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-rw-r--r--addUser.html4
-rw-r--r--choosePackages.html2
-rw-r--r--configureX_card_list.html50
-rw-r--r--configureX_chooser.html104
-rw-r--r--configureX_monitor.html49
-rw-r--r--diskdrake.html10
-rw-r--r--doPartitionDisks.html43
-rw-r--r--index.html67
-rw-r--r--installUpdates.html2
-rw-r--r--misc-params.html10
-rw-r--r--selectMouse.html2
-rw-r--r--setupBootloader.html198
-rw-r--r--setupBootloaderAddEntry.html53
-rw-r--r--setupBootloaderBeginner.html190
-rw-r--r--setupBootloaderExpert.html11
-rw-r--r--setupX.html110
16 files changed, 488 insertions, 417 deletions
diff --git a/addUser.html b/addUser.html
index 5a94eee..996e882 100644
--- a/addUser.html
+++ b/addUser.html
@@ -6,8 +6,8 @@
<meta name="generator" content="DocBook XSL Stylesheets V1.75.2">
<link rel="home" href="index.html" title="Installation with DrakX">
<link rel="up" href="index.html" title="Installation with DrakX">
- <link rel="prev" href="setRootPassword.html" title="setRootPassword">
- <link rel="next" href="configureX_chooser.html" title="configureX_chooser"><style xmlns="http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/transitional" type="text/css">
+ <link rel="prev" href="choosePackages.html" title="Choosing Packages to be Installed">
+ <link rel="next" href="configureX_chooser.html" title="Graphic Card and Monitor Configuration"><style xmlns="http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/transitional" type="text/css">
<!--
body { font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 13px }
table { font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 13px }
diff --git a/choosePackages.html b/choosePackages.html
index 02d2371..25e86c5 100644
--- a/choosePackages.html
+++ b/choosePackages.html
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
<link rel="home" href="index.html" title="Installation with DrakX">
<link rel="up" href="index.html" title="Installation with DrakX">
<link rel="prev" href="formatPartitions.html" title="Formatting">
- <link rel="next" href="setRootPassword.html" title="setRootPassword"><style xmlns="http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/transitional" type="text/css">
+ <link rel="next" href="addUser.html" title="User and Superuser Management"><style xmlns="http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/transitional" type="text/css">
<!--
body { font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 13px }
table { font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 13px }
diff --git a/configureX_card_list.html b/configureX_card_list.html
index 8dc33b8..8bf3714 100644
--- a/configureX_card_list.html
+++ b/configureX_card_list.html
@@ -2,49 +2,61 @@
<head>
<meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8">
- <title>configureX_card_list</title>
+ <title>Choose an X Server (Configure your Graphic Card)</title>
<meta name="generator" content="DocBook XSL Stylesheets V1.75.2">
<link rel="home" href="index.html" title="Installation with DrakX">
<link rel="up" href="index.html" title="Installation with DrakX">
- <link rel="prev" href="configureX_monitor.html" title="configureX_monitor">
- <link rel="next" href="setupX.html" title="Set up X, graphic card and monitor configuration"><style xmlns="http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/transitional" type="text/css">
+ <link rel="prev" href="configureX_chooser.html" title="Graphic Card and Monitor Configuration">
+ <link rel="next" href="configureX_monitor.html" title="Choose a Monitor"><style xmlns="http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/transitional" type="text/css">
<!--
body { font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 13px }
table { font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 13px }
--></style></head>
<body bgcolor="white" text="black" link="#0000FF" vlink="#840084" alink="#0000FF">
- <div lang="" class="section" title="configureX_card_list">
+ <div lang="" class="section" title="Choose an X Server (Configure your Graphic Card)">
<div class="titlepage">
<div>
<div>
- <h2 class="title"><a name="configureX_card_list"></a>configureX_card_list
+ <h2 class="title"><a name="configureX_card_list"></a>Choose an X Server (Configure
+ your Graphic Card)
</h2>
</div>
</div>
</div>
-
-
-
-
-
-
- <p><a name="configureX_card_list-pa1"></a>This page is <span class="emphasis"><em>configureX_card_list</em></span>
- </p>
-
- <p><a name="configureX_card_list-pa2"></a>Clicking which help button leads to this page?
- </p>
-
-
- <p><a name="configureX_card_list-pa3"></a>....
+ <p>You can choose your graphic card from the list, by selecting
+
</p>
+ <div class="itemizedlist">
+ <ul class="itemizedlist">
+ <li class="listitem">
+
+ <p>vendor</p>
+
+ </li>
+ <li class="listitem">
+
+ <p>the name of the vendor of your card</p>
+
+ </li>
+ <li class="listitem">
+
+ <p>the type of your card</p>
+
+ </li>
+ </ul>
+ </div>
+
+ <p>What to write about the Xorg list???</p>
+ <p>And what about proprietary drivers???</p>
+
</div>
</body>
</html>
diff --git a/configureX_chooser.html b/configureX_chooser.html
index bc15331..0b06a8b 100644
--- a/configureX_chooser.html
+++ b/configureX_chooser.html
@@ -2,49 +2,117 @@
<head>
<meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8">
- <title>configureX_chooser</title>
+ <title>Graphic Card and Monitor Configuration</title>
<meta name="generator" content="DocBook XSL Stylesheets V1.75.2">
<link rel="home" href="index.html" title="Installation with DrakX">
<link rel="up" href="index.html" title="Installation with DrakX">
<link rel="prev" href="addUser.html" title="User and Superuser Management">
- <link rel="next" href="configureX_monitor.html" title="configureX_monitor"><style xmlns="http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/transitional" type="text/css">
+ <link rel="next" href="configureX_card_list.html" title="Choose an X Server (Configure your Graphic Card)"><style xmlns="http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/transitional" type="text/css">
<!--
body { font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 13px }
table { font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 13px }
--></style></head>
<body bgcolor="white" text="black" link="#0000FF" vlink="#840084" alink="#0000FF">
- <div lang="" class="section" title="configureX_chooser">
+ <div lang="" class="section" title="Graphic Card and Monitor Configuration">
<div class="titlepage">
<div>
<div>
- <h2 class="title"><a name="configureX_chooser"></a>configureX_chooser
+ <h2 class="title"><a name="configureX_chooser"></a>Graphic Card and Monitor
+ Configuration
</h2>
</div>
</div>
</div>
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
- <p><a name="configureX_chooser-pa1"></a>This page is <span class="emphasis"><em>configureX_chooser</em></span>
- </p>
-
- <p><a name="configureX_chooser-pa2"></a>Clicking which help button leads to this page?
