Index: xml/htdocs/doc/en/handbook/hb-install-x86+amd64-bootloader.xml
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--- xml/htdocs/doc/en/handbook/hb-install-x86+amd64-bootloader.xml 31 Dec 2013 20:29:23 -0000 1.39
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@@ -354,10 +354,10 @@
The most critical part of understanding GRUB is getting comfortable with how
-GRUB refers to hard drives and partitions. Your Linux partition
-/dev/sda2 will most likely be called (hd0,1) under
-GRUB. Notice the parentheses around the hd0,1 - they are
-required.
+GRUB refers to hard drives and partitions. Your /boot partition containing the
+Linux kernel and maybe the initrd at /dev/sda2 will most likely
+be called (hd0,1) under GRUB. Notice the parentheses around the
+hd0,1 as they are required.
@@ -380,6 +380,50 @@
+For your reference here is the mapping of the partition scheme we are using in this
+handbook into their correspondent GRUB names assuming that /dev/sda
+is seen as hd0.
+
+
+
+
+ | Partition |
+ Filesystem |
+ Size |
+ GRUB Legacy name |
+ Description |
+
+
+ /dev/sda1
+ (bootloader)
+ 2M
+ (hd0,0)
+ BIOS boot partition
+
+
+ /dev/sda2
+ ext2
+ 128M
+ (hd0,1)
+ Boot partition
+
+
+ /dev/sda3
+ (swap)
+ 512M or higher
+ (hd0,2)
+ Swap partition
+
+
+ /dev/sda4
+ ext4
+ Rest of the disk
+ (hd0,3)
+ Root partition
+
+
+
+
Having gotten the feel for that, it is time to install GRUB.