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diff --git a/en/partitioning/partition/ia64.xml b/en/partitioning/partition/ia64.xml deleted file mode 100644 index c4b3b6a3a..000000000 --- a/en/partitioning/partition/ia64.xml +++ /dev/null @@ -1,120 +0,0 @@ -<!-- retain these comments for translator revision tracking --> -<!-- $Id$ --> - - - <sect2 arch="ia64"><title>Partitioning for &arch-title;</title> -<para> - -The <command>partman</command> disk partitioner is the default -partitioning tool for the installer. -It manages the set of partitions and their mount points to ensure -that the disks and filesystems are properly configured for a successful -installation. It actually uses <command>parted</command> to do the -on-disk partitioning. - -</para> - - <note> - <title>EFI Recognized Formats</title> -<para> - -The IA-64 EFI firmware supports two partition table (or disk label) -formats, GPT and MS-DOS. MS-DOS, the format typically used on i386 -PCs, is no longer recommended for IA-64 systems. Although -the installer also provides <command>cfdisk</command>, -you should only use <ulink url="parted.txt"> -<command>parted</command></ulink> because only it can manage both GPT -and MS-DOS tables correctly. - -</para></note> - -<para> - -The automatic partitioning recipes for <command>partman</command> -allocate an EFI partition as the first partition on the disk. -You can also set up the partition under the <guimenuitem>Guided -partitioning</guimenuitem> from the main menu in a manner similar to -setting up a <emphasis>swap</emphasis> partition. - -</para><para> - -The <command>partman</command> partitioner will handle most disk -layouts. -For those rare cases where it is necessary to manually set up a disk, -you can use the shell as described above and run the -<command>parted</command> utility directly using its command line interface. -Assuming that you want to erase your whole disk and create a GPT table -and some partitions, then something similar to the following command -sequence could be used: - -<informalexample><screen> - mklabel gpt - mkpartfs primary fat 0 50 - mkpartfs primary linux-swap 51 1000 - mkpartfs primary ext2 1001 3000 - set 1 boot on - print - quit -</screen></informalexample> - -This creates a new partition table, and three partitions to be used as -an EFI boot partition, swap space, and a root file system. Finally it -sets the boot flag on the EFI partition. Partitions are specified in -Megabytes, with start and end offsets from the beginning of the disk. -So, for example, above we created a 1999MB ext2 file system starting -at offset 1001MB from the start of the disk. Note that formatting swap -space with <command>parted</command> can take a few minutes to -complete, as it scans the partition for bad blocks. - -</para> - </sect2> - - <sect2 arch="ia64"><title>Boot Loader Partition Requirements</title> -<para> - -ELILO, the IA-64 boot loader, requires a partition containing a FAT -file system with the <userinput>boot</userinput> flag set. -The partition must be big enough to hold the boot loader and any -kernels or RAMdisks you may wish to boot. A minimum size would be -about 20MB, but if you expect to run with multiple kernels, then -128MB might be a better size. - -</para><para> - -The EFI Boot Manager and the EFI Shell fully support the GPT table -so the boot partition does not necessarily have to be the first -partition or even on the same disk. -This is convenient if you should forget to allocate the partition and -only find out after you have formatted the other partitions on your disk(s). -The <command>partman</command> partitioner checks for an EFI partition -at the same time it checks for a properly set up <emphasis>root</emphasis> -partition. -This gives you an opportunity to correct the disk layout before the -package install begins. -The easiest way to correct this omission is to shrink the last partition -of the disk to make enough free space for adding an EFI partition. - -</para><para> - -It is strongly recommended that you allocate the EFI boot partition -on the same disk as the <emphasis>root</emphasis> filesystem. - -</para> - </sect2> - - <sect2 arch="ia64"><title>EFI Diagnostic Partitions</title> -<para> - -The EFI firmware is significantly more sophisticated than the usual -BIOS seen on most x86 PCs. -Some system vendors take advantage of the ability of the EFI to -access files and run programs from a hard disk filesystem to store diagnostics -and EFI based system management utilities on the hard disk. -This is a separate FAT format filesystem on the system disk. -Consult the system documentation and accessories that come with the -system for details. -The easiest time to set up a diagnostics partition is at the same time you -set up the EFI boot partition. - -</para> - </sect2> |