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From: Xavier Neys <neysx@××××××××××××.org>
To: gentoo-doc-cvs@l.g.o
Subject: [gentoo-doc-cvs] cvs commit: hb-install-x86+amd64-bootloader.xml
Date: Tue, 27 Nov 2007 19:23:35
Message-Id: E1Ix61T-0006IU-Oy@stork.gentoo.org
1 neysx 07/11/27 19:23:07
2
3 Modified: hb-install-x86+amd64-bootloader.xml
4 Log:
5 #119883 Bring lilo back in amd64 bootloader install
6
7 Revision Changes Path
8 1.9 xml/htdocs/doc/en/handbook/draft/hb-install-x86+amd64-bootloader.xml
9
10 file : http://sources.gentoo.org/viewcvs.py/gentoo/xml/htdocs/doc/en/handbook/draft/hb-install-x86+amd64-bootloader.xml?rev=1.9&view=markup
11 plain: http://sources.gentoo.org/viewcvs.py/gentoo/xml/htdocs/doc/en/handbook/draft/hb-install-x86+amd64-bootloader.xml?rev=1.9&content-type=text/plain
12 diff : http://sources.gentoo.org/viewcvs.py/gentoo/xml/htdocs/doc/en/handbook/draft/hb-install-x86+amd64-bootloader.xml?r1=1.8&r2=1.9
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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/draft/hb-install-x86+amd64-bootloader.xml,v
17 retrieving revision 1.8
18 retrieving revision 1.9
19 diff -u -r1.8 -r1.9
20 --- hb-install-x86+amd64-bootloader.xml 3 Nov 2007 23:40:06 -0000 1.8
21 +++ hb-install-x86+amd64-bootloader.xml 27 Nov 2007 19:23:07 -0000 1.9
22 @@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
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/draft/hb-install-x86+amd64-bootloader.xml,v 1.8 2007/11/03 23:40:06 nightmorph Exp $ -->
27 +<!-- $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 $ -->
28
29 <sections>
30
31 @@ -24,11 +24,19 @@
32 program is called a <e>bootloader</e>.
33 </p>
34
35 -<p test="func:keyval('arch')='x86'">
36 -For x86, Gentoo Linux provides <uri
37 +</body>
38 +<body test="contains('AMD64 x86', func:keyval('arch'))">
39 +<p>
40 +For <keyval id="arch"/>, Gentoo Linux provides <uri
41 link="#grub">GRUB</uri> and <uri link="#lilo">LILO</uri>.
42 </p>
43
44 +<warn test="func:keyval('arch')='AMD64'">
45 +Using LILO on the AMD64 architecture is not recommended.
46 +</warn>
47 +
48 +</body>
49 +<body>
50 <p>
51 But before we install the bootloader, we inform you how to configure
52 framebuffer (assuming you want it of course). With framebuffer you can run the
53 @@ -159,35 +167,24 @@
54 </tr>
55 </table>
56
57 -</body>
58 -<body test="contains('AMD64 IA64',func:keyval('arch'))">
59 -
60 -<p>
61 +<p test="contains('AMD64 IA64',func:keyval('arch'))">
62 The result of those two statements could be something like <c>vga=0x318
63 video=vesafb:mtrr:3,ywrap</c>. Write this setting down; you will need it
64 shortly.
65 </p>
66
67 -<p test="func:keyval('arch')='AMD64'">
68 -While LILO does work on AMD64, Gentoo only supports using GRUB. Now continue by
69 -its <uri link="#grub">installation</uri>.
70 -</p>
71 -
72 -<p test="func:keyval('arch')='IA64'">
73 -Now, you should install the <uri link="#elilo">elilo bootloader</uri>.
74 -</p>
75 -
76 -</body>
77 -<body test="func:keyval('arch')='x86'">
78 -
79 -<p>
80 +<p test="func:keyval('arch')='x86'">
81 The result of those two statements could be something like <c>vga=0x318
82 video=vesafb:mtrr:3,ywrap</c> or
83 <c>video=vesafb:mtrr:3,ywrap,1024x768-32@85</c>. Write this setting down; you
84 will need it shortly.
85 </p>
86
87 -<p>
88 +<p test="func:keyval('arch')='IA64'">
89 +Now, you should install the <uri link="#elilo">elilo bootloader</uri>.
90 +</p>
91 +
92 +<p test="not(func:keyval('arch')='IA64')">
93 Now continue by installing <uri link="#grub">GRUB</uri> <e>or</e> <uri
94 link="#lilo">LILO</uri>.
95 </p>
96 @@ -503,12 +500,16 @@
97 </body>
98 </subsection>
99 </section>
100 -<section id="lilo" test="func:keyval('arch')='x86'">
101 +<section id="lilo" test="contains('AMD64 x86', func:keyval('arch'))">
102 <title>Alternative: Using LILO</title>
103 <subsection>
104 <title>Installing LILO</title>
105 <body>
106
107 +<warn test="func:keyval('arch')='AMD64'">
108 +Using LILO on the AMD64 architecture is not recommended.
109 +</warn>
110 +
111 <p>
112 LILO, the LInuxLOader, is the tried and true workhorse of Linux
113 bootloaders. However, it lacks some features that GRUB has (which is
114
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