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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-->
<title xml:id="setupBootloader-ti1">Opsionet kryesore të programit Bootloader</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 "Boot Device" unless you really know what you are doing.</para>
</section>
<section>
<title>Grub2-efi on UEFI systems</title>
<para>With an UEFI system, the user interface is slightly different as you cannot
choose between with or without graphical menu</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 receive 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 advised and enough whatever the number of
operating systems you have.</para>
<para>Don't modify the "Boot Device" unless you really know what you are doing.</para>
</section>
</section>
<section>
<title xml:id="setupMageiaBootloader">Using a Mageia bootloader</title>
<para>By default, according to your system, Mageia writes a new:</para>
<itemizedlist>
<listitem>
<para>GRUB2 bootloader either into the MBR (Master Boot Record) of your first hard
drive or in the BIOS boot partition.</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>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 uncheck the box
<guilabel>Probe Foreign OS</guilabel></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 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.</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 Check 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 text box
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 asked at the boot
time to select a booting entry or change settings. The username is "root"
and the password is the one chosen here after.</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para><guilabel>Password</guilabel>: This text box is where you actually put the
password</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para><guilabel>Password (again)</guilabel>: Retype the password and Drakx will
check that it matches with the one set 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 the power management. It can save energy by
stopping unused devices, this was the method used before APM. Unchecking 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>: Enabling or disabling 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>: Here you can set local APIC, which
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
the boot menu will use. 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>
</section>
</section>
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