Clarify installation steps w.r.t. disk partitions #39066
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- mkfs.fat needs `-n` to set a partition label, not `-L`. - create /mnt/boot before mounting - leave out detailed LVM example as advanced users already how to create LVs while it is detracting for novices. Re NixOS#38674
grahamc
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Apr 17, 2018
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| # mkfs.fat -F 32 -L boot /dev/sda3</screen> | ||
| # mkfs.fat -F 32 -n boot /dev/sda3</screen> |
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Should boot be changed to BOOT, or is the warning identified in the ticket not a problem?
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Lower-case FAT partition labels are a problem for windows, but not for Linux. We could make sure and use BOOT everywhere. It is not necessary technically, but won't lead to a warning which might distract novice users.
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Motivation for this change
The steps in the manual don't work if typed exactly as described.
Things done
-nto set a partition label, not-L.Fixes #38674