- </p>
+
+
- <p><a name="configureX_chooser-pa3"></a>....
+ <p><a name="configureX_chooser-pa1"></a>No matter which graphical environment
+ (also known as desktop environment) you chose for this install of
+ <span class="application">Mageia</span>, they are all based on a graphical user
+ interface system called <acronym class="acronym">X Window System</acronym>, or simply
+ <acronym class="acronym">X</acronym>. So in order for <acronym class="acronym">KDE</acronym>,
+ <acronym class="acronym">Gnome</acronym>, <acronym class="acronym">LXDE</acronym> or any other graphical
+ environment to work well, the following <acronym class="acronym">X</acronym> settings need
+ to be correct. Choose the correct settings if you can see that
+ <span class="application">DrakX</span> didn't make a choice, or if you think the
+ choice is incorrect.
</p>
-
+ <div class="itemizedlist">
+ <ul class="itemizedlist">
+ <li class="listitem">
+
+ <p><a name="configureX_chooser-pa2"></a><span class="emphasis"><em><span class="guibutton">Graphic
+ card</span></em></span>: Choose your card from the list if
+ needed.
+ </p>
+
+ </li>
+ <li class="listitem">
+
+ <p><a name="configureX_chooser-pa3"></a><span class="emphasis"><em><span class="guibutton">Monitor</span></em></span>:
+ You can choose <span class="guilabel">Plug'n Play</span> when applicable, or
+ choose your monitor from the <span class="guilabel">Vendor</span> or
+ <span class="guilabel">Generic</span> list. Choose <span class="guilabel">Custom</span> if
+ you prefer to manually set the horizontal and vertical refresh rates of
+ your monitor.
+ </p>
+
+
+ <div class="warning" title="Warning" style="margin-left: 0.5in; margin-right: 0.5in;">
+ <table border="0" summary="Warning">
+ <tr>
+ <td rowspan="2" align="center" valign="top" width="25"><img alt="[Warning]" src="warning.png"></td>
+ <th align="left"></th>
+ </tr>
+ <tr>
+ <td align="left" valign="top">
+
+ <p><a name="configureX_chooser-pa3a"></a>Incorrect refresh rates may
+ damage your monitor
+ </p>
+
+ </td>
+ </tr>
+ </table>
+ </div>
+
+ </li>
+ <li class="listitem">
+
+ <p><a name="configureX_chooser-pa4"></a><span class="emphasis"><em><span class="guibutton">Resolution</span></em></span>:
+ Set the desired resolution and color depth of your monitor here.
+ </p>
+
+ </li>
+ <li class="listitem">
+
+ <p><a name="configureX_chooser-pa5"></a><span class="emphasis"><em><span class="guibutton">Test</span></em></span>:
+ The test button does not always appear during install. If the button is
+ there, you can control your settings by pressing it. If you see a
+ question asking you whether your settings are correct, you can answer
+ "yes", and the settings will be kept. If you don't see anything, you'll
+ return to the configuration screen and be able to reconfigure everything
+ until the test is good. <span class="emphasis"><em>Make sure your settings are on the
+ safe side if the test button isn't available</em></span></p>
+
+ </li>
+ <li class="listitem">
+
+ <p><a name="configureX_chooser-pa6"></a><span class="emphasis"><em><span class="guibutton">Options</span></em></span>:
+ Here you can choose to enable or disable various options.
+ </p>
+
+ </li>
+ </ul>
+ </div>
+
</div>
</body>
</html>
diff --git a/configureX_monitor.html b/configureX_monitor.html
index d25c1f4..6eca1ba 100644
--- a/configureX_monitor.html
+++ b/configureX_monitor.html
@@ -2,49 +2,58 @@
<head>
<meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8">
- <title>configureX_monitor</title>
+ <title>Choose a Monitor</title>
<meta name="generator" content="DocBook XSL Stylesheets V1.75.2">
<link rel="home" href="index.html" title="Installation with DrakX">
<link rel="up" href="index.html" title="Installation with DrakX">
- <link rel="prev" href="configureX_chooser.html" title="configureX_chooser">
- <link rel="next" href="configureX_card_list.html" title="configureX_card_list"><style xmlns="http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/transitional" type="text/css">
+ <link rel="prev" href="configureX_card_list.html" title="Choose an X Server (Configure your Graphic Card)">
+ <link rel="next" href="setupX.html" title="Set up X, graphic card and monitor configuration (old page)"><style xmlns="http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/transitional" type="text/css">
<!--
body { font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 13px }
table { font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 13px }
--></style></head>
<body bgcolor="white" text="black" link="#0000FF" vlink="#840084" alink="#0000FF">
- <div lang="" class="section" title="configureX_monitor">
+ <div lang="" class="section" title="Choose a Monitor">
<div class="titlepage">
<div>
<div>
- <h2 class="title"><a name="configureX_monitor"></a>configureX_monitor
+ <h2 class="title"><a name="configureX_monitor"></a>Choose a Monitor
</h2>
</div>
</div>
</div>
-
-
-
-
-
-
- <p><a name="configureX_monitor-pa1"></a>This page is <span class="emphasis"><em>configureX_monitor</em></span>
- </p>
-
- <p><a name="configureX_monitor-pa2"></a>Clicking which help button leads to this page?
