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Adding a missing instruction for EFI installations

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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.
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Damien Cassou 2014-07-21 17:54:38 +02:00
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commit 812da7cd2f
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nixos/doc/manual/installation.xml
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@ -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>