commit 66927148fe4abab26820b99ea0e20c6a378f08a6
Author: Petr Bokoc <pbokoc(a)redhat.com>
Date: Mon Nov 17 17:00:59 2014 +0100
Moving info about biosboot/efi on gpt/mbr into Recommended Partitioning Scheme
en-US/Boot_Options.xml | 2 +-
en-US/CustomSpoke_PartitioningAdvice.xml | 2 +-
en-US/CustomSpoke_RecommendedScheme.xml | 54 +++++++++++++++++++++++++--
en-US/StorageSpoke_BootLoader.xml | 59 ++----------------------------
4 files changed, 55 insertions(+), 62 deletions(-)
---
diff --git a/en-US/Boot_Options.xml b/en-US/Boot_Options.xml
index 5595b27..1b99614 100644
--- a/en-US/Boot_Options.xml
+++ b/en-US/Boot_Options.xml
@@ -761,7 +761,7 @@
Normally, BIOS-based systems and UEFI-based systems in BIOS
compatibility mode will attempt to use the MBR schema for storing partitioning
information, unless the disk is larger than 2 TB. Using this option will change this
behavior, allowing a GPT to be written even to disks smaller than 2 TB.
</para>
<!-- TODO <para>
- See <xref linkend="sect-bootloader-mbr-gpt-x86"
/> for more information about GPT and MBR, and <xref
linkend="sect-disk-partitioning-guid-partition-table" /> for more general
information about GPT, MBR and disk partitioning in general.
+ See <xref
linkend="sect-installation-gui-manual-partitioning-recommended" /> for more
information about GPT and MBR, and <xref
linkend="sect-disk-partitioning-guid-partition-table" /> for more general
information about GPT, MBR and disk partitioning in general.
</para> -->
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
diff --git a/en-US/CustomSpoke_PartitioningAdvice.xml
b/en-US/CustomSpoke_PartitioningAdvice.xml
index 5c101c7..b453371 100644
--- a/en-US/CustomSpoke_PartitioningAdvice.xml
+++ b/en-US/CustomSpoke_PartitioningAdvice.xml
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>
- Creating a BIOS Boot partition or an EFI System Partition may be
necessary, depending on your system's firmware, boot drive size, and boot drive disk
label. See <xref
linkend="sect-installation-gui-storage-partitioning-bootloader" /> for
information about these partitions. Note that the graphical installer will not let you
create a BIOS Boot or EFI System Partition if your system does
<emphasis>not</emphasis> require one - in that case, they will be hidden from
the menu.
+ Creating a BIOS Boot partition or an EFI System Partition may be
necessary, depending on your system's firmware, boot drive size, and boot drive disk
label. See <xref
linkend="sect-installation-gui-manual-partitioning-recommended" /> for
information about these partitions. Note that the graphical installer will not let you
create a BIOS Boot or EFI System Partition if your system does
<emphasis>not</emphasis> require one - in that case, they will be hidden from
the menu.
</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
diff --git a/en-US/CustomSpoke_RecommendedScheme.xml
b/en-US/CustomSpoke_RecommendedScheme.xml
index 1195176..9fcbd27 100644
--- a/en-US/CustomSpoke_RecommendedScheme.xml
+++ b/en-US/CustomSpoke_RecommendedScheme.xml
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@
<tbody>
<row>
<entry>
- ⩽ 2 GB
+ less than 2 GB
</entry>
<entry>
2 times the amount of RAM
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@
</row>
<row>
<entry>
- > 2 GB - 8 GB
+ 2 GB - 8 GB
</entry>
<entry>
Equal to the amount of RAM
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@
</row>
<row>
<entry>
- > 8 GB - 64 GB
+ 8 GB - 64 GB
</entry>
<entry>
0.5 times the amount of RAM
@@ -137,8 +137,54 @@
<term>BIOS Boot (1 MB) or EFI System Partition (200 MB)</term>
<listitem>
<para>
- Depending on your system's firmware, you may be required to
create a small special partition in order for your system to be bootable. This partition
must be an unencrypted, standard partition with a special file system. During automatic
partitioning, these partitions are created as needed; during a manual process, you need to
remember to create them, but you will be warned if you forget. For an explanation of the
requirements and how they relate to your system, see <xref
linkend="sect-installation-gui-storage-partitioning-bootloader" />.
+ The <application>GRUB2</application> boot loader can be
installed either in the <firstterm>Master Boot Record</firstterm> (MBR) or the
<firstterm>GUID Partition Table</firstterm> (GPT) of the boot device. In order
to determine which of these methods to use, the installation program considers the
following variations:
</para>
+ <variablelist>
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term>Systems with BIOS firmware and UEFI systems in BIOS
compatibility mode</term>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ If the disk is already formatted, the partitioning
scheme is retained. If the disk is not formatted, or you have erased all existing
partitions from the disk, the installer will choose the following:
+ </para>
+ <itemizedlist>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ MBR if the size of the disk is less than 2 TB
(terabytes)
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ GPT if the size of the disk is more than 2 TB
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ </itemizedlist>
+ <note>
+ <para>
+ You can force the installer to use GPT on disks
smaller than 2 TB by using the <option>inst.gpt</option> boot option as
described in <xref linkend="chap-anaconda-boot-options" />. However, the
opposite is not possible - you can not use MBR on disks larger than 2 TB.
+ </para>
+ </note>
+ <para>
+ You need to create a <firstterm>BIOS
Boot</firstterm> partition with a size of 1 MB to install on a system with BIOS
firmware if the disk containing the boot loader uses GPT. If the disk uses a MBR, no
special partition is necessary on a BIOS system.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term>Systems with UEFI firmware</term>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ Only GPT is allowed on UEFI systems. In order to install
on a formatted disk with a MBR, it must be reformated and relabeled. All data currently on
the disk will be lost.
+ </para>
+ <para>
+ UEFI-based systems require an <firstterm>EFI System
Partition</firstterm> at least 50 MB in size (recommended size is 200 MB),
regardless of the partitioning scheme.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+ </variablelist>
+ <important>
+ <para>
+ If your system requires either a BIOS Boot partition or an EFI
System Partition based on the requirements detailed above, this partition must be created
as a standard physical partition. It can not reside on a LVM volume or a Btrfs subvolume.
+ </para>
+ </important>
<para>
Also note that you will only be created a BIOS Boot or an EFI System
Partition file system if your system actually requires it. Otherwise, they will not be
available in the
</para>
diff --git a/en-US/StorageSpoke_BootLoader.xml b/en-US/StorageSpoke_BootLoader.xml
index d3ebaa6..72bdf81 100644
--- a/en-US/StorageSpoke_BootLoader.xml
+++ b/en-US/StorageSpoke_BootLoader.xml
@@ -33,61 +33,8 @@
If you choose not to install a boot loader for any reason, you will not be
able to boot the system directly, and you must use another boot method, such as a
stand-alone commercial boot loader application. Use this option only if you are sure you
have another way to boot your system.
</para>
</warning>
-
- <section id="sect-installation-gui-storage-partitioning-mbr-gpt">
- <title>MBR and GPT Considerations</title>
- <para>
- <application>GRUB2</application> can be installed either in the
<firstterm>Master Boot Record</firstterm> (MBR) or the <firstterm>GUID
Partition Table</firstterm> (GPT) of the boot device. In order to determine which of
these methods to use, the installation program considers the following variations:
- </para>
- <variablelist>
- <varlistentry>
- <term>Systems with BIOS firmware and UEFI systems in BIOS
compatibility mode</term>
- <listitem>
- <para>
- If the disk is already formatted, the partitioning scheme is
retained.
- </para>
- <para>
- If the disk is not formatted, or you have erased all existing
partitions from the disk, the installer choose the following:
- </para>
- <itemizedlist>
- <listitem>
- <para>
- MBR if the size of the disk is less than 2 TB
(terabytes)
- </para>
- </listitem>
- <listitem>
- <para>
- GPT if the size of the disk is more than 2 TB
- </para>
- </listitem>
- </itemizedlist>
- <note>
- <para>
- You can force the installer to use GPT on disks smaller than
2 TB by using the <option>inst.gpt</option> boot option as described in
<xref linkend="chap-anaconda-boot-options" />. However, the opposite is
not possible - you can not use MBR on disks larger than 2 TB.
- </para>
- </note>
- <para>
- You need to create a <firstterm>BIOS Boot</firstterm>
partition with a size of 1 MB to install on a system with BIOS firmware if the disk
containing the boot loader uses GPT. If the disk uses a MBR, no special partition is
necessary on a BIOS system.
- </para>
- </listitem>
- </varlistentry>
- <varlistentry>
- <term>Systems with UEFI firmware</term>
- <listitem>
- <para>
- Only GPT is allowed on UEFI systems. In order to install on a
formatted disk with a MBR, it must be reformated and relabeled. All data currently on the
disk will be lost.
- </para>
- <para>
- UEFI-based systems require an <firstterm>EFI System
Partition</firstterm> at least 50 MB in size (recommended size is 200 MB),
regardless of the partitioning scheme.
- </para>
- </listitem>
- </varlistentry>
- </variablelist>
- <important>
- <para>
- If your system requires either a BIOS Boot partition or an EFI System
Partition based on the requirements detailed above, this partition must be created as a
standard physical partition. It can not reside on a LVM volume or a Btrfs subvolume.
- </para>
- </important>
- </section>
+ <para>
+ The boot loader may also require a special partition to be created, depending on
whether your system uses BIOS or UEFI firmware and also depending on whether the boot
drive has a <firstterm>GUID Partition Table</firstterm> (GPT) or a
<guilabel>Master Boot Record</guilabel> (MBR, also known as msdos) label. If
you use automatic partitioning, the installer will create this partition if needed. For
details, see <xref
linkend="sect-installation-gui-manual-partitioning-recommended" />.
+ </para>
</section>