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diff --git a/docs/mcc-help/en/drakboot.xml b/docs/mcc-help/en/drakboot.xml index 75fe7085..5c77dd8a 100644 --- a/docs/mcc-help/en/drakboot.xml +++ b/docs/mcc-help/en/drakboot.xml @@ -1,30 +1,40 @@ -<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?><section xmlns="http://docbook.org/ns/docbook" xmlns:ns="http://docbook.org/ns/docbook" xmlns:ns2="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" 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" xml:id="drakboot" version="5.0"> +<?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" 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 + + <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. @@ -32,33 +42,47 @@ 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.</para> + 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 @@ -67,15 +91,20 @@ 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> + + <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. @@ -83,62 +112,79 @@ <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"/> |