doc: Clarify system installation and configuration details.

Reported by leth on #guix.

* doc/guix.texi (System Installation): Suggest running 'reboot' instead
  of 'umount /mnt'.
  (Initial RAM Disk): Add xref to SRFI-26.
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Ludovic Courtès 2014-09-01 23:25:44 +02:00
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@ -2948,7 +2948,7 @@ more information, @pxref{Invoking guix system}. This command may trigger
downloads or builds of missing packages, which can take some time.
Once that command has completed---and hopefully succeeded!---you can
unmount @file{/mnt} and boot into the new system. Cross fingers, and
run @command{reboot} and boot into the new system. Cross fingers, and
join us on @code{#guix} on the Freenode IRC network or on
@file{guix-devel@@gnu.org} to share your experience---good or not so
good.
@ -3535,6 +3535,10 @@ system declaration like this:
#:extra-modules '("my.ko" "modules.ko")))
@end example
@noindent
Note that for the example above, the SRFI-26 module needs to be imported
(@pxref{SRFI-26,,, guile, GNU Guile Reference Manual}).
It also handles common use cases that involves using the system as a
QEMU guest, or as a ``live'' system whose root file system is volatile.