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-<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?><section xmlns="http://docbook.org/ns/docbook" xmlns:ns5="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xmlns:ns42="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" xmlns:ns4="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" xmlns:ns3="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" xmlns:ns="http://docbook.org/ns/docbook" version="5.0" xml:id="setupBootloader">
+<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?><section xmlns="http://docbook.org/ns/docbook" xmlns:ns="http://docbook.org/ns/docbook" xmlns:ns3="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" xmlns:ns4="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" xmlns:ns42="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" xmlns:ns5="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" version="5.0" xml:id="setupBootloader">
<!---->
-
<!--Lebarhon 2015 07 04 Project for Mageia 5. The UEFI and BIOS systems are so different I think it is better to split the page
Lebarhon 2016 12 16 updated for Mageia 6. 20170209 updated SC-->
-
<info>
<title xml:id="setupBootloader-ti1">Bootloader main options</title>
</info>
-
<section>
<title>Bootloader interface</title>
-
<para>By default, Mageia uses exclusively:</para>
-
<itemizedlist>
<listitem>
- <para>Grub2 (with or without graphical menu) for a Legacy/MBR or
+ <para>GRUB2 (with or without graphical menu) for a Legacy/MBR or
Legacy/GPT system</para>
</listitem>
-
<listitem>
- <para>Grub2-efi for a UEFI system.</para>
+ <para>GRUB2-efi for a UEFI system.</para>
</listitem>
</itemizedlist>
-
<tip>
<para>The Mageia graphical menus are nice :)</para>
</tip>
-
<section>
- <title>Grub2 on Legacy/MBR and Legacy/GPT systems</title>
-
+ <title>GRUB2 on Legacy/MBR and Legacy/GPT systems</title>
<mediaobject>
<imageobject condition="classical">
<imagedata fileref="dx2-setupBootloader.png" align="center"/>
</imageobject>
-
<imageobject condition="live">
<imagedata xml:id="setupBootloader-im1" fileref="live-setupBootloader.png"/>
</imageobject>
</mediaobject>
-
- <para>Don't modify the "Boot Device" unless you really know what you are
- doing.</para>
+ <para>Don't modify the <emphasis role="bold">Boot Device</emphasis>
+ unless you really know what you are doing.</para>
</section>
-
<section>
- <title>Grub2-efi on UEFI systems</title>
-
- <para>With an UEFI system, the user interface is slightly different as
- you cannot choose between with or without graphical menu</para>
-
+ <title>GRUB2-efi on UEFI systems</title>
+ <para>With a UEFI system, the user interface is slightly different as you cannot choose between the <emphasis role="bold">with</emphasis> or
+ <emphasis role="bold">without graphical menu</emphasis> options.</para>
<mediaobject>
<imageobject condition="classical">
<imagedata fileref="dx2-setupBootloader2.png" align="center"/>
</imageobject>
-
<imageobject condition="live">
<imagedata fileref="live-setupBootloader2.png"/>
</imageobject>
</mediaobject>
-
<para>If Mageia is the only system installed on your computer, the
- installer created an ESP (EFI System Partition) to receive the
- bootloader (Grub2-efi). If there are already UEFI operating systems
- installed on your computer (Windows 8 for example), the Mageia installer
- detects the existing ESP created by Windows and adds grub2-efi. Although
- it is possible to have several ESPs, only one is advised and enough
+ installer created an ESP (EFI System Partition) to house the bootloader
+ (GRUB2-efi). If there are already UEFI operating systems installed on
+ your computer (Windows 8 for example), the Mageia installer detects the
+ existing ESP created by Windows and adds GRUB2-efi. Although it is
+ possible to have several ESPs, only one is required (and advised),
whatever the number of operating systems you have.</para>
-
- <para>Don't modify the "Boot Device" unless you really know what you are
- doing.</para>
+ <para>Don't modify the <emphasis role="bold">Boot Device</emphasis>
