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neysx 07/11/27 19:23:06 |
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Modified: hb-install-x86+amd64-bootloader.xml |
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Log: |
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#119883 Bring lilo back in amd64 bootloader install |
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Revision Changes Path |
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1.9 xml/htdocs/doc/en/handbook/hb-install-x86+amd64-bootloader.xml |
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file : http://sources.gentoo.org/viewcvs.py/gentoo/xml/htdocs/doc/en/handbook/hb-install-x86+amd64-bootloader.xml?rev=1.9&view=markup |
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plain: http://sources.gentoo.org/viewcvs.py/gentoo/xml/htdocs/doc/en/handbook/hb-install-x86+amd64-bootloader.xml?rev=1.9&content-type=text/plain |
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diff : http://sources.gentoo.org/viewcvs.py/gentoo/xml/htdocs/doc/en/handbook/hb-install-x86+amd64-bootloader.xml?r1=1.8&r2=1.9 |
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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 1.8 |
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retrieving revision 1.9 |
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diff -u -r1.8 -r1.9 |
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--- hb-install-x86+amd64-bootloader.xml 7 May 2007 18:11:41 -0000 1.8 |
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+++ hb-install-x86+amd64-bootloader.xml 27 Nov 2007 19:23:06 -0000 1.9 |
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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 1.8 2007/05/07 18:11:41 nightmorph Exp $ --> |
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+<!-- $Header: /var/cvsroot/gentoo/xml/htdocs/doc/en/handbook/hb-install-x86+amd64-bootloader.xml,v 1.9 2007/11/27 19:23:06 neysx Exp $ --> |
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<sections> |
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-<version>5.0</version> |
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-<date>2007-05-07</date> |
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+<version>5.1</version> |
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+<date>2007-11-27</date> |
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<section> |
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<title>Making your Choice</title> |
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program is called a <e>bootloader</e>. |
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</p> |
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-<p test="func:keyval('arch')='x86'"> |
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-For x86, Gentoo Linux provides <uri |
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+</body> |
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+<body test="contains('AMD64 x86', func:keyval('arch'))"> |
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+<p> |
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+For <keyval id="arch"/>, Gentoo Linux provides <uri |
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link="#grub">GRUB</uri> and <uri link="#lilo">LILO</uri>. |
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</p> |
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+<warn test="func:keyval('arch')='AMD64'"> |
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+Using LILO on the AMD64 architecture is not recommended. |
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+</warn> |
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+ |
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+</body> |
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+<body> |
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<p> |
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But before we install the bootloader, we inform you how to configure |
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framebuffer (assuming you want it of course). With framebuffer you can run the |
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@@ -159,35 +167,24 @@ |
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</tr> |
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</table> |
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-</body> |
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-<body test="contains('AMD64 IA64',func:keyval('arch'))"> |
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-<p> |
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+<p test="contains('AMD64 IA64',func:keyval('arch'))"> |
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The result of those two statements could be something like <c>vga=0x318 |
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video=vesafb:mtrr:3,ywrap</c>. Write this setting down; you will need it |
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shortly. |
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</p> |
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-<p test="func:keyval('arch')='AMD64'"> |
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-While LILO does work on AMD64, Gentoo only supports using GRUB. Now continue by |
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-its <uri link="#grub">installation</uri>. |
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-</p> |
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- |
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-<p test="func:keyval('arch')='IA64'"> |
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-Now, you should install the <uri link="#elilo">elilo bootloader</uri>. |
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-</p> |
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- |
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-</body> |
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-<body test="func:keyval('arch')='x86'"> |
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-<p> |
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+<p test="func:keyval('arch')='x86'"> |
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The result of those two statements could be something like <c>vga=0x318 |
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video=vesafb:mtrr:3,ywrap</c> or |
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<c>video=vesafb:mtrr:3,ywrap,1024x768-32@85</c>. Write this setting down; you |
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will need it shortly. |
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</p> |
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-<p> |
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+<p test="func:keyval('arch')='IA64'"> |
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+Now, you should install the <uri link="#elilo">elilo bootloader</uri>. |
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+</p> |
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+<p test="not(func:keyval('arch')='IA64')"> |
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Now continue by installing <uri link="#grub">GRUB</uri> <e>or</e> <uri |
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link="#lilo">LILO</uri>. |
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</p> |
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</body> |
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</subsection> |
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</section> |
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-<section id="lilo" test="func:keyval('arch')='x86'"> |
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+<section id="lilo" test="contains('AMD64 x86', func:keyval('arch'))"> |
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<title>Alternative: Using LILO</title> |
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<subsection> |
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<title>Installing LILO</title> |
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<body> |
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+<warn test="func:keyval('arch')='AMD64'"> |
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+Using LILO on the AMD64 architecture is not recommended. |
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+</warn> |
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<p> |
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LILO, the LInuxLOader, is the tried and true workhorse of Linux |
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bootloaders. However, it lacks some features that GRUB has (which is |
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