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: > >> -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- >> Hash: SHA1 >> >> 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 outdated documentation, then yes please!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 >> -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- >> Version: GnuPG v1.4.12 (GNU/Linux) >> >> iQEcBAEBAgAGBQJPlg2SAAoJEInCktGVqZ8V0VMH/0TLTyruFewZFn3oCDl0SNKz >> pRUh94rWVp2462elhg/OxYUQj054goSnWS59zRAxq3iewHqndV0YNq22gu4Ki5a0 >> ZOyV9GTXC3baPMPTsNGShJrj0r4viN81JBwZuBp7n3usqbeW9PPpHS7a/CmqFDuM >> ShfwIo9Deg3/QyxSnYrOKhDL/6a+npV0kSS3aOrXBp+W6G0b2CTShUaZAHk+xBqp >> mls2r/gkM0b9ZdgsrNIarHNndKauxJ8APe2TtmCJRuSB1gISUWiyYBmyRS773ZXt >> hLicqLB0RARKjeTJ2ClX+pZLtS029BvzCLApNPvkRrvQLA0J0FCHiIUbTdZE6lE= >> =vRwG >> -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- >> -- >> docs mailing list >> docs@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx >> To unsubscribe: >> https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/docs > > -- > docs mailing list > docs@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > To unsubscribe: > https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/docs -- docs mailing list docs@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe: https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/docs
