diff --git a/documentation/dev-manual/dev-manual-common-tasks.xml b/documentation/dev-manual/dev-manual-common-tasks.xml
index 4174d94527..5f8da23611 100644
--- a/documentation/dev-manual/dev-manual-common-tasks.xml
+++ b/documentation/dev-manual/dev-manual-common-tasks.xml
@@ -1789,13 +1789,25 @@
- Ideally, you should locate these checksums from the upstream
- website and use them in your recipe.
- However, many websites do not provide the checksums.
- If such is the case, you can use a "build-fail" method that
- retrieves the exact strings you need.
- To use the "build-fail" method, comment the statements out
- and then attempt to build the software.
+ Finding proper values for md5 and
+ sha256 checksums can involve some work.
+ Initially, you should locate any available signatures from
+ the upstream source (i.e. md5,
+ sha1, sha256,
+ GPG, and so forth).
+ Because the OpenEmbedded build system only deals with
+ sha256sum and md5sum,
+ you should verify all the signatures you find by hand.
+
+
+
+ After you have verified as many signatures as you can,
+ you can use a "build-fail" method that retrieves the exact
+ sha256sum and md5sum
+ checksums you need.
+ To use the "build-fail" method, comment the
+ SRC_URI statements out that provide the
+ checksums and then attempt to build the software.
The build will produce an error for each missing checksum
and as part of the error message provide the correct checksum
string.
@@ -4206,18 +4218,9 @@
partition (or part
for short) and bootloader.
-
- Bootloader functionality and boot partitions are
- implemented by the various
- ‐‐source
- plugins that implement bootloader functionality.
- The bootloader command essentially provides a means of
- modifying bootloader configuration.
-
-
Future updates will implement more commands and options.
If you use anything that is not specifically
- supported, results can be unpredictable.
+ supported, results can be unpredictable.
@@ -4364,7 +4367,15 @@
This command specifies how the boot loader should be
- and supports the following options:
+ configured and supports the following options:
+
+ Bootloader functionality and boot partitions are
+ implemented by the various
+ ‐‐source
+ plugins that implement bootloader functionality.
+ The bootloader command essentially provides a means of
+ modifying bootloader configuration.
+
‐‐timeout:
Specifies the number of seconds before the