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diff --git a/installer.html b/installer.html new file mode 100644 index 0000000..9091a20 --- /dev/null +++ b/installer.html @@ -0,0 +1,208 @@ +<html> + <head> + <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8"> + + <title>DrakX, the Mageia installer</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="index.html" title="Installation with DrakX"> + <link rel="next" href="selectLanguage.html" title="Please choose a language to use"><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="DrakX, the Mageia installer"> + <div class="titlepage"> + <div> + <div> + <h2 class="title"><a name="installer"></a>DrakX, the Mageia installer + </h2> + </div> + </div> + </div> + + + + + + + + + + + <p>Whether you are new to GNU-Linux or an experienced user, the Mageia + installer is designed to help make your installation or upgrade as easy as + possible. + </p> + + + + + <p>The initial menu screen has various options, however the default one + will start the installer, which will normally be all that you will + need. + </p> + + + + + <p>If there are problems during install, then it may be necessary to use + special installation options, see <a class="xref" href="installer.html#installationOptions" title="Installation options">the section called “Installation options”</a>. + </p> + + + <div class="section" title="The installation steps"> + <div class="titlepage"> + <div> + <div> + <h3 class="title"><a name="installationSteps"></a>The installation steps + </h3> + </div> + </div> + </div> + + + + <p>The install process is divided into [a series] of steps, which can + be followed on the side panel of the screen. + </p> + + + <p>Each step has one or more screens which may also have + <span class="guibutton">Advanced</span> buttons with extra, less commonly + required, options. + </p> + + + <p>Most screens have <span class="guibutton">help</span> buttons which give + further explanations about the current step. + </p> + + </div> + + + <div class="section" title="Installation options"> + <div class="titlepage"> + <div> + <div> + <h3 class="title"><a name="installationOptions"></a>Installation options + </h3> + </div> + </div> + </div> + + + + <p>If the installation fails then it may be necessary to try again by + using one of the extra options available by hitting the F1 key (Help) see + <a class="xref" href="installer.html#dx-welcome" title="Figure 1. Very First Installation Welcome Screen">Figure 1, “Very First Installation Welcome + Screen”</a></p> + + + <p>This will open the following text based help.</p> + + + + + <div class="section" title="Installation problems and possible solutions"> + <div class="titlepage"> + <div> + <div> + <h4 class="title"><a name="installationProblems"></a>Installation problems and + possible solutions + </h4> + </div> + </div> + </div> + + + + <div class="section" title="No graphical interface"> + <div class="titlepage"> + <div> + <div> + <h5 class="title"><a name="noX"></a>No graphical interface + </h5> + </div> + </div> + </div> + + + + <div class="itemizedlist"> + <ul class="itemizedlist"> + <li class="listitem"> + + <p>After the initial screen you did not reach the language + selection screen. This can happen with some graphic cards and + older systems. Try using low resolution by typing "vgalo" at the + prompt. + </p> + + </li> + <li class="listitem"> + + <p>If the hardware is very old, a graphical installation may be + impossible. In this case it is worth trying a text mode + installation. To use this, type <code class="code">text</code> at the prompt. + <span class="emphasis"><em>Note: this mode may not work in Mageia + 2.</em></span></p> + + </li> + </ul> + </div> + + </div> + + + <div class="section" title="Install freezes"> + <div class="titlepage"> + <div> + <div> + <h5 class="title"><a name="installFreezes"></a>Install freezes + </h5> + </div> + </div> + </div> + + + + <p>If the system appears to freeze during the installation, this + may be a problem with hardware detection. In this case the automatic + detection of hardware may be bypassed and dealt with later. To try + this, type "noauto" at the prompt. This option may also be combined + with the previous options if necessary. + </p> + + </div> + + + <div class="section" title="Kernel options"> + <div class="titlepage"> + <div> + <div> + <h5 class="title"><a name="kernelOptions"></a>Kernel options + </h5> + </div> + </div> + </div> + + + + <p>These will rarely be needed, but in some cases the hardware may + report the available RAM incorrectly. To specify this manually, you + can use the mem=xxxM parameter, where xxx is the correct amount of + RAM. e.g. "mem=256M" would specify 256MB of RAM. + </p> + + </div> + + </div> + + </div> + + </div> + </body> +</html> |