Re: [Bug 752059] MajorMod: Manually Upgrading the Kernel: Update for GRUB 2

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This edit ideally should be applied to both F16 and F17. It does not apply to F15.

On Apr 24, 2012, at 9:41 AM, Chris Murphy wrote:

> Hi Christopher,
> 
> I should have a draft in the next day or two, that I can then incorporate into the wiki. Although I'm not exactly sure how to do that. 
> 
> I have a FAS account and CLA signed. I have read:
> http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/How_to_contribute_to_Docs
> 
> Since there's an open bug on this issue, I went to:
> http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Fixing_documentation_bugs
> 
> I'm not finding a page on how to do revisions within the wiki on this particular bug.
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> Chris Murphy
> 
> 
> On Apr 23, 2012, at 8:19 PM, Christopher R. Antila wrote:
> 
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>> Hi Chris:
>> 
>> If this is, as it seems to be, an offer to help out by replacing
>> outdated documentation, then yes please! The easiest way is probably
>> to write and revise it on the wiki, then post a URL as a comment on
>> the bug.
>> 
>> But first... maybe wait a day or two to see if anybody else is already
>> working on it. I just checked the latest version in git, and the
>> relevant section appears to be unchanged, but the System
>> Administrator's Guide is frequently updated, so you never know.
>> 
>> Welcome to fedora-docs!
>> 
>> 
>> Christopher.
>> 
>> On 04/23/2012 01:25 AM, Chris Murphy wrote:
>>> Hi,
>>> 
>>> First post to this list. I've offered various observations on
>>> devel@ and Fedora Forums on: general boot behavior, with emphasis
>>> on making dual and triple booting work on Macs; issues surrounding
>>> MBR and GPT partitioning schemes; and the lunatic asylum of (U)EFI,
>>> CSM-BIOS and BIOS mode booting of hardware.
>>> 
>>> I see the bug is assigned, but no activity since Nov 2011. If
>>> agreeable, I can take on an edit for F16 which would also carry
>>> over to F17. The fix is very straightforward. As described in the
>>> bug, primarily it's removal of the bulk of existing text, because
>>> the current text is almost entirely obsoleted by GRUB2. And then
>>> documenting the proper command for the included GRUB2 script that
>>> causes the regeneration of a new grub.cfg. I'd expect the section
>>> to be cut in size and complexity by 80%, accounting for a mention
>>> of perhaps three optional custom configurations that admins may
>>> find useful. And probably also include some note to the effect that
>>> direct editing of the grub.cfg is not recommended by upstream,
>>> therefore advanced users who do edit the file are advised grub.cfg
>>> can be overwritten without notice, and are better off making their
>>> custom inclusions in the proper /etc/grub.d files, and then
>>> executing the regeneration script.
>>> 
>>> Basically, start simple and general purpose, and then get to a few
>>> specific examples. And leave the rest to upstream documentation.
>>> 
>>> A bit more complicated right now is bug 750108. It might be best to
>>> remove the current material, and reference Anaconda's option to
>>> configure this at install time as the absolute easiest way to deal
>>> with it. And reference upstream's documentation until someone gets
>>> around to writing a reasonable step by step for doing it
>>> post-install. Better than than obsolete material that won't work.
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> Chris Murphy
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