From 98318ea039c39bff953c6b83010e48791ee6d286 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Aaron Griffin Date: Sat, 6 Sep 2008 20:45:45 -0500 Subject: Rename "default-config" to "overlay" I like difficulty and then name was annoying me Signed-off-by: Aaron Griffin --- configs/default/overlay/boot/help/bootexisting.txt | 24 ++++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 24 insertions(+) create mode 100644 configs/default/overlay/boot/help/bootexisting.txt (limited to 'configs/default/overlay/boot/help/bootexisting.txt') diff --git a/configs/default/overlay/boot/help/bootexisting.txt b/configs/default/overlay/boot/help/bootexisting.txt new file mode 100644 index 0000000..540e41f --- /dev/null +++ b/configs/default/overlay/boot/help/bootexisting.txt @@ -0,0 +1,24 @@ +HOWTO: Boot an existing install + +Select "More Options" from the main menu. +Move the cursor to "[EDIT ME] Boot an existing linux install" +Press "e" + +At this point you will see the following: + root (hd0,0) + kernel /vmlinuz26 root=/dev/hda3 ro + initrd /kernel26.img + +This needs to be changed to accomodate your hardware. + +The first line should be changed to indicate where your boot medium resides. + "(hd0,0)" is the first partition on the first hard drive (hda1) - change these + numbers to indicate the partition containing your /boot directory. + +The second line should be changed to point to your kernel. If the line above +points to a partition _only_ containing /boot, then /vmlinuz26 is fine. +Otherwise, change this to /boot/vmlinuz. root= should be changed to match the +partition for your root filesystem. Other kernel parameters can be added here. + + + -- cgit v1.2.3-70-g09d2