Uninstalling Mageia

We call a media here a ISO image file that allows to install - and/or update Mageia and by extension any physical support where the ISO - file is copied. +

Here, a medium (plural: media) is an ISO image file that allows you to install + and/or update Mageia and by extension any physical support the ISO + file is copied to.

Boot-only CDs media +

Boot-only CD media

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Each one is a small image that contains no more than that - which is needed to start the drakx installer and find the ISO file - to continue and complete the install. These ISO files may be on - the PC hard disk, on a local drive, on a local network or on the + which is needed to start the drakx installer and find + drakx-installer-stage2 and other packages that are needed to + continue and complete the install. These packages may be on the + PC hard disk, on a local drive, on a local network or on the Internet.

These media are very light (less than 100 Mo) and are - convenient when bandwidth is too low to download a full DVD, PC - without DVD drive or PC that can't boot on a USB stick. +

These media are very light (less than 100 MB) and are + convenient when bandwidth is too low to download a full DVD, a PC + without a DVD drive or a PC that can't boot from a USB stick.

Different media for architecture 32 or 64 bits.

Different media for 32 or 64 bit architectures.

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Contains only free software, for people who refuse non free +
Contains only free software, for those people who refuse to use non-free software.
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  Contains non free software (mostly drivers, codecs...) for +
  Contains non-free software (mostly drivers, codecs...) for people who need it.
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Media downloading and checking +

Downloading and Checking Media

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Once you have chosen your ISO file, you can download it either - using http or BitTorrent. In both cases, a window give you some - information, like the used mirror and the possibility to change if the - bandwidth is to low. If http is chosen, you can also see something +

Once you have chosen your ISO file, you can download it using + either http or BitTorrent. In both cases, a window gives you some + information, such as the mirror in use and the possibility to change if the + bandwidth is to low. If http is chosen, you may also see something like

md5sum and sha1sum are tools to check your ISO integrity. Use only +

md5sum and sha1sum are tools to check the ISO integrity. Use only one of them. Both hexadecimal numbers have been calculated by an - algorithm from the file to be downloaded. If you ask this algorithm to - calculate again this number from your downloaded file, either you have + algorithm from the file to be downloaded. When you ask these algorithms to + recalculate this number from your downloaded file, either you have the same number and your downloaded file is correct, or the number is - different and you met a failure. Then this window appears: + different and you have a failure. A failure infers that you should retry + the download.Then this window appears:

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The checked ISO can now be burned on a CD or DVD or dumped on a USB - stick. These operations are not a simple copy and aim at make a boot-able - media. +

The checked ISO can now be burned to a CD or DVD or dumped to a USB + stick. These operations are not a simple copy and aim to make a boot-able + medium.

Burn the ISO on a CD/DVD +

Burning the ISO to a CD/DVD

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Use whatever burner you want but ensure the burning device is set - correctly to burn an image, burn data or files is not correct. - More information in the Mageia wiki. +

Use whatever burner you wish but ensure the burning device is set + correctly to burn an image, burn data or files is not correct. + There is more information in the Mageia wiki.

Dump the ISO on a USB stick +

Dump the ISO to a USB stick

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All Mageia ISOs are hybrid, which means you can 'dump' them on a - USB stick and use it to boot and install the system. +

All Mageia ISOs are hybrids, which means you can 'dump' them to a + USB stick and then use it to boot and install the system.

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"dumping" an image onto a flash device destroys any prior - file-system in the partition; any data will be lost and partition +

"dumping" an image onto a flash device destroys any previous + file-system on the device; any other data will be lost and the partition capacity will be reduced to the image size.

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To recover the original capacity, you have to format the USB - stick. -

To recover the original capacity, you must re-format the USB stick.

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Become root with the command su - (don't forget the final - -) +

Become root with the command su - (don't forget the final '-' )

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Plug your USB stick (do not mount it, that means do not open - any application or file manager that read it) +

Plug your USB stick (do not mount it, this also means do not open + any application or file manager that could access or read it)

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(x)=your device name eg: /dev/sdc Example: # dd - if=/home/user/Downloads/Mageia-4-x86_64-DVD.iso of=/dev/sdb - bs=1M

Where X=your device name eg: /dev/sdc

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Example: # dd if=/home/user/Downloads/Mageia-4-x86_64-DVD.iso + of=/dev/sdb bs=1M

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Using Windows +

Using Windows

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You can try:

You could try:

- Rufus

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Mageia Installation +

Mageia Installation

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More information, is available in the Mageia wiki. +

More information is available in the Mageia wiki.

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Media
Media downloading and checking
Downloading and Checking Media
Burn or dump the ISO
Mageia Installation
Mageia Installation

DrakX, the Mageia Installer

The installation steps

Installation Problems and + Possible Solutions

Please choose a language to use

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Howto

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Installation Problems and + Possible Solutions +

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Installation Problems and - Possible Solutions +

No Graphical Interface

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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. +
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If the hardware is very old, a graphical + installation may not be possible. In this case it is worth trying + a text mode installation. To use this hit ESC at the first welcome + screen and confirm with ENTER. You will be presented with a black + screen with the word "boot:". Type "text" and hit ENTER. Now + continue with the installation in text mode. +
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No Graphical Interface -

The Install Freezes +

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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. -
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If the hardware is very old, a graphical - installation may not be possible. In this case it is worth trying - a text mode installation. To use this hit ESC at the first welcome - screen and confirm with ENTER. You will be presented with a black - screen with the word "boot:". Type "text" and hit ENTER. Now - continue with the installation in text mode. -
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If the system appeared 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 other options as necessary. +

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The Install Freezes -

RAM problem +

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If the system appeared 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 other options as necessary. -

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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. +

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RAM problem -

Dynamic partitions +

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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. -

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If you converted your hard disk from "basic" format to "dynamic" + format on Microsoft Windows, you must know that it is impossible to + install Mageia on this disc. To go back to a basic disk, see the + Microsoft documentation: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc776315.aspx. +

Dynamic partitions -

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If you converted your hard disk from "basic" format to "dynamic" - format on Microsoft Windows, you must know that it is impossible to - install Mageia on this disc. To go back to a basic disk, see the - Microsoft documentation: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc776315.aspx. -

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Uninstalling Mageia +

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Howto +

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If Mageia didn't convince you or you can't install it correctly, in + short you want get rid of it. That is your right and Mageia also gives you + the possibility to uninstall. This is not true for every operating + system. +

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After your data backup, reboot your installation Mageia DVD and select Rescue + system, then, Restore Windows boot loader. At the next boot, you will only + have Windows with no option to choose your operating system. +

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To recover the space used by Mageia partitions on Windows, click on + Start -> Control Panel -> Administrative Tools -> Computer + Management -> Storage -> Disk Management to access to the + partition management. You will recognize the Mageia partition because they + are labeled Unknown, and also by their size and place + in the disk. Right click on each of these partitions and select + Delete. The space will be freed. +

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If you are using Windows XP, you can create a new partition and format it (FAT32 + or NTFS). It will get a partition letter. +

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If you have Vista or 7, you have one more possibility, you can + extend the existing partition that is at the left of the freed space. + There are other partitioning tools that can be used, such as gparted, + available for both windows and linux. As always, when changing partitions, + be very careful, and make sure all important things have been backed + up. +

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