[gentoo-doc-cvs] cvs commit: hb-install-x86+amd64-bootloader.xml

[Joshua Saddler]

nightmorph    08/09/10 23:40:52

  Modified:             hb-install-x86+amd64-bootloader.xml
  Log:
  added note on BIOS reordering (bug 234590), and removed some obsolete stuff on udev

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1.12                 xml/htdocs/doc/en/handbook/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/hb-install-x86+amd64-bootloader.xml,v
retrieving revision 1.11
retrieving revision 1.12
diff -u -r1.11 -r1.12
--- hb-install-x86+amd64-bootloader.xml	2 May 2008 08:04:23 -0000	1.11
+++ hb-install-x86+amd64-bootloader.xml	10 Sep 2008 23:40:52 -0000	1.12
@@ -4,12 +4,12 @@
 <!-- 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-bootloader.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-bootloader.xml,v 1.12 2008/09/10 23:40:52 nightmorph Exp $ -->
 
 <sections>
 
-<version>6.1</version>
-<date>2008-05-02</date>
+<version>6.2</version>
+<date>2008-09-10</date>
 
 <section>
 <title>Making your Choice</title>
@@ -267,6 +267,12 @@
 </ul>
 
 <note>
+Grub assigns device designations from the BIOS. If you change your BIOS
+settings, your device letters and numbers may change, too. For example, if you
+change your device boot order, you may need to change your grub configuration.
+</note>
+
+<note>
 If your root filesystem is JFS, you <e>must</e> add " ro" to the <c>kernel</c>
 line since JFS needs to replay its log before it allows read-write mounting.
 </note>
@@ -305,7 +311,7 @@
 
 title Gentoo Linux <keyval id="kernel-version"/>
 root (hd0,0)
-kernel /boot/<keyval id="genkernel-name"/> root=/dev/ram0 init=/linuxrc ramdisk=8192 real_root=/dev/sda3 udev
+kernel /boot/<keyval id="genkernel-name"/> root=/dev/ram0 init=/linuxrc ramdisk=8192 real_root=/dev/sda3
 initrd /boot/<keyval id="genkernel-initrd"/>
 
 <comment># Only in case you want to dual-boot</comment>
@@ -315,12 +321,6 @@
 chainloader +1
 </pre>
 
-<note>
-The <c>udev</c> mentioned at the end of the kernel line is needed to work around
-a bug in some genkernel versions <e>if</e> you use udev in the first place
-(which is the default behaviour).
-</note>
-
 <p>
 If you used a different partitioning scheme and/or kernel image, adjust
 accordingly. However, make sure that anything that follows a GRUB-device (such
@@ -579,7 +579,7 @@
   label=gentoo
   read-only
   root=/dev/ram0
-  append="init=/linuxrc ramdisk=8192 real_root=/dev/sda3 udev"
+  append="init=/linuxrc ramdisk=8192 real_root=/dev/sda3"
   initrd=/boot/<keyval id="genkernel-initrd"/>
 
 <comment># The next two lines are only if you dualboot with a Windows system.</comment>
@@ -589,12 +589,6 @@
 </pre>
 
 <note>
-The <c>udev</c> mentioned at the end of the append line is needed to work around
-a bug in some genkernel versions <e>if</e> you use udev in the first place
-(which is the default behaviour).
-</note>
-
-<note>
 If you use a different partitioning scheme and/or kernel image, adjust
 accordingly.
 </note>