86'">
The result of those two statements could be something like <c>vga=0x318
video=vesafb:mtrr:3,ywrap</c> or
<c>video=vesafb:mtrr:3,ywrap,1024x768-32@85</c>. Write this setting down; you
will need it shortly.
</p>
-<p>
+<p test="func:keyval('arch')='IA64'">
+Now, you should install the <uri link="#elilo">elilo bootloader</uri>.
+</p>
+
+<p test="not(func:keyval('arch')='IA64')">
Now continue by installing <uri link="#grub">GRUB</uri> <e>or</e> <uri
link="#lilo">LILO</uri>.
</p>
@@ -503,12 +500,16 @@
</body>
</subsection>
</section>
-<section id="lilo" test="func:keyval('arch')='x86'">
+<section id="lilo" test="contains('AMD64 x86', func:keyval('arch'))">
<title>Alternative: Using LILO</title>
<subsection>
<title>Installing LILO</title>
<body>
+<warn test="func:keyval('arch')='AMD64'">
+Using LILO on the AMD64 architecture is not recommended.
+</warn>
+
<p>
LILO, the LInuxLOader, is the tried and true workhorse of Linux
bootloaders. However, it lacks some features that GRUB has (which is
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