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From: "Joshua Saddler (nightmorph)" <nightmorph@g.o>
To: gentoo-doc-cvs@l.g.o
Subject: [gentoo-doc-cvs] gentoo commit in xml/htdocs/doc/en/handbook: hb-install-x86+amd64-bootloader.xml
Date: Thu, 24 Sep 2009 20:26:52
Message-Id: E1Mqutu-0005sr-Hp@stork.gentoo.org
1 nightmorph 09/09/24 20:26:50
2
3 Modified: hb-install-x86+amd64-bootloader.xml
4 Log:
5 Added real_rootflags info to the handbook. bug 273803. thanks to mpagano for the patch
6
7 Revision Changes Path
8 1.14 xml/htdocs/doc/en/handbook/hb-install-x86+amd64-bootloader.xml
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10 file : http://sources.gentoo.org/viewcvs.py/gentoo/xml/htdocs/doc/en/handbook/hb-install-x86+amd64-bootloader.xml?rev=1.14&view=markup
11 plain: http://sources.gentoo.org/viewcvs.py/gentoo/xml/htdocs/doc/en/handbook/hb-install-x86+amd64-bootloader.xml?rev=1.14&content-type=text/plain
12 diff : http://sources.gentoo.org/viewcvs.py/gentoo/xml/htdocs/doc/en/handbook/hb-install-x86+amd64-bootloader.xml?r1=1.13&r2=1.14
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14 Index: hb-install-x86+amd64-bootloader.xml
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16 RCS file: /var/cvsroot/gentoo/xml/htdocs/doc/en/handbook/hb-install-x86+amd64-bootloader.xml,v
17 retrieving revision 1.13
18 retrieving revision 1.14
19 diff -u -r1.13 -r1.14
20 --- hb-install-x86+amd64-bootloader.xml 15 Apr 2009 07:23:57 -0000 1.13
21 +++ hb-install-x86+amd64-bootloader.xml 24 Sep 2009 20:26:50 -0000 1.14
22 @@ -4,12 +4,12 @@
23 <!-- The content of this document is licensed under the CC-BY-SA license -->
24 <!-- See http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5 -->
25
26 -<!-- $Header: /var/cvsroot/gentoo/xml/htdocs/doc/en/handbook/hb-install-x86+amd64-bootloader.xml,v 1.13 2009/04/15 07:23:57 nightmorph Exp $ -->
27 +<!-- $Header: /var/cvsroot/gentoo/xml/htdocs/doc/en/handbook/hb-install-x86+amd64-bootloader.xml,v 1.14 2009/09/24 20:26:50 nightmorph Exp $ -->
28
29 <sections>
30
31 -<version>6.3</version>
32 -<date>2009-04-15</date>
33 +<version>6.4</version>
34 +<date>2009-09-24</date>
35
36 <section>
37 <title>Making your Choice</title>
38 @@ -346,6 +346,13 @@
39 </p>
40
41 <p>
42 +If your bootloader configuration file contains the real_root parameter use the
43 +rootflags parameter to set root filesystem mount options. In the case where
44 +real_root defines the root mount point, the real_rootflags parameter should be
45 +used.
46 +</p>
47 +
48 +<p>
49 If you're using a 2.6.7 or higher kernel and you jumpered your harddrive
50 because the BIOS can't handle large harddrives you'll need to append
51 <c>sda=stroke</c>. Replace sda with the device that requires this option.