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author | Frans Pop <elendil@planet.nl> | 2006-10-28 23:28:36 +0000 |
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committer | Frans Pop <elendil@planet.nl> | 2006-10-28 23:28:36 +0000 |
commit | 594a4e03c0b3ee1117d62c5f33d9e5d96671dc8a (patch) | |
tree | d4a570905bce1f2150e9d70e5b1adf46ad6bfdea /en/partitioning/partition-programs.xml | |
parent | 4b375fc82971940fba964e20ebf216adb9154175 (diff) | |
download | installation-guide-594a4e03c0b3ee1117d62c5f33d9e5d96671dc8a.zip |
- Remove some references to 2.4 based installs
- Remove obsolete text about creating extra device nodes
- Add extra comments about automatic encrypted LVM installs
- Some other minor fixes
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1 files changed, 2 insertions, 28 deletions
diff --git a/en/partitioning/partition-programs.xml b/en/partitioning/partition-programs.xml index c44fe79d0..778e00a48 100644 --- a/en/partitioning/partition-programs.xml +++ b/en/partitioning/partition-programs.xml @@ -114,34 +114,8 @@ One of these programs will be run by default when you select to use a different partitioning tool from the command line on VT2, but this is not recommended. -</para><para> - -If you will be working with more than 20 partitions on your ide disk, -you will need to create devices for partitions 21 and beyond. The next -step of initializing the partition will fail unless a proper device is -present. As an example, here are commands you can use in -<userinput>tty2</userinput> or under <guimenuitem>Execute a shell</guimenuitem> -to add a device so the 21st partition can be initialized: - -<informalexample><screen> -# cd /dev -# mknod hda21 b 3 21 -# chgrp disk hda21 -# chmod 660 hda21 -</screen></informalexample> - -Booting into the new system will fail unless proper devices are present -on the target system. After installing the kernel and modules, execute: - -<informalexample><screen> -# cd /target/dev -# mknod hda21 b 3 21 -# chgrp disk hda21 -# chmod 660 hda21 -</screen></informalexample> - -<phrase arch="x86">Remember to mark your boot partition as -<quote>Bootable</quote>.</phrase> +</para><para arch="x86">Remember to mark your boot partition as +<quote>Bootable</quote>. </para><para condition="mac-fdisk.txt"> |