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authorMarja van Waes <marja@mageia.org>2015-05-04 11:20:05 +0200
committerMarja van Waes <marja@mageia.org>2015-05-04 11:24:34 +0200
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There's a different installer bootloader screen for UEFI
o For this commit, too, please revert if all the additional changes that o (I assume) were made by a wysiwyg editor, mess up the pot/po files
Diffstat (limited to 'docs/installer/en')
-rw-r--r--docs/installer/en/installer.xml158
1 files changed, 85 insertions, 73 deletions
diff --git a/docs/installer/en/installer.xml b/docs/installer/en/installer.xml
index de4619a3..9134e07f 100644
--- a/docs/installer/en/installer.xml
+++ b/docs/installer/en/installer.xml
@@ -34,7 +34,9 @@
<title xml:id="installer-ti2">Installation Welcome Screen</title>
</info>
- <para>Here is the default welcome screen when using a Mageia DVD:</para>
+ <para>Here are the default welcome screens when using a Mageia DVD, The
+ first one with a legacy system and the second one with an UEFI system:
+ </para>
<mediaobject>
<imageobject>
@@ -43,19 +45,26 @@
</mediaobject>
</figure>
+ <mediaobject>
+ <imageobject>
+ <imagedata fileref="dx-welcome2.png" align="center"/>
+ </imageobject>
+ </mediaobject>
+
<para>From this first screen, it is possible to set some personal
preferences:</para>
<itemizedlist>
<listitem>
<para>The language (for the installation only, may be different that the
- chosen language for the system) by pressing the key F2</para>
+ chosen language for the system) by pressing the key F2 (Legacy mode
+ only)</para>
<para/>
<mediaobject>
<imageobject>
- <imagedata fileref="dx-welcome-lang.png"/>
+ <imagedata fileref="dx-welcome-lang.png" align="center"/>
</imageobject>
</mediaobject>
@@ -71,7 +80,7 @@
<mediaobject>
<imageobject>
- <imagedata fileref="dx-welcome4fr.png"/>
+ <imagedata fileref="dx-welcome4fr.png" align="center"/>
</imageobject>
</mediaobject>
@@ -79,17 +88,18 @@
</listitem>
<listitem>
- <para>Change the screen resolution by pressing the F3 key.</para>
+ <para>Change the screen resolution by pressing the F3 key (Legacy mode
+ only).</para>
<mediaobject>
<imageobject>
- <imagedata fileref="dx-welcome5def.png"/>
+ <imagedata fileref="dx-welcome5def.png" align="center"/>
</imageobject>
</mediaobject>
</listitem>
<listitem>
- <para>Add some kernel options by pressing the F6 key.</para>
+ <para>Add some kernel options by pressing the <emphasis role="bold">F6</emphasis> key for the legacy mode or the <emphasis role="bold">e</emphasis> key for the UEFI mode.</para>
<para>If the installation fails, then it may be necessary to try again
using one of the extra options. The menu called by F6 displays a new
@@ -121,13 +131,14 @@
<mediaobject>
<imageobject>
- <imagedata fileref="dx-welcome6opt.png"/>
+ <imagedata align="center" fileref="dx-welcome6opt.png"/>
</imageobject>
</mediaobject>
</listitem>
<listitem>
- <para>Add more kernel options by pressing the key F1</para>
+ <para>Add more kernel options by pressing the key F1 (Legacy mode
+ only).</para>
<para>Pressing F1 opens a new window with more available options. Select
one with the arrow keys and press Enter to have more details or press
@@ -137,7 +148,7 @@
<mediaobject>
<imageobject>
- <imagedata fileref="dx-welcomeHelp1.png"/>
+ <imagedata fileref="dx-welcomeHelp1.png" align="center"/>
</imageobject>
</mediaobject>
@@ -150,7 +161,7 @@
<mediaobject>
<imageobject>
- <imagedata fileref="dx-welcomeHelp2.png"/>
+ <imagedata align="center" fileref="dx-welcomeHelp2.png"/>
</imageobject>
</mediaobject>
@@ -160,6 +171,9 @@
<para>The help is translated in the chosen language with the F2
key.</para>
</note>
+
+ <para>For more information about kernel options on legacy and UEFI
+ systems, see: <link ns2:href="https://wiki.mageia.org/en/How_to_set_up_kernel_options">https://wiki.mageia.org/en/How_to_set_up_kernel_options</link></para>
</listitem>
</itemizedlist>
@@ -209,70 +223,68 @@
</note>
</section>
- <section xml:id="installationProblems">
+ <section xml:id="installationProblems">
+ <info>
+ <title xml:id="installationProblems-ti1">Installation Problems and
+ Possible Solutions</title>
+ </info>
+
+ <section xml:id="noX">
+ <info>
+ <title xml:id="noX-ti2">No Graphical Interface</title>
+ </info>
+
+ <itemizedlist>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>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 <code>vgalo</code> at
+ the prompt.</para>
+ </listitem>
+
+ <listitem>
+ <para revision="2">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.</para>
+ </listitem>
+ </itemizedlist>
+ </section>
+
+ <section xml:id="installFreezes">
+ <info>
+ <title xml:id="installFreezes-ti1">The Install Freezes</title>
+ </info>
+
+ <para>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 <code>noauto</code> at the prompt. This option may also be combined
+ with other options as necessary.</para>
+ </section>
+
+ <section xml:id="kernelOptions">
<info>
- <title xml:id="installationProblems-ti1">Installation Problems and
- Possible Solutions</title>
+ <title xml:id="kernelOptions-ti1">RAM problem</title>
</info>
- <section xml:id="noX">
- <info>
- <title xml:id="noX-ti2">No Graphical Interface</title>
- </info>
-
- <itemizedlist>
- <listitem>
- <para>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
- <code>vgalo</code> at the prompt.</para>
- </listitem>
-
- <listitem>
- <para revision="2">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.</para>
- </listitem>
- </itemizedlist>
- </section>
-
- <section xml:id="installFreezes">
- <info>
- <title xml:id="installFreezes-ti1">The Install Freezes</title>
- </info>
-
- <para>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 <code>noauto</code> at the prompt. This option may also be
- combined with other options as necessary.</para>
- </section>
-
- <section xml:id="kernelOptions">
- <info>
- <title xml:id="kernelOptions-ti1">RAM problem</title>
- </info>
-
- <para>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 <code>mem=xxxM</code> parameter, where xxx is the correct
- amount of RAM. e.g. <code>mem=256M</code> would specify 256MB of
- RAM.</para>
- </section>
-
- <section xml:id="DynamicPartitions">
- <info>
- <title xml:id="DynamicPartitions-ti1">Dynamic partitions</title>
- </info>
-
- <para>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: <link ns2:href="http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc776315.aspx">http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc776315.aspx</link>.</para>
- </section>
+ <para>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 <code>mem=xxxM</code> parameter, where xxx is the correct amount
+ of RAM. e.g. <code>mem=256M</code> would specify 256MB of RAM.</para>
</section>
-</section>
+ <section xml:id="DynamicPartitions">
+ <info>
+ <title xml:id="DynamicPartitions-ti1">Dynamic partitions</title>
+ </info>
+
+ <para>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: <link ns2:href="http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc776315.aspx">http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc776315.aspx</link>.</para>
+ </section>
+ </section>
+</section> \ No newline at end of file