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  <info>
    <title xml:id="bootIso-ti1">Installation with a tiny boot image</title>
  </info>
  <section>
    <info>
      <title xml:id="bootIso-ti2">Summary</title>
    </info>
    <para>Mageia-&lt;version>-netinstall-&lt;arch>.iso (former known as Boot.iso) is a small image that contains no more than that which is needed to start the drakx installer and find either: </para>
    <itemizedlist>
      <listitem>
        <simpara>the <emphasis role="bold">online sources</emphasis> (or the
        local mirror)</simpara>
      </listitem>
      <listitem>
        <simpara>the ISO image on a local <emphasis role="bold">hard
        disk</emphasis> or <emphasis role="bold">USB
        stick</emphasis></simpara>
      </listitem>
      <listitem>
        <simpara>the ISO image on a <emphasis role="bold">CD/DVD
        ROM</emphasis></simpara>
      </listitem>
      <listitem>
        <simpara>the ISO image on a <emphasis role="bold">lan</emphasis>
        (local area network)</simpara>
      </listitem>
    </itemizedlist>
    <para>to continue and complete the install.</para>
  </section>
  <section>
    <info>
      <title xml:id="bootIso-ti12">Before you start</title>
    </info>
    <para>The Mageia-&lt;version>-netinstall-nonfree-&lt;arch>.iso
    (former known as boot-nonfree.iso) contains additional proprietary device
    drivers, which may be required for your network device, disk controller
    or, perhaps other device.</para>
    <note>
      <simpara>The Mageia-&lt;version>-netinstall-nonfree-&lt;arch>.iso
      and Mageia-&lt;version>-netinstall-&lt;arch>.iso files can be used
      to launch a network install over a wired or wifi unencrypted network.
      (Encrypted wifi or bluetooth not allowed)</simpara>
    </note>
    <warning>
      <para>Unlike when installing from DVD or LiveCD, during the first part
      of the installation, <emphasis role="bold">Stage 1</emphasis>, you will be
      asked to type things. During this stage, your keyboard will respond like
      an <link ns6:href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Keyboard_layout#United_States">American
      keyboard</link>. This can be very confusing when you need to type names
      and paths.</para>
    </warning>
    <para>You can find the
    Mageia-&lt;version>-netinstall-nonfree-&lt;arch>.iso and
    Mageia-&lt;version>-netinstall-&lt;arch>.iso <link ns6:href="https://www.mageia.org/en/downloads/">here</link>. It is called
    Network Installation.</para>
    <para>You can also download these images from whatever mirror you want in
    this list <link ns6:href="http://mirrors.mageia.org/">http://mirrors.mageia.org/</link>.
    Just follow the
    path <filename>/distrib//cauldron/$ARCH/install/images/</filename> where
    $ARCH is i586 or x86_64.</para>
    <para>After downloading the image, burn it on a CD/DVD or, if you prefer to
    put it on a USB stick, follow the instructions <link ns6:href="https://wiki.mageia.org/en/Installation_Media#Dump_Mageia_ISOs_on_an_USB_stick">here</link>.</para>
  </section>
  <section>
    <info>
      <title xml:id="bootIso-ti3">Installing</title>
    </info>
    <para>This step is also called Stage 1</para>
    <section>
      <info>
        <title>Your computer boots in BIOS mode (also called MBR for Master
        Boot Record)</title>
      </info>
      <para>The first screen to appear is this one</para>
      <mediaobject>
        <imageobject>
          <imagedata fileref="../dx-help.png"/>
        </imageobject>
      </mediaobject>
      <para>When booting up, you can choose to read the advanced help by
      pressing F2 and return to the installer screen with F1.  If you don't choose one, the boot will
      continue with default settings.</para>
    </section>
    <section>
      <info>
        <title>Your computer boots in UEFI mode</title>
      </info>
      <para>The first screen to appear is this one</para>
      <mediaobject>
        <imageobject>
          <imagedata fileref="../dx-welcome2.png"/>
