fedora-docs/install-guide fedora-install-guide-upgrading-en.xml, 1.3, 1.4

Paul W. Frields (pfrields) fedora-docs-commits at redhat.com
Mon May 9 21:28:30 UTC 2005


Author: pfrields

Update of /cvs/docs/fedora-docs/install-guide
In directory cvs-int.fedora.redhat.com:/tmp/cvs-serv2580

Modified Files:
	fedora-install-guide-upgrading-en.xml 
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Index: fedora-install-guide-upgrading-en.xml
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RCS file: /cvs/docs/fedora-docs/install-guide/fedora-install-guide-upgrading-en.xml,v
retrieving revision 1.3
retrieving revision 1.4
diff -u -r1.3 -r1.4
--- fedora-install-guide-upgrading-en.xml	9 May 2005 17:01:42 -0000	1.3
+++ fedora-install-guide-upgrading-en.xml	9 May 2005 21:28:28 -0000	1.4
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@
 
     <para>
       Your completed &FC; installation must be registered in the
-      <firstterm>boot loader</firstterm> to boot properly.  The boot
+      <firstterm>boot loader</firstterm> to boot properly.  A boot
       loader is software on your machine that locates and starts the
       operating system.  If you have multiple operating systems, the
       boot loader determines which one to boot, usually by offering a
@@ -86,46 +86,45 @@
     </figure>
 
     <para>
-      If the existing boot loader has been installed by a Linux
-      distribution then the installation system can modify it to load
-      the new &FC; system.  To amend a Linux boot loader, select
-      <guilabel>Update boot loader configuration</guilabel>.  This is
-      default option for upgrading from one version of &FC; to another.
-    </para>
-
-    <note>
-      <title>GRUB is the default boot loader</title>
-      <para>
-	GRUB is the default boot loader installed by &FC;, recent &RH;
-	operating systems and some other Linux distributions.  &FC; also
-	supports LILO, the boot loader provided by older Linux
-	distributions.
-      </para>
-    </note>
+      If the existing boot loader was installed by a Linux distribution,
+      the installation system can modify it to load the new &FC; system.
+      To update the existing Linux boot loader, select <guilabel>Update
+	boot loader configuration</guilabel>.  This is the default
+      behavior when you upgrade an existing &FC; or &RHL; installation.
+    </para>
+
+    <para>
+      <firstterm>GRUB</firstterm> is the default boot loader installed
+      by &FC;.  &FC; also supports <firstterm>LILO</firstterm>, a boot
+      loader which some older Linux distributions provide.
+    </para>
 
     <para>
-      If your machine is using another boot loader, such as
-      <trademark>BootMagic</trademark> or the loader installed by
-      <trademark class="registered">Microsoft</trademark> <trademark
+      If your machine uses another boot loader, such as
+      <trademark>BootMagic</trademark>, <trademark>System
+	Commander</trademark>,  or the loader installed by <trademark
+	class="registered">Microsoft</trademark> <trademark
 	class="registered">Windows</trademark>, then the &FED;
-      installation system cannot update it.  You must manually add the
-      settings for loading &FC; after completing the installation
-      process.  To leave the existing boot loader unmodified, select
-      <guilabel>Skip boot loader updating</guilabel>.
+      installation system cannot update it.  In this case, select
+      <guilabel>Skip boot loader updating</guilabel>.  When the
+      installation process completes, refer to the documentation for
+      your product for help adding &FC; to your boot loader
+      configuration.
     </para>
 
     <para>
-      You should only install a new boot loader as part of an upgrade
-      process if you are certain that you wish to replace the existing
-      boot loader.  This may prevent other operating systems on the same
-      machine from being loaded until you have reconfigured the new boot
-      loader.  Select <guilabel>Create new boot loader
-	configuration</guilabel> to remove the existing boot loader and
-      install GRUB as part of the installation process.
+      Install a new boot loader as part of an upgrade process only if
+      you are certain that you wish to replace the existing boot loader.
+      If you install a new boot loader, you may not be able to boot
+      other operating systems on the same machine until you have
+      configured the new boot loader. Select <guilabel>Create new boot
+	loader configuration</guilabel> to remove the existing boot
+      loader and install GRUB.
     </para>
 
     <para>
-      Click <guibutton>Next</guibutton> once you have made a selection.
+      After you make your selection, click <guibutton>Next</guibutton>
+      to continue.
     </para>
 
   </section>




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