Fix typos in vzdump.adoc

[pve-docs.git] / system-booting.adoc

diff --git a/system-booting.adoc b/system-booting.adoc
index 82aa27338867113b31f969912e6e3c215d382e8a..d3d7813acc2d2854110e56cb2b1ef913d5b7cd78 100644 (file)
--- a/system-booting.adoc
+++ b/system-booting.adoc
@@ -86,8 +86,9 @@ The following kernel versions are configured by default:
 
 * the currently running kernel
 * the version being newly installed on package updates
 
 * the currently running kernel
 * the version being newly installed on package updates

-* the two latest kernels
-* the latest version of each kernel series (e.g. 4.15, 5.0).
+* the two latest already installed kernels
+* the latest version of the second-to-last kernel series (e.g. 4.15, 5.0), if applicable
+* any manually selected kernels (see below)

 
 The ESPs are not kept mounted during regular operation, in contrast to `grub`,
 which keeps an ESP mounted on `/boot/efi`. This helps to prevent filesystem
 
 The ESPs are not kept mounted during regular operation, in contrast to `grub`,
 which keeps an ESP mounted on `/boot/efi`. This helps to prevent filesystem


@@ -119,7 +120,7 @@ initrd   /EFI/proxmox/5.0.15-1-pve/initrd.img-5.0.15-1-pve
 .Manually keeping a kernel bootable
 
 Should you wish to add a certain kernel and initrd image to the list of
 .Manually keeping a kernel bootable
 
 Should you wish to add a certain kernel and initrd image to the list of

-bootable kernel use `pve-efiboot-tool kernel add`.
+bootable kernels use `pve-efiboot-tool kernel add`.

 
 For example run the following to add the kernel with ABI version `5.0.15-1-pve`
 to the list of kernels to keep installed and synced to all ESPs:
 
 For example run the following to add the kernel with ABI version `5.0.15-1-pve`
 to the list of kernels to keep installed and synced to all ESPs:


@@ -148,6 +149,8 @@ selected kernels, for example:
 pve-efiboot-tool kernel remove 5.0.15-1-pve
 ----
 
 pve-efiboot-tool kernel remove 5.0.15-1-pve
 ----
 

+NOTE: It's required to run `pve-efiboot-tool refresh` to update all EFI System
+Partitions (ESPs) after a manual kernel addition or removal from above.

 
 [[sysboot_systemd_boot_setup]]
 .Setting up a new partition for use as synced ESP
 
 [[sysboot_systemd_boot_setup]]
 .Setting up a new partition for use as synced ESP


@@ -180,19 +183,25 @@ trigger a refresh of all configured ESPs.
 .Updating the configuration on all ESPs
 
 To copy and configure all bootable kernels and keep all ESPs listed in
 .Updating the configuration on all ESPs
 
 To copy and configure all bootable kernels and keep all ESPs listed in

-`/etc/kernel/pve-efiboot-uuids` in sync you just need to run `pve-efiboot-tool
-refresh`.
-(The equivalent to running `update-grub` on Systems being booted with `grub`).
+`/etc/kernel/pve-efiboot-uuids` in sync you just need to run:
+
+----
+ pve-efiboot-tool refresh
+----
+(The equivalent to running `update-grub` on systems being booted with `grub`).

 
 This is necessary should you make changes to the kernel commandline, or want to
 
 This is necessary should you make changes to the kernel commandline, or want to

-sync all kernels and initrds after regenerating the latter.
+sync all kernels and initrds.
+
+NOTE: Both `update-initramfs` and `apt` (when necessary) will automatically
+trigger a refresh.

 
 [[sysboot_edit_kernel_cmdline]]
 Editing the kernel commandline
 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
 
 You can modify the kernel commandline in the following places, depending on the
 
 [[sysboot_edit_kernel_cmdline]]
 Editing the kernel commandline
 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
 
 You can modify the kernel commandline in the following places, depending on the

-bootloarder used:
+bootloader used:

 
 .Grub
 
 
 .Grub
 


@@ -203,6 +212,6 @@ The kernel commandline needs to be placed in the variable
 
 .Systemd-boot
 
 
 .Systemd-boot
 

-The kernel commandline needs to be placed as line in `/etc/kernel/cmdline`
-Running `/etc/kernel/postinst.d/zz-pve-efiboot` sets it as `option` line for
-all config files in `loader/entries/proxmox-*.conf`.
+The kernel commandline needs to be placed as one line in `/etc/kernel/cmdline`.
+To apply your changes, run `pve-efiboot-tool·refresh`, which sets it as the
+`option` line for all config files in `loader/entries/proxmox-*.conf`.