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| author | Samuel Thibault <sthibault@debian.org> | 2015-02-27 20:25:34 +0000 |
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| committer | Samuel Thibault <sthibault@debian.org> | 2015-02-27 20:25:34 +0000 |
| commit | 25c7a8c0d95b17d00c743967d3f2b1bcc4b42e9f (patch) | |
| tree | a9a2b444209fe7cec2abe6e18f4a9c43a807eb13 | |
| parent | b36334785f7df3f7f8a103584c5e1d10f1119086 (diff) | |
| download | installation-guide-25c7a8c0d95b17d00c743967d3f2b1bcc4b42e9f.zip | |
Rephrase documentation of grub-installer/bootdev to make it clear that it has to be specified.
| -rw-r--r-- | debian/changelog | 3 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | en/appendix/preseed.xml | 10 |
2 files changed, 8 insertions, 5 deletions
diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog index 4f9dae1c4..481fe2df7 100644 --- a/debian/changelog +++ b/debian/changelog @@ -1,7 +1,8 @@ installation-guide (201501XX) UNRELEASED; urgency=medium [ Samuel Thibault ] - * Document that grub-installer/bootdev can now be preseeded with "default". + * Rephrase documentation of grub-installer/bootdev to make it clear that it + has to be specified. document that it can be preseeded with "default". * Update preseed grub-style partition name from grub1 style (hd0,0) to grub2 style (hd0,1). * Avoid security issues while making an encrypted root password for a diff --git a/en/appendix/preseed.xml b/en/appendix/preseed.xml index cb56dbf31..d726ecd16 100644 --- a/en/appendix/preseed.xml +++ b/en/appendix/preseed.xml @@ -1475,6 +1475,12 @@ d-i grub-installer/only_debian boolean true # OS, which is less safe as it might not be able to boot that other OS. d-i grub-installer/with_other_os boolean true +# Due notably to potential USB sticks, the location of the MBR can not be +# determined safely in general, so this needs to be specified: +#d-i grub-installer/bootdev string /dev/sda +# To install to the first device (assuming it is not a USB stick): +#d-i grub-installer/bootdev string default + # Alternatively, if you want to install to a location other than the mbr, # uncomment and edit these lines: #d-i grub-installer/only_debian boolean false @@ -1482,10 +1488,6 @@ d-i grub-installer/with_other_os boolean true #d-i grub-installer/bootdev string (hd0,1) # To install grub to multiple disks: #d-i grub-installer/bootdev string (hd0,1) (hd1,1) (hd2,1) -# To install to a particular device: -#d-i grub-installer/bootdev string /dev/sda -# To install to the first device: -#d-i grub-installer/bootdev string default # Optional password for grub, either in clear text #d-i grub-installer/password password r00tme |