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authorBruce Dubbs <bdubbs@linuxfromscratch.org>2012-02-23 22:06:53 +0000
committerBruce Dubbs <bdubbs@linuxfromscratch.org>2012-02-23 22:06:53 +0000
commit387a3a4af94d7a292480f7afb12c457e23e04d4f (patch)
tree3b59cc2cf457d3fcf4672ce78d0206a378ae6d3a
parentacaee645684c2fdee37377c20eff4482cc9ffa13 (diff)
Add a note in section abput partitioning about
advanced techniques (e.g. RAID and LVM). git-svn-id: http://svn.linuxfromscratch.org/LFS/trunk/BOOK@9751 4aa44e1e-78dd-0310-a6d2-fbcd4c07a689
-rw-r--r--chapter01/changelog.xml10
-rw-r--r--chapter02/creatingpartition.xml9
-rw-r--r--general.ent4
3 files changed, 21 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/chapter01/changelog.xml b/chapter01/changelog.xml
index ebcaf901a..a034e4207 100644
--- a/chapter01/changelog.xml
+++ b/chapter01/changelog.xml
@@ -38,6 +38,16 @@
-->
<listitem>
+ <para>2012-02-23</para>
+ <itemizedlist>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>[bdubbs] - Add a note in section abput partitioning about
+ advanced techniques (e.g. RAID and LVM).</para>
+ </listitem>
+ </itemizedlist>
+ </listitem>
+
+ <listitem>
<para>2012-02-20</para>
<itemizedlist>
<listitem>
diff --git a/chapter02/creatingpartition.xml b/chapter02/creatingpartition.xml
index 6ccf0aa4b..d235a8bdc 100644
--- a/chapter02/creatingpartition.xml
+++ b/chapter02/creatingpartition.xml
@@ -57,6 +57,15 @@
refer to <filename>cfdisk(8)</filename> or <filename>fdisk(8)</filename> if
you do not yet know how to use the programs.</para>
+ <note><para>For experienced users, other partitioning schemes are possible.
+ The new LFS system can be on a software <ulink
+ url="&blfs-root;/view/svn/postlfs/raid.html">RAID</ulink> array or an <ulink
+ url="&blfs-root;/view/svn/postlfs/aboutlvm.html">LVM</ulink> logical volume.
+ However, some of these options require an <ulink
+ url="&blfs-root;/view/svn/postlfs/initramfs.html">initramfs</ulink>, which is
+ an advanced topic. These partitioning methodologies are not recommended for
+ first time LFS users.</para></note>
+
<para>Remember the designation of the new partition (e.g., <filename
class="devicefile">hda5</filename>). This book will refer to this as
the LFS partition. Also remember the designation of the <systemitem
diff --git a/general.ent b/general.ent
index 05c5afadc..57fcc9ad0 100644
--- a/general.ent
+++ b/general.ent
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
-<!ENTITY version "SVN-20120219">
-<!ENTITY releasedate "Feb 19, 2012">
+<!ENTITY version "SVN-20120223">
+<!ENTITY releasedate "Feb 23, 2012">
<!ENTITY copyrightdate "1999-2012"><!-- jhalfs needs a literal dash, not &ndash; -->
<!ENTITY milestone "7.1">
<!ENTITY generic-version "development"> <!-- Use "development", "testing", or "x.y[-pre{x}]" -->