Boot Mageia as Live system
Booting the medium
You can boot directly from a Live DVD or USB. Usually, you just need
to plug the USB device in or place the DVD in the drive and restart the
computer.
If the computer does not automatically boot from the USB or DVD you
may need to reconfigure your BIOS Boot Disk priority. Alternatively, you
might try accessing the boot device menu to select a device from which the
computer will boot.
To access the BIOS or boot menu when the computer is starting, you
can try pressing either F2, Del or
Esc for the BIOS, or Esc,
F8, F10 or F11 for
the boot device menu. These (fairly common) keys are just a selection of
possible options though.
The actual screen that you will first see when booting from the
Live media will depend on whether your computer motherboard is of the
Legacy (BIOS) or UEFI type.
In BIOS/CSM/Legacy mode
First screen while booting in BIOS mode
Menu
Boot Mageia
This option will boot the Mageia Live system from the connected
DVD/USB media (expect a very slow system compared to an installed
OS).
Once the boot is done, you can proceed to the
installation.
+ use non-free video drivers (slower
to boot)
Boot the Mageia Live system using non-free video
drivers
Install Mageia
This option will install Mageia to a hard disk.
+ use non-free video drivers (slower
to boot)
Install Mageia using non-free video drivers
Memory Test
Test the installed RAM by performing multiple read and write
operations. Reboot to end the test.
F2 Language
Press F2 to have the installer use a specific
language during the installation. Use the arrow keys to select the
language then press Enter.
In UEFI mode
First screen while booting in UEFI mode
Menu
Boot Mageia
This option will boot the Mageia Live system from the connected
DVD/USB media (expect a very slow system compared to an installed OS).
Once the boot is done, you can proceed to the installation
Install Mageia
This option will install Mageia to a hard disk.
F2 Language
Press F2 to have the installer use a specific
language during the installation. Use the arrow keys to select the
language then press Enter.
If you booted from a USB stick, you will see the above menu
options duplicated, and in this case, you should choose from the menu
pair that will be suffixed with "USB".