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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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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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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. +

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