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                  <h2 class="title"><a name="setupBootloader"></a>Bootloader main
                         options
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         <p><a name="setupBootloader-pa1"></a>If you prefer
            different bootloader settings to those chosen automatically by the
              installer, you can change them here.
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         <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.
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                     <p><a name="setupBootloader-pa3"></a>The Mageia
                            graphical menu is nice :)
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         <div class="section" title="Using the Mageia bootloader">
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                     <h3 class="title"><a name="usingMageiaBootloader"></a>Using the Mageia
                              bootloader
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            <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.
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            <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.
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                        <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.
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                        <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.
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         <div class="section" title="Using an existing bootloader">
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                     <h3 class="title"><a name="usingExistingBootloader"></a>Using an
                              existing bootloader
                     </h3>
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            <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.
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            <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.
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            <p><a name="setupBootloader-pa48"></a>To be clear, sda
                   is a device, sda7 is a partition.
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                        <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.
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            <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.
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         <div class="section" title="Bootloader advanced option">
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                     <h3 class="title"><a name="advancedOptionBootloader"></a>Bootloader
                              advanced option
                     </h3>
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            <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.
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