Red Hat Bugzilla – Bug 9337
Wrong example in the Reference Guide
Last modified: 2014-08-04 18:23:06 EDT
Hello, in the Reference Guide to RH 6.1 on page 213, figure 8-17 the example shows that the directory /boot is mounted on a different volume than the root partition. In the example / is on hda6 and /boot is on /hda1 One of our customers tried to install RH6.1 like the shown example and asked us why the system can not boot after the installation finishes. I am not 100% sure, but I'd say that the /boot directory must be on the same partition as the root partition because the system only "knows" how to load an image from the root partition and than fails to find the kernel data. In case I am right the printed documentation should show a correct example so users following the examples get a running system. :-) Harry
Thanks for your feedback. There is no limitation that the /boot directory must be on the same partition as the root directory. However, there are other issues that must be addressed if this approach is used (ensuring BIOS access, for example). They are outlined in our documentation. In general, it is easier to let Disk Druid create the partitions for you, as it takes into account these issues as well. Ed