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| author | Pascal Rigaux <pixel@mandriva.com> | 2009-01-27 17:30:08 +0000 |
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| committer | Pascal Rigaux <pixel@mandriva.com> | 2009-01-27 17:30:08 +0000 |
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diff --git a/help-boot.en.html b/help-boot.en.html deleted file mode 100644 index 9944eca..0000000 --- a/help-boot.en.html +++ /dev/null @@ -1,129 +0,0 @@ -<html> -<meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html;charset=utf-8" /> -<body> - -<!-- help=boot --> - -<hr><!-- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - --> -<h3><a name="help">Using the Help System</a></h3> - -The boot loader online help is context sensitive. It gives information -about the selected menu item or, if you are editing boot options, -it tries to look up information about the option in which the cursor is -positioned.<br> -<br> -Navigation Keys<br><br> - - <em>Up Arrow</em>: highlight previous link<br> - <em>Down Arrow</em>: highlight next link<br> - <em>Left Arrow</em>, <em>Backspace</em>: return to previous topic<br> - <em>Right Arrow</em>, <em>Enter</em>, <em>Space</em>: follow link<br> - <em>Page Up</em>: scroll up one page<br> - <em>Page Down</em>: scroll down one page<br> - <em>Home</em>: go to page start<br> - <em>End</em>: go to page end<br> - <em>Esc</em>: leave help<br> - -<br>Return to <a href="#opt">Boot Options</a> - - -<hr><!-- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - --> -<h3><a name="keytable">Language and Keyboard Layout Selection</a></h3> - -Press <em>F2</em> to change language and keyboard layout the boot loader uses. - -<br><br>Return to <a href="#opt">Boot Options</a> - - -<hr><!-- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - --> -<h3><a name="profile">Choose Profile</a></h3> - -Press <em>F3</em> to select a profile. Your system will be started using the -configuration saved in this profile. - -<br><br>Return to <a href="#opt">Boot Options</a> - - -<hr><!-- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - --> -<h3><a name="opt">Boot Options</a></h3> - - <a href="#o_splash">splash</a> -- influence the behavior of the splash screen<br> - <a href="#o_apm">apm</a> -- toggle power management<br> - <a href="#o_acpi">acpi</a> -- advanced configuration and power interface<br> - <a href="#o_ide">ide</a> -- control the IDE subsystem<br> - -<hr><!-- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - --> -<h3><a name="o_splash">Kernel Options: splash</a></h3> - -The splash screen is the picture shown during system start-up.<br> -<br> -<em>splash=0</em><br> -The splash screen is switched off. This may be useful -with very old monitors or if some error occurs.<br> -<br> -<em>splash=verbose</em><br> Activates splash, kernel and boot messages are -still shown.<br> -<br> -<em>splash=silent</em><br> -Activates splash, but no messages. Instead a progress bar is drawn.<br> -<br> -Return to <a href="#opt">Boot Options</a> - - -<hr><!-- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - --> -<h3><a name="o_apm">Kernel Options: apm</a></h3> - -APM is one of the two power management strategies used on current -computers. It is mainly used with laptops for functions like suspend -to disk, but it may also be responsible for switching off the -computer after power down. APM relies on a correct working BIOS. If -the BIOS is broken, APM may have only limited use or even prevent the -computer from working. Therefore, it may be switched off with the -parameter<br><br> - - <em>apm=off</em> -- switch off APM completely<br><br> - -Some very new computers may benefit more from the newer -<a href="#o_acpi">ACPI</a>. - -<br><br>Return to <a href="#opt">Boot Options</a> - - -<hr><!-- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - --> -<h3><a name="o_acpi">Kernel Options: acpi</a></h3> - -ACPI (Advanced Configuration and Power Interface) is a -standard that defines power and configuration management interfaces -between an operating system and the BIOS. By default, <em>acpi</em> is -switched on when a BIOS is detected that is newer than from year -2000. There are several commonly -used parameters to control the behavior of ACPI:<br> -<br> - <em>pci=noacpi</em> -- do not use ACPI to route PCI interrupts - <em>acpi=oldboot</em> -- only the parts of ACPI that are relevant -for booting remain activated<br> - <em>acpi=off</em> -- switch off ACPI completely<br> - <em>acpi=force</em> -- switch on ACPI even if your BIOS is dated -before 2000<br> -<br> -Especially on new computers, it replaces the old -<a href="#o_apm">apm</a> system. - - -<br><br>Return to <a href="#opt">Boot Options</a> - - -<hr><!-- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - --> -<h3><a name="o_ide">Kernel Options: ide</a></h3> - -IDE is, unlike SCSI, commonly used in most desktop workstations. -To circumvent some hardware problems that occur with IDE systems, use the -kernel parameter: <br><br> - - <em>ide=nodma</em> -- switch off dma for IDE drives<br> - - - -<br><br>Return to <a href="#opt">Boot Options</a>. - -</body></html> |