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| author | Holger Wansing <hwansing@mailbox.org> | 2020-04-02 11:20:38 +0200 |
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| committer | Holger Wansing <hwansing@mailbox.org> | 2020-04-02 11:20:38 +0200 |
| commit | 5bca9033558801d7ee7894758fbf63a376510064 (patch) | |
| tree | 777051826e1df2b9cf73e511a1fa9693d86c7ae0 /en/install-methods | |
| parent | 63a134f7fe6c3188971e51c5bf6f50a5982a9913 (diff) | |
| download | installation-guide-5bca9033558801d7ee7894758fbf63a376510064.zip | |
Update manual regarding the latest bootloader changings (removal of lilo + globally changing the term 'Installing GRUB on a harddisk' into 'Installing GRUB on the primary drive')
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| -rw-r--r-- | en/install-methods/boot-drive-files.xml | 11 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | en/install-methods/usb-setup/x86.xml | 2 |
2 files changed, 6 insertions, 7 deletions
diff --git a/en/install-methods/boot-drive-files.xml b/en/install-methods/boot-drive-files.xml index 8e6707e92..806da3faf 100644 --- a/en/install-methods/boot-drive-files.xml +++ b/en/install-methods/boot-drive-files.xml @@ -34,26 +34,25 @@ depending on whether the system is a <quote>NewWorld</quote> or an </para> - <sect2 arch="x86" id="files-lilo"> - <title>Hard disk installer booting from Linux using <command>LILO</command> or + <sect2 arch="x86" id="files-grub"> + <title>Hard disk installer booting from Linux using <command>GRUB</command></title> <para> This section explains how to add to or even replace an existing linux -installation using either <command>LILO</command> or +installation using <command>GRUB</command>. </para><para> -At boot time, both bootloaders support loading in memory not +At boot time, <command>GRUB</command> supports loading in memory not only the kernel, but also a disk image. This RAM disk can be used as the root file-system by the kernel. </para><para> Copy the following files from the &debian; archives to a -convenient location on your hard drive (note that LILO -can not boot from files on an NTFS file system), for instance to +convenient location on your hard drive, for instance to <filename>/boot/newinstall/</filename>. <itemizedlist> diff --git a/en/install-methods/usb-setup/x86.xml b/en/install-methods/usb-setup/x86.xml index fd6947340..569d06a76 100644 --- a/en/install-methods/usb-setup/x86.xml +++ b/en/install-methods/usb-setup/x86.xml @@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ Take care that you use the correct device name for your USB stick. The In order to start the kernel after booting from the USB stick, we will put a boot loader on the stick. Although any boot loader -(e.g. <classname>lilo</classname>) should work, it's convenient to use +should work, it's convenient to use <classname>syslinux</classname>, since it uses a FAT16 partition and can be reconfigured by just editing a text file. Any operating system which supports the FAT file system can be used to make changes to the |