FS#14718 - Insufficient mkinitcpio.conf documentation in beginner's guide, official install guide

Attached to Project: Arch Linux
Opened by 6hxbghwy (innh4t2w) - Thursday, 14 May 2009, 18:38 GMT
Last edited by Eric Belanger (Snowman) - Friday, 15 May 2009, 19:53 GMT
Task Type Bug Report
Category Documentation
Status Closed
Assigned To No-one
Architecture All
Severity Medium
Priority Normal
Reported Version
Due in Version Undecided
Due Date Undecided
Percent Complete 100%
Votes 1
Private No

Details

Description: Info on how to set the correct keymap in mkinitcpio.conf is needed in the beginner's guide and official install guide because otherwise if fsck fails during boot arch asks for root's password for system maintenance, but as the keymap has not been set correctly users of non-US keyboards are unable to log in and fix the system.

http://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Beginners_Guide#.2Fetc.2Fmkinitcpio.conf
http://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Official_Arch_Linux_Install_Guide
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Closed by  Eric Belanger (Snowman)
Friday, 15 May 2009, 19:53 GMT
Reason for closing:  Fixed
Additional comments about closing:  I fixed the typo in official guide.
Comment by Jan de Groot (JGC) - Thursday, 14 May 2009, 18:57 GMT
It's a wiki, AFAIK you can add information to it if you want. Correct me if I'm wrong though.
Comment by Eric Belanger (Snowman) - Thursday, 14 May 2009, 20:44 GMT
The Official_Arch_Linux_Install_Guide is protected so regular users can't edit it. However, the beginner's guide can be edited by anyone.
Comment by Jan de Groot (JGC) - Friday, 15 May 2009, 08:33 GMT
Make a suggestion for changes and I'll add it then.
Comment by Greg (dolby) - Friday, 15 May 2009, 08:45 GMT
I suggest adding a link from the official guide to http://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Mkinitcpio.
In the configuration files part like in /etc/fstab, same for /etc/mkinitcpio
Comment by 6hxbghwy (innh4t2w) - Friday, 15 May 2009, 12:24 GMT
I fixed the beginner's guide, and I suggest fixing the typo in the Official install guide: "If you're using a non-US keyboard uou should also add the 'keymap' hook"

I think "uou" should be "you"
Comment by Greg (dolby) - Friday, 15 May 2009, 15:11 GMT
Heh i make those kind of mistakes very often when i am typing and furthermore when i have the cursorline enabled in vim.
But the sentence that contains the typo, proves that the guide already contains the info you opened the bug report about, requesting to be added.
Comment by 6hxbghwy (innh4t2w) - Friday, 15 May 2009, 17:50 GMT
Yes, it did, but I didn't see it.

So all that is left to do is fix that typo and this bug is fixed.

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