[release-notes] You can use syslinux instead of GRUB2, probably.

Pete Travis immanetize at fedoraproject.org
Mon May 13 01:56:41 UTC 2013


commit b62516d16bbb1ce4a838fae3964c4a888c4b4c08
Author: Pete Travis <immanetize at fedoraproject.org>
Date:   Sun May 12 19:56:02 2013 -0600

    You can use syslinux instead of GRUB2, probably.

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diff --git a/en-US/Installation.xml b/en-US/Installation.xml
index 32b5965..f4e604d 100644
--- a/en-US/Installation.xml
+++ b/en-US/Installation.xml
@@ -7,6 +7,25 @@
   <title>Installation</title>
   <!--Feature page last updated 20 March 2013, this should be reviewed-->
   <section>
+    <title>Syslinux</title>
+    <para>
+      Fedora 19 includes an option for using the <application>Extlinux</application> bootloader, part of the <package>Syslinux</package> family of bootloaders. This bootloader is not as advanced as the default <application>Grub2</application> bootloader and will not work in all circumstances. The target use-case for F19 is lightweight cloud images, but you may find Extlinux useful in other situations as well.
+    </para>
+    <para>
+      Currently, Extlinux does not support LVM, and while it does support btrfs, that support is limited, so for Fedora 19. An ext2, ext3, or ext4 boot filesystem is required, either the root filesystem or a small standalone /boot partition. Additionally, currently only X86 architectures are supported.
+    </para>
+    <para>
+      To enable Extlinux, either use the <function>extlinux</function> keyword on the Anaconda command line, or use the "--extlinux" flag for the bootloader command in kickstart. This feature is not made visible in the installer's graphical or text-mode user interfaces.
+    </para>
+    <note>
+      <title>Syslinux is not preferrable to grub for most end users!</title>
+      <para>
+        This support is current targeted at a narrow use case, primarily virtual machines, and Extlinux will not work for all situations in Fedora 19.
+      </para>
+    </note>
+  </section>
+
+  <section>
     <title>Advanced Storage</title>
     <para>
       The rewrite of the <package>anaconda</package> installer begun in Fedora &PREVVER; continues. Fedora &PRODVER; provides support during installation for advanced storage, such as <function>fcoe</function>, <function>iscsi</function>, and <function>multipath</function>. The text mode of the installer has also been improved.


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