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diff --git a/docs/installer/en/SelectAndUseISOs2.xml b/docs/installer/en/SelectAndUseISOs2.xml new file mode 100644 index 00000000..7f855f7f --- /dev/null +++ b/docs/installer/en/SelectAndUseISOs2.xml @@ -0,0 +1,423 @@ +<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?><section xmlns="http://docbook.org/ns/docbook" xmlns:ns5="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xmlns:ns42="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" xmlns:ns4="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" xmlns:ns3="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" xmlns:ns="http://docbook.org/ns/docbook" xml:id="Select-and-use-ISOs" version="5.0"> +<!-- Made by Lebarhon 2014 03 26 --> + <info> + <title xml:id="Select-and-use-ISOs-ti1">Select and use ISOs</title> + </info> + + <section> + <title>Media</title> + + <section> + <title>Definition</title> + + <para>We call a media here a ISO image file that allows to install + and/or update Mageia and by extension any physical support where the ISO + file is copied.</para> + + <para>You can find them <link ns4:href="http://www.mageia.org/en/downloads/">here</link>.</para> + </section> + + <section> + <title>Classical installation media</title> + + <section> + <title>Common features</title> + + <itemizedlist> + <listitem> + <para>They use the traditional installer called drakx.</para> + </listitem> + + <listitem> + <para>They are able to make a clean install or an update from + previous releases.</para> + </listitem> + </itemizedlist> + </section> + + <section> + <title>DVD</title> + + <itemizedlist> + <listitem> + <para>Different media for architecture 32 or 64 bits.</para> + </listitem> + + <listitem> + <para>Some tools are available in the Welcome screen: Rescue + System, Memory Test, Hardware Detection Tool.</para> + </listitem> + + <listitem> + <para>Each DVD contains any available desktop environments and + languages.</para> + </listitem> + + <listitem> + <para>You'll be given the choice during the installation to add or + not non free software.</para> + </listitem> + </itemizedlist> + </section> + + <section> + <title>DVD dual arch</title> + + <itemizedlist> + <listitem> + <para>Both architectures are present on the same media, the choice + is made automatically according to the detected CPU.</para> + </listitem> + + <listitem> + <para>Xfce desktop only.</para> + </listitem> + + <listitem> + <para>Some languages only (be, bg, ca, de, en, es, fr, it, mk, pl, + pt, ru, sv, uk) TO BE CHECKED!</para> + </listitem> + + <listitem> + <para>It contains non free software.</para> + </listitem> + </itemizedlist> + </section> + </section> + + <section> + <title>Live media</title> + + <section> + <title>Common features</title> + + <itemizedlist> + <listitem> + <para>Can be used to preview the distribution without first + installing it on a HDD, and optionally install Mageia on your + HDD.</para> + </listitem> + + <listitem> + <para>ISO contains only one desktop environment (KDE or + GNOME).</para> + </listitem> + + <listitem> + <para>Different media for architecture 32 or 64 bits.</para> + </listitem> + + <listitem> + <para><emphasis role="bold">Live ISOs can only be used to create + clean installations, they cannot be used to upgrade from previous + releases.</emphasis></para> + </listitem> + + <listitem> + <para>They contains non free software.</para> + </listitem> + </itemizedlist> + </section> + + <section> + <title>Live CD KDE</title> + + <itemizedlist> + <listitem> + <para>KDE desktop environment only.</para> + </listitem> + + <listitem> + <para>English language only.</para> + </listitem> + + <listitem> + <para>32 bits only.</para> + </listitem> + </itemizedlist> + </section> + + <section> + <title>Live CD GNOME</title> + + <itemizedlist> + <listitem> + <para>GNOME desktop environment only.</para> + </listitem> + + <listitem> + <para>English language only.</para> + </listitem> + + <listitem> + <para>32 bits only.</para> + </listitem> + </itemizedlist> + </section> + + <section> + <title>Live DVD KDE</title> + + <itemizedlist> + <listitem> + <para>KDE desktop environment only.</para> + </listitem> + + <listitem> + <para>All languages are present.</para> + </listitem> + + <listitem> + <para>Different media for architecture 32 or 64 bits.</para> + </listitem> + </itemizedlist> + </section> + + <section> + <title>Live DVD GNOME</title> + + <itemizedlist> + <listitem> + <para>GNOME desktop environment only.</para> + </listitem> + + <listitem> + <para>All languages are present.</para> + </listitem> + + <listitem> + <para>Different media for architecture 32 or 64 bits.</para> + </listitem> + </itemizedlist> + </section> + </section> + + <section> + <title>Boot-only CDs media</title> + + <section> + <title>Common features</title> + + <itemizedlist> + <listitem> + <para>Each one is a small image that contains no more than that + which is needed to start the drakx installer and find the ISO file + to continue and complete the install. These ISO files may be on + the PC hard disk, on a local drive, on a local network or on the + Internet.</para> + </listitem> + + <listitem> + <para>These media are very light (less than 100 Mo) and are + convenient when bandwidth is too low to download a full DVD, PC + without DVD drive or PC that can't boot on a USB stick.</para> + </listitem> + + <listitem> + <para>Different media for architecture 32 or 64 bits.</para> + </listitem> + + <listitem> + <para>English language only.