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Bootloader main options

Bootloader interface

By default, Mageia uses exclusively:

  • Grub2 (with or without graphical menu) for a Legacy/MBR or + Legacy/GPT system

  • Grub2-efi for a UEFI system.

Tip

The Mageia graphical menus are nice :)

Grub2 on Legacy/MBR and Legacy/GPT systems

Don't modify the "Boot Device" unless you really know what you are + doing.

Grub2-efi on UEFI systems

With an UEFI system, the user interface is slightly different as + you cannot choose between with or without graphical menu

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.

Don't modify the "Boot Device" unless you really know what you are + doing.

Using a Mageia bootloader

By default, according to your system, Mageia writes a new:

  • GRUB2 bootloader either into the MBR (Master Boot Record) of + your first hard drive or in the BIOS boot partition.

  • Grub2-efi bootloader into the ESP

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 Next and then uncheck the box + Probe Foreign OS

Using an existing bootloader

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.

Using chain loading

If you don't want a bootable Mageia, but to chain load it from + another OS, click on Next, then on + Advanced and Check the box Do not touch + ESP or MBR.

You will get a warning that the bootloader is missing, ignore it by + clicking OK.

Options

First page

  • Delay before booting the default image: + This text box lets you set a delay in seconds before the default + operating system is started up.

  • Security: 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.

  • Password: This text box is where you + actually put the password

  • Password (again): Retype the password + and Drakx will check that it matches with the one set + above.

  • Advanced

    • Enable ACPI: 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).

    • Enable SMP: This option enables / + disables symmetric multiprocessing for multi core + processors.

    • Enable APIC: 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.

    • Enable Local APIC: Here you can set + local APIC, which manages all external interrupts for a + specific processor in an SMP system.

Next page

  • Default: Operating system started up by + default

  • Append: This option lets you pass the + kernel information or tell the kernel to give you more information + as it boots.

  • Probe foreign OS: see above Using a Mageia + bootloader

  • Advanced

    • Video mode: 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.

    • Do not touch ESP or + MBR: see above Using the chain + loading

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