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diff --git a/docs/installer/en/installer.xml b/docs/installer/en/installer.xml deleted file mode 100644 index 2b89e5d4..00000000 --- a/docs/installer/en/installer.xml +++ /dev/null @@ -1,263 +0,0 @@ -<?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"> - <info> - <title xml:id="Select-and-use-ISOs-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>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> - - <section> - <title>Installation Welcome Screen</title> - - <section> - <title>Using a Mageia DVD</title> - - <para>Here are the default welcome screens when using a Mageia DVD, The - first one with an UEFI system and the second one with a Legacy - system:</para> - - <mediaobject> - <imageobject> - <imagedata fileref="dx-welcome2.png"/> - </imageobject> - </mediaobject> - - <para>From this screen, you can access to options by pressing the "e" - letter to enter the "edit mode". To come back to this screen, press - either the key "esc" to quit without saving or press the key "Ctrl" or - "F10" to quit with saving.</para> - - <mediaobject> - <imageobject> - <imagedata fileref="dx-welcome.png"/> - </imageobject> - </mediaobject> - - <para>From this screen, it is possible to set some personal - preferences:<itemizedlist> - <listitem> - <para>The language (for the installation only, may be different - that the chosen language for the system) by pressing the key F2 - (Legacy mode only)</para> - - <mediaobject> - <imageobject> - <imagedata fileref="dx-welcome-lang.png"/> - </imageobject> - </mediaobject> - - <para>Use the arrow keys to select the language and press the key - Enter.</para> - - <para>Here is for example, the French welcome screen when using a - Live DVD/CD. Note that the Live DVD/CD menu does not propose: - <guilabel>Rescue System</guilabel>, <guilabel>Memory - test</guilabel> and <guilabel>Hardware Detection - Tool</guilabel>.</para> - - <mediaobject> - <imageobject> - <imagedata fileref="dx-welcome4fr.png"/> - </imageobject> - </mediaobject> - </listitem> - - <listitem> - <para>Change the screen resolution by pressing the F3 key (Legacy - mode only).</para> - - <mediaobject> - <imageobject> - <imagedata fileref="dx-welcome5def.png"/> - </imageobject> - </mediaobject> - </listitem> - - <listitem> - <para>Add some kernel options by pressing the <emphasis role="bold">F6</emphasis> key for the legacy mode or the <emphasis role="bold">e</emphasis> key for the UEFI mode.</para> - - <para>If the installation fails, then it may be necessary to try - again using one of the extra options. The menu called by F6 - displays a new line called <guilabel>Boot options</guilabel> and - propose four entries:</para> - - <para>- Default, it doesn't alter anything in the default - options.</para> - - <para>- Default, it doesn't alter anything in the default - options.</para> - - <para>- No ACPI (Advanced Configuration and Power Interface), - power management isn't taken into account.</para> - - <para>- No Local APIC (Local Advanced Programmable Interrupt - Controller), it is about CPU interruptions, select this option if - you are asked for.</para> - - <para>When you select one of these entries, it modifies the - default options displayed in the <guilabel>Boot Options</guilabel> - line.</para> - - <note> - <para>In some Mageia releases, it may happen that the entries - selected with the key F6 does not appear in the <guilabel>Boot - Options</guilabel> line, however, they are really taken into - account.</para> - </note> - - <mediaobject> - <imageobject> - <imagedata fileref="dx-welcome6opt.png"/> - </imageobject> - </mediaobject> - </listitem> - - <listitem> - <para>Add more kernel options by pressing the key F1 (Legacy mode - only).</para> - - <para>Pressing F1 opens a new window with more available options. - Select one with the arrow keys and press Enter to have more - details or press the Esc key to go back to the welcome - screen.</para> - - <mediaobject> - <imageobject> - <imagedata fileref="dx-welcomeHelp1.png"/> - </imageobject> - </mediaobject> - - <para>The detailed view about the option splash. Press Esc or - select <guilabel>Return to Boot Options</guilabel> to go back to - the options list. These options can by added by hand in the - <guilabel>Boot options</guilabel> line.</para> - - <mediaobject> - <imageobject> - <imagedata fileref="dx-welcomeHelp2.png"/> - </imageobject> - </mediaobject> - - <note> - <para>The help is translated in the chosen language with the F2 - key.</para> - </note> - - <para>For more information about kernel options on legacy and UEFI - systems, see: <link ns2:href="https://wiki.mageia.org/en/How_to_set_up_kernel_options">https://wiki.mageia.org/en/How_to_set_up_kernel_options</link></para> - </listitem> - </itemizedlist></para> - </section> - - <section> - <title>Using a Wired Network</title> - - <para>Here is the default welcome screen when using a Wired - Network-based Installation CD (netinstall.iso or netinstall-nonfree.iso - images):</para> - - <para>It does not allow to change the language, the available options - are described in the screen. For more information about using a Wired - Network-based Installation CD, see <link ns2:href="https://wiki.mageia.org/en/Boot.iso_install">the Mageia - Wiki</link></para> - - <warning> - <para>The keyboard layout is the American one.</para> - </warning> - - <mediaobject> - <imageobject> - <imagedata fileref="../dx-help.png"/> - </imageobject> - </mediaobject> - </section> - </section> - - <section> - <title>The installation steps</title> - - <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> - <title>Installation Problems and Possible Solutions</title> - - <section> - <title>No Graphical Interface</title> - - <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>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.</para> - </listitem> - </itemizedlist> - </section> - - <section> - <title>The Install Freezes</title> - - <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> - <title>RAM problem</title> - - <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> - <title>Dynamic partitions</title> - - <para>If you converted your hard disk from "basic" format to "dynamic" - format on Microsoft Windows, you must know that it is impossible to - install Mageia on this disc. To go back to a basic disk, see the - Microsoft documentation: <link ns2:href="http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc776315.aspx">http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc776315.aspx</link>.</para> - </section> - </section> - - <section/> -</section>
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