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| author | Thierry Vignaud <tv@mandriva.org> | 2007-06-07 18:54:11 +0000 |
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| committer | Thierry Vignaud <tv@mandriva.org> | 2007-06-07 18:54:11 +0000 |
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diff --git a/help-boot.en.html b/help-boot.en.html new file mode 100644 index 0000000..9944eca --- /dev/null +++ b/help-boot.en.html @@ -0,0 +1,129 @@ +<html> +<meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html;charset=utf-8" /> +<body> + +<!-- help=boot --> + +<hr><!-- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - --> +<h3><a name="help">Using the Help System</a></h3> + +The boot loader online help is context sensitive. It gives information +about the selected menu item or, if you are editing boot options, +it tries to look up information about the option in which the cursor is +positioned.<br> +<br> +Navigation Keys<br><br> + + <em>Up Arrow</em>: highlight previous link<br> + <em>Down Arrow</em>: highlight next link<br> + <em>Left Arrow</em>, <em>Backspace</em>: return to previous topic<br> + <em>Right Arrow</em>, <em>Enter</em>, <em>Space</em>: follow link<br> + <em>Page Up</em>: scroll up one page<br> + <em>Page Down</em>: scroll down one page<br> + <em>Home</em>: go to page start<br> + <em>End</em>: go to page end<br> + <em>Esc</em>: leave help<br> + +<br>Return to <a href="#opt">Boot Options</a> + + +<hr><!-- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - --> +<h3><a name="keytable">Language and Keyboard Layout Selection</a></h3> + +Press <em>F2</em> to change language and keyboard layout the boot loader uses. + +<br><br>Return to <a href="#opt">Boot Options</a> + + +<hr><!-- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - --> +<h3><a name="profile">Choose Profile</a></h3> + +Press <em>F3</em> to select a profile. Your system will be started using the +configuration saved in this profile. + +<br><br>Return to <a href="#opt">Boot Options</a> + + +<hr><!-- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - --> +<h3><a name="opt">Boot Options</a></h3> + + <a href="#o_splash">splash</a> -- influence the behavior of the splash screen<br> + <a href="#o_apm">apm</a> -- toggle power management<br> + <a href="#o_acpi">acpi</a> -- advanced configuration and power interface<br> + <a href="#o_ide">ide</a> -- control the IDE subsystem<br> + +<hr><!-- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - --> +<h3><a name="o_splash">Kernel Options: splash</a></h3> + +The splash screen is the picture shown during system start-up.<br> +<br> +<em>splash=0</em><br> +The splash screen is switched off. This may be useful +with very old monitors or if some error occurs.<br> +<br> +<em>splash=verbose</em><br> Activates splash, kernel and boot messages are +still shown.<br> +<br> +<em>splash=silent</em><br> +Activates splash, but no messages. Instead a progress bar is drawn.<br> +<br> +Return to <a href="#opt">Boot Options</a> + + +<hr><!-- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - --> +<h3><a name="o_apm">Kernel Options: apm</a></h3> + +APM is one of the two power management strategies used on current +computers. It is mainly used with laptops for functions like suspend +to disk, but it may also be responsible for switching off the +computer after power down. APM relies on a correct working BIOS. If +the BIOS is broken, APM may have only limited use or even prevent the +computer from working. Therefore, it may be switched off with the +parameter<br><br> + + <em>apm=off</em> -- switch off APM completely<br><br> + +Some very new computers may benefit more from the newer +<a href="#o_acpi">ACPI</a>. + +<br><br>Return to <a href="#opt">Boot Options</a> + + +<hr><!-- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - --> +<h3><a name="o_acpi">Kernel Options: acpi</a></h3> + +ACPI (Advanced Configuration and Power Interface) is a +standard that defines power and configuration management interfaces +between an operating system and the BIOS. By default, <em>acpi</em> is +switched on when a BIOS is detected that is newer than from year +2000. There are several commonly +used parameters to control the behavior of ACPI:<br> +<br> + <em>pci=noacpi</em> -- do not use ACPI to route PCI interrupts + <em>acpi=oldboot</em> -- only the parts of ACPI that are relevant +for booting remain activated<br> + <em>acpi=off</em> -- switch off ACPI completely<br> + <em>acpi=force</em> -- switch on ACPI even if your BIOS is dated +before 2000<br> +<br> +Especially on new computers, it replaces the old +<a href="#o_apm">apm</a> system. + + +<br><br>Return to <a href="#opt">Boot Options</a> + + +<hr><!-- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - --> +<h3><a name="o_ide">Kernel Options: ide</a></h3> + +IDE is, unlike SCSI, commonly used in most desktop workstations. +To circumvent some hardware problems that occur with IDE systems, use the +kernel parameter: <br><br> + + <em>ide=nodma</em> -- switch off dma for IDE drives<br> + + + +<br><br>Return to <a href="#opt">Boot Options</a>. + +</body></html> |