[patch] Patch clarifying the partiotion mapping done by grub.

improve_grub_path_doc.patch (text/plain), 2.09 KB, created by Francisco Blas Izquierdo Riera on 2014-01-08 01:16:21 UTC

Index: xml/htdocs/doc/en/handbook/hb-install-x86+amd64-bootloader.xml
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RCS file: /var/cvsroot/gentoo/xml/htdocs/doc/en/handbook/hb-install-x86+amd64-bootloader.xml,v
retrieving revision 1.39
diff -u -r1.39 hb-install-x86+amd64-bootloader.xml
--- xml/htdocs/doc/en/handbook/hb-install-x86+amd64-bootloader.xml	31 Dec 2013 20:29:23 -0000	1.39
+++ xml/htdocs/doc/en/handbook/hb-install-x86+amd64-bootloader.xml	8 Jan 2014 01:12:30 -0000
@@ -354,10 +354,10 @@
 
 <p>
 The most critical part of understanding GRUB is getting comfortable with how
-GRUB refers to hard drives and partitions. Your Linux partition
-<path>/dev/sda2</path> will most likely be called <path>(hd0,1)</path> under
-GRUB. Notice the parentheses around the <path>hd0,1</path> - they are
-required.
+GRUB refers to hard drives and partitions. Your /boot partition containing the
+Linux kernel and maybe the initrd at <path>/dev/sda2</path> will most likely
+be called <path>(hd0,1)</path> under GRUB. Notice the parentheses around the
+<path>hd0,1</path> as they are required.
 </p>
 
 <p>
@@ -380,6 +380,50 @@
 </p>
 
 <p>
+For your reference here is the mapping of the partition scheme we are using in this
+handbook into their correspondent GRUB names assuming that <path>/dev/sda</path>
+is seen as <path>hd0</path>.
+</p>
+
+<table>
+<tr>
+  <th>Partition</th>
+  <th>Filesystem</th>
+  <th>Size</th>
+  <th>GRUB Legacy name</th>
+  <th>Description</th>
+</tr>
+<tr>
+  <ti><path>/dev/sda1</path></ti>
+  <ti>(bootloader)</ti>
+  <ti>2M</ti>
+  <ti>(hd0,0)</ti>
+  <ti>BIOS boot partition</ti>
+</tr>
+<tr>
+  <ti><path>/dev/sda2</path></ti>
+  <ti>ext2</ti>
+  <ti>128M</ti>
+  <ti>(hd0,1)</ti>
+  <ti>Boot partition</ti>
+</tr>
+<tr>
+  <ti><path>/dev/sda3</path></ti>
+  <ti>(swap)</ti>
+  <ti>512M or higher</ti>
+  <ti>(hd0,2)</ti>
+  <ti>Swap partition</ti>
+</tr>
+<tr>
+  <ti><path>/dev/sda4</path></ti>
+  <ti>ext4</ti>
+  <ti>Rest of the disk</ti>
+  <ti>(hd0,3)</ti>
+  <ti>Root partition</ti>
+</tr>
+</table>
+
+<p>
 Having gotten the feel for that, it is time to install GRUB.
 </p>