- </p>
-
-
- <p><a name="configureX_monitor-pa3"></a>....
- </p>
+ <p>You can choose your monitor from the list, by selecting </p>
+ <div class="itemizedlist">
+ <ul class="itemizedlist">
+ <li class="listitem">
+
+ <p>vendor</p>
+
+ </li>
+ <li class="listitem">
+
+ <p>the name of the vendor of your monitor</p>
+
+ </li>
+ <li class="listitem">
+
+ <p>the type of your monitor</p>
+
+ </li>
+ </ul>
+ </div>
+
+ <p>Other possibilities are ..........</p>
+ <p>add some more text</p>
+
</div>
</body>
</html>
diff --git a/diskdrake.html b/diskdrake.html
index c339af8..292fb51 100644
--- a/diskdrake.html
+++ b/diskdrake.html
@@ -23,7 +23,6 @@
</div>
</div>
</div>
-
@@ -33,9 +32,8 @@
-
-
-
+
+
@@ -93,9 +91,7 @@
<p><a name="diskdrake-pa7"></a>Click <span class="guibutton">Done</span> when you're ready.
- </p>
-
-
+ </p>
</div>
</body>
</html>
diff --git a/doPartitionDisks.html b/doPartitionDisks.html
index 1e4595e..5c65b2f 100644
--- a/doPartitionDisks.html
+++ b/doPartitionDisks.html
@@ -27,13 +27,13 @@
-
+
@@ -114,10 +114,7 @@
</li>
</ul>
</div>
- <p>
-
-
- </p>
+ <p> </p>
<div class="itemizedlist">
<ul class="itemizedlist">
<li class="listitem">
@@ -146,10 +143,7 @@
</li>
</ul>
</div>
- <p>
-
-
- </p>
+ <p> </p>
<div class="itemizedlist">
<ul class="itemizedlist">
<li class="listitem">
@@ -166,9 +160,34 @@
</li>
</ul>
</div>
- <p>
-
- </p>
+
+
+ <div class="warning" title="Warning" style="margin-left: 0.5in; margin-right: 0.5in;">
+ <table border="0" summary="Warning">
+ <tr>
+ <td rowspan="2" align="center" valign="top" width="25"><img alt="[Warning]" src="warning.png"></td>
+ <th align="left"></th>
+ </tr>
+ <tr>
+ <td align="left" valign="top">
+
+ <p>If you have a SSD (Solid State Drive) instead of a hard disk, at
+ the time this help is written, it is inadvisable to create the
+ partitions with this tool because they won't be aligned. The SSD will
+ work but with reduced speed and lifetime. Use a software like Gparted
+ instead with this settings for each partition :
+ </p>
+
+
+ <p>Free space preceding (MiB) : 2</p>
+
+
+ <p>Round to cylinders : unchecked</p>
+
+ </td>
+ </tr>
+ </table>
+ </div>
</div>
</body>
diff --git a/index.html b/index.html
index d8f7f3a..2692d28 100644
--- a/index.html
+++ b/index.html
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
table { font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 13px }
--></style></head>
<body bgcolor="white" text="black" link="#0000FF" vlink="#840084" alink="#0000FF">
- <div lang="&#9001;" class="article" title="Installation with DrakX">
+ <div lang="en" class="article" title="Installation with DrakX">
<div class="titlepage">
<div>
<div>
@@ -64,7 +64,6 @@
<dt><span class="section"><a href="choosePackages.html#choosePackagesLinks">Choose Packages - Links</a></span></dt>
</dl>
</dd>
- <dt><span class="section"><a href="setRootPassword.html">setRootPassword</a></span></dt>
<dt><span class="section"><a href="addUser.html">User and Superuser Management</a></span></dt>
<dd>
<dl>
@@ -74,25 +73,28 @@
<dt><span class="section"><a href="addUser.html#addUserAdvanced">Advanced User Management</a></span></dt>
</dl>
</dd>
- <dt><span class="section"><a href="configureX_chooser.html">configureX_chooser</a></span></dt>
- <dt><span class="section"><a href="configureX_monitor.html">configureX_monitor </a></span></dt>
- <dt><span class="section"><a href="configureX_card_list.html">configureX_card_list</a></span></dt>
+ <dt><span class="section"><a href="configureX_chooser.html">Graphic Card and Monitor
+ Configuration</a></span></dt>
+ <dt><span class="section"><a href="configureX_card_list.html">Choose an X Server (Configure
+ your Graphic Card)</a></span></dt>
+ <dt><span class="section"><a href="configureX_monitor.html">Choose a Monitor</a></span></dt>
<dt><span class="section"><a href="setupX.html">Set up X, graphic card and monitor
- configuration</a></span></dt>
- <dt><span class="section"><a href="setupBootloader.html">setupBootloader</a></span></dt>
- <dt><span class="section"><a href="setupBootloaderAddEntry.html">setupBootloaderAddEntry</a></span></dt>
- <dt><span class="section"><a href="setupBootloaderBeginner.html">Bootloader main
+ configuration (old page)</a></span></dt>
+ <dt><span class="section"><a href="setupBootloader.html">Bootloader main
options</a></span></dt>
<dd>
<dl>
- <dt><span class="section"><a href="setupBootloaderBeginner.html#usingMageiaBootloader">Using the Mageia
