From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Esteban Enrique Subject: Re: Some things to be aware of for docs Date: Mon, 15 Feb 2016 21:06:35 -0500 Message-ID: References: <56C2281B.90104@gmail.com> <20160215220044.GB22646@jasmine> <87twl94nii.fsf@gmail.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary=001a1144169e45296c052bd99531 Return-path: Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([2001:4830:134:3::10]:37337) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1aVV2D-0002fC-DD for help-guix@gnu.org; Mon, 15 Feb 2016 21:06:38 -0500 Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1aVV2C-0007a3-Aq for help-guix@gnu.org; Mon, 15 Feb 2016 21:06:37 -0500 Received: from mail-vk0-x231.google.com ([2607:f8b0:400c:c05::231]:35681) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1aVV2C-0007Zi-5t for help-guix@gnu.org; Mon, 15 Feb 2016 21:06:36 -0500 Received: by mail-vk0-x231.google.com with SMTP id e6so121244793vkh.2 for ; Mon, 15 Feb 2016 18:06:36 -0800 (PST) In-Reply-To: <87twl94nii.fsf@gmail.com> List-Id: List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: help-guix-bounces+gcggh-help-guix=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Sender: help-guix-bounces+gcggh-help-guix=m.gmane.org@gnu.org To: myglc2 Cc: help-guix@gnu.org --001a1144169e45296c052bd99531 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Yes, and unfortunately it is far from concrete and simple at this point. It basically says 'the drive should be partitioned.' I think adding a quick step like you say should be sufficient without going into too much detail. It just a suggestion, or an example config. On Mon, Feb 15, 2016 at 5:28 PM, myglc2 wrote: > Leo Famulari writes: > > > On Mon, Feb 15, 2016 at 02:33:47PM -0500, Esteban Enrique wrote: > [...] > >> First, formatting the drive. I have some experience with Arch Linux, > so I > >> had a general sense of how to use fdisk. However, for the vast > majority of > >> those who don't know about this, there could be a link or a > self-contained > >> explanation that goes through the process of formatting the disk. > [...] > > On the other hand, in the meantime, *our* potential users are struggling > > to get started. > [...] > > What do people think? > > A user should be able to try GuixSD without knowing anything about > partitioning. So, there should concrete and simple instructions (e.g. 1 > DOS partition no swap) guaranteed to work on an actual hard drive. > > > --001a1144169e45296c052bd99531 Content-Type: text/html; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
Yes, and unfortunately it is far from concrete and simple = at this point. It basically says 'the drive should be partitioned.'= I think adding a quick step like you say should be sufficient without goin= g into too much detail. It just a suggestion, or an example config.

On Mon, Feb 15,= 2016 at 5:28 PM, myglc2 <myglc2@gmail.com> wrote:
Leo Famulari <leo@famulari.name> writes:

> On Mon, Feb 15, 2016 at 02:33:47PM -0500, Esteban Enrique wrote:
[...]
>>=C2=A0 First, formatting the drive. I have some ex= perience with Arch Linux, so I
>> had a general sense=C2=A0 of how to use fdisk. However, for the va= st majority of
>> those who don't know about this, there could be a link or a se= lf-contained
>> explanation that goes through the process of formatting the disk.<= br> [...]
> On the other hand, in the meantime, *our* potential u= sers are struggling
> to get started.
[...]
> What do people think?

A user should be able to try GuixSD without knowing anything about
partitioning.=C2=A0 So, there should concrete and simple instructions (e.g.= 1
DOS partition no swap) guaranteed to work on an actual hard drive.



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