commit b341868c2aaf03e2c71f88323f41a41925879ea1 Author: Jack Reed jreed@redhat.com Date: Tue Feb 28 12:47:11 2012 +1000
more on 1MB BIOS boot partition - BZ#704244
en-US/Advice_on_Partitions.xml | 27 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++ en-US/Create_Storage-x86.xml | 2 -- en-US/Important_BIOS_boot_partition.xml | 12 ------------ 3 files changed, 27 insertions(+), 14 deletions(-) --- diff --git a/en-US/Advice_on_Partitions.xml b/en-US/Advice_on_Partitions.xml index 1a2d313..28e26a2 100644 --- a/en-US/Advice_on_Partitions.xml +++ b/en-US/Advice_on_Partitions.xml @@ -62,6 +62,33 @@ </para>
</listitem> + <listitem> + <para> + If you are creating a custom partition layout on a non-EFI x86 system, you are strongly advised to create a separate, 1MB BIOS boot partition. This is only recommended on the disk you are installing the bootloader on and if any of the following conditions apply: + </para> + + <itemizedlist> + <listitem> + <para> + The disk contains a GPT partition table. + </para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para> + The installer has already initialized the disk for you. + </para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para> + You selected <guilabel>Use All Space</guilabel> in the Disk Partitioning Setup. + </para> + </listitem> + </itemizedlist> + + <para> + This boot partition will be used by the GRUB boot loader for storage. + </para> + </listitem>
</itemizedlist> <para> diff --git a/en-US/Create_Storage-x86.xml b/en-US/Create_Storage-x86.xml index 5524471..4bd25d3 100644 --- a/en-US/Create_Storage-x86.xml +++ b/en-US/Create_Storage-x86.xml @@ -6,8 +6,6 @@ <section id="Create_Storage-x86"> <xi:include href="Create_Storage-common-title-1.xml" xmlns:xi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XInclude" /> <!-- Create Storage --> - <xi:include href="Important_BIOS_boot_partition.xml" xmlns:xi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XInclude" /> - <!-- Important — non-EFI x86 systems need a BIOS boot partition --> <xi:include href="Create_Storage-common-para-1.xml" xmlns:xi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XInclude" /> <!-- The Create Storage dialog allows you to create new storage partitions --> <xi:include href="Create_Storage-common-figure-1.xml" xmlns:xi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XInclude" /> <!-- Creating Storage --> <xi:include href="Create_Storage-common-para-2.xml" xmlns:xi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XInclude" />