</para> + </listitem> + </itemizedlist> + </section> + + <section> + <title>boot.iso</title> + + <itemizedlist> + <listitem> + <para>Contains only free software, for people who refuse non free + software.</para> + </listitem> + </itemizedlist> + </section> + + <section> + <title>boot-nonfree.iso</title> + + <itemizedlist> + <listitem> + <para>Contains non free software (mostly drivers, codecs...) for + people who need it.</para> + </listitem> + </itemizedlist> + </section> + </section> + </section> + + <section> + <title>Media downloading and checking</title> + + <section> + <title>Downloading</title> + + <para>Once you have chosen your ISO file, you can download it either + using http or BitTorrent. In both case, a window give you some + information, like the used mirror and the possibility to change if the + bandwidth is to low. If http is chosen, you can also see something + like</para> + + <mediaobject> + <imageobject> + <imagedata fileref="Checking.png" contentwidth="650"/> + </imageobject> + </mediaobject> + + <para>md5sum and sha1sum are tools to check your ISO integrity. Use only + one of them. Both hexadecimal numbers have been calculated by an + algorithm from the file to be downloaded. If your ask this algorithm to + calculate again this number from your downloaded file, either you have + the same number and your downloaded file is correct, or the number is + different and you met a failure. Then this window appears:</para> + + <mediaobject> + <imageobject> + <imagedata fileref="Download.png"/> + </imageobject> + </mediaobject> + + <para>Check the radio button Save File.</para> + </section> + + <section> + <title>Checking the downloaded media integrity</title> + + <para>Open a console, no need to be root, and:</para> + + <para>- To use md5sum, type: [sam@localhost]$ md5sum + path/to/the/image/file.iso.</para> + + <para>- To use sha1sum, type: [sam@localhost]$ sha1sum + path/to/the/image/file.iso.</para> + + <para>and compare the obtained number on your computer (you may have to + wait for a while) with the number given by Mageia. Example:</para> + + <mediaobject> + <imageobject> + <imagedata fileref="Md5sum.png" contentwidth="650"/> + </imageobject> + </mediaobject> + + <para/> + </section> + </section> + + <section> + <title>Burn or dump the ISO</title> + + <para>The checked ISO can now be burned on a CD or DVD or dumped on a USB + stick. These operations are not a simple copy and aim at make a boot-able + media.</para> + + <section> + <title>Burn the ISO on a CD/DVD</title> + + <para>Use whatever burner you want but ensure the burning device is set + correctly to <emphasis role="bold">burn an image</emphasis>, burn data or files is not correct. + More information in <link ns4:href="https://wiki.mageia.org/en/Writing_CD_and_DVD_images">the Mageia wiki</link>.</para> + </section> + + <section> + <title>Dump the ISO on a USB stick</title> + + <para>All Mageia ISOs are hybrid, which means you can 'dump' them on a + USB stick and use it to boot and install the system.</para> + + <warning> + <para>"dumping" an image onto a flash device destroys any prior + file-system in the partition; any data will be lost and partition + capacity will be reduced to the image size.</para> + </warning> + + <para>To recover the original capacity, you have to format the USB + stick.</para> + + <section> + <title>Using Mageia</title> + + <para>You can use a graphical tool like <link ns4:href="https://wiki.mageia.org/en/IsoDumper_Writing_ISO_images_on_USB_sticks">IsoDumper</link></para> + + <para>You can also use the dd tool in a console:</para> + + <orderedlist> + <listitem> + <para>Open a console</para> + </listitem> + + <listitem> + <para>Become root with the command su - (don't forget the final + -)</para> + + <mediaobject> + <imageobject> + <imagedata fileref="Root.png" contentwidth="650"/> + </imageobject> + </mediaobject> + </listitem> + + <listitem> + <para>Plug your USB stick (do not mount it, that means do not open + any application or file manager that read it)</para> + </listitem> + + <listitem> + <para>Enter the command fdisk -l</para> + + <mediaobject> + <imageobject> + <imagedata fileref="Fdisk.png" contentwidth="650"/> + </imageobject> + </mediaobject> + </listitem> + + <listitem> + <para>Find the device name for your USB stick (by its size), for + example /dev/sdb in the screenshot above, it is a 8Go USB + stick.</para> + </listitem> + + <listitem> + <para>Enter the command: # dd if=path/to/the/ISO/file of=/dev/sdX + bs=1M</para> + + <para>(x)=your device name eg: /dev/sdc exemple: # dd + if=/home/user/Downloads/Mageia-4-x86_64-DVD.iso of=/dev/sdb + bs=1M</para> + </listitem> + + <listitem> + <para>Enter the command: # sync</para> + </listitem> + + <listitem> + <para>Unplug your USB stick, it is done</para> + </listitem> + </orderedlist> + </section> + + <section> + <title>Using Windows</title> + + <para>You can try:</para> + + <para>- <link ns4:href="http://rufus.akeo.ie/?locale=en_US">Rufus</link></para> + + <para>- <link ns4:href="http://sourceforge.net/projects/win32diskimager">Win32 Disk Imager</link></para> + + <para/> + </section> + </section> + </section> + + <section> + <title>Mageia Installation</title> + + <para>This step is detailed in <link ns4:href="http://www.mageia.org/en/doc/">the Mageia documentation</link>.</para> + + <para>More information, is available in <link ns4:href="https://wiki.mageia.org/en/Category:Documentation">the Mageia wiki</link>.</para> + </section> + +</section>
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