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diff --git a/docs/installer/cs/setupBootloader.xml b/docs/installer/cs/setupBootloader.xml new file mode 100644 index 00000000..1578b33c --- /dev/null +++ b/docs/installer/cs/setupBootloader.xml @@ -0,0 +1,89 @@ +<?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:lang="cs" xml:id="setupBootloader"> + <info> + <title xml:id="setupBootloader-ti1">Bootloader main options</title> + </info> + + + + <mediaobject> +<!-- 2012-08-12 Copied this page, setupBootloader.xml, from setupBootloaderBeginner.xml and REMOVED the string "Beginner" everywhere, except in this sentence. + + 2013-3-30 Removed refernce to bootloader expert page and suggest using grub2 where other grub2 systems exist--> +<imageobject> <imagedata revision="1" align="center" +fileref="dx2-setupBootloader.png" xml:id="setupBootloader-im1" format="PNG" +/> </imageobject></mediaobject> + + <para xml:id="setupBootloader-pa1" revision="4">If you prefer different bootloader settings to those chosen automatically by +the installer, you can change them here.</para> + + <para xml:id="setupBootloader-pa2" revision="4">You may already have another operating system on your machine, in which case +you need to decide whether to add Mageia to your existing bootloader, or +allow Mageia to create a new one.</para> + + <tip> + <para revision="2" xml:id="setupBootloader-pa3">The Mageia graphical menus are nice :)</para> + </tip> + + <section xml:id="usingMageiaBootloader"> + <info> + <title xml:id="usingMageiaBootloader-ti2">Using a Mageia bootloader</title> + </info> + + <para revision="3" xml:id="setupBootloader-pa4">By default, Mageia writes a new GRUB (legacy) bootloader into the MBR +(Master Boot Record) of your first hard drive. If you already have other +operating systems installed, Mageia attempts to add them to your new Mageia +boot menu.</para> + + <para revision="3">Mageia now also offers GRUB2 as an optional bootloader in addition to GRUB +legacy and Lilo.</para> + + <warning> + <para revision="3" xml:id="setupBootloader-pa6">Linux systems which use the GRUB2 bootloader are not currently supported by +GRUB (legacy) and will not be recognised if the default GRUB bootloader is +used.</para> + + <para revision="3">The best solution here is to use the GRUB2 bootloader which is available at +the Summary page during installation.</para> + </warning> + </section> + + <section xml:id="usingExistingBootloader"> + <info> + <title revision="2" xml:id="usingExistingBootloader-ti4">Using an existing bootloader</title> + </info> + + <para revision="3" xml:id="setupBootloader-pa46">If you decide to use an existing bootloader then you will need to remember +to STOP at the summary page during the installation and click the Bootloader +<guibutton>Configure</guibutton> button, which will allow you to change the +bootloader install location.</para> + + <para revision="1" xml:id="setupBootloader-pa47">Do not select a device e.g."sda", or you will overwrite your existing +MBR. You must select the root partition that you chose during the +partitioning phase earlier, e.g. sda7.</para> + + <para xml:id="setupBootloader-pa48" revision="1">To be clear, sda is a device, sda7 is a partition on that device.</para> + + <tip> + <para revision="1" xml:id="setupBootloader-pa48a">Go to tty2 with Ctrl+Alt+F2 and type <literal>df</literal> to check where +your <literal>/</literal> (root) partition is. Ctrl+Alt+F7 takes you back to +the installer screen.</para> + </tip> + + <para revision="2" xml:id="setupBootloader-pa49">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> + </section> + + <section xml:id="advancedOptionBootloader"> + <info> + <title revision="2" xml:id="advancedOptionBootloader-ti5">Bootloader advanced option</title> + </info> + + <para revision="3" xml:id="setupBootloader-pa52">If you have very limited disk space for the <literal>/</literal> partition +that contains <literal>/tmp</literal>, click on +<guibutton>Advanced</guibutton> and check the box for <guilabel>Clean /tmp +at each boot</guilabel>. This helps to maintain some free space.</para> + </section> +</section>
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