en-US/X86_Bootloader.xml

Rüdiger Landmann rlandmann at fedoraproject.org
Mon Jul 27 05:22:15 UTC 2009


 en-US/X86_Bootloader.xml |    7 +++++++
 1 file changed, 7 insertions(+)

New commits:
commit df519d397c6fa0e869f52db106e13de13eb7875a
Author: Ruediger Landmann <r.landmann at redhat.com>
Date:   Mon Jul 27 15:21:31 2009 +1000

    Note about bootloader passwords (BZ#446595)

diff --git a/en-US/X86_Bootloader.xml b/en-US/X86_Bootloader.xml
index 907a42c..6802895 100644
--- a/en-US/X86_Bootloader.xml
+++ b/en-US/X86_Bootloader.xml
@@ -240,6 +240,13 @@
 	  grub-md5-crypt</command> in a terminal window to read the
 	manual pages.
       </para>
+      
+	<important>
+		<title>GRUB recognizes only the QWERTY keyboard layout</title>
+		<para>
+			When selecting a GRUB password, be aware that GRUB recognizes only the QWERTY keyboard layout, regardless of the keyboard actually attached to the system. If you use a keyboard with a significantly different layout, it might be more effective to memorize a pattern of keystrokes rather than the word that the pattern produces. 
+		</para>
+	</important>
 
 	<para>
 		To configure more advanced boot loader options, such as changing the drive order or passing options to the kernel, be sure <guilabel>Configure advanced boot loader options</guilabel> is selected before clicking <guibutton>Next</guibutton>.





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