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diff --git a/doc/official_installation_guide_en b/doc/official_installation_guide_en index d73ed8e..3e34bfc 100644 --- a/doc/official_installation_guide_en +++ b/doc/official_installation_guide_en @@ -177,14 +177,11 @@ so make sure you don't have any important files on it before doing this. ### Pre-boot Make sure your BIOS is set in a way to allow booting from your CD-ROM or USB -device. -Reboot your computer with the Arch Linux Installation CD in the drive -or the USB stick plugged in the port. Once the installation medium has started -booting you will see the Arch Linux logo and a grub menu waiting for your -selection. -Most likely you can just hit enter at this point. -If Grub hangs, you're one of the unlucky few whose CD-rom drive doesn't work -with grub and you should try the isolinux image. +device. Reboot your computer with the Arch Linux Installation CD in the drive or +the USB stick plugged in the port. Once the installation medium has started +booting, you will see the Arch Linux logo and an Isolinux menu waiting for your +selection. Most likely you can just hit enter at this point. + ### Post-boot At the end of the boot procedure, you should be at a login prompt with some @@ -460,13 +457,14 @@ hard disk preparations need to be undone. #### Select Packages Select Packages will let you select the packages you wish to install from the -CD, USB or your NET mirror. You have the opportunity to specify whole package -groups from which you'd generally like to install packages, then fine-tune -your coarse selection by (de)selecting individual packages from the groups you -have chosen using the space bar. It is recommended that you install all the -"base" packages, but not anything else at this point. The only exception to -this rule is installing any packages you need for setting up Internet -connectivity. +CD, USB or your NET mirror. First, you are prompted to select a bootloader +package (the bootloader will be configured later on in the "Install Bootloader" +stage). After this, you can select package groups from which you'd generally +like to install packages, then fine-tune your coarse selection by (de)selecting +individual packages from the groups you have chosen using the space bar. It is +recommended that you install all the "base" packages, but not anything else at +this point. The only exception to this rule is installing any packages you need +for setting up Internet connectivity. Once you're done selecting the packages you need, leave the selection screen and continue to the next step. @@ -771,25 +769,25 @@ changes you made in mkinitcpio.conf. #### Install Bootloader -Install Bootloader will install a bootloader on your hard drive, either GRUB -or NONE in case you have a bootloader already installed and want to use that -one instead. If you choose to install GRUB, the setup script will want you to -examine the appropriate configuration file to confirm the proper settings. - +Install Bootloader will install and help you configure the bootloader that you +selected in the "Select Packages" stage. **/boot/grub/menu.lst** +**/boot/syslinux/syslinux.cfg** + +An editor will open, allowing you to edit the appropriate bootloader +configuration file which the installer has pre-populated. You should check and +modify this file, if needed, to accommodate your boot setup. + +Syslinux: +After checking your bootloader configuration for correctness, you'll be asked to +allow the installer to Set the Boot Flag and install the Syslinux MBR. -You should check and modify this file to accommodate your boot setup if you -want to use GRUB, otherwise you will have to modify your existing bootloader's -configuration file. The installer will have pre-populated this file using UUID -entries which you may have to change in the same cases you'd need to change -them in your fstab. +Grub: After checking your bootloader configuration for correctness, you'll be -prompted for a partition to install the loader to. Unless you're using yet -another boot loader, you should install GRUB to the MBR of the installation -disk, which is usually represented by the appropriate device name without a -number suffix. +prompted for a disk to install the loader to. You should install GRUB to the MBR +of the installation disk. #### Exit Install |