        </imageobject>
      </mediaobject>
      <para>Use the arrow keys to select <guimenuitem>Start Mageia n
      Install</guimenuitem> and press <guibutton>Enter</guibutton>.</para>
    </section>
    <section>
      <info>
        <title>In both modes</title>
      </info>
      <para>Then you can see this screen :</para>
      <mediaobject>
        <imageobject>
          <imagedata fileref="../Boot-iso01.png"/>
        </imageobject>
      </mediaobject>
      <para>During Stage 1, nothing will be written to your Hard Disk, so it
      is safe at any point to quit. You can do so by pressing
      <guibutton>ctrl+alt+del</guibutton>.</para>
      <para>You can use <guibutton>alt+F3</guibutton> to read the logs and
      <guibutton>alt+F1</guibutton> to return to the installer screen.</para>
    </section>
    <section>
      <info>
        <title>Choose the installation method</title>
      </info>
      <para>Use the arrow keys to move down and up the list, until your method
      of choice is highlighted.</para>
      <para>If you don't know what to choose for a <emphasis role="bold">Network Installation</emphasis>, choose <guimenu>FTP
      server</guimenu>.</para>
      <para>On an enterprise network, FTP and rsync may be blocked, so using
      <emphasis role="bold">HTTP server</emphasis> is a good choice in this
      case.</para>
      <para>Press the tab key until <guimenuitem>Ok</guimenuitem> is
      highlighted and then press <guibutton>enter</guibutton>.</para>
      <para>For an installation from hard disk or USB stick, see below.</para>
      <mediaobject>
        <imageobject>
          <imagedata fileref="../Boot-iso02.png"/>
        </imageobject>
      </mediaobject>
    </section>
    <section>
      <info>
        <title>Selecting network connection type</title>
      </info>
      <para>If you have several network cards, choose the right one.
      <mediaobject><imageobject><imagedata fileref="../Boot-iso03.png"/></imageobject></mediaobject>If you don't know what to choose, choose <emphasis role="bold">DHCP</emphasis></para>
      <mediaobject>
        <imageobject>
          <imagedata fileref="../Boot-iso04.png"/>
        </imageobject>
      </mediaobject>
    </section>
    <section>
      <info>
        <title>Setting host name and domain name</title>
      </info>
      <para>If you don't know what to do: leave it blank and select "Ok"</para>
      <mediaobject>
        <imageobject>
          <imagedata fileref="../Boot-iso05.png"/>
        </imageobject>
      </mediaobject>
    </section>
    <section>
      <info>
        <title>HTTP proxy</title>
      </info>
      <para>Leave blank if you don't know what to do</para>
      <mediaobject>
        <imageobject>
          <imagedata fileref="../Boot-iso06.png"/>
        </imageobject>
      </mediaobject>
    </section>
    <section>
      <info>
        <title>Select a medium</title>
      </info>
      <itemizedlist>
        <listitem>
          <para>If you choose to specify the mirror manually, you'll have to
          type the path to your preferred medium. This can be very hard if you
          don't have an American keyboard.</para>
        </listitem>
        <listitem>
          <para>Selecting the "Mageia" option will give you a list you can choose from by moving up and down with the arrow keys.</para>
          <mediaobject>
            <imageobject>
              <imagedata fileref="../Boot-iso07.png"/>
            </imageobject>
          </mediaobject>
        </listitem>
      </itemizedlist>
      <section>
        <title>Specify the mirror manually</title>
        <para>Whichever server you choose, listed <link ns6:href="http://mirrors.mageia.org/">here</link>, it should
        use the same tree-like structure from "mageia" (or "Mageia") as used
        by the official Mageia mirrors. That means
        .../mageia/distrib/&lt;version>/&lt;arch></para>
        <para>A correct entry (when using an official mirror) in the "Mageia
        directory" field below, could be:</para>