+ unless you really know what you are doing.</para>
</section>
</section>
-
<section>
<title xml:id="setupMageiaBootloader">Using a Mageia bootloader</title>
-
- <para>By default, according to your system, Mageia writes a new:</para>
-
+ <para>By default, and according to your system, Mageia writes one of the
+ following:</para>
<itemizedlist>
<listitem>
- <para>GRUB2 bootloader either into the MBR (Master Boot Record) of
+ <para>a GRUB2 bootloader either into the MBR (Master Boot Record) of
your first hard drive or in the BIOS boot partition.</para>
</listitem>
-
<listitem>
- <para>Grub2-efi bootloader into the ESP</para>
+ <para>a GRUB2-efi bootloader into the ESP</para>
</listitem>
</itemizedlist>
-
<para>If you already have other operating systems installed, Mageia
attempts to add them to your new Mageia boot menu. If you don't want this
- behaviour, click on <guibutton>Next</guibutton> and then uncheck the box
- <guilabel>Probe Foreign OS</guilabel></para>
-
+ behaviour, click on <guibutton>Next</guibutton> and then untick the
+ <emphasis role="bold">Probe Foreign OS </emphasis>option </para>
<mediaobject>
<imageobject condition="classical">
<imagedata align="center" fileref="dx2-setupBootloader3.png"/>
</imageobject>
-
<imageobject condition="live">
<imagedata fileref="live-setupBootloader3.png" align="center"/>
</imageobject>
</mediaobject>
</section>
-
<section>
<title>Using an existing bootloader</title>
-
<para>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.</para>
+ bootloader is beyond the scope of this documentation, 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.</para>
</section>
-
<section>
<title xml:id="setupChainLoading">Using chain loading</title>
-
- <para>If you don't want a bootable Mageia, but to chain load it from
+ <para>If you don't want a bootable Mageia, but to chain-load it from
another OS, click on <guibutton>Next</guibutton>, then on
- <guibutton>Advanced</guibutton> and Check the box <guilabel>Do not touch
+ <guibutton>Advanced</guibutton> and tick the box <guilabel>Do not touch
ESP or MBR</guilabel>.</para>
-
<mediaobject>
<imageobject condition="classical">
<imagedata fileref="dx2-setupBootloader4.png" align="center"/>
</imageobject>
-
<imageobject condition="live">
<imagedata fileref="live-setupBootloader4.png" align="center"/>
</imageobject>
</mediaobject>
-
<para>You will get a warning that the bootloader is missing, ignore it by
clicking <guibutton>OK</guibutton>.</para>
-
<mediaobject>
<imageobject>
<imagedata fileref="live-setupBootloader5.png"/>
</imageobject>
</mediaobject>
</section>
-
<section>
<title>Options</title>
-
<section>
<title>First page</title>
-
- <para><itemizedlist>
- <listitem>
- <para><guilabel>Delay before booting the default image</guilabel>:
- This text box lets you set a delay in seconds before the default
- operating system is started up.</para>
- </listitem>
-
- <listitem>
- <para><guilabel>Security</guilabel>: This allows you to set a
+ <para><itemizedlist><listitem><para><guilabel>Delay before booting the default image</guilabel>:
+ This lets you set a delay in seconds before the default operating
+ system is started up.</para></listitem><listitem><para><guilabel>Security</guilabel>: This allows you to set a
password for the bootloader. This means a username and password
- will be asked at the boot time to select a booting entry or change
- settings. The username is "root" and the password is the one
- chosen here after.</para>
- </listitem>
-
- <listitem>
- <para><guilabel>Password</guilabel>: This text box is where you
- actually put the password</para>
- </listitem>
-
- <listitem>
- <para><guilabel>Password (again)</guilabel>: Retype the password
- and Drakx will check that it matches with the one set
- above.</para>
- </listitem>
-
- <listitem>
- <para><guilabel>Advanced</guilabel></para>
-
- <itemizedlist>
- <listitem>
- <para><guilabel>Enable ACPI:</guilabel> ACPI (Advanced
- Configuration and Power Interface) is a standard for the power
