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authorBrice Waegeneire <brice@waegenei.re>2019-09-24 00:28:52 +0200
committerLudovic Courtès <ludo@gnu.org>2019-09-25 15:48:50 +0200
commit82b6bf8c0f05988305c126b5a6b196e1d57a19ea (patch)
tree051ce4c08b90d8a667a5d6fd02c08c3b66e18464
parent4b67b9db7d58ef6596c9b69a3d530bc7100ab038 (diff)
downloadguix-82b6bf8c0f05988305c126b5a6b196e1d57a19ea.tar.gz
doc: Fix installing Guix in VM
* doc/guix.texi (Installing Guix in a Virtual Machine):
Pass "order=d" to '-boot' option.  Use "-drive media=cdrom" for the ISO
image.  Remove paragraph about ordering and the boot menu.

Signed-off-by: Ludovic Courtès <ludo@gnu.org>
-rw-r--r--doc/guix.texi14
1 files changed, 5 insertions, 9 deletions
diff --git a/doc/guix.texi b/doc/guix.texi
index 71deca5aba..dd54f7f747 100644
--- a/doc/guix.texi
+++ b/doc/guix.texi
@@ -2442,17 +2442,13 @@ Boot the USB installation image in an VM:
 
 @example
 qemu-system-x86_64 -m 1024 -smp 1 -enable-kvm \
-  -net user -net nic,model=virtio -boot menu=on \
-  -drive file=guix-system-install-@value{VERSION}.@var{system}.iso \
-  -drive file=guix-system.img
+  -net user -net nic,model=virtio -boot menu=on,order=d \
+  -drive file=guix-system.img \
+  -drive media=cdrom,file=guix-system-install-@value{VERSION}.@var{system}.iso
 @end example
 
-The ordering of the drives matters.  @code{-enable-kvm} is optional, but
-significantly improves performance, @pxref{Running Guix in a VM}.
-
-In the VM console, quickly press the @kbd{F12} key to enter the boot
-menu.  Then press the @kbd{2} key and the @kbd{RET} key to validate your
-selection.
+@code{-enable-kvm} is optional, but significantly improves performance,
+@pxref{Running Guix in a VM}.
 
 @item
 You're now root in the VM, proceed with the installation process.