From f84f5ee895724e1e2dc3ed2fc6f0fc5862ad1632 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Papoteur Date: Sat, 23 Jan 2016 10:04:09 +0100 Subject: Update Manuals for UEFI hardware. --- docs/installer/en/configureTimezoneUTC.xml | 53 +++---- docs/installer/en/diskdrake.xml | 8 +- docs/installer/en/doPartitionDisks.xml | 79 +++++++---- docs/installer/en/formatPartitions.xml | 7 +- docs/installer/en/setupBootloader.xml | 196 +++++++++++++++----------- docs/installer/en/setupBootloaderAddEntry.xml | 77 ++++++---- docs/installer/en/takeOverHdConfirm.xml | 9 +- 7 files changed, 254 insertions(+), 175 deletions(-) (limited to 'docs/installer/en') diff --git a/docs/installer/en/configureTimezoneUTC.xml b/docs/installer/en/configureTimezoneUTC.xml index 2cf45401..7849edb8 100644 --- a/docs/installer/en/configureTimezoneUTC.xml +++ b/docs/installer/en/configureTimezoneUTC.xml @@ -1,40 +1,33 @@ - -
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+ + Configure your Timezone + + - - Configure your - Timezone - + - - + + + + - - + + Choose your time zone + by choosing your country or a city close to you in the same time + zone. - Choose your - time zone by choosing your country or a city close to you in the same time - zone. - - In next - screen you can choose to set your hardware clock to local time or to GMT, - also known as UTC. - - - If you have - more than one operating system on your computer, make sure they are all - set to local time, or all to UTC/GMT. - -
+ In next screen you can + choose to set your hardware clock to local time or to GMT, also known as + UTC. + + If you have more than + one operating system on your computer, make sure they are all set to local + time, or all to UTC/GMT. + +
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- + - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - + Partitioning @@ -82,7 +64,7 @@ With this option, the installer displays the remaining Windows partition in light blue and the future Mageia partition in dark blue with their intended sizes just under. You have the possibility to - adapt these sizes by clicking and draging the gap between both + adapt these sizes by clicking and dragging the gap between both partitions. See the screen-shot below. @@ -107,7 +89,7 @@ drive that you are not prepared to lose, then do not use this option. - + Custom @@ -117,6 +99,50 @@ + Partitions sizing: + + The installer will share the available place out according to the + following rules: + + + + If the total available place is lower than 50 GB, only one + partition is created for /, there is no separate partition for + /home. + + + + If the total available place is over 50 GB, then three + partitions are created + + + + 6/19 of the total available place is allocated to / with a + maximum of 50 GB + + + + 1/19 is allocated to swap with a maximum of 4 GB + + + + the rest (at least 12/19) is allocated to /home + + + + + + That means that from 160 GB and over of available place, the installer + will create three partitions: 50 GB for /, 4 GB for swap and the rest for + /home. + + + If you are using an UEFI system, the ESP (EFI System Partition) will + be automatically detected, or created if it does not exist yet, and + mounted on /boot/EFI. The "Custom" option is the only one that allows to + check it has been correctly done + + Some newer drives are now using 4096 byte logical sectors, instead of the previous standard of 512 byte logical sectors. Due to lack of @@ -124,14 +150,13 @@ been tested with such a drive. Also some ssd drives now use an erase block size over 1 MB. We suggest to pre-partition the drive, using an alternative partitioning tool like gparted, if you own such a device, and - to use the following settings: + to use the following settings: - "Align to" "MiB" + "Align to" "MiB" - "Free space preceding (MiB)" "2" + "Free space preceding (MiB)" "2" Also make sure all partitions are created with an even number of megabytes. -
- + \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/docs/installer/en/formatPartitions.xml b/docs/installer/en/formatPartitions.xml index 7665e7e4..4e6f0897 100644 --- a/docs/installer/en/formatPartitions.xml +++ b/docs/installer/en/formatPartitions.xml @@ -15,11 +15,16 @@ - + + + + + Here you can choose which diff --git a/docs/installer/en/setupBootloader.xml b/docs/installer/en/setupBootloader.xml index c3d164d4..a2b8fe03 100644 --- a/docs/installer/en/setupBootloader.xml +++ b/docs/installer/en/setupBootloader.xml @@ -1,107 +1,131 @@
+ + + + Bootloader main options - - - - With 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 - - - If you prefer different - bootloader settings to those chosen automatically by the installer, you can - change them here. - - You may already have another - operating system on your machine, in which case you need to decide whether - to add Mageia to your existing bootloader, or allow Mageia to create a new - one. - - - The Mageia graphical menus - are nice :) - - -
- - Using a Mageia - bootloader - - - By default, Mageia writes - a new GRUB (legacy) bootloader into the MBR (Master Boot Record) of your - first hard drive. If you already have other operating systems installed, - Mageia attempts to add them to your new Mageia boot menu. - - Mageia now also offers GRUB2 as an optional bootloader - in addition to GRUB legacy and Lilo. - - - Linux systems which use - the GRUB2 bootloader are not currently supported by GRUB (legacy) and - will not be recognised if the default GRUB bootloader is used. - - The best solution here is to use the GRUB2 bootloader - which is available at the Summary page during installation. - -
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- - Using an - existing bootloader - +
