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diff --git a/doc/official_installation_guide_en b/doc/official_installation_guide_en index 770d223..d73ed8e 100644 --- a/doc/official_installation_guide_en +++ b/doc/official_installation_guide_en @@ -378,7 +378,7 @@ partition to continue the installation. In this menu all recognized partitions are listed. On top of these you can create new filesystems. -You should be aware of three things: +You should be aware of these things: * All of this is just a model, everything will only be set up after you confirm. * Not all blockdevices support all filesystems (Eg you cannot put an LVM @@ -394,6 +394,12 @@ You should be aware of three things: For example, to disable the journal on ext filesystems: * don't do: `^has_journal` * but rather: `-O ^has_journal` +* Use 'dev' for the most straightforward way to refer to your disks in config + files such as fstab and the grub menu.lst (plain devicefiles). + Kernel updates can cause devices to be renamed, which can cause issues. + 'uuid' is a hassle-free (albeit a bit ugly), solid way to refer to your + disks, 'label' will use filesystem labels - which you can choose - and + fallback to 'dev' if needed. When filesystems setup is complete, you can select 'Done'. At this point a check will be run which will tell you any critical errors (such as no root |