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diff --git a/docs/mcc-help/en/drakboot.xml b/docs/mcc-help/en/drakboot.xml deleted file mode 100644 index 5c77dd8a..00000000 --- a/docs/mcc-help/en/drakboot.xml +++ /dev/null @@ -1,195 +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" 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 - 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. - It is just a question of taste, there are no other consequences. You can - 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 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 - to one or more local APICs that are in the processor. It is really useful - for multi-processor systems. Some computers have problems with the APIC - 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> - - <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. - If you click on the <guibutton>Add</guibutton> or - <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"/> - </imageobject> - </mediaobject> - </listitem> - </itemizedlist> -</section>
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