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diff --git a/chapter09/reboot.xml b/chapter09/reboot.xml index 82c026b36..8bc45eafd 100644 --- a/chapter09/reboot.xml +++ b/chapter09/reboot.xml @@ -7,13 +7,35 @@ <title>Rebooting the System</title> <?dbhtml filename="reboot.html"?> +<para>Now that all of the software has been installed, it is time to reboot +your computer. However, you should be aware of a few things. The system you +have created in this book is quite minimal, and most likely will not have +the functionality you would need to be able to continue forward. By installing +a few extra packages from the BLFS book while still in our current chroot +environment, you can leave yourself in a much better position to continue on +once you reboot into your new LFS installation. Installing a text mode web +browser, such as Lynx, you can easily view the BLFS book in one virtual +terminal, while building packages in another. The GPM package will also allow +you to perform copy/paste actions in your virtual terminals. Lastly, if you +are in a situation where static IP configuration does not meet your networking +requirements, installing packages such as dhcpcd or ppp at this point might +also be useful.</para> + + +<para>Now that we have said that, lets move on to booting our shiny new LFS +installation for the first time! First exit from the chroot environment:</para> + <screen><userinput>logout</userinput></screen> +<para>Then unmount the virtual files systems:</para> + <screen><userinput>umount $LFS/dev/pts umount $LFS/dev/shm umount $LFS/dev umount $LFS/proc -umount $LFS/sys</userinput></screen> +umount $LFS/sys</userinput></screen> + +<para>Unmount the LFS file system itself:</para> <screen><userinput>umount $LFS</userinput></screen> @@ -24,6 +46,15 @@ partitions before unmounting the main one, like this:</para> umount $LFS/home umount $LFS</userinput></screen> +<para>Now, reboot the system with:</para> + <screen><userinput>shutdown -r now</userinput></screen> +<para>Assuming the Grub boot loader was set up as outlined earlier, the menu +is set to boot <emphasis>LFS &version;</emphasis> automatically.</para> + +<para>When the reboot is complete, the LFS system is ready for use and +software can be added.</para> + </sect1> + |