From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: from lists.gentoo.org (pigeon.gentoo.org [208.92.234.80]) by finch.gentoo.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id A228E1387B1 for ; Tue, 17 Dec 2013 09:26:37 +0000 (UTC) Received: from pigeon.gentoo.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by pigeon.gentoo.org (Postfix) with SMTP id 35C50E0B83; Tue, 17 Dec 2013 09:26:37 +0000 (UTC) Received: from smtp.gentoo.org (smtp.gentoo.org [140.211.166.183]) (using TLSv1 with cipher AECDH-AES256-SHA (256/256 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by pigeon.gentoo.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id AD6AAE0B83 for ; Tue, 17 Dec 2013 09:26:36 +0000 (UTC) Received: from flycatcher.gentoo.org (flycatcher.gentoo.org [81.93.255.6]) (using TLSv1 with cipher AECDH-AES256-SHA (256/256 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by smtp.gentoo.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id BA94333F14F for ; Tue, 17 Dec 2013 09:26:35 +0000 (UTC) Received: by flycatcher.gentoo.org (Postfix, from userid 617) id 738A62004B; Tue, 17 Dec 2013 09:26:33 +0000 (UTC) From: "Sven Vermeulen (swift)" To: gentoo-doc-cvs@lists.gentoo.org Subject: [gentoo-doc-cvs] gentoo commit in xml/htdocs/doc/en/handbook: hb-install-x86+amd64-disk.xml X-VCS-Repository: gentoo X-VCS-Files: hb-install-x86+amd64-disk.xml X-VCS-Directories: xml/htdocs/doc/en/handbook X-VCS-Committer: swift X-VCS-Committer-Name: Sven Vermeulen Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Message-Id: <20131217092633.738A62004B@flycatcher.gentoo.org> Date: Tue, 17 Dec 2013 09:26:33 +0000 (UTC) Precedence: bulk List-Post: List-Help: List-Unsubscribe: List-Subscribe: List-Id: Gentoo Linux mail X-BeenThere: gentoo-doc-cvs@lists.gentoo.org Reply-to: docs-team@lists.gentoo.org X-Archives-Salt: b4a3bf86-70d3-42f5-823d-faf408aefcf8 X-Archives-Hash: ad3eb8cf1220e978be92778b70924d23 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 Revision Changes Path 1.26 xml/htdocs/doc/en/handbook/hb-install-x86+amd64-disk.xml file : http://sources.gentoo.org/viewvc.cgi/gentoo/xml/htdocs/doc/en/handbook/hb-install-x86+amd64-disk.xml?rev=1.26&view=markup plain: http://sources.gentoo.org/viewvc.cgi/gentoo/xml/htdocs/doc/en/handbook/hb-install-x86+amd64-disk.xml?rev=1.26&content-type=text/plain diff : http://sources.gentoo.org/viewvc.cgi/gentoo/xml/htdocs/doc/en/handbook/hb-install-x86+amd64-disk.xml?r1=1.25&r2=1.26 Index: hb-install-x86+amd64-disk.xml =================================================================== RCS file: /var/cvsroot/gentoo/xml/htdocs/doc/en/handbook/hb-install-x86+amd64-disk.xml,v retrieving revision 1.25 retrieving revision 1.26 diff -u -r1.25 -r1.26 --- 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 @@ - + @@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ This chapter describes how to partition a disk for future usage. -18 +19 2013-12-17
@@ -389,8 +389,9 @@

We first create a small boot partition. Type n to create a new partition, then p to select a primary partition, followed by 1 to select the -first primary partition. When prompted for the first cylinder, hit enter. When -prompted for the last cylinder, type +32M to create a partition 32 Mbyte +first primary partition. When prompted for the first sector, make sure it starts +from 2048 (which is needed for the boot loader) and hit enter. When +prompted for the last sector, type +32M to create a partition 32 Mbyte in size:

@@ -401,9 +402,8 @@ p primary partition (1-4) p Partition number (1-4): 1 -First cylinder (1-3876, default 1): (Hit Enter) -Using default value 1 -Last cylinder or +size or +sizeM or +sizeK (1-3876, default 3876): +32M +First sector (64-10486533532, default 64): 2048 +Last sector, +sectors +size{M,K,G} (4096-10486533532, default 10486533532): +32M

@@ -437,8 +437,8 @@ Let's now create the swap partition. To do this, type n to create a new partition, then p to tell fdisk that you want a primary partition. Then type 2 to create the second primary partition, /dev/sda2 in -our case. When prompted for the first cylinder, hit enter. When prompted for -the last cylinder, type +512M (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 +512M (or any other size you need for the swap space) to create a partition 512MB in size.

@@ -471,8 +471,8 @@ Finally, let's create the root partition. To do this, type n to create a new partition, then p to tell fdisk that you want a primary partition. Then type 3 to create the third primary partition, /dev/sda3 -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 p should display a partition table that looks similar to this: