[arch-general] Installation_Guide - fix concerning bootloader config reference

Jude DaShiell jdashiel at shellworld.net
Sun Aug 5 19:10:59 EDT 2012


According to beginner's guide,
grub-install /dev/sda <cr> is the next command and
mk-grubconfig -o /boot/grub/grub.cfg <cr> is the next command after 
that.

On Sun, 5 Aug 2012, David C. Rankin wrote:

> Guys,
> 
>   One place the Installation_Guide could be improved is regarding the bootloader
> install and config. Currently the "Configure system" section has a
> circular-reference back to "Install a bootloader" section. It reads:
> 
> -------------------------------------------------
>  Install a bootloader
> GRUB
> 
>     For BIOS:
> 
> # pacstrap /mnt grub-bios
> 
> <snip>
> 
> Configure system
> ...
> 
> Configure the bootloader: refer back to the appropriate article from the
> bootloader installation section.
> -------------------------------------------------
> 
>   Above, the reference back 'to the appropriate article from the bootloader
> installation section' sends the reader back to an area with NO additional
> information. It would be far better to simply refer the reader to:
> 
> https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Beginners%27_Guide#Configure_the_bootloader
> 
> or just include the bootloader config steps from Beginners_Guide. Bolding
> "Configure the bootloader:" would also help.
> 
>   That will emphasize the fact that grub2 is not configured at this point and
> the user needs to complete grub-install and grub-mkconfig before rebooting.
> Especially for user seeing grub2 for the first time with an install from the new
> 2012 media.
> 
>   That's just a suggestion for readability. Thanks.
> 
> 

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