+ With a Bios system - If you decide to use an - existing bootloader then you will need to remember to STOP at the summary - page during the installation and click the Bootloader - Configure button, which will allow you to change - the bootloader install location. + If you prefer different + bootloader settings to those chosen automatically by the installer, you + can change them here. - Do not select a device - e.g."sda", or you will overwrite your existing MBR. You must select the - root partition that you chose during the partitioning phase earlier, e.g. - sda7. - - To be clear, sda is a - device, sda7 is a partition on that device. + You may already have + another operating system on your machine, in which case you need to decide + whether to add Mageia to your existing bootloader, or allow Mageia to + create a new one. - Go to tty2 with - Ctrl+Alt+F2 and type df to check where your - / (root) partition is. Ctrl+Alt+F7 takes you back to - the installer screen. + The Mageia graphical menus are nice : - The exact procedure for - adding your Mageia system to an existing bootloader is beyond the scope of - this help, however in most cases it will involve running the relevant - bootloader installation program which should detect and add it - automatically. See the documentation for the operating system in - question. +
+ + Using a Mageia + bootloader + + + By default, Mageia + writes a new GRUB (legacy) bootloader into the MBR (Master Boot Record) + of your first hard drive. If you already have other operating systems + installed, Mageia attempts to add them to your new Mageia boot + menu. + + Mageia now also offers GRUB2 as an optional + bootloader in addition to GRUB legacy and Lilo. + + + Linux systems which + use the GRUB2 bootloader are not currently supported by GRUB (legacy) + and will not be recognized if the default GRUB bootloader is + used. + + The best solution here is to use the GRUB2 + bootloader which is available at the Summary page during + installation. + +
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+ + Using an + existing bootloader + + + If you decide to use an + existing bootloader then you will need to remember to STOP at the + summary page during the installation and click the Bootloader + Configure button, which will allow you to change + the bootloader install location. + + Do not select a device + e.g."sda", or you will overwrite your existing MBR. You must select the + root partition that you chose during the partitioning phase earlier, + e.g. sda7. + + To be clear, sda is a + device, sda7 is a partition on that device. + + + Go to tty2 with + Ctrl+Alt+F2 and type df to check where your + / (root) partition is. Ctrl+Alt+F7 takes you back + to the installer screen. + + + The exact procedure for + adding your Mageia system to an existing bootloader is beyond the scope + of this help, however in most cases it will involve running the relevant + bootloader installation program which should detect and add it + automatically. See the documentation for the operating system in + question. +
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+ + Bootloader + advanced option + + + If you have very + limited disk space for the / partition that contains + /tmp, click on Advanced and + check the box for Clean /tmp at each boot. This + helps to maintain some free space. +
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- - Bootloader - advanced option - - - If you have very limited - disk space for the / partition that contains - /tmp, click on Advanced and - check the box for Clean /tmp at each boot. This helps - to maintain some free space. +
+ With an UEFI system + + With an UEFI system, the user interface is slightly different as you + cannot choose the boot loader since only Grub2-efi is available. + + + + + + + + If Mageia is the first system installed on your computer, the + installer created an ESP (EFI System Partition) to receive the bootloader + (Grub2-efi). If there was already UEFI operating systems previously + installed on your computer (Windows 8 for example), the Mageia installer + detected the existing ESP created by Windows and added grub2-efi. Although + it is possible to have several ESPs, only one is advised and enough + whatever the number of operating systems you have. + + Don't modify the "Boot Device" unless really knowing what you + do.
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+ + Add or Modify a Boot Menu Entry @@ -10,35 +12,60 @@ - You can add an entry or modify the one you select first, by pressing - the relevant button in the Bootloader Configuration - screen and editing the screen that pops up on top of it. +
+ With a Bios system - - If you have chosen Grub 2 as your bootloader, or - Grub2-efi for UEFI systems, you cannot use this tool to edit entries at - this step, press 'Next'. You need to manually edit - /boot/grub2/custom.cfg or use grub-customizer - instead. - + You can add an entry or modify the one you select first, by pressing + the relevant button in the Bootloader Configuration + screen and editing the screen that pops up on top of it. - - - - - + + If you have chosen Grub 2 as your bootloader, you + cannot use this tool to edit entries at this step, press 'Next'. You + need to manually edit /boot/grub2/custom.cfg or use + grub-customizer instead. + - Some things that can be done without any risk, are changing the label - of an entry and ticking the box to make an entry the default one. + + + + + - You can add the proper version number of an entry, or rename it - completely. + Some things that can be done without any risk, are changing the + label of an entry and ticking the box to make an entry the default + one. + + You can add the proper version number of an entry, or rename it + completely. + + The default entry is the one the systems boots into if you don't + make a choice while booting up. + + + Editing other things can leave you with an unbootable system. + Please don't just try something without knowing what you are + doing. + +
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+ With an UEFI system + + In this case you are using Grub2-efi and you cannot use this tool to + edit entries at this step. To do that you need to manually edit + /boot/grub2/custom.cfg or use grub-customizer + instead. All you can do here, is to choose the default entry in the drop + down list. - The default entry is the one the systems boots into if you don't make - a choice while booting up. + After a click on the Next button, another + drop down list allows to choose the video resolution for Grub2 which is a + graphical boot loader. - - Editing other things can leave you with an unbootable system. Please - don't just try something without knowing what you are doing. - + + + + + +
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