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diff --git a/docs/docs/stable/installer/en/bootLive.xml b/docs/docs/stable/installer/en/bootLive.xml new file mode 100644 index 00000000..bd74d9b9 --- /dev/null +++ b/docs/docs/stable/installer/en/bootLive.xml @@ -0,0 +1,33 @@ +<?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/1998/Math/MathML" xmlns:ns4="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" xmlns:ns5="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xmlns:ns6="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" xml:id="bootLive" version="5.0"><info><title xml:id="bootLive-ti1">Boot Mageia as Live system</title></info><section xml:id="bootLive-1"><info><title xml:id="bootLive1-ti1">Booting the medium</title></info><section><info><title xml:id="bootLive11-ti1">From a disc</title></info><para>You can boot directly from the media you used to burn your image + (CD-ROM, DVD-ROM...). You usually just need to insert it in your CD/DVD + drive for the bootloader to launch the installation automatically after + rebooting the computer. If that does not happen you may need to + reconfigure your BIOS or press one key that will offer you to choose the + peripheral from which the computer will boot.</para><para>According to which hardware you have, and how it is configured, + you get either one or another of the two screens below.</para></section><section><info><title xml:id="bootLive12-ti1">From a USB device</title></info><para>You can boot from the USB device on which you dumped your image + ISO. According to your BIOS settings, the computer boots perhaps + directly on the USB device already plugged in a port. If that does not + happen you may need to reconfigure your BIOS or press one key that will + offer you to choose the peripheral from which the computer will + boot.</para></section></section><section xml:id="biosmode"><info><title xml:id="biosmode-ti1">In BIOS/CSM/Legacy mode</title></info><mediaobject><imageobject><imagedata fileref="../live-bootCSM.png"/></imageobject><caption><para>First screen while booting in BIOS mode</para></caption></mediaobject><para>In the middle menu, you have the choice between three + actions:</para><itemizedlist><listitem><para>Boot Mageia: That means Mageia 5 will start from the connected + media (CD/DVD or USB stick) without writing anything on the disk, so + expect a very slow system. Once the boot is done, you can proceed to + the installation on a hard disk.</para></listitem><listitem><para>Install Mageia: This choice will directly install Mageia on a + hard disk.</para></listitem><listitem><para>Boot from hard disk: This choice allows to boot from hard disk, + as usual, when no media (CD/DVD or USB stick) is connected. (not + working with Mageia 5).</para></listitem></itemizedlist><para>In the bottom menu, are the Boot Options:</para><itemizedlist><listitem><para>F1 - Help. Explain the options "splash", "apm", "acpi" and + "Ide"</para></listitem><listitem><para>F2 - Language. Choose the display language of the + screens.</para></listitem><listitem><para>F3 - Screen resolution. Choose between text, 640x400, 800x600, + 1024x728</para></listitem><listitem><para>F4 - CD-Rom. CD-Rom or Other. Normally, the installation is + performed from the inserted installation medium. Here, select other + sources, like FTP or NFS servers. If the installation is carried out + in a network with an SLP server, select one of the installation + sources available on the server with this option.</para></listitem><listitem><para>F5 - Driver. Yes or No. The system is aware about the presence + of an optional disk with a driver update and will require its + insertion during installation process.</para></listitem><listitem><para>F6 - Kernel options. This is a way to specify options according + to your hardware and the drivers to use.</para></listitem></itemizedlist></section><section xml:id="uefimode"><info><title xml:id="uefimode-ti1">In UEFI mode</title></info><mediaobject condition="live"><imageobject><imagedata format="PNG" fileref="../live-bootUEFI.png" align="center" xml:id="bootUEFI-im1" revision="1"/></imageobject><caption><para>First screen while booting on UEFI system from disk</para></caption></mediaobject><para>You have only the choice to run Mageia in Live mode (first choice) + or to process the installation (second choice).</para><para>If you booted from a USB stick, you get two supplemental lines which + are a duplicata of the previous lines suffixed with "USB". You have to + choose them.</para><para>In each case, the first steps will be the same to choose language, + timezone and keyboard, then the processes differ, with <link linkend="testing">additional steps in Live mode</link>.</para></section></section>
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