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diff --git a/docs/mcc-help/en/drakboot--boot.xml b/docs/mcc-help/en/drakboot--boot.xml index b5893b71..a30a8ae3 100644 --- a/docs/mcc-help/en/drakboot--boot.xml +++ b/docs/mcc-help/en/drakboot--boot.xml @@ -11,9 +11,9 @@ </imageobject> </mediaobject> - <para>If you are using an UEFI system, the user interface is slightly - different as you cannot choose the boot loader (first drop down list) since - only one is available.</para> + <para>If you are using a UEFI system instead of BIOS, the user interface is + slightly different as you cannot choose the boot loader (first drop down + list) since only one is available.</para> <mediaobject> <imageobject> @@ -21,12 +21,12 @@ </imageobject> </mediaobject> - <para>this tool<footnote> + <para>This tool<footnote> <para>You can start this tool from the command line, by typing <emphasis role="bold">drakboot --boot</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 labelled + <para>It is found under the Boot tab in the Mageia Control Center labeled "Set up boot system".</para> <warning> @@ -36,17 +36,21 @@ </warning> <para>In the first part, called <guilabel>Bootloader</guilabel>, it is - possible to choose which <guibutton>Bootloader to use</guibutton>, Grub 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 you machine from booting.</para> + 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 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 + 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> @@ -91,40 +95,81 @@ </imageobject> </mediaobject> - <para>In the <guibutton>Next</guibutton> screen, 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 Grub 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> -</section> - + <para>The <guibutton>Next</guibutton> screen differs depending on whether + you have an <emphasis>BIOS</emphasis> or <emphasis>UEFI</emphasis> + system.</para> + + <itemizedlist> + <listitem> + <para>You have a <emphasis>BIOS</emphasis> system:</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 a <emphasis>UEFI</emphasis> system:</para> + + <para>In this case, the drop-down list 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>In the extra screen called <guilabel>Advanced</guilabel>, it is + possible to choose the <guilabel>Video mode</guilabel>.</para> + + <para>To set many other parameters, you can use <emphasis>Grub + Customize</emphasis>r, available in the Mageia repositories (see + below).</para> + + <mediaobject> + <imageobject> + <imagedata fileref="drakboot4.png" xreflabel="titi"/> + </imageobject> + </mediaobject> + </listitem> + </itemizedlist> + + <para/> +</section>
\ No newline at end of file diff --git a/docs/mcc-help/en/drakdisk.xml b/docs/mcc-help/en/drakdisk.xml index e2900165..dc96e737 100644 --- a/docs/mcc-help/en/drakdisk.xml +++ b/docs/mcc-help/en/drakdisk.xml @@ -1,8 +1,5 @@ <?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="drakdisk"> - <!-- - lebarhon 2012-08-30 Added some comments. Imho, the option button needs explanations --> - - <!--marja 2012-09-02 changed title to visible title for this tool in MCC --> + <info> <title xml:id="drakdisk-ti1">Manage disk partitions</title> @@ -44,6 +41,14 @@ disk, the other buttons become visible on the right after you click on a partition.</para> + <!-- 2015-07-06 Note added by Lebarhon --> + + <note> + <para>If you have an UEFI system, you can see a small partition called + "EFI System Partition" and mounted on /boot/EFI. Never delete it, because + it contains all your different operating systems bootloaders.</para> + </note> + <para>If the selected partition is mounted, like in the example below, you cannot choose to resize, format or delete it. To be able to do that the partition must be unmounted first.</para> @@ -66,7 +71,7 @@ <para>Selecting <emphasis><guibutton>Toggle to expert mode</guibutton></emphasis> gives some extra available actions, like - labelling the partition, as can be seen in the screenshot below.</para> + labeling the partition, as can be seen in the screenshot below.</para> <mediaobject> <imageobject> |