From 3968d963a6ee0b16e680f16b3185f6f557032bca Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Petr Bokoc Date: Nov 13 2022 07:52:05 +0000 Subject: 843 - BIOS boot.iso with GRUB2 --- diff --git a/modules/release-notes/pages/sysadmin/Distribution.adoc b/modules/release-notes/pages/sysadmin/Distribution.adoc index e3afda4..1d55f46 100644 --- a/modules/release-notes/pages/sysadmin/Distribution.adoc +++ b/modules/release-notes/pages/sysadmin/Distribution.adoc @@ -23,3 +23,8 @@ Fedora Server provides now a virtual disk image to greatly facilitate installati The image is optimized for KVM and aims to resemble a default server installation as closely as possible. All administrative tools are available reliably from the beginning, all administrative routines and helps (scripts) can be used in the same way. All application services work the same as in the standard installation. The server documentation link:https://docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US/fedora-server/virtualization/vm-install-diskimg-fedoraserver/[Creating a virtual machine using Fedora Server Edition disk image] provides detailed information on installing and using the disk image. + +[[boot-iso-grub2]] +== boot.iso now uses GRUB2 on BIOS systems + +See xref:sysadmin/Installation.adoc#boot-iso-grub2[Distribution]. diff --git a/modules/release-notes/pages/sysadmin/Installation.adoc b/modules/release-notes/pages/sysadmin/Installation.adoc index 77123db..0df1eee 100644 --- a/modules/release-notes/pages/sysadmin/Installation.adoc +++ b/modules/release-notes/pages/sysadmin/Installation.adoc @@ -4,4 +4,11 @@ include::{partialsdir}/entities.adoc[] [[sect-installation]] = Installation +== Anaconda and related components + Release notes for the Fedora installer, Anaconda, as well as related topics, are now being maintained upstream. See the project's link:https://anaconda-installer--4379.org.readthedocs.build/en/4379/release-notes.html#fedora-37[ReadTheDocs] documentation for a full list of installer-related changes in Fedora 37. + +[[boot-iso-grub2]] +== boot.iso now uses GRUB2 on BIOS systems + +In previous Fedora releases, the minimal installer image (`boot.iso`) used the syslinux bootloader when booting on systems using BIOS firmware, while on UEFI systems GRUB2 is used. However, the syslinux project is no longer being developed upstream. Therefore, starting with Fedora 37, `boot.iso` images will use GRUB2 on both BIOS and UEFI-based systems.