From ec3e340fe501dd81bb803416708ea7311d2a5764 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Pierre-Yves Date: Fri, 17 Nov 2017 17:38:30 +0100 Subject: [PATCH] Add some clarifications on the Installation->Disks page Signed-off-by: Pierre-Yves --- installation/disks/en.md | 8 +++++--- installation/preparing-to-install/en.md | 4 ++-- software/virtualbox/en.md | 2 +- 3 files changed, 8 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-) diff --git a/installation/disks/en.md b/installation/disks/en.md index 14628c4..f8469a7 100644 --- a/installation/disks/en.md +++ b/installation/disks/en.md @@ -1,6 +1,6 @@ +++ title = "Disks" -lastmod = "2017-07-22T15:15:08+03:00" +lastmod = "2017-10-22T19:02:00+02:00" +++ # Disks @@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ Solus provides multiple ways you can install onto your system. 2. You can install Solus next to your existing operating system, such as Windows. *If you have multiple operating systems installed, we will choose the largest option.* 3. You can manually configure your system. This is only recommend for advanced users which may desire to have a dedicated `/home` partition. Note that if you manually configure your system, you will need to restart the Installer for those changes to apply appropriately. +**Note:** Legacy (BIOS) must use MBR partition table while Unified EFI (UEFI) must use GPT partition table. Alongside these options, we also provide the ability to use full-disk encryption. For the obvious reason of it being full-disk, this assumes you are installing Solus onto the entire drive. @@ -22,6 +23,7 @@ To create an EFI System Partition, open up GParted and create a FAT32 partition **Notes:** -- Your system must be booted using UEFI mode, as opposed to a "legacy mode". +- Your system must be booted using Unified EFI (UEFI) mode, as opposed to a "legacy (BIOS) mode". - Secure Boot needs to be disabled. -- Your disk is required to be GPT formatted. \ No newline at end of file +- Your disk is required to be GPT formatted. +- If cannot see your SSD drive, set the SATA configuration to AHCI. diff --git a/installation/preparing-to-install/en.md b/installation/preparing-to-install/en.md index 2a559c1..d0a8cdc 100755 --- a/installation/preparing-to-install/en.md +++ b/installation/preparing-to-install/en.md @@ -1,6 +1,6 @@ +++ title = "Preparing to Install" -lastmod = "2017-06-01T13:45:24+03:00" +lastmod = "2017-11-19T19:00:23+03:00" +++ # Preparing to install @@ -119,7 +119,7 @@ You will see one disk, in my case `/dev/sdb`, that is roughly the size of my USB Next, locate the downloaded ISO. It will most likely be in your Downloads folder. In the event that it is, type: `cd ~/Downloads` -If it is **not** in your Downloads folder, use `cd` to navigate to the correct step. +If it is **not** in your Downloads folder, use `cd` to navigate to the correct directory. **Dangerous Below** diff --git a/software/virtualbox/en.md b/software/virtualbox/en.md index b5fd0ae..d0c6228 100644 --- a/software/virtualbox/en.md +++ b/software/virtualbox/en.md @@ -1,6 +1,6 @@ +++ title = "VirtualBox" -lastmod = "2017-11-09T15:30:00+01:00" +lastmod = "2017-11-22T19:03:00+02:00" +++ # VirtualBox