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diff --git a/docs/docs/stable/mcc-help/en/drakboot.xml b/docs/docs/stable/mcc-help/en/drakboot.xml new file mode 100644 index 00000000..5c77dd8a --- /dev/null +++ b/docs/docs/stable/mcc-help/en/drakboot.xml @@ -0,0 +1,195 @@ +<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?><section xmlns="http://docbook.org/ns/docbook" xmlns:ns5="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" xmlns:ns4="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" xmlns:ns3="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xmlns:ns2="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" xmlns:ns="http://docbook.org/ns/docbook" xml:id="drakboot" version="5.0"> + <info> + <title xml:id="drakboot-ti1">Set up boot system</title> + + <subtitle>drakboot</subtitle> + </info> + + <mediaobject> + <imageobject> + <imagedata format="PNG" xml:id="drakboot--boot-im1" align="center" fileref="drakboot--boot.png" revision="1"/> + </imageobject> + </mediaobject> + + <para>If you are using a UEFI system instead of BIOS, the user interface is + slightly different as the boot device is obviously the EFI system Partition + (ESP).</para> + + <mediaobject> + <imageobject> + <imagedata fileref="drakboot--boot2.png"/> + </imageobject> + </mediaobject> + + <para>This tool<footnote> + <para>You can start this tool from the command line, by typing <emphasis role="bold">drakboot</emphasis> as root.</para> + </footnote> allows you to configure the boot options (choice of the + bootloader, set a password, the default boot, etc.)</para> + + <para>It is found under the Boot tab in the Mageia Control Center labeled + "Set up boot system".</para> + + <warning> + <para>Don't use this tool if you don't know exactly what you are doing. + Changing some settings may prevent your machine from booting again + !</para> + </warning> + + <para>In the first part, called <guilabel>Bootloader</guilabel>, it is + possible if using BIOS, to choose which <guibutton>Bootloader to + use</guibutton>, Grub, Grub2 or Lilo, and with a graphical or a text menu. + It is just a question of taste, there are no other consequences. You can + also set the <guibutton>Boot device</guibutton>, don't change anything here + unless you are an expert. The boot device is where the bootloader is + installed and any modification can prevent your machine from booting.</para> + + <para>In a UEFI system, the bootloader is <guilabel>Grub2-efi</guilabel> and + is installed in /boot/EFI partition. This FAT32 formatted partition is + common to all operating systems installed.</para> + + <para>In the second part, called <guilabel>Main options</guilabel>, you can + set the <guibutton>Delay before booting default image</guibutton>, in + seconds. During this delay, Grub or Lilo will display the list of available + operating systems, prompting you to make your choice. If no selection is + made, the bootloader will boot the default one once the delay + elapses.</para> + + <para>In the third and last part, called <guibutton>Security</guibutton>, it + is possible 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.</para> + + <para>The <guibutton>Advanced</guibutton> button gives some extra + options.</para> + + <para><guibutton>Enable ACPI:</guibutton></para> + + <para>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. Check this box if your hardware is ACPI + compatible.</para> + + <para><guibutton>Enable SMP:</guibutton></para> + + <para>SMP stands for Symmetric Multi Processors, it's an architecture for + multicore processors.</para> + + <note> + <para>If you have a processor with HyperThreading, Mageia will see it as a + dual processor and enable SMP.</para> + </note> + + <para><guibutton>Enable APIC</guibutton> and <guibutton>Enable Local + APIC:</guibutton></para> + + <para>APIC stands for Advanced Programmable Interrupt Controller. There are + two components in the Intel APIC system, the local APIC (LAPIC) and the I/O + APIC. The latter one routes the interrupts it receives from peripheral buses + to one or more local APICs that are in the processor. It is really useful + for multi-processor systems. Some computers have problems with the APIC + system which can cause freezes or incorrect device detection (error message + "spurious 8259A interrupt: IRQ7"). In this case, disable APIC and/or Local + APIC.</para> + + <mediaobject> + <imageobject> + <imagedata fileref="drakboot1.png"/> + </imageobject> + </mediaobject> + + <para>The <guibutton>Next</guibutton> screen differs depending on which boot + loader you chose.</para> + + <itemizedlist> + <listitem> + <para>You have Grub Legacy or Lilo:</para> + + <para>In this case, you can see the list of all the available entries at + boot time. The default one is asterisked. To change the order of the + menu entries, click on the up or down arrows to move the selected item. + If you click on the <guibutton>Add</guibutton> or + <guibutton>Modify</guibutton> buttons, a new window appears to add a new + entry in the bootloader menu or to modify an existing one. You need to + be familiar with Lilo or Grub to be able to use these tools.</para> + + <mediaobject> + <imageobject> + <imagedata fileref="drakboot2.png"/> + </imageobject> + </mediaobject> + + <para>The <guilabel>Label</guilabel> field is freeform, write here what + you want to be displayed in the menu. It matches the Grub command + "title". For example: Mageia3.</para> + + <para>The <guilabel>Image</guilabel> field contains the kernel name. It + matches the Grub command "kernel". For example /boot/vmlinuz.</para> + + <para>The <guilabel>Root</guilabel> field contains the device name where + the kernel is stored. It matches the Grub command "root". For example + (hd0,1).</para> + + <para>The <guilabel>Append</guilabel> field contains the options to be + given to the kernel at boot time.</para> + + <para>If the box <guilabel>Default</guilabel> is checked, Grub will boot + this entry by default.</para> + + <para>In the extra screen called <guilabel>Advanced</guilabel>, it is + possible to choose the <guilabel>Video mode</guilabel>, an + <guilabel>initrd</guilabel> file and a <guilabel>network + profile</guilabel>, see <xref linkend="draknetprofile"/>, in the + drop-down lists.</para> + </listitem> + + <listitem> + <para>You have Grub2 or Grub2-efi (boot loaders used by default + respectively in Legacy mode and UEFI mode):</para> + + <para>In this case, the drop-down list labelled + <guilabel>Default</guilabel> displays all the available entries; click + on the one wanted as the default one.</para> + + <mediaobject> + <imageobject> + <imagedata fileref="drakboot3.png"/> + </imageobject> + </mediaobject> + + <para>The <guilabel>Append</guilabel> field contains the options to be + given to the kernel at boot time.</para> + + <para>If you have other operating systems installed, Mageia attempts to + add them to your Mageia boot menu. If you don't want this behaviour, + uncheck the box <guilabel>Probe Foreign OS</guilabel></para> + + <para>In the extra screen called <guilabel>Advanced</guilabel>, it is + possible to choose the <guilabel>Video mode</guilabel>. If you don't + want a bootable Mageia, but to chain load it from another OS, check the + box <guilabel>Do not touch ESP or MBR</guilabel> and accept the + warning.</para> + + <mediaobject> + <imageobject> + <imagedata fileref="drakboot6.png"/> + </imageobject> + </mediaobject> + + <warning> + <para>Not installing on ESP or MBR means that the installation is not + bootable unless chain loaded from another OS.</para> + </warning> + + <para>To set many other parameters, you can use the tool named + <emphasis>Grub Customizer</emphasis>, available in the Mageia + repositories (see below).</para> + + <mediaobject> + <imageobject> + <imagedata fileref="drakboot4.png"/> + </imageobject> + </mediaobject> + </listitem> + </itemizedlist> +</section>
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