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<!--Lebarhon 2015 07 04 Project for Mageia 5. The UEFI and BIOS systems are so different I think it is better to split the page
Lebarhon 2016 12 16 updated for Mageia 6. 20170209 updated SC-->
<info>
<title xml:id="setupBootloader-ti1">Bootloader main options</title>
</info>
<section>
<title>Bootloader interface</title>
<para>By default, Mageia uses exclusively:</para>
<itemizedlist>
<listitem>
<para>GRUB2 (with or without graphical menu) for a Legacy/MBR or
Legacy/GPT system</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>GRUB2-efi for a UEFI system.</para>
</listitem>
</itemizedlist>
<tip>
<para>The Mageia graphical menus are nice :)</para>
</tip>
<section>
<title>GRUB2 on Legacy/MBR and Legacy/GPT systems</title>
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<para>Don't modify the <emphasis role="bold">Boot Device</emphasis>
unless you really know what you are doing.</para>
</section>
<section>
<title>GRUB2-efi on UEFI systems</title>
<para>With a UEFI system, the user interface is slightly different as you cannot choose between the <emphasis role="bold">with</emphasis> or
<emphasis role="bold">without graphical menu</emphasis> options.</para>
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<para>If Mageia is the only system installed on your computer, the
installer created an ESP (EFI System Partition) to house the bootloader
(GRUB2-efi). If there are already UEFI operating systems installed on
your computer (Windows 8 for example), the Mageia installer detects the
existing ESP created by Windows and adds GRUB2-efi. Although it is
possible to have several ESPs, only one is required (and advised),
whatever the number of operating systems you have.</para>
<para>Don't modify the <emphasis role="bold">Boot Device</emphasis>
unless you really know what you are doing.</para>
</section>
</section>
<section>
<title xml:id="setupMageiaBootloader">Using a Mageia bootloader</title>
<para>By default, and according to your system, Mageia writes one of the
following:</para>
<itemizedlist>
<listitem>
<para>a GRUB2 bootloader either into the MBR (Master Boot Record) of
your first hard drive or in the BIOS boot partition.</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>a GRUB2-efi bootloader into the ESP</para>
</listitem>
</itemizedlist>
<para>If you already have other operating systems installed, Mageia
attempts to add them to your new Mageia boot menu. If you don't want this
behaviour, click on <guibutton>Next</guibutton> and then untick the
<emphasis role="bold">Probe Foreign OS</emphasis> option.</para>
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</section>
<section>
<title>Using an existing bootloader</title>
<para>The exact procedure for adding your Mageia system to an existing
bootloader is beyond the scope of this documentation, 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.</para>
</section>
<section>
<title xml:id="setupChainLoading">Using chain loading</title>
<para>If you don't want a bootable Mageia, but to chain-load it from
another OS, click on <guibutton>Next</guibutton>, then on
<guibutton>Advanced</guibutton> and tick the box <guilabel>Do not touch
ESP or MBR</guilabel>.</para>
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<para>You will get a warning that the bootloader is missing, ignore it by
clicking <guibutton>OK</guibutton>.</para>
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</section>
<section>
<title>Options</title>
<section>
<title>First page</title>
<para><itemizedlist><listitem><para><guilabel>Delay before booting the default image</guilabel>:
This lets you set a delay in seconds before the default operating
system is started up.</para></listitem><listitem><para><guilabel>Security</guilabel>: This allows you to set a
password for the bootloader. This means a username and password
will be required when booting to select a booting entry or change
settings. The username is <emphasis role="bold">root</emphasis> and the password is the one chosen here-after.</para></listitem><listitem><para><guilabel>Password</guilabel>: Choose a password for the
bootloader.</para></listitem><listitem><para><guilabel>Password (again)</guilabel>: Retype the password
and DrakX will check that it matches with the one above.</para></listitem><listitem><para><guilabel>Advanced</guilabel></para><itemizedlist><listitem><para><guilabel>Enable ACPI:</guilabel> ACPI (Advanced
Configuration and Power Interface) is a standard for power
management. It can save energy by stopping unused devices.
Deselecting it could be useful if, for example, your computer
does not support ACPI or if you think the ACPI implementation
might cause some problems (for instance random reboots or
system lockups).</para></listitem><listitem><para><guilabel>Enable SMP</guilabel>: This option
enables/disables symmetric multiprocessing for multi core
processors.</para></listitem><listitem><para><guilabel>Enable APIC</guilabel>: This gives the
operating system access to the Advanced Programmable Interrupt
Controller. APIC devices permit more complex priority models,
and Advanced IRQ (Interrupt Request) management.</para></listitem><listitem><para><guilabel>Enable Local APIC</guilabel>: Local APIC
manages all external interrupts for a specific processor in an
SMP system.</para></listitem></itemizedlist></listitem></itemizedlist></para>
</section>
<section>
<title>Next page</title>
<itemizedlist>
<listitem>
<para><guilabel>Default:</guilabel> Operating system started up by
default</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para><guilabel>Append:</guilabel> This option lets you pass the
kernel information or tell the kernel to give you more information
as it boots.</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para><guilabel>Probe foreign OS</guilabel>: see above <link linkend="setupMageiaBootloader">Using a Mageia
bootloader</link></para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para><guilabel>Advanced</guilabel><itemizedlist><listitem><para><guilabel>Video mode:</guilabel> This sets the screen
size and colour depth to be used by the boot menu. If you
click the down triangle you will be offered other size and
colour depth options.</para></listitem><listitem><para><emphasis role="bold">Do not touch ESP or
MBR</emphasis>: see above <link linkend="setupChainLoading">Using the chain
loading</link></para></listitem></itemizedlist></para>
</listitem>
</itemizedlist>
</section>
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