X-Git-Url: http://git.ozlabs.org/?p=petitboot;a=blobdiff_plain;f=ui%2Fncurses%2Fnc-config-help.c;h=a0cbb200a1e8a6409774767e3162cbb2fd20bfec;hp=18c51d4691ba9ff9fadab246d567e8a49e4b1640;hb=96f9b8cd29dae248838d4221f3cb1c38e3aa1396;hpb=4e30f260106ac5f7007e213db1d1e54298393290 diff --git a/ui/ncurses/nc-config-help.c b/ui/ncurses/nc-config-help.c index 18c51d4..a0cbb20 100644 --- a/ui/ncurses/nc-config-help.c +++ b/ui/ncurses/nc-config-help.c @@ -1,23 +1,28 @@ #include "nc-helpscreen.h" struct help_text config_help_text = define_help_text("\ -Autoboot: There are three possible options for automatic-boot hehaviour:\n" -"\n" -"Don't autoboot: boot options will be listed in the petitboot menu, but none \ -will be booted automatically. User interaction will be required to continue \ -past the petitboot menu. Use this option if you want the machine to wait for \ -an explicit boot selection, or want to interact with petitboot before \ -booting the system\n" -"\n" -"Autoboot from any disk/network device: any boot option that is marked as a \ -default (by bootloader configuration) will be booted automatically after a \ +Autoboot: Specify which devices to autoboot from.\n" +"\n" +"By selecting the 'Add Device' button new devices can be added to the autoboot \ +list, either by UUID, MAC address, or device type. Once added to the boot \ +order, the priority of devices can be changed with the '-' (minus) and \ +'+' (plus) keys. \ +Devices can be individually removed from the boot order with the 'delete' or \ +'backspace' keys. \ +Use this option if you have multiple operating system images installed.\n" +"\n" +"To autoboot from any device, select the 'Clear & Boot Any' button. \ +In this case, any boot option that is marked as a default \ +(by bootloader configuration) will be booted automatically after a \ timeout. Use this option if you want to quickly boot your system without \ changing any boot option settings. This is the typical configuration.\n" "\n" -"Autoboot from a specific disk/network device: only boot options \ -from a single device (specifed here) will be booted automatically after a \ -timeout. Use this option if you have multiple operating system images \ -installed.\n" +"To disable autoboot, select the 'Clear' button, which will clear the boot \ +order. \ +With autoboot disabled, user interaction will be required to continue past \ +the petitboot menu. Use this option if you want the machine to wait for an \ +explicit boot selection, or want to interact with petitboot before booting \ +the system\n" "\n" "Timeout: Specify the length of time, in seconds, that the main menu will be \ displayed before the default boot option is started. This option is only \ @@ -37,4 +42,8 @@ only want to configure a single interface during boot.\n" "Static IP configuration: Allows you to specify an IPv4 address and network \ mask, gateway, and a DNS server or servers for a network interface. Select \ this option if you do not have a DHCP server, or want explicit control of \ -network settings."); +network settings.\n" +"\n" +"Disk R/W: Certain bootloader configurations may request write access to \ +disks to save information or update parameters (eg. GRUB2). " +"Use this option to control access to disks.\n");