- management. It can save energy by stopping unused devices,
- this was the method used before APM. Unchecking it could be
- useful if, for example, your computer does not support ACPI or
- if you think the ACPI implementation might cause some problems
- (for instance random reboots or system lockups).</para>
- </listitem>
-
- <listitem>
- <para><guilabel>Enable SMP</guilabel>: This option enables /
- disables symmetric multiprocessing for multi core
- processors.</para>
- </listitem>
-
- <listitem>
- <para><guilabel>Enable APIC</guilabel>: Enabling or disabling
- this gives the operating system access to the Advanced
- Programmable Interrupt Controller. APIC devices permit more
- complex priority models, and Advanced IRQ (Interrupt Request)
- management.</para>
- </listitem>
-
- <listitem>
- <para><guilabel>Enable Local APIC</guilabel>: Here you can set
- local APIC, which manages all external interrupts for a
- specific processor in an SMP system.</para>
- </listitem>
- </itemizedlist>
- </listitem>
- </itemizedlist></para>
+ will be required when booting to select a booting entry or change
+ settings. The username is <emphasis role="bold">root</emphasis> and the password is the one chosen here-after.</para></listitem><listitem><para><guilabel>Password</guilabel>: Choose a password for the
+ bootloader.</para></listitem><listitem><para><guilabel>Password (again)</guilabel>: Retype the password
+ and DrakX will check that it matches with the one above.</para></listitem><listitem><para><guilabel>Advanced</guilabel></para><itemizedlist><listitem><para><guilabel>Enable ACPI:</guilabel> ACPI (Advanced
+ Configuration and Power Interface) is a standard for power
+ management. It can save energy by stopping unused devices.
+ Deselecting it could be useful if, for example, your computer
+ does not support ACPI or if you think the ACPI implementation
+ might cause some problems (for instance random reboots or
+ system lockups).</para></listitem><listitem><para><guilabel>Enable SMP</guilabel>: This option
+ enables/disables symmetric multiprocessing for multi core
+ processors.</para></listitem><listitem><para><guilabel>Enable APIC</guilabel>: This gives the
+ operating system access to the Advanced Programmable Interrupt
+ Controller. APIC devices permit more complex priority models,
+ and Advanced IRQ (Interrupt Request) management.</para></listitem><listitem><para><guilabel>Enable Local APIC</guilabel>: Local APIC
+ manages all external interrupts for a specific processor in an
+ SMP system.</para></listitem></itemizedlist></listitem></itemizedlist></para>
</section>
-
<section>
<title>Next page</title>
-
<itemizedlist>
<listitem>
<para><guilabel>Default:</guilabel> Operating system started up by
default</para>
</listitem>
-
<listitem>
<para><guilabel>Append:</guilabel> This option lets you pass the
kernel information or tell the kernel to give you more information
as it boots.</para>
</listitem>
-
<listitem>
<para><guilabel>Probe foreign OS</guilabel>: see above <link linkend="setupMageiaBootloader">Using a Mageia
bootloader</link></para>
</listitem>
-
<listitem>
- <para><guilabel>Advanced</guilabel><itemizedlist>
- <listitem>
- <para><guilabel>Video mode:</guilabel> This sets the screen
- size and colour depth the boot menu will use. If you click the
- down triangle you will be offered other size and colour depth
- options.</para>
- </listitem>
-
- <listitem>
- <para><emphasis role="bold">Do not touch ESP or
+ <para><guilabel>Advanced</guilabel><itemizedlist><listitem><para><guilabel>Video mode:</guilabel> This sets the screen
+ size and colour depth to be used by the boot menu. If you
+ click the down triangle you will be offered other size and
+ colour depth options.</para></listitem><listitem><para><emphasis role="bold">Do not touch ESP or
MBR</emphasis>: see above <link linkend="setupChainLoading">Using the chain
- loading</link></para>
- </listitem>
- </itemizedlist></para>
+ loading</link></para></listitem></itemizedlist></para>
</listitem>
</itemizedlist>
</section>