From: "Sven Vermeulen (swift)" <swift@gentoo.org>
To: gentoo-commits@lists.gentoo.org
Subject: [gentoo-commits] gentoo commit in xml/htdocs/doc/en/handbook: hb-install-x86+amd64-bootloader.xml
Date: Sun, 17 Aug 2014 16:18:32 +0000 (UTC) [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20140817161834.24DFE20035@flycatcher.gentoo.org> (raw)
swift 14/08/17 16:18:32
Modified: hb-install-x86+amd64-bootloader.xml
Log:
Fix bug #519920 - Drop framebuffer information, it is complicated and outdated
Revision Changes Path
1.40 xml/htdocs/doc/en/handbook/hb-install-x86+amd64-bootloader.xml
file : http://sources.gentoo.org/viewvc.cgi/gentoo/xml/htdocs/doc/en/handbook/hb-install-x86+amd64-bootloader.xml?rev=1.40&view=markup
plain: http://sources.gentoo.org/viewvc.cgi/gentoo/xml/htdocs/doc/en/handbook/hb-install-x86+amd64-bootloader.xml?rev=1.40&content-type=text/plain
diff : http://sources.gentoo.org/viewvc.cgi/gentoo/xml/htdocs/doc/en/handbook/hb-install-x86+amd64-bootloader.xml?r1=1.39&r2=1.40
Index: hb-install-x86+amd64-bootloader.xml
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RCS file: /var/cvsroot/gentoo/xml/htdocs/doc/en/handbook/hb-install-x86+amd64-bootloader.xml,v
retrieving revision 1.39
retrieving revision 1.40
diff -u -r1.39 -r1.40
--- hb-install-x86+amd64-bootloader.xml 31 Dec 2013 20:29:23 -0000 1.39
+++ hb-install-x86+amd64-bootloader.xml 17 Aug 2014 16:18:31 -0000 1.40
@@ -4,12 +4,12 @@
<!-- 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-bootloader.xml,v 1.39 2013/12/31 20:29:23 swift Exp $ -->
+<!-- $Header: /var/cvsroot/gentoo/xml/htdocs/doc/en/handbook/hb-install-x86+amd64-bootloader.xml,v 1.40 2014/08/17 16:18:31 swift Exp $ -->
<sections>
-<version>23</version>
-<date>2013-12-31</date>
+<version>24</version>
+<date>2014-08-17</date>
<section>
<title>Making your Choice</title>
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@
</body>
<body test="contains('AMD64 x86', func:keyval('arch'))">
+
<p>
For <keyval id="arch"/>, Gentoo Linux provides <uri
link="#grub2">GRUB2</uri>, <uri link="#lilo">LILO</uri> and
@@ -33,88 +34,12 @@
</p>
</body>
-<body>
-<p>
-But before we install the bootloader, we inform you how to configure
-framebuffer (assuming you want it of course). With framebuffer you can run the
-Linux command line with (limited) graphical features (such as using the nice
-bootsplash image Gentoo provides).
-</p>
-
-</body>
-</subsection>
-<subsection>
-<title>Optional: Framebuffer</title>
-<body>
-
-<p>
-<e>If</e> you have configured your kernel with framebuffer support (or you used
-<c>genkernel</c> default kernel configuration), you can activate it by adding a
-a <c>video</c> statement to your bootloader configuration file.
-</p>
-
-<p>
-First of all, you need to know your framebuffer device. You should have used
-<c>uvesafb</c> as the <e>VESA driver</e>.
-</p>
+<body test="contains('IA64', func:keyval('arch'))">
<p>
-The <c>video</c> statement controls framebuffer display options. It needs to be
-given the framebuffer driver followed by the control statements you wish to
-enable. All variables are listed in
-<path>/usr/src/linux/Documentation/fb/uvesafb.txt</path>. The most-used options
-are:
-</p>
-
-<table>
-<tr>
- <th>Control</th>
- <th>Description</th>
-</tr>
-<tr>
- <ti>ywrap</ti>
- <ti>
- Assume that the graphical card can wrap around its memory (i.e. continue at
- the beginning when it has approached the end)
- </ti>
-</tr>
-<tr>
- <ti>mtrr:<c>n</c></ti>
- <ti>
- Setup MTRR registers. <c>n</c> can be:<br/>
- 0 - disabled<br/>
- 1 - uncachable<br/>
- 2 - write-back<br/>
- 3 - write-combining<br/>
- 4 - write-through
- </ti>
-</tr>
-<tr>
- <ti><c>mode</c></ti>
- <ti>
- Set up the resolution, color depth and refresh rate. For instance,
- <c>1024x768-32@85</c> for a resolution of 1024x768, 32 bit color depth and a
- refresh rate of 85 Hz.
- </ti>
-</tr>
-</table>
-
-<p>
-The result could be something like
-<c>video=uvesafb:mtrr:3,ywrap,1024x768-32@85</c>. Write this setting down; you
-will need it shortly.
-</p>
-
-<p test="func:keyval('arch')='IA64'">
Now, you should install the <uri link="#elilo">elilo bootloader</uri>.
</p>
-<p test="not(func:keyval('arch')='IA64')">
-Now continue by installing <uri link="#grub">GRUB</uri>, <uri
-link="#grub2">GRUB2</uri> <e>or</e> <uri
-link="#lilo">LILO</uri>.
-</p>
-
</body>
</subsection>
</section>
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