From 3cf598bf83d504e8a3ddf6ff6cf3e76fe3d7832f Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Kamil Rytarowski <kamil@mageia.org>
Date: Wed, 25 Apr 2012 08:25:05 +0000
Subject: - new version (2012-04-25)

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 setupBootloaderBeginner.html | 195 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++-----
 1 file changed, 176 insertions(+), 19 deletions(-)

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diff --git a/setupBootloaderBeginner.html b/setupBootloaderBeginner.html
index 9088209..ffb22ef 100644
--- a/setupBootloaderBeginner.html
+++ b/setupBootloaderBeginner.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="setupX.html" title="Set up X, graphic card and monitor configuration">
-      <link rel="next" href="misc-params.html" title="Summary of miscellaneous parameters"><style xmlns="http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/transitional" type="text/css">
+      <link rel="next" href="setupBootloaderExpert.html" title="Bootloader expert 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 }
@@ -32,30 +32,44 @@
            
          
            
-         <p><a name="setupBootloaderBeginner-pa1"></a>If you don't like
-              the bootloader settings chosen by DrakX, you can change them here.
+         
+           
+         
+           
+         
+           
+         
+           
+         
+           
+         
+           
+         
+           
+         <p><a name="setupBootloaderBeginner-pa1"></a>If you prefer
+            different bootloader settings to those chosen automatically by DrakX, you
+              can change them here.
          </p>
          
            
-         <p><a name="setupBootloaderBeginner-pa2"></a>For instance if you
-            have several Linux installs on your system and don't want to squeeze all of
-              their bootloaders into the MBR (Master Boot Record), you can choose to put
-              the bootloader at the beginning of your new <code class="literal">/</code> partition
-              and chainload into it from the bootloader of another Linux install
+         <p><a name="setupBootloaderBeginner-pa2"></a>You may already have
+              another Linux operating system on your machine, in which case you need to
+              decide whether to add Mageia to your existing boot loader, or allow Mageia
+              to create a new one.
          </p>
          
            
-         <div class="warning" title="Warning" style="margin-left: 0.5in; margin-right: 0.5in;">
-            <table border="0" summary="Warning">
+         <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="[Warning]" src="warning.png"></td>
-                  <th align="left">Warning</th>
+                  <td rowspan="2" align="center" valign="top" width="25"><img alt="[Tip]" src="tip.png"></td>
+                  <th align="left">Tip</th>
                </tr>
                <tr>
                   <td align="left" valign="top">
                          
-                     <p><a name="setupBootloaderBeginner-pa3"></a>WRITE TIP OR
-                            WARNING ABOUT CHAINLOADING AND GRUB 2
+                     <p><a name="setupBootloaderBeginner-pa3"></a>The Mageia
+                            graphical menu is nice :)
                      </p>
                        
                   </td>
@@ -64,11 +78,154 @@
          </div>
          
            
-         <p><a name="setupBootloaderBeginner-pa4"></a>If you have very
-              limited disk space, it may be helpful if you click on
-              <span class="guibutton">Advanced</span> and check the box for <span class="guilabel">Clean /tmp
-                 at each boot</span>. This may help you maintain some free space.
-         </p>
+         <div class="section" title="Using the Mageia boot loader">
+            <div class="titlepage">
+               <div>
+                  <div>
+                     <h3 class="title"><a name="usingMageiaBootloader"></a>Using the Mageia boot
+                              loader
+                     </h3>
+                  </div>
+               </div>
+            </div>
+                
+            
+                
+            <p><a name="setupBootloaderBeginner-pa4"></a>By default Mageia
+                   writes a new GRUB boot loader 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 Windows 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">Warning</th>
+                  </tr>
+                  <tr>
+                     <td align="left" valign="top">
+                              
+                        <p><a name="setupBootloaderBeginner-pa6"></a>Linux systems
+                                 which use the GRUB2 boot loader (predominately 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 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 boot loader">
+            <div class="titlepage">
+               <div>
+                  <div>
+                     <h3 class="title"><a name="usingExistingBootloader"></a>Using an
+                              existing boot loader
+                     </h3>
+                  </div>
+               </div>
+            </div>
+                
+            
+                
+            <p><a name="setupBootloaderBeginner-pa46"></a>If you decide to
+                   use an existing boot loader then you will need to remember to STOP at the
+                   summary page during the installation and click the <span class="guibutton">Boot
+                      Loader</span> button, which will allow you to change the boot loader
+                   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">Tip</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 boot loader is
+                   beyond the scope of this help, however in most cases it will involve
+                   running the relevant boot loader installation program which should detect
+                   and add it automatically. See the documentation for the operating system
+                   in question.
+            </p>
+              
+         </div>
+         
+           
+         <div class="section" title="Boot loader advanced option">
+            <div class="titlepage">
+               <div>
+                  <div>
+                     <h3 class="title"><a name="advancedOptionBootloader"></a>Boot loader 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>
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