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Hi, |
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I've been recently trying to install Gentoo on a new machine and |
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noticed, that the x86/amd64 |
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Installation Handbook could use a few updates to better reflect the |
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reality of today`s Linux. |
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I`d like to add the following things (most important first): |
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1. Replace the 'fdisk' with 'parted' in the partitioning section. |
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'cfdisk' could be also mentioned. |
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A notice about MSDOS and GPT disk labels could be added to help people |
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with large disk drives |
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which cannot be partitioned in the legacy way. |
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2. Write about configuring wpa_supplicant for basic PSK in the |
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"Preparing for Wireless Access" |
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section. No one uses WEP anymore. |
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3. Add ext4 to the list of supported filesystems. |
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4. In the "8.a. Filesystem Information" describe the ability to define |
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block devices using |
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UUID="" and LABEL="", this approach is much better than hardcoding device names. |
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5. Remove the chapter dealing with LILO. I don't think anyone uses |
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that bootloader anymore. |
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What do you think about these proposals ? Also, will posting bugs for |
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every change with |
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guidexml patches attached be the proper way to handle this ? |
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Best regards, |
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Maciej Grela |