From 9acebcb3e81dad662f6ada986c2dd9185fc8d181 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Matěj Laitl Date: Tue, 11 Oct 2011 21:34:21 +0200 Subject: GRUB 2 Guide: minor corrections, mention emerge command not to confuse user when she should emerge --- docs/grub-2-guide.xml | 20 +++++++++++++------- 1 file changed, 13 insertions(+), 7 deletions(-) diff --git a/docs/grub-2-guide.xml b/docs/grub-2-guide.xml index a0d1e8f..935f111 100644 --- a/docs/grub-2-guide.xml +++ b/docs/grub-2-guide.xml @@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ Handbook for that task.
-Setting Useflags +Setting Useflags and Emerging

@@ -143,10 +143,14 @@ GRUB_PLATFORMS="pc" -One should be really carefull with custom-cflags IUSE, as some CFLAGS can +One should be really careful with custom-cflags USE flag, as some CFLAGS can easily render your system impossible to boot. +

+# emerge --ask --tree --verbose sys-boot/grub:2
+
+
@@ -155,7 +159,7 @@ easily render your system impossible to boot. -This variant requires that you have "pc" in your GDUB_PLATFORMS. Your hardware +This variant requires that you have "pc" in your GRUB_PLATFORMS. Your hardware also needs to have a PC-BIOS or to emulate it. @@ -177,14 +181,14 @@ failed.
-Variant B: Pre-Configuring GRUB 2 to use EFI +Variant B: Installing GRUB 2 on Hardware That Supports EFI

Some newer PCs (and all Intel Macs) come with EFI (UEFI to be correct) as a replacement for legacy -and aging BIOS firmware. EFI usually can emulate BIOS environment for OS, but +and ageing BIOS firmware. EFI usually can emulate BIOS environment for OS, but that also hides some unique features of EFI such as faster boot times, support for GPT partition tables, etc. EFI firmware comes in two flavours - 32bit and 64bit and unless you have early Intel-based Mac with 32bit processor, your @@ -208,7 +212,7 @@ or 3.0 in order to successfully boot.

One big difference between BIOS and EFI is that EFI is able to read partition tables (both MBR and GPT formats should be supported) and to read from a specially -labeled FAT32 partition called EFI System Partition. During bootup, EFI +labelled FAT32 partition called EFI System Partition. During bootup, EFI firmware can execute EFI applications stored in files in EFI System Partition. One special EFI application is a bootloader. You may use the EFI System Partition as your /boot partition if you don't mind limitations @@ -285,7 +289,9 @@ use it at all.

-After you have prepared your HDDs, you can easily proceed with generating the +TODO: grub image + +After you have prepared your GAGA, you can easily proceed with generating the configuration.

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