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diff --git a/docs/docs/stable/installer/en/doPartitionDisks.xml b/docs/docs/stable/installer/en/doPartitionDisks.xml new file mode 100644 index 00000000..149e7082 --- /dev/null +++ b/docs/docs/stable/installer/en/doPartitionDisks.xml @@ -0,0 +1,105 @@ +<?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/1999/xhtml" xmlns:ns4="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" xmlns:ns5="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" xmlns:ns6="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" version="5.0" xml:id="doPartitionDisks"> + <!----> + <!-- lebarhon 20161216 updated for Mageia 6 + +lebarhon 20170209 added SC--> + <info> + <title xml:id="doPartitionDisks-ti1">Partitioning</title> + </info> + <para xml:id="doPartitionDisks-pa1" revision="1">In this screen you can see + the content of your hard drive(s) and see the solutions the DrakX + partitioning wizard found for where to install + <application>Mageia</application>.</para> + <para xml:id="doPartitionDisks-pa2" revision="1">The options available from + the list below will vary depending on your particular hard drive(s) layout + and content.</para> + <mediaobject> + <imageobject condition="classical"> + <imagedata fileref="dx2-doPartitionDisks.png" align="center"/> + </imageobject> + <imageobject condition="live"> + <imagedata fileref="live-doPartitionDisks.png" align="center"/> + </imageobject> + </mediaobject> + <para revision="1" xml:id="doPartitionDisks-pa3"><itemizedlist><listitem><para revision="1" xml:id="doPartitionDisks-pa4">Use Existing + Partitions</para><para xml:id="doPartitionDisks-pa5" revision="1">If this option is + available, then existing Linux compatible partitions have been found + and may be used for the installation.</para></listitem><listitem><para xml:id="doPartitionDisks-pa6" revision="1">Use Free Space</para><para xml:id="doPartitionDisks-pa7" revision="1">If you have unused + space on your hard drive then this option will use it for your new + Mageia installation.</para></listitem><listitem><para xml:id="doPartitionDisks-pa8" revision="1">Use Free Space on a + Windows Partition</para><para xml:id="doPartitionDisks-pa9" revision="1">If you have unused + space on an existing Windows partition, the installer may offer to use + it.</para><para xml:id="doPartitionDisks-pa10" revision="2">This can be a useful + way of making room for your new Mageia installation, but is a risky + operation so you should make sure you have backed up all important + files!</para><para revision="3" xml:id="doPartitionDisks-pa11">Note that this + involves shrinking the size of the Windows partition. The partition + must be "clean", meaning that Windows must have closed down correctly + the last time it was used. It must also have been defragmented, + although this is not a guarantee that all files in the partition have + been moved out of the area that is about to be used. It is highly + recommended to back up your personal files.</para><para>With this option, the installer displays the remaining Windows + partition in light blue and the future Mageia partition in dark blue + with their intended sizes just under. You have the possibility to + adapt these sizes by clicking and dragging the gap between both + partitions. See the screen-shot below.</para><mediaobject><imageobject condition="classical"><imagedata fileref="dx2-doPartitionDisks2.png" align="center"/></imageobject><imageobject condition="live"><imagedata fileref="live-doPartitionDisks2.png" align="center"/></imageobject></mediaobject></listitem></itemizedlist> <itemizedlist><listitem><para xml:id="doPartitionDisks-pa12" revision="1">Erase and use Entire + Disk.</para><para xml:id="doPartitionDisks-pa13" revision="1">This option will use + the complete drive for Mageia.</para><para xml:id="doPartitionDisks-pa14" revision="1">Note! This will + erase ALL data on the selected hard drive. Take care!</para><para xml:id="doPartitionDisks-pa15" revision="1">If you intend to use + part of the disk for something else, or you already have data on the + drive that you are not prepared to lose, then do not use this + option.</para></listitem></itemizedlist><itemizedlist><listitem><para xml:id="doPartitionDisks-pa16" revision="1">Custom disk + partitioning</para><para xml:id="doPartitionDisks-pa17" revision="1">This gives you + complete control over the placing of the installation on your hard + drive(s).</para></listitem></itemizedlist></para> + <para><emphasis role="bold">Partition sizing:</emphasis></para> + <para>The installer will share the available place out according to the + following rules:</para> + <para><itemizedlist><listitem><para>If the total available place is lower than 50 GB, only one + partition is created for /, there is no separate partition for + /home.</para></listitem><listitem><para>If the total available place is over 50 GB, then three + partitions are created</para><itemizedlist><listitem><para>6/19 of the total available place is allocated to / with a + maximum of 50 GB</para></listitem><listitem><para>1/19 is allocated to swap with a maximum of 4 GB</para></listitem><listitem><para>the rest (at least 12/19) is allocated to /home</para></listitem></itemizedlist></listitem></itemizedlist></para> + <para>That means that from 160 GB and over of available place, the installer + will create three partitions: 50 GB for /, 4 GB for swap and the rest for + /home.</para> + <note> + <para>If you are using an UEFI system, the ESP (EFI System Partition) will + be automatically detected, or created if it does not exist yet, and + mounted on /boot/EFI. The "Custom disk partitioning" option is the only + one that allows to check it has been correctly done</para> + </note> + <note> + <para>If you are using a Legacy (as known as CSM or BIOS) system with a + GPT disk, you need to create a Bios boot partition if not already + existing. It is an about 1 MiB partition with no mount point. Choose <xref linkend="diskdrake"/> to be able to create it with the Installer like any + other partition, just select BIOS boot partition as filesystem + type.</para> + <mediaobject> + <imageobject condition="classical"> + <imagedata align="center" fileref="dx2-doPartitionDisks3.png"/> + </imageobject> + <imageobject condition="live"> + <imagedata fileref="live-doPartitionDisks3.png"/> + </imageobject> + </mediaobject> + <mediaobject> + <imageobject> + <imagedata fileref="dx2-doPartitionDisks4.png"/> + </imageobject> + </mediaobject> + </note> + <warning> + <para>Some newer drives are now using 4096 byte logical sectors, instead + of the previous standard of 512 byte logical sectors. Due to lack of + available hardware, the partitioning tool used in the installer has not + been tested with such a drive. Also some ssd drives now use an erase block + size over 1 MB. We suggest to pre-partition the drive, using an + alternative partitioning tool like gparted, if you own such a device, and + to use the following settings:</para> + <para>"Align to" "MiB"</para> + <para>"Free space preceding (MiB)" "2"</para> + <para>Also make sure all partitions are created with an even number of + megabytes.</para> + </warning> +</section>
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