+ <dt><span class="section"><a href="setupBootloader.html#usingMageiaBootloader">Using the Mageia
bootloader</a></span></dt>
- <dt><span class="section"><a href="setupBootloaderBeginner.html#usingExistingBootloader">Using an
+ <dt><span class="section"><a href="setupBootloader.html#usingExistingBootloader">Using an
existing bootloader</a></span></dt>
- <dt><span class="section"><a href="setupBootloaderBeginner.html#advancedOptionBootloader">Bootloader
+ <dt><span class="section"><a href="setupBootloader.html#advancedOptionBootloader">Bootloader
advanced option</a></span></dt>
</dl>
</dd>
+ <dt><span class="section"><a href="setupBootloaderAddEntry.html">Add or Modify a Boot Menu Entry</a></span></dt>
+ <dt><span class="section"><a href="setupBootloaderBeginner.html">Bootloader main
+ options (old page)</a></span></dt>
<dt><span class="section"><a href="setupBootloaderExpert.html">Bootloader expert use</a></span></dt>
<dd>
<dl>
@@ -102,9 +104,6 @@
existing GRUB2 bootloader</a></span></dt>
</dl>
</dd>
- <dt><span class="section"><a href="setupYabootGeneral.html">setupYabootGeneral</a></span></dt>
- <dt><span class="section"><a href="setupYabootAddEntry.html">setupYabootAddEntry</a></span></dt>
- <dt><span class="section"><a href="summary.html">summary </a></span></dt>
<dt><span class="section"><a href="misc-params.html">Summary of miscellaneous
parameters</a></span></dt>
<dd>
@@ -125,12 +124,10 @@
</dl>
</dd>
<dt><span class="section"><a href="selectMouse.html">Select mouse</a></span></dt>
- <dt><span class="section"><a href="configureNetwork.html">configureNetwork</a></span></dt>
<dt><span class="section"><a href="installUpdates.html">Updates</a></span></dt>
<dt><span class="section"><a href="exitInstall.html">Congratulations</a></span></dt>
</dl>
</div>
-
@@ -155,53 +152,47 @@
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
+
+
+
+
+
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
</div>
</body>
diff --git a/installUpdates.html b/installUpdates.html
index bad519a..d758681 100644
--- a/installUpdates.html
+++ b/installUpdates.html
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
<meta name="generator" content="DocBook XSL Stylesheets V1.75.2">
<link rel="home" href="index.html" title="Installation with DrakX">
<link rel="up" href="index.html" title="Installation with DrakX">
- <link rel="prev" href="configureNetwork.html" title="configureNetwork">
+ <link rel="prev" href="selectMouse.html" title="Select mouse">
<link rel="next" href="exitInstall.html" title="Congratulations"><style xmlns="http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/transitional" type="text/css">
<!--
body { font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 13px }
diff --git a/misc-params.html b/misc-params.html
index 8ab4234..e36a9d3 100644
--- a/misc-params.html
+++ b/misc-params.html
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
<meta name="generator" content="DocBook XSL Stylesheets V1.75.2">
<link rel="home" href="index.html" title="Installation with DrakX">
<link rel="up" href="index.html" title="Installation with DrakX">
- <link rel="prev" href="summary.html" title="summary">
+ <link rel="prev" href="setupBootloaderExpert.html" title="Bootloader expert use">
<link rel="next" href="selectMouse.html" title="Select mouse"><style xmlns="http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/transitional" type="text/css">
<!--
body { font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 13px }
@@ -46,6 +46,8 @@
+
+
@@ -109,7 +111,7 @@
<p><a name="misc-params-system-pa4c"></a>For more
- information, see <a class="xref" href="setupBootloaderBeginner.html" title="Bootloader main options">the section called &#8220;Bootloader main
+ information, see <a class="xref" href="setupBootloader.html" title="Bootloader main options">the section called &#8220;Bootloader main
options&#8221;</a></p>
</li>
@@ -214,8 +216,8 @@
<p><a name="misc-params-hardware-pa4b"></a>For more
- information, see <a class="xref" href="setupX.html" title="Set up X, graphic card and monitor configuration">the section called &#8220;Set up X, graphic card and monitor
- configuration&#8221;</a>.
+ information, see <a class="xref" href="configureX_chooser.html" title="Graphic Card and Monitor Configuration">the section called &#8220;Graphic Card and Monitor
+ Configuration&#8221;</a>.
