[install-guide] more on 1MB BIOS boot partition - BZ#704244
Jack Reed
jjr at fedoraproject.org
Tue Feb 28 02:47:50 UTC 2012
commit b341868c2aaf03e2c71f88323f41a41925879ea1
Author: Jack Reed <jreed at redhat.com>
Date: Tue Feb 28 12:47:11 2012 +1000
more on 1MB BIOS boot partition - BZ#704244
en-US/Advice_on_Partitions.xml | 27 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++
en-US/Create_Storage-x86.xml | 2 --
en-US/Important_BIOS_boot_partition.xml | 12 ------------
3 files changed, 27 insertions(+), 14 deletions(-)
---
diff --git a/en-US/Advice_on_Partitions.xml b/en-US/Advice_on_Partitions.xml
index 1a2d313..28e26a2 100644
--- a/en-US/Advice_on_Partitions.xml
+++ b/en-US/Advice_on_Partitions.xml
@@ -62,6 +62,33 @@
</para>
</listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ If you are creating a custom partition layout on a non-EFI x86 system, you are strongly advised to create a separate, 1MB BIOS boot partition. This is only recommended on the disk you are installing the bootloader on and if any of the following conditions apply:
+ </para>
+
+ <itemizedlist>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ The disk contains a GPT partition table.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ The installer has already initialized the disk for you.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ You selected <guilabel>Use All Space</guilabel> in the Disk Partitioning Setup.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ </itemizedlist>
+
+ <para>
+ This boot partition will be used by the GRUB boot loader for storage.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
</itemizedlist>
<para>
diff --git a/en-US/Create_Storage-x86.xml b/en-US/Create_Storage-x86.xml
index 5524471..4bd25d3 100644
--- a/en-US/Create_Storage-x86.xml
+++ b/en-US/Create_Storage-x86.xml
@@ -6,8 +6,6 @@
<section id="Create_Storage-x86">
<xi:include href="Create_Storage-common-title-1.xml" xmlns:xi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XInclude" />
<!-- Create Storage -->
- <xi:include href="Important_BIOS_boot_partition.xml" xmlns:xi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XInclude" />
- <!-- Important — non-EFI x86 systems need a BIOS boot partition -->
<xi:include href="Create_Storage-common-para-1.xml" xmlns:xi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XInclude" />
<!-- The Create Storage dialog allows you to create new storage partitions --> <xi:include href="Create_Storage-common-figure-1.xml" xmlns:xi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XInclude" />
<!-- Creating Storage --> <xi:include href="Create_Storage-common-para-2.xml" xmlns:xi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XInclude" />
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