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Date:      Wed, 27 Sep 2023 05:11:03 +0000
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Subject:   [Bug 255318] handbook: Document how to update the bootloader
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--- Comment #16 from Graham Perrin <grahamperrin@gmail.com> ---
Created attachment 245266
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A screenshot of proposed changes

Re: comment 15

> =E2=80=A6
>=20
> a) =E2=80=A6 a warning, for readers to know that attention to an ESP migh=
t be essential
>=20
> * two warning boxes plus a note box might be overwhelming, =E2=80=A6

I opted for three note boxes, as shown in the window to the left.=20

(What's now the second box was previously a warning.)


> b) =E2=80=A6 expanded, at least
>=20
> * paraphrase the instruction to _stop_ using gpart(8) for ESP partitions
>=20
> * refer directly to the EXAMPLES section of loader.efi(8)

Shown in the window to the right.=20

First mentions of gpart(8) and loader.efi(8) are links to the manual pages.=
=20

Second mentions =E2=80=93 adjacent, and nearly adjacent =E2=80=93 are inten=
tionally not links.


> * hint that if multiple ESPs exist, attention to more than one may be=20
>   appropriate (mirrored disks, for example).

I'll add this locally, then attach the .patch file in Bugzilla.

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