Here are the new installation docs for the official 1.4 release. Release date is Aug 5, so please try to get them reviewed and online about then. If docs people need test CDs for the docs, ask Seemant for the download location.
Created attachment 15411 [details] 1.4 release x86 install docs
All docs-team members: this has absolute priority. Review this document to death, but don't commit yet. Give all feedback here and attach new revisions.
I'm now reviewing, hold on untill my revision is attached.
Created attachment 15427 [details] Reviewed document Reviewed document: - fixed some typos - moved the framebuffer explanation to a new section (it was mentioned only by lilo) - added warning that etc-update can ask you to update important configuration files (as per bug #24995 )
Grammar and sentence structure look fine. If I actually had a box to test the install on, I would. Perhaps I can secure one by tomorrow.
Created attachment 15447 [details] Reviewed Document 2 Reviewed Document -Minor typo corrections -added myself to reviewer list
Created attachment 15452 [details] edited guide -Fixed lots of typos -Added xfree-drm to kernel modules worth emerging -Removed mailto link from Jerry Alexandratos since no e-mail address was there
I'm merging both reviewed documents (from both gerrynjr and spyderous); please wait for merged guide.
Created attachment 15456 [details] Updated installation guide, merged both reviewed documents from gerrynjr and spyderous Updated reviewed document: - Merged the changes that gerrynjr and spyderous made - Removed the section about "What if I don't have networking" as the guide now contains information on how to install Gentoo without networking generally - Add spyderous@gentoo.org as reviewer to the guide Gerald, Donnie: good job folks! :)
Created attachment 15476 [details] Updated installation document - Added notice that the user should insert a floppy in their drive before proceeding with the bootdisk creation - Added notice about using "nano -w "filename"" when editing /etc/fstab (and following files, such as /etc/hosts, ...) - Added comment about removing the bootable CD after rebooting :)
Hello docs team, At "Using framebuffer" section, > LILO-users will have to add an append="vga=xxx" beneath their image=... line. but this doesn't work (at least for me.) 'vga=' should be global or kernel option. $ qpkg -I -v lilo sys-apps/lilo-22.5.1 * Cheers,
Created attachment 15483 [details] Updated installation document This takes care of the LILO comment: vga=xxx should indeed be a global parameter, its in grub.conf that it is a kernel parameter.
I'll commit this.
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