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diff --git a/docs/installer/en/installer.xml b/docs/installer/en/installer.xml new file mode 100644 index 00000000..2acd2f0c --- /dev/null +++ b/docs/installer/en/installer.xml @@ -0,0 +1,158 @@ +<?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" version="5.0" xml:id="installer"> + + <!-- Made by marja on 2012 03 30, using barjac's text --> + + <!-- NEEDS TO BE REVIEWED! --> + + <!--removed para id's, corrected duplicate id's for segments, marja, 20120409 --> + + <!--barjac 2012-04-11 - corrected link to Welcome screen and unmangled header - + seems to be corrupted by xxe addon when saving --> + + <!-- JohnR - apparent corruption is caused by the positioning of this comment block + - corrected Lebarhon : I put [] where it seems having mistakes --> + + <!-- barjac 18/04/2012 Commented out para relating to peripherals, as it's apparently wrong --> + + <info> + <title xml:id="installer-ti1">DrakX, the Mageia Installer</title> + </info> + + <para>Whether you are new to GNU-Linux or an experienced user, the Mageia + Installer is designed to help make your installation or upgrade as easy as + possible.</para> + + <!-- <para>If you have peripherals like printers or scanners, it is [best] to + connect them and make sure they are powered up during installation. These + will be automatically detected and configured.</para> --> + + <para>The initial menu screen has various options, however the default one + will start the installer, which will normally be all that you will + need.</para> + + <figure xml:id="dx-welcome"> + <info> + <title xml:id="installer-ti2">Installation Welcome Screen</title> + </info> + + <mediaobject> + <imageobject> + <imagedata revision="1" fileref="../dx-welcome.png" align="center" width="100%" + format="PNG" depth="600" xml:id="BId-drakx-intro-im1"> + </imagedata> + </imageobject> + </mediaobject> + </figure> + + <para>If there are problems during install, then it may be necessary to use + special installation options, see <xref linkend="installationOptions"></xref>.</para> + + <section xml:id="installationSteps"> + <info> + <title xml:id="installationSteps-ti1">The installation steps</title> + </info> + + <para>The install process is divided into a number of steps, which can be + followed on the side panel of the screen.</para> + + <para>Each step has one or more screens which may also have + <guibutton>Advanced</guibutton> buttons with extra, less commonly + required, options.</para> + + <para>Most screens have <guibutton>Help</guibutton> buttons which give + further explanations about the current step.</para> + + <note> + <para>If somewhere during install you decide to stop the installation, + it is possible to reboot, but please think twice before you do this. + Once a partition has been formatted or updates have started to be + installed, your computer is no longer in the same state and rebooting it + could very well leave you with an unusable system. If in spite of this + you are very sure rebooting is what you want, go to a text terminal by + pressing the three keys <guibutton>Alt Ctrl F2</guibutton> at the same + time. After that, press <guibutton>Alt Ctrl Delete</guibutton> + simultaneously to reboot.</para> + </note> + </section> + + <section xml:id="installationOptions"> + <info> + <title xml:id="installationOptions-ti1">Installation options</title> + </info> + + <para>If the installation fails then it may be necessary to try again by + using one of the extra options available by hitting the <guibutton>F1 + (Help)</guibutton> key see <xref linkend="dx-welcome"></xref></para> + + <para>This will open the following text based help.</para> + + <figure xml:id="dx-help"> + <info> + <title xml:id="installationOptions-ti2">Installation Help + Screen</title> + </info> + + <mediaobject> + <imageobject> + <imagedata revision="1" fileref="../dx-help.png" align="center" width="100%" + format="PNG" depth="600" xml:id="installer-im2"></imagedata> + </imageobject> + </mediaobject> + </figure> + + <section xml:id="installationProblems"> + <info> + <title xml:id="installationProblems-ti1">Installation Problems and + Possible Solutions</title> + </info> + + <section xml:id="noX"> + <info> + <title xml:id="noX-ti2">No Graphical Interface</title> + </info> + + <itemizedlist> + <listitem> + <para>After the initial screen you did not reach the language + selection screen. This can happen with some graphic cards and + older systems. Try using low resolution by typing + <code>vgalo</code> at the prompt.</para> + </listitem> + + <listitem> + <para revision="2">If the hardware is very old, a graphical installation may + not be possible. In this case it is worth trying a text mode + installation. To use this hit ESC at the first welcome screen and + confirm with ENTER. You will be presented with a black screen with + the word "boot:". Type "text" and hit ENTER. Now continue with the + installation in text mode.<emphasis></emphasis></para> + </listitem> + </itemizedlist> + </section> + + <section xml:id="installFreezes"> + <info> + <title xml:id="installFreezes-ti1">The Install Freezes</title> + </info> + + <para>If the system appeared to freeze during the installation, this + may be a problem with hardware detection. In this case the automatic + detection of hardware may be bypassed and dealt with later. To try + this, type <code>noauto</code> at the prompt. This option may also be + combined with other options as necessary.</para> + </section> + + <section xml:id="kernelOptions"> + <info> + <title xml:id="kernelOptions-ti1">Kernel Options</title> + </info> + + <para>These will rarely be needed, but in some cases the hardware may + report the available RAM incorrectly. To specify this manually, you + can use the <code>mem=xxxM</code> parameter, where xxx is the correct + amount of RAM. e.g. <code>mem=256M</code> would specify 256MB of + RAM.</para> + </section> + </section> + </section> +</section>
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