Yes, and unfortunately it is far from concrete and simple at this point. It basically says 'the drive should be partitioned.' I think adding a quick step like you say should be sufficient without going into too much detail. It just a suggestion, or an example config.
On Mon, Feb 15, 2016 at 5:28 PM, myglc2 <[email protected]> wrote: > Leo Famulari <[email protected]> writes: > > > On Mon, Feb 15, 2016 at 02:33:47PM -0500, Esteban Enrique wrote: > [...] > >> First, formatting the drive. I have some experience with Arch Linux, > so I > >> had a general sense of how to use fdisk. However, for the vast > majority of > >> those who don't know about this, there could be a link or a > self-contained > >> explanation that goes through the process of formatting the disk. > [...] > > On the other hand, in the meantime, *our* potential users are struggling > > to get started. > [...] > > What do people think? > > A user should be able to try GuixSD without knowing anything about > partitioning. So, there should concrete and simple instructions (e.g. 1 > DOS partition no swap) guaranteed to work on an actual hard drive. > > >