</p>
</li>
diff --git a/selectMouse.html b/selectMouse.html
index 18e0fcd..1682857 100644
--- a/selectMouse.html
+++ b/selectMouse.html
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
<link rel="home" href="index.html" title="Installation with DrakX">
<link rel="up" href="index.html" title="Installation with DrakX">
<link rel="prev" href="misc-params.html" title="Summary of miscellaneous parameters">
- <link rel="next" href="configureNetwork.html" title="configureNetwork"><style xmlns="http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/transitional" type="text/css">
+ <link rel="next" href="installUpdates.html" title="Updates"><style xmlns="http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/transitional" type="text/css">
<!--
body { font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 13px }
table { font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 13px }
diff --git a/setupBootloader.html b/setupBootloader.html
index 65c0494..cb7688c 100644
--- a/setupBootloader.html
+++ b/setupBootloader.html
@@ -2,46 +2,218 @@
<head>
<meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8">
- <title>setupBootloader</title>
+ <title>Bootloader main options</title>
<meta name="generator" content="DocBook XSL Stylesheets V1.75.2">
<link rel="home" href="index.html" title="Installation with DrakX">
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- <div lang="" class="section" title="setupBootloader">
+ <div lang="" class="section" title="Bootloader main options">
<div class="titlepage">
<div>
<div>
- <h2 class="title"><a name="setupBootloader"></a>setupBootloader
+ <h2 class="title"><a name="setupBootloader"></a>Bootloader main
+ options
</h2>
</div>
</div>
</div>
+
-
+
-
+
-
- <p><a name="setupBootloader-pa1"></a>This page is <span class="emphasis"><em>setupBootloader</em></span>
- </p>
+ <p><a name="setupBootloader-pa1"></a>If you prefer
+ different bootloader settings to those chosen automatically by the
+ installer, you can change them here.
+ </p>
+
- <p><a name="setupBootloader-pa2"></a>Clicking which help button leads to this page?
+ <p><a name="setupBootloader-pa2"></a>You may already have
+ another operating system on your machine, in which case you need to decide
+ whether to add Mageia to your existing bootloader, or allow Mageia to create
+ a new one.
</p>
+
+ <div class="tip" title="Tip" style="margin-left: 0.5in; margin-right: 0.5in;">
+ <table border="0" summary="Tip">
+ <tr>
+ <td rowspan="2" align="center" valign="top" width="25"><img alt="[Tip]" src="tip.png"></td>
+ <th align="left"></th>
+ </tr>
+ <tr>
+ <td align="left" valign="top">
+
+ <p><a name="setupBootloader-pa3"></a>The Mageia
+ graphical menu is nice :)
+ </p>
+
+ </td>
+ </tr>
+ </table>
+ </div>
+
- <p><a name="setupBootloader-pa3"></a>....
- </p>
+ <div class="section" title="Using the Mageia bootloader">
+ <div class="titlepage">
+ <div>
+ <div>
+ <h3 class="title"><a name="usingMageiaBootloader"></a>Using the Mageia
+ bootloader
+ </h3>
+ </div>
+ </div>
+ </div>
+
+
+
+ <p><a name="setupBootloader-pa4"></a>By default Mageia
+ writes a new GRUB bootloader into the MBR (Master Boot Record) of your
+ first hard drive. If you already have other operating systems installed,
+ Mageia attempts to add them to your new Mageia boot menu.
+ </p>
+
+
+ <p><a name="setupBootloader-pa5"></a>This works
+ correctly in the majority of cases for Linux and
+ <span class="application">Windows<sup>&reg;</sup></span>
+ systems.
+ </p>
+
+
+ <div class="warning" title="Warning" style="margin-left: 0.5in; margin-right: 0.5in;">
+ <table border="0" summary="Warning">
+ <tr>
+ <td rowspan="2" align="center" valign="top" width="25"><img alt="[Warning]" src="warning.png"></td>
+ <th align="left"></th>
+ </tr>
+ <tr>
+ <td align="left" valign="top">
+
+ <p><a name="setupBootloader-pa6"></a>Linux systems
+ which use the GRUB2 bootloader (e.g. more recent Debian/Ubuntu
+ derivatives) are not currently supported and will not be recognised. One
+ possible solution for this is to follow the steps explained here <a class="xref" href="setupBootloaderExpert.html#addingGRUB2system" title="Adding a GRUB2 based system manually">the section called &#8220;Adding a GRUB2 based system
+ manually&#8221;</a> before installing Mageia next to such a
+ system, however there is no guarantee.
+ </p>
+
+
+ <p><a name="setupBootloader-pa6a"></a>If you are
+ already installing Mageia without having taken those steps, (and do not
+ already know the GRUB2 version and/or it's root partition) then install
+ the Mageia bootloader in the root partition for now (see next section),
+ and inspect your GRUB2 based system after rebooting at the end of the
+ installation. Note that you will not yet be able to boot Mageia, however
+ you will be able to use the Mageia install DVD to perform a quick
+ "upgrade install" at a later date to correctly install the bootloader to
+ the MBR.
+ </p>
+
+ </td>
+ </tr>
+ </table>
+ </div>
+
+ </div>
+
+ <div class="section" title="Using an existing bootloader">
+ <div class="titlepage">
+ <div>
+ <div>
+ <h3 class="title"><a name="usingExistingBootloader"></a>Using an
+ existing bootloader
+ </h3>
+ </div>
+ </div>
+ </div>
+
+
+
+ <p><a name="setupBootloader-pa46"></a>If you decide to
+ use an existing bootloader then you will need to remember to STOP at the
+ summary page during the installation and click the Bootloader
+ <span class="guibutton">Configure</span> button, which will allow you to change
+ the bootloader install location.
+ </p>
+
+
+ <p><a name="setupBootloader-pa47"></a>Do not select a
+ device e.g."sda", or you will overwrite your existing MBR. You must select
+ the root partition that you chose during the partitioning phase earlier
+ e.g. sda7.
+ </p>
+
+
+ <p><a name="setupBootloader-pa48"></a>To be clear, sda
+ is a device, sda7 is a partition.
+ </p>
+
+
+ <div class="tip" title="Tip" style="margin-left: 0.5in; margin-right: 0.5in;">
+ <table border="0" summary="Tip">
+ <tr>
+ <td rowspan="2" align="center" valign="top" width="25"><img alt="[Tip]" src="tip.png"></td>
+ <th align="left"></th>
+ </tr>
+ <tr>
+ <td align="left" valign="top">
+
+ <p><a name="setupBootloader-pa48a"></a>Go to tty2
+ with Ctrl+Alt+F2 and type <code class="literal">df</code> to check where your
+ <code class="literal">/</code> (root) partition is. Ctrl+Alt+F7 takes you back to
+ the installer screen.
