* doc/guix.texi (Preparing for Installation): Point out relationship
between partition labels and the file-system configuration.
---
 doc/guix.texi | 7 +++++++
 1 file changed, 7 insertions(+)

diff --git a/doc/guix.texi b/doc/guix.texi
index 06d70ba..53a5fd3 100644
--- a/doc/guix.texi
+++ b/doc/guix.texi
@@ -5456,6 +5456,13 @@ reliably refer to them in @code{file-system} 
declarations (@pxref{File
 Systems}).  This is typically done using the @code{-L} option of
 @command{mkfs.ext4} and related commands.
 
+Be sure that your partition labels match the value of their respective
+@code{device} fields in your @code{file-system} configuration, if your
+@code{file-system} configuration sets the value of @code{title} to
+"label", as do the example configurations found on the USB installation
+image under @code{/etc/configuration} (@pxref{Using the Configuration
+System}).
+
 @c FIXME: Uncomment this once GRUB fully supports encrypted roots.
 @c A typical command sequence may be:
 @c
-- 
2.6.2


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