        <para><emphasis role="bold">pub/linux/mageia/distrib/cauldron/i586</emphasis></para>
        <para>Another example for Mageia 5 x86_64 would be:</para>
        <para><emphasis role="bold">pub/Mirrors/Mageia/distrib/5/x86_64</emphasis>.</para>
        <para>Other mirrors may have a different structure and the screenshots
        below show such examples:</para>
        <para>If you chose a HTTP server:</para>
        <mediaobject>
          <imageobject>
            <imagedata fileref="../Boot-iso08.png"/>
          </imageobject>
        </mediaobject>
        <para>If you chose a FTP server:</para>
        <mediaobject>
          <imageobject>
            <imagedata fileref="../boot-iso19.png"/>
          </imageobject>
        </mediaobject>
      </section>
      <section>
        <title>Mageia n (selecting a mirror from the list)</title>
        <para><itemizedlist><listitem><para>If you get a lot of missing dependency errors later in the
              install, reboot and try a different mirror.</para></listitem><listitem><para>After choosing an FTP server, you get a screen where you
              can add a login name and password if required.</para></listitem><listitem><para>After this step, <emphasis role="bold">Stage 2</emphasis>
              will be installed and started</para></listitem></itemizedlist><mediaobject><imageobject><imagedata fileref="../boot-iso8.png"/></imageobject></mediaobject><mediaobject><imageobject><imagedata fileref="../boot-iso9.png"/></imageobject></mediaobject><mediaobject><imageobject><imagedata fileref="../boot-iso10.png"/></imageobject></mediaobject>This is the first Stage 2 screen, see Installing -
        Stage 2 below:</para>
        <mediaobject>
          <imageobject>
            <imagedata fileref="../boot-iso11.png"/>
          </imageobject>
        </mediaobject>
      </section>
    </section>
    <section>
      <info>
        <title>Installation from Hard disk</title>
      </info>
      <mediaobject>
        <imageobject>
          <imagedata fileref="../boot-iso12.png"/>
        </imageobject>
      </mediaobject>
      <para>If you choose to install from hard disk or USB stick, you must
      know where the iso file is saved. First, select your hard drive
      (or USB stick)</para>
      <mediaobject>
        <imageobject>
          <imagedata fileref="../boot-iso16.png"/>
        </imageobject>
      </mediaobject>
      <para>and then the partition</para>
      <mediaobject>
        <imageobject>
          <imagedata fileref="../bootimg8.png"/>
        </imageobject>
      </mediaobject>
      <para>Then specify the directory or the file name of the iso.
      Leaving open or using the directory is easier, because the installer
      then offers you a list of directories and files, from which you can
      select with up and down arrows, as seen by the second image.</para>
      <mediaobject>
        <imageobject>
          <imagedata fileref="../Bootimg9.png"/>
        </imageobject>
      </mediaobject>
      <mediaobject>
        <imageobject>
          <imagedata fileref="../Bootimg10.png"/>
        </imageobject>
      </mediaobject>
    </section>
  </section>
  <section>
    <info>
      <title><jobtitle>Installing - Stage 2 </jobtitle></title>
    </info>
    <itemizedlist>
      <listitem>
        <para>The first screen you see now, is the "Please choose a language
        to use" screen. Nothing has been written to your HD yet. If you want
        to reboot, go to tty2 with ctrl+alt+F2 and press ctrl+alt+del.
        (ctrl+alt+F7 to come back if you change your mind).</para>
      </listitem>
      <listitem>
        <para>This part of the install is the same as shown in <link ns6:href="http://doc.mageia.org/installer/5/en/content/selectLanguage.html">http://doc.mageia.org/installer/5/en/content/selectLanguage.html</link>.
        Please click the link to continue reading and change the "5" in the
        URL to the version you are installing.</para>
      </listitem>
    </itemizedlist>
  </section>
</section>