+ </p>
+
+ </td>
+ </tr>
+ </table>
+ </div>
+
+
+ <p><a name="setupBootloader-pa49"></a>The exact
+ procedure for adding your Mageia system to an existing bootloader is
+ beyond the scope of this help, however in most cases it will involve
+ running the relevant bootloader installation program which should detect
+ and add it automatically. See the documentation for the operating system
+ in question.
+ </p>
+
+ </div>
+ <div class="section" title="Bootloader advanced option">
+ <div class="titlepage">
+ <div>
+ <div>
+ <h3 class="title"><a name="advancedOptionBootloader"></a>Bootloader
+ advanced option
+ </h3>
+ </div>
+ </div>
+ </div>
+
+
+
+ <p><a name="setupBootloader-pa52"></a>If you have very
+ limited disk space for the <code class="literal">/</code> partition that contains
+ <code class="literal">/tmp</code>, click on <span class="guibutton">Advanced</span> and
+ check the box for <span class="guilabel">Clean /tmp at each boot</span>. This helps
+ to maintain some free space.
+ </p>
+
+ </div>
+
</div>
</body>
</html>
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@@ -2,44 +2,71 @@
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<meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8">
- <title>setupBootloaderAddEntry</title>
+ <title>Add or Modify a Boot Menu Entry</title>
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+ <link rel="prev" href="setupBootloader.html" title="Bootloader main options">
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- <div lang="" class="section" title="setupBootloaderAddEntry">
+ <div lang="" class="section" title="Add or Modify a Boot Menu Entry">
<div class="titlepage">
<div>
<div>
- <h2 class="title"><a name="setupBootloaderAddEntry"></a>setupBootloaderAddEntry
+ <h2 class="title"><a name="setupBootloaderAddEntry"></a>Add or Modify a Boot Menu Entry
</h2>
</div>
</div>
</div>
-
-
-
-
+
- <p><a name="setupBootloaderAddEntry-pa1"></a>This page is <span class="emphasis"><em>setupBootloaderAddEntry</em></span>
- </p>
- <p><a name="setupBootloaderAddEntry-pa2"></a>Clicking which help button leads to this page?
+
+
+ <p>You can add an entry or modify the one you select first, by pressing the relevant button in the <span class="emphasis"><em>Bootloader Configuration</em></span> screen and editing the screen that pops up on top of it.
</p>
+
+
+
- <p><a name="setupBootloaderAddEntry-pa3"></a>....
+ <p>Some things that can be done without any risk, are changing the label of an entry and ticking the box to make an entry the
+ default one.
</p>
+ <p>You can add the proper version number of an entry, or rename it completely.</p>
+
+ <p>The default entry is the one the systems boots into if you don't make a choice while booting up.</p>
+
+ <div class="warning" title="Warning" style="margin-left: 0.5in; margin-right: 0.5in;">
+ <table border="0" summary="Warning">
+ <tr>
+ <td rowspan="2" align="center" valign="top" width="25"><img alt="[Warning]" src="warning.png"></td>
+ <th align="left"></th>
+ </tr>
+ <tr>
+ <td align="left" valign="top">
+ <p>Editing other things can leave you with an unbootable system. Please don't just try something without knowing what you are
+ doing.
+ </p>
+ </td>
+ </tr>
+ </table>
+ </div>
+
+ <p>Add some text</p>
+
+ <p>........</p>
+
+ <p>........</p>
+
</div>
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+++ b/setupBootloaderBeginner.html
@@ -2,23 +2,23 @@
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<meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8">
- <title>Bootloader main options</title>
+ <title>Bootloader main options (old page)</title>
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- <div lang="" class="section" title="Bootloader main options">
+ <div lang="" class="section" title="Bootloader main options (old page)">
<div class="titlepage">
<div>
<div>
<h2 class="title"><a name="setupBootloaderBeginner"></a>Bootloader main
- options
+ options (old page)
</h2>
</div>
</div>
@@ -46,192 +46,28 @@
-
-
-
- <p><a name="setupBootloaderBeginner-pa1"></a>If you prefer
- different bootloader settings to those chosen automatically by the
- installer, you can change them here.
- </p>
-
- <p><a name="setupBootloaderBeginner-pa2"></a>You may already have
- another operating system on your machine, in which case you need to decide
- whether to add Mageia to your existing bootloader, or allow Mageia to create
- a new one.
- </p>
-
- <div class="tip" title="Tip" style="margin-left: 0.5in; margin-right: 0.5in;">
- <table border="0" summary="Tip">
+
+ <div class="warning" title="Warning" style="margin-left: 0.5in; margin-right: 0.5in;">
+ <table border="0" summary="Warning">
<tr>
- <td rowspan="2" align="center" valign="top" width="25"><img alt="[Tip]" src="tip.png"></td>
+ <td rowspan="2" align="center" valign="top" width="25"><img alt="[Warning]" src="warning.png"></td>
<th align="left"></th>
</tr>
<tr>
<td align="left" valign="top">
-
- <p><a name="setupBootloaderBeginner-pa3"></a>The Mageia
- graphical menu is nice :)
+
+ <p>This page was moved to
+ <a class="xref" href="setupBootloader.html" title="Bootloader main options">the section called &#8220;Bootloader main
+ options&#8221;</a> because that page has the filename the help button in the '''Bootloader main options''' screen in installer links to.
