[gentoo-commits] gentoo commit in xml/htdocs/doc/en/handbook: hb-install-x86+amd64-disk.xml

["Sven Vermeulen (swift)" <swift@gentoo.org>]

swift       13/12/17 09:26:33

  Modified:             hb-install-x86+amd64-disk.xml
  Log:
  fdisk now uses sectors, need to have initial sector at 2048 or later for GRUB2

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Index: hb-install-x86+amd64-disk.xml
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--- hb-install-x86+amd64-disk.xml	17 Dec 2013 09:13:22 -0000	1.25
+++ hb-install-x86+amd64-disk.xml	17 Dec 2013 09:26:33 -0000	1.26
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 <!-- The content of this document is licensed under the CC-BY-SA license -->
 <!-- See http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5 -->
 
-<!-- $Header: /var/cvsroot/gentoo/xml/htdocs/doc/en/handbook/hb-install-x86+amd64-disk.xml,v 1.25 2013/12/17 09:13:22 swift Exp $ -->
+<!-- $Header: /var/cvsroot/gentoo/xml/htdocs/doc/en/handbook/hb-install-x86+amd64-disk.xml,v 1.26 2013/12/17 09:26:33 swift Exp $ -->
 
 <sections>
 
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
 This chapter describes how to partition a disk for future usage.
 </abstract>
 
-<version>18</version>
+<version>19</version>
 <date>2013-12-17</date>
 
 <section>
@@ -389,8 +389,9 @@
 <p>
 We first create a small boot partition. Type <c>n</c> to create a new partition,
 then <c>p</c> to select a primary partition, followed by <c>1</c> to select the
-first primary partition. When prompted for the first cylinder, hit enter. When
-prompted for the last cylinder, type <c>+32M</c> to create a partition 32 Mbyte
+first primary partition. When prompted for the first sector, make sure it starts
+from <c>2048</c> (which is needed for the boot loader) and hit enter. When
+prompted for the last sector, type <c>+32M</c> to create a partition 32 Mbyte
 in size:
 </p>
 
@@ -401,9 +402,8 @@
   p   primary partition (1-4)
 <i>p</i>
 Partition number (1-4): <i>1</i>
-First cylinder (1-3876, default 1): <comment>(Hit Enter)</comment>
-Using default value 1
-Last cylinder or +size or +sizeM or +sizeK (1-3876, default 3876): <i>+32M</i>
+First sector (64-10486533532, default 64): <i>2048</i>
+Last sector, +sectors +size{M,K,G} (4096-10486533532, default 10486533532): <i>+32M</i>
 </pre>
 
 <p>
@@ -437,8 +437,8 @@
 Let's now create the swap partition. To do this, type <c>n</c> to create a new 
 partition, then <c>p</c> to tell fdisk that you want a primary partition. Then 
 type <c>2</c> to create the second primary partition, <path>/dev/sda2</path> in
-our case. When prompted for the first cylinder, hit enter. When prompted for 
-the last cylinder, type <c>+512M</c> (or any other size you need for the swap
+our case. When prompted for the first sector, hit enter. When prompted for 
+the last sector, type <c>+512M</c> (or any other size you need for the swap
 space) to create a partition 512MB in size.
 </p>
 
@@ -471,8 +471,8 @@
 Finally, let's create the root partition. To do this, type <c>n</c> to create a 
 new partition, then <c>p</c> to tell fdisk that you want a primary partition. 
 Then type <c>3</c> to create the third primary partition, <path>/dev/sda3</path>
-in our case. When prompted for the first cylinder, hit enter. When prompted for
-the last cylinder, hit enter to create a partition that takes up the rest of the
+in our case. When prompted for the first sector, hit enter. When prompted for
+the last sector, hit enter to create a partition that takes up the rest of the
 remaining space on your disk. After completing these steps, typing <c>p</c> 
 should display a partition table that looks similar to this:
 </p>