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Added instructions for adding Haiku to grub2. Fixes #6031.

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Joachim Seemer 2010-10-20 17:40:37 +00:00
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src/apps/installer/InstallerApp.cpp
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@ -106,26 +106,30 @@ InstallerApp::ReadyToRun()
"This is alpha-quality software! It means there is a high risk of "
"losing important data. Make frequent backups! You have been "
"warned.\n\n"
"warned.\n\n\n"
"1) If you are installing Haiku onto real hardware (not inside an "
"1) If you are installing Haiku onto real hardware (not inside an "
"emulator) it is recommended that you have already prepared a hard "
"disk partition. The Installer and the DriveSetup tool offer to "
"initialize existing partitions with the Haiku native file system, "
"but the options to change the actual partition layout may not have "
"been tested on a sufficiently great variety of computer "
"installations so we do not recommend using it.\n"
"configurations so we do not recommend using it.\n"
"If you have not created a partition yet, simply reboot, create the "
"partition using whatever tool you feel most comfortable with, and "
"reboot into Haiku to continue with the installation. You could for "
"example use the GParted Live-CD, it can also resize existing "
"partitions to make room.\n\n"
"partitions to make room.\n\n\n"
"2) The Installer will take no steps to integrate Haiku into an "
"existing boot menu. The Haiku partition itself will be made "
"bootable. If you have GRUB already installed, edit your "
"/boot/grub/menu.lst by launching your favorite editor from a "
"Terminal like this:\n\n"
"2) The Installer will make the Haiku partition itself bootable, "
"but takes no steps to integrate Haiku into an existing boot menu. "
"If you have GRUB already installed, you can add Haiku to its boot "
"menu. Depending on what version of GRUB you use, this is done "
"differently.\n\n\n"
"2.1) GRUB 1\n"
"Configure your /boot/grub/menu.lst by launching your favorite "
"editor from a Terminal like this:\n\n"
"\tsudo <your favorite text editor> /boot/grub/menu.lst\n\n"
@ -134,11 +138,11 @@ InstallerApp::ReadyToRun()
"With GRUB it's: (hdN,n)\n\n"
"All harddisks start with \"hd\"\n"
"All hard disks start with \"hd\".\n"
"\"N\" is the hard disk number, starting with \"0\".\n"
"\"n\" is the partition number, also starting with \"0\".\n"
"The first logical partition always has the number 4, regardless of "
"the number of primary partitions.\n\n"
"The first logical partition always has the number \"4\", regardless "
"of the number of primary partitions.\n\n"
"So behind the other menu entries towards the bottom of the file, add "
"something similar to these lines:\n\n"
@ -148,9 +152,50 @@ InstallerApp::ReadyToRun()
"\trootnoverify\t\t(hd0,6)\n"
"\tchainloader\t\t+1\n\n"
"You can see the correct partition in GParted for example.\n\n"
"You can see the correct partition in GParted for example.\n\n\n"
"3) When you successfully boot into Haiku for the first time, make "
"2.2) GRUB 2\n"
"Newer versions of GRUB use an extra configuration file to add "
"custom entries to the boot menu. To add them to the top, you have "
"to create/edit a file by launching your favorite editor from a "
"Terminal like this:\n\n"
"\tsudo <your favorite text editor> /etc/grub.d/40_custom\n\n"
"NOTE: While the naming strategy for hard disks is still as described "
"under 2.1) the naming scheme for partitions has changed.\n\n"
"GRUB's naming scheme is still: (hdN,n)\n\n"
"All hard disks start with \"hd\".\n"
"\"N\" is the hard disk number, starting with \"0\".\n"
"\"n\" is the partition number, which for GRUB 2 starts with \"1\"\n"
"With GRUB 2 the first logical partition always has the number \"5\", "
"regardless of the number of primary partitions.\n\n"
"So below the heading that must not be edited, add something similar "
"to these lines:\n\n"
"\t# Haiku on /dev/sda7\n"
"\tmenuentry \"Haiku Alpha\" {\n"
"\t\tset root=(hd0,7)\n"
"\t\tchainloader +1\n"
"\t}\n\n"
"Additionally you have to edit another file to actually display the "
"boot menu:\n\n"
"\tsudo <your favorite text editor> /etc/default/grub\n\n"
"Here you have to comment out the line \"GRUB_HIDDEN_TIMEOUT=0\" by "
"putting a \"#\" in front of it in order to actually display the "
"boot menu.\n\n"
"Finally, you have to update the boot menu by entering:\n\n"
"\tsudo update-grub\n\n\n"
"3) When you successfully boot into Haiku for the first time, make "
"sure to read our \"Welcome\" documentation, there is a link on the "
"Desktop.\n\n"