</p>
-
+
</td>
</tr>
</table>
</div>
-
- <div class="section" title="Using the Mageia bootloader">
- <div class="titlepage">
- <div>
- <div>
- <h3 class="title"><a name="usingMageiaBootloader"></a>Using the Mageia
- bootloader
- </h3>
- </div>
- </div>
- </div>
-
-
-
- <p><a name="setupBootloaderBeginner-pa4"></a>By default Mageia
- writes a new GRUB bootloader into the MBR (Master Boot Record) of your
- first hard drive. If you already have other operating systems installed,
- Mageia attempts to add them to your new Mageia boot menu.
- </p>
-
-
- <p><a name="setupBootloaderBeginner-pa5"></a>This works
- correctly in the majority of cases for Linux and
- <span class="application">Windows<sup>&reg;</sup></span>
- systems.
- </p>
-
-
- <div class="warning" title="Warning" style="margin-left: 0.5in; margin-right: 0.5in;">
- <table border="0" summary="Warning">
- <tr>
- <td rowspan="2" align="center" valign="top" width="25"><img alt="[Warning]" src="warning.png"></td>
- <th align="left"></th>
- </tr>
- <tr>
- <td align="left" valign="top">
-
- <p><a name="setupBootloaderBeginner-pa6"></a>Linux systems
- which use the GRUB2 bootloader (e.g. more recent Debian/Ubuntu
- derivatives) are not currently supported and will not be recognised. One
- possible solution for this is to follow the steps explained here <a class="xref" href="setupBootloaderExpert.html#addingGRUB2system" title="Adding a GRUB2 based system manually">the section called &#8220;Adding a GRUB2 based system
- manually&#8221;</a> before installing Mageia next to such a
- system, however there is no guarantee.
- </p>
-
-
- <p><a name="setupBootloaderBeginner-pa6a"></a>If you are
- already installing Mageia without having taken those steps, (and do not
- already know the GRUB2 version and/or it's root partition) then install
- the Mageia bootloader in the root partition for now (see next section),
- and inspect your GRUB2 based system after rebooting at the end of the
- installation. Note that you will not yet be able to boot Mageia, however
- you will be able to use the Mageia install DVD to perform a quick
- "upgrade install" at a later date to correctly install the bootloader to
- the MBR.
- </p>
-
- </td>
- </tr>
- </table>
- </div>
-
- </div>
-
-
- <div class="section" title="Using an existing bootloader">
- <div class="titlepage">
- <div>
- <div>
- <h3 class="title"><a name="usingExistingBootloader"></a>Using an
- existing bootloader
- </h3>
- </div>
- </div>
- </div>
-
-
-
- <p><a name="setupBootloaderBeginner-pa46"></a>If you decide to
- use an existing bootloader then you will need to remember to STOP at the
- summary page during the installation and click the Bootloader
- <span class="guibutton">Configure</span> button, which will allow you to change
- the bootloader install location.
- </p>
-
-
- <p><a name="setupBootloaderBeginner-pa47"></a>Do not select a
- device e.g."sda", or you will overwrite your existing MBR. You must select
- the root partition that you chose during the partitioning phase earlier
- e.g. sda7.
- </p>
-
-
- <p><a name="setupBootloaderBeginner-pa48"></a>To be clear, sda
- is a device, sda7 is a partition.
- </p>
-
-
- <div class="tip" title="Tip" style="margin-left: 0.5in; margin-right: 0.5in;">
- <table border="0" summary="Tip">
- <tr>
- <td rowspan="2" align="center" valign="top" width="25"><img alt="[Tip]" src="tip.png"></td>
- <th align="left"></th>
- </tr>
- <tr>
- <td align="left" valign="top">
-
- <p><a name="setupBootloaderBeginner-pa48a"></a>Go to tty2
- with Ctrl+Alt+F2 and type <code class="literal">df</code> to check where your
- <code class="literal">/</code> (root) partition is. Ctrl+Alt+F7 takes you back to
- the installer screen.
- </p>
-
- </td>
- </tr>
- </table>
- </div>
-
-
- <p><a name="setupBootloaderBeginner-pa49"></a>The exact
- procedure for adding your Mageia system to an existing bootloader is
- beyond the scope of this help, however in most cases it will involve
- running the relevant bootloader installation program which should detect
- and add it automatically. See the documentation for the operating system
- in question.
- </p>
-
- </div>
-
-
- <div class="section" title="Bootloader advanced option">
- <div class="titlepage">
- <div>
- <div>
- <h3 class="title"><a name="advancedOptionBootloader"></a>Bootloader
- advanced option
- </h3>
- </div>
- </div>
- </div>
-
-
-
- <p><a name="setupBootloaderBeginner-pa52"></a>If you have very
- limited disk space for the <code class="literal">/</code> partition that contains
- <code class="literal">/tmp</code>, click on <span class="guibutton">Advanced</span> and
- check the box for <span class="guilabel">Clean /tmp at each boot</span>. This helps
- to maintain some free space.
- </p>
-
- </div>
-
</div>
</body>
</html>
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index 80abe30..c27f941 100644
--- a/setupBootloaderExpert.html
+++ b/setupBootloaderExpert.html
@@ -6,8 +6,8 @@
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- <link rel="next" href="setupYabootGeneral.html" title="setupYabootGeneral"><style xmlns="http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/transitional" type="text/css">
+ <link rel="prev" href="setupBootloaderBeginner.html" title="Bootloader main options (old page)">
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+
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+
<p><a name="setupBootloaderExpert-pa1"></a>If you haven't done so
- yet, please read <a class="xref" href="setupBootloaderBeginner.html" title="Bootloader main options">the section called &#8220;Bootloader main
+ yet, please read <a class="xref" href="setupBootloader.html" title="Bootloader main options">the section called &#8220;Bootloader main
options&#8221;</a> first.
