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Bootloader main + options<br/> </h1></div><div id="content"><!----><div xml:lang="" class="section" title="17. Bootloader main options"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h2 class="title" style="clear: both"><a id="setupBootloaderBeginner"><!----></a>17. Bootloader main + options</h2></div></div></div><div class="mediaobject" align="center"><img src="images/dx2-setupBootloader.png" align="middle"/></div><p><a id="setupBootloaderBeginner-pa1"><!----></a>If you prefer + different bootloader settings to those chosen automatically by the + installer, you can change them here.</p><p><a id="setupBootloaderBeginner-pa2"><!----></a>You may already have + another operating system on your machine, in which case you need to decide + whether to add Mageia to your existing bootloader, or allow Mageia to create + a new one.</p><div class="tip" title="Tip" style="margin-left: 0.5in; margin-right: 0.5in;"><table border="0" summary="Tip"><tr><td rowspan="2" align="left" valign="top" width="40"><img alt="[Tip]" src="./tip.png"/></td><th align="left"/></tr><tr><td align="left" valign="top" class="admon-content"><p><a id="setupBootloaderBeginner-pa3"><!----></a>The Mageia + graphical menu is nice :)</p></td></tr></table></div><div class="section" title="17.1. Using the Mageia bootloader"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="usingMageiaBootloader"><!----></a>17.1. Using the Mageia + bootloader</h3></div></div></div><p><a id="setupBootloaderBeginner-pa4"><!----></a>By default Mageia + writes a new GRUB bootloader into the MBR (Master Boot Record) of your + first hard drive. If you already have other operating systems installed, + Mageia attempts to add them to your new Mageia boot menu.</p><p><a id="setupBootloaderBeginner-pa5"><!----></a>This works + correctly in the majority of cases for Linux and + <span class="application">Windows<sup>®</sup></span> + systems.</p><div class="warning" title="Warning" style="margin-left: 0.5in; margin-right: 0.5in;"><table border="0" summary="Warning"><tr><td rowspan="2" align="left" valign="top" width="40"><img alt="[Warning]" src="./warning.png"/></td><th align="left"/></tr><tr><td align="left" valign="top" class="admon-content"><p><a id="setupBootloaderBeginner-pa6"><!----></a>Linux systems + which use the GRUB2 bootloader (e.g. more recent Debian/Ubuntu + derivatives) are not currently supported and will not be recognised. One + possible solution for this is to follow the steps explained here <a class="xref" href="setupBootloaderExpert.html#addingGRUB2system" title="18.1. Adding a GRUB2 based system manually">Section 18.1, “Adding a GRUB2 based system + manually”</a> before installing Mageia next to such a + system, however there is no guarantee.</p><p><a id="setupBootloaderBeginner-pa6a"><!----></a>If you are + already installing Mageia without having taken those steps, (and do not + already know the GRUB2 version and/or it's root partition) then install + the Mageia bootloader in the root partition for now (see next section), + and inspect your GRUB2 based system after rebooting at the end of the + installation. Note that you will not yet be able to boot Mageia, however + you will be able to use the Mageia install DVD to perform a quick + "upgrade install" at a later date to correctly install the bootloader to + the MBR.</p></td></tr></table></div></div><div class="section" title="17.2. Using an existing bootloader"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="usingExistingBootloader"><!----></a>17.2. Using an + existing bootloader</h3></div></div></div><p><a id="setupBootloaderBeginner-pa46"><!----></a>If you decide to + use an existing bootloader then you will need to remember to STOP at the + summary page during the installation and click the Bootloader + <span class="guibutton">Configure</span> button, which will allow you to change + the bootloader install location.</p><p><a id="setupBootloaderBeginner-pa47"><!----></a>Do not select a + device e.g."sda", or you will overwrite your existing MBR. You must select + the root partition that you chose during the partitioning phase earlier + e.g. sda7.</p><p><a id="setupBootloaderBeginner-pa48"><!----></a>To be clear, sda + is a device, sda7 is a partition.</p><div class="tip" title="Tip" style="margin-left: 0.5in; margin-right: 0.5in;"><table border="0" summary="Tip"><tr><td rowspan="2" align="left" valign="top" width="40"><img alt="[Tip]" src="./tip.png"/></td><th align="left"/></tr><tr><td align="left" valign="top" class="admon-content"><p><a id="setupBootloaderBeginner-pa48a"><!----></a>Go to tty2 + with Ctrl+Alt+F2 and type <code class="literal">df</code> to check where your + <code class="literal">/</code> (root) partition is. Ctrl+Alt+F7 takes you back to + the installer screen.</p></td></tr></table></div><p><a id="setupBootloaderBeginner-pa49"><!----></a>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.</p></div><div class="section" title="17.3. Bootloader advanced option"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="advancedOptionBootloader"><!----></a>17.3. Bootloader + advanced option</h3></div></div></div><p><a id="setupBootloaderBeginner-pa52"><!----></a>If you have very + limited disk space for the <code class="literal">/</code> partition that contains + <code class="literal">/tmp</code>, click on <span class="guibutton">Advanced</span> and + check the box for <span class="guilabel">Clean /tmp at each boot</span>. 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