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<?xml version='1.0' encoding='utf-8'?><section xmlns="http://docbook.org/ns/docbook" xmlns:ns5="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" xmlns:ns4="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" xmlns:ns3="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xmlns:ns2="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" xmlns:ns="http://docbook.org/ns/docbook" version="5.0" xml:id="drakboot--boot">
  <info>
    <title xml:id="drakboot--boot-ti1">Set up boot system</title>

    <subtitle>drakboot --boot</subtitle>
  </info>

  <mediaobject>
    <imageobject>
      <imagedata revision="1" fileref="drakboot--boot.png" align="center" xml:id="drakboot--boot-im1" format="PNG"/>
    </imageobject>
  </mediaobject>

  <para>this tool<footnote>
      <para>You can start this tool from the command line, by typing <emphasis role="bold">drakboot --boot</emphasis> as root.</para>
    </footnote> allows you to configure the boot options (choice of the
  bootloader, set a password, the default boot, etc.)</para>

  <para>It is found under the Boot tab in the Mageia Control Center labelled
  "Set up boot system".</para>

  <warning>
    <para>Don't use this tool if you don't know exactly what you are doing.
    Changing some settings may prevent your machine from booting again
    !</para>
  </warning>

  <para>In the first part, called <guilabel>Bootloader</guilabel>, it is
  possible to choose which <guibutton>Bootloader to use</guibutton>, Grub or
  Lilo, and with a graphical or a text menu. It is just a question of taste,
  there are no other consequences. You can also set the <guibutton>Boot
  device</guibutton>, don't change anything here unless you are an expert. The
  boot device is where the bootloader is installed and any modification can
  prevent you machine from booting.</para>

  <para>In the second part, called <guilabel>Main options</guilabel>, you can
  set the <guibutton>Delay before booting default image</guibutton>, in
  seconds. During this delay, grub or Lilo will display the list of available
  operating systems, prompting you to make your choice, if no selection is
  made, the bootloader will boot the default one once the delay
  elapses.</para>

  <para>In the third and last part, called <guibutton>Security</guibutton>, it
  is possible to set a password.</para>

  <para>The <guibutton>Advanced</guibutton> button gives some extra
  options.</para>

  <para><guibutton>Enable ACPI:</guibutton></para>

  <para>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. Check this box if your hardware is ACPI
  compatible.</para>

  <para><guibutton>Enable SMP:</guibutton></para>

  <para>SMP stands for Symmetric Multi Processors, it's an architecture for
  multicore processors.</para>

  <note>
    <para>If you have a processor with HyperThreading, Mageia will see it as a
    dual processor and enable SMP.</para>
  </note>

  <para><guibutton>Enable APIC</guibutton> and <guibutton>Enable Local
  APIC:</guibutton></para>

  <para>APIC stands for Advanced Programmable Interrupt Controller. There are
  two components in the Intel APIC system, the local APIC (LAPIC) and the I/O
  APIC. This one routes the interrupts it receives them from peripheral buses
  to one or more local APICs that are in the processor. It is really useful
  for multi-processor systems. Some computers have problems with the APIC
  system which can cause freezes or incorrect device detection (error message
  "spurious 8259A interrupt: IRQ7"). In this case, disable APIC and/or Local
  APIC.</para>

  <para><guibutton>Clean /tmp at each boot:</guibutton></para>

  <para>If checked, this option will empty the /tmp directory at each boot,
  preventing it from become too big and clearing the trackings that don't need
  to be kept.</para>

  <mediaobject>
    <imageobject>
      <imagedata fileref="drakboot1.png"/>
    </imageobject>
  </mediaobject>

  <para>In the <guibutton>Next</guibutton> screen, you can see the list of all
  the available entries at boot time. The default one is asterisked. To change
  the order of the menu entries, click on the up or down arrows to move the
  selected item. If you click on the <guibutton>Add</guibutton> or
  <guibutton>Modify </guibutton>buttons, a new window appears to add a new
  entry in the Grub menu or to modify an existing one. You need to be familiar
  with Lilo or Grub to be able to use these tools.</para>

  <mediaobject>
    <imageobject>
      <imagedata fileref="drakboot2.png"/>
    </imageobject>
  </mediaobject>

  <para>The <guilabel>Label</guilabel> field is freeform, write here what you
  want to be displayed in the menu. It matches the Grub command "title". For
  example: Mageia3.</para>

  <para>The <guilabel>Image</guilabel> field contains the kernel name. It
  matches the Grub command "kernel". For example /boot/vmlinuz.</para>

  <para>The <guilabel>Root</guilabel> field contains the device name where the
  kernel is stored. It matches the Grub command "root". For example
  (hd0,1).</para>

  <para>The <guilabel>Append</guilabel> field contains the options to be given
  to the kernel at boot time.</para>

  <para>If the box <guilabel>Default</guilabel> is checked, Grub will boot
  this entry by default.</para>

  <para>In the extra screen called <guilabel>Advanced</guilabel>, it is
  possible to choose the <guilabel>Video mode</guilabel>, an
  <guilabel>initrd</guilabel> file and a <xref linkend="draknetprofile"></xref> in the drop-down
  lists.</para>

  <para>You can start this tool from the command line, by typing <emphasis role="bold">drakboot --boot</emphasis> as root.</para>
</section>