</p>
@@ -316,7 +317,7 @@
<p><a name="setupBootloaderExpert-pa49a"></a>If you didn't read
the general part about using an existing bootloader yet, do so now. See
- <a class="xref" href="setupBootloaderBeginner.html#usingExistingBootloader" title="Using an existing bootloader">the section called &#8220;Using an
+ <a class="xref" href="setupBootloader.html#usingExistingBootloader" title="Using an existing bootloader">the section called &#8220;Using an
existing bootloader&#8221;</a></p>
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index 4b7f3c9..92695f8 100644
--- a/setupX.html
+++ b/setupX.html
@@ -2,23 +2,23 @@
<head>
<meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8">
- <title>Set up X, graphic card and monitor configuration</title>
+ <title>Set up X, graphic card and monitor configuration (old page)</title>
<meta name="generator" content="DocBook XSL Stylesheets V1.75.2">
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+ <link rel="prev" href="configureX_monitor.html" title="Choose a Monitor">
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- <div lang="" class="section" title="Set up X, graphic card and monitor configuration">
+ <div lang="" class="section" title="Set up X, graphic card and monitor configuration (old page)">
<div class="titlepage">
<div>
<div>
<h2 class="title"><a name="setupX"></a>Set up X, graphic card and monitor
- configuration
+ configuration (old page)
</h2>
</div>
</div>
@@ -42,88 +42,26 @@
- <p><a name="setupX-pa1"></a>No matter which graphical environment
- (also known as desktop environment) you chose for this install of
- <span class="application">Mageia</span>, they are all based on a graphical user
- interface system called <acronym class="acronym">X Window System</acronym>, or simply
- <acronym class="acronym">X</acronym>. So in order for <acronym class="acronym">KDE</acronym>,
- <acronym class="acronym">Gnome</acronym>, <acronym class="acronym">LXDE</acronym> or any other graphical
- environment to work well, the following <acronym class="acronym">X</acronym> settings need
- to be correct. Choose the correct settings if you can see that
- <span class="application">DrakX</span> didn't make a choice, or if you think the
- choice is incorrect.
- </p>
-
-
- <div class="itemizedlist">
- <ul class="itemizedlist">
- <li class="listitem">
-
- <p><a name="setupX-pa2"></a><span class="emphasis"><em><span class="guibutton">Graphic
- card</span></em></span>: Choose your card from the list if
- needed.
- </p>
-
- </li>
- <li class="listitem">
-
- <p><a name="setupX-pa3"></a><span class="emphasis"><em><span class="guibutton">Monitor</span></em></span>:
- You can choose <span class="guilabel">Plug'n Play</span> when applicable, or
- choose your monitor from the <span class="guilabel">Vendor</span> or
- <span class="guilabel">Generic</span> list. Choose <span class="guilabel">Custom</span> if
- you prefer to manually set the horizontal and vertical refresh rates of
- your monitor.
- </p>
-
-
- <div class="warning" title="Warning" style="margin-left: 0.5in; margin-right: 0.5in;">
- <table border="0" summary="Warning">
- <tr>
- <td rowspan="2" align="center" valign="top" width="25"><img alt="[Warning]" src="warning.png"></td>
- <th align="left"></th>
- </tr>
- <tr>
- <td align="left" valign="top">
-
- <p><a name="setupX-pa3a"></a>Incorrect refresh rates may
- damage your monitor
- </p>
-
- </td>
- </tr>
- </table>
- </div>
-
- </li>
- <li class="listitem">
-
- <p><a name="setupX-pa4"></a><span class="emphasis"><em><span class="guibutton">Resolution</span></em></span>:
- Set the desired resolution and color depth of your monitor here.
- </p>
-
- </li>
- <li class="listitem">
-
- <p><a name="setupX-pa5"></a><span class="emphasis"><em><span class="guibutton">Test</span></em></span>:
- The test button does not always appear during install. If the button is
- there, you can control your settings by pressing it. If you see a
- question asking you whether your settings are correct, you can answer
- "yes", and the settings will be kept. If you don't see anything, you'll
- return to the configuration screen and be able to reconfigure everything
- until the test is good. <span class="emphasis"><em>Make sure your settings are on the
- safe side if the test button isn't available</em></span></p>
-
- </li>
- <li class="listitem">
-
- <p><a name="setupX-pa6"></a><span class="emphasis"><em><span class="guibutton">Options</span></em></span>:
- Here you can choose to enable or disable various options.
- </p>
-
- </li>
- </ul>
+ <div class="warning" title="Warning" style="margin-left: 0.5in; margin-right: 0.5in;">
+ <table border="0" summary="Warning">
+ <tr>
+ <td rowspan="2" align="center" valign="top" width="25"><img alt="[Warning]" src="warning.png"></td>
+ <th align="left"></th>
+ </tr>
+ <tr>
+ <td align="left" valign="top">
+
+ <p>This page was moved to
+ <a class="xref" href="configureX_chooser.html" title="Graphic Card and Monitor Configuration">the section called &#8220;Graphic Card and Monitor
+ Configuration&#8221;</a> because that page has the filename the help button in the '''Graphic Card and Monitor Configuration''' screen in installer
+ links to.
+ </p>
+
+ </td>
+ </tr>
+ </table>
</div>
-
+
</div>
</body>
</html>