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author | Matthew Burgess <matthew@linuxfromscratch.org> | 2009-02-01 23:38:45 +0000 |
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committer | Matthew Burgess <matthew@linuxfromscratch.org> | 2009-02-01 23:38:45 +0000 |
commit | 699b0f201e0386f47909e5672e79aba111c22840 (patch) | |
tree | 8b9f63edf5206f526b48686b4665815bde99173d /chapter08 | |
parent | 873f3aafd39cd20cc865fc33f2560500fa7aaa1f (diff) |
Fix some typos and grammar issues reported by Chris Staub in #2307.
git-svn-id: http://svn.linuxfromscratch.org/LFS/trunk/BOOK@8800 4aa44e1e-78dd-0310-a6d2-fbcd4c07a689
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-rw-r--r-- | chapter08/grub.xml | 22 |
1 files changed, 10 insertions, 12 deletions
diff --git a/chapter08/grub.xml b/chapter08/grub.xml index b77d3e285..66a368a1c 100644 --- a/chapter08/grub.xml +++ b/chapter08/grub.xml @@ -40,10 +40,15 @@ <sect2 role="installation"> <title>Installation of GRUB</title> + <para>Your shiny new LFS system is almost complete. One of the last + things to do is to ensure that the system can be properly booted.</para> + <caution> <para>This package will only build for x86 and x86_64 architectures containing 32-bit libs. If you chose to build on x86_64 without 32-bit - libriaries (no multilib), then you must use LILO instead.</para> + libraries (no multilib), then you must use LILO instead. Information on + <quote>boot loading</quote> for other architectures should be available in + the usual resource-specific locations for those architectures.</para> </caution> <para>This package is known to have issues when its default @@ -98,12 +103,6 @@ cp -v /usr/lib/grub/i386-pc/stage{1,2} /boot/grub</userinput></screen> <sect2 role="configuration"> <title>Configuring GRUB</title> - <para>Your shiny new LFS system is almost complete. One of the last - things to do is to ensure that the system can be properly booted. The - instructions below apply only to computers of IA-32 architecture, - meaning mainstream PCs. Information on <quote>boot loading</quote> for - other architectures should be available in the usual resource-specific - locations for those architectures.</para> <para>Boot loading can be a complex area, so a few cautionary words are in order. Be familiar with the current boot loader and any other @@ -112,11 +111,10 @@ cp -v /usr/lib/grub/i386-pc/stage{1,2} /boot/grub</userinput></screen> <quote>rescue</quote> the computer if the computer becomes unusable (un-bootable).</para> - <para>Earlier, we compiled and installed the GRUB boot loader software - in preparation for this step. The procedure involves writing some - special GRUB files to specific locations on the hard drive. We highly - recommend creating a GRUB boot floppy diskette as a backup. Insert a - blank floppy diskette and run the following commands:</para> + <para>The procedure involves writing some special GRUB files to specific + locations on the hard drive. We highly recommend creating a GRUB boot floppy + diskette as a backup. Insert a blank floppy diskette and run the following + commands:</para> <screen><userinput>dd if=/boot/grub/stage1 of=/dev/fd0 bs=512 count=1 dd if=/boot/grub/stage2 of=/dev/fd0 bs=512 seek=1</userinput></screen> |