From 812da7cd2f9e6cfdd9592c1e397af378b76a4ed8 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Damien Cassou <damien.cassou@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 21 Jul 2014 17:54:38 +0200
Subject: [PATCH] Adding a missing instruction for EFI installations
This commit also adds a link to rEFInd which is a useful tool to manage
EFI systems. If this link is not desired, I can remove it.
---
nixos/doc/manual/installation.xml | 10 +++++++++-
1 file changed, 9 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
diff --git a/nixos/doc/manual/installation.xml b/nixos/doc/manual/installation.xml
index 3da5e3009771..4cbfcc229fa4 100644
--- a/nixos/doc/manual/installation.xml
+++ b/nixos/doc/manual/installation.xml
@@ -320,7 +320,10 @@ changes:
<itemizedlist>
<listitem>
<para>You should boot the live CD in UEFI mode (consult your
- specific hardware's documentation for instructions).</para>
+ specific hardware's documentation for instructions). You may find
+ the <link
+ xlink:href="http://www.rodsbooks.com/refind">rEFInd
+ boot manager</link> useful.</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>Instead of <command>fdisk</command>, you should use
@@ -335,6 +338,11 @@ changes:
should do this automatically for new configurations when booted in
UEFI mode.</para>
</listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>After having mounted your installation partition to
+ <code>/mnt</code>, you must mount the <code>boot</code> partition
+ to <code>/mnt/boot</code>.</para>
+ </listitem>
<listitem>
<para>You may want to look at the options starting with
<option>boot.loader.efi</option> and <option>boot.loader.gummiboot</option>