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commit a2739afa1ce2f4aef8303215a7bed0d8008fe772 Author: James Buren <[email protected]> Date: Mon Feb 27 17:41:07 2012 -0600 some cosmetic fixups in upgrade.txt diff --git a/docs/upgrade.txt b/docs/upgrade.txt index 7d61d06..14981fa 100644 --- a/docs/upgrade.txt +++ b/docs/upgrade.txt @@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ The aim of this howto is to show how you can upgrade a Frugalware-1.6 == pacman-g2 -The new release comes with an improved pacman-g2, you should install it +The new release comes with an improved `pacman-g2`, you should install it first: ---- @@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ you're done with one, you should remove the `.pacnew` file. We have dropped support for the old GRUB1, also called grub legacy. Your system will still continue to boot as it did before, as the old grub is -still installed in your MBR and in your /boot/grub directory. +still installed in your MBR and in your `/boot/grub` directory. However, you should still upgrade ASAP to GRUB2. The exact upgrade directions will vary depending upon how your local machine was originally setup. @@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ the proper starting sector. The 2nd method is not one that is widely recommended, but you may use it if you wish. But it will cause some headaches when it comes time to reinstall GRUB2, such as a future upgrade. -Run the following commands to complete this alternate install method. Replace /dev/sdX +Run the following commands to complete this alternate install method. Replace `/dev/sdX` with the proper device. ---- @@ -141,16 +141,16 @@ this. function keys from 2 to 6. Now, login to the shell. 3) Run this command on every single device you were using in your RAID1 array. -Replace /dev/sdXX with the proper device name for each one. +Replace `/dev/sdXX` with the proper device name for each one. ---- mdadm --zero-superblock /dev/sdXX ---- -4) Now, it's time to recreate your RAID1 array. Replace the /dev/mdX with what -you want the new device node to be. Replace --raid-devices=X with the number +4) Now, it's time to recreate your RAID1 array. Replace the `/dev/mdX` with what +you want the new device node to be. Replace `--raid-devices=X` with the number of RAID devices you are going to use to recreate the array. Finally, replace -the (ALL RAID DEVICES) at the end with a complete list of all your RAID +the `(ALL RAID DEVICES)` at the end with a complete list of all your RAID devices, using their full file paths. ---- @@ -158,7 +158,7 @@ yes | mdadm --create /dev/mdX --metadata=1.0 --level=1 --assume-clean --raid-dev ---- 5) Now, if this worked, you should be able to mount it immediately. Run this -command to be sure. Again, replace /dev/mdX with whatever you used in the +command to be sure. Again, replace `/dev/mdX` with whatever you used in the previous step. ---- @@ -182,7 +182,7 @@ chroot /mnt /bin/sh ---- 8) Next, install GRUB2. Run this command on each of your RAID device's MBR. -Replace /dev/sdX with the appropriate device. +Replace `/dev/sdX` with the appropriate device. ---- grub-install --recheck --no-floppy /dev/sdX _______________________________________________ Frugalware-git mailing list [email protected] http://frugalware.org/mailman/listinfo/frugalware-git
