Package: release-notes Severity: minor I got tripped by the kernel/udev compatibility issue some time ago and was glad to see some good notes about how to deal with it.
However I think it could be made a bit clearer still. <para arch="i386;amd64"> Users of the <systemitem role="package">grub</systemitem> bootloader should make sure that <command>update-grub</command> is run as part of the kernel upgrade, or run it manually. </para> This sentence left me wondering 'which version of grub is meant'? Does it mean grub-legacy or grub2/grub-pc, or both? I _think_ it's both. Should LILO be mentioned here as well? Suggested patch below, this uses the terminology from <section id="update-grub" arch="amd64;i386"> Kind regards Vince Signed-off-by: vincent.mcint...@csiro.au Index: en/upgrading.dbk =================================================================== --- en/upgrading.dbk (revision 8121) +++ en/upgrading.dbk (working copy) @@ -940,9 +940,13 @@ of kernel package you should install. </para> <para arch="i386;amd64"> -Users of the <systemitem role="package">grub</systemitem> bootloader should +Users of the <systemitem role="package">grub</systemitem> +<footnote><para>This advice applies whether you are using GRUB Legacy or GRUB 2</para></footnote> +bootloader should make sure that <command>update-grub</command> is run as part of the kernel -upgrade, or run it manually. +upgrade, or run it manually. <indexterm><primary>GRUB</primary></indexterm> +Similarly, users of the <systemitem role="package">lilo</systemitem> bootloader +should ensure <command>lilo</command> is run at this point. </para> <para> Immediately after upgrading the kernel, you should also install -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-bugs-dist-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org
