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diff --git a/docs/installer/en/doPartitionDisks.xml b/docs/installer/en/doPartitionDisks.xml index 8bfd8903..149e7082 100644 --- a/docs/installer/en/doPartitionDisks.xml +++ b/docs/installer/en/doPartitionDisks.xml @@ -1,183 +1,94 @@ -<?xml version='1.0' encoding='utf-8'?><section xmlns="http://docbook.org/ns/docbook" xmlns:ns6="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" 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:ns="http://docbook.org/ns/docbook" version="5.0" xml:id="doPartitionDisks"> +<?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 + <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 + 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 + 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 + 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 + 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 + 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 + 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</para> - - <para xml:id="doPartitionDisks-pa17" revision="1">This gives you + 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">Partitions sizing:</emphasis></para> - + 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 + <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> - + /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" option is the only one that allows to - check it has been correctly done</para> + 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 the - "Custom disk partitioning" option to be able to create it with the - Installer like any other partition, just select BIOS boot partition as - filesystem type.</para> - + 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 fileref="dx2-doPartitionDisks3.png" align="center"/> + <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 @@ -186,11 +97,8 @@ lebarhon 20170209 added SC--> 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> |