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</div>
</div>
</div>
-
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-
-
-
-
- <div class="section" title="Grub2">
+ <div class="section" title="Dostupn&eacute; Zavad&#283;&#269;e">
<div class="titlepage">
<div>
<div>
- <h3 class="title"><a name="d5e999"></a>Grub2
+ <h3 class="title"><a name="d5e999"></a>Dostupn&eacute; Zavad&#283;&#269;e
</h3>
</div>
</div>
</div>
-
- <div class="itemizedlist" title="Grub2 on Legacy MBR/GPT systems">
- <p class="title"><b>Grub2 on Legacy MBR/GPT systems</b></p>
- <ul class="itemizedlist">
- <li class="listitem">
-
- <p>GRUB2 (with or without graphical menu) will be used exclusively as the
- bootloader for a Legacy/MBR or Legacy/GPT system.
- </p>
-
- </li>
- <li class="listitem">
-
- <p>By default, a new bootloader will be written into either the MBR (Master
- Boot Record) of your first hard drive or in the BIOS boot partition.
- </p>
-
- </li>
- </ul>
+ <div class="section" title="Grub2">
+ <div class="titlepage">
+ <div>
+ <div>
+ <h4 class="title"><a name="d5e1001"></a>Grub2
+ </h4>
+ </div>
+ </div>
+ </div>
+
+
+ <div class="itemizedlist">
+ <p><span class="bold"><strong>Grub2 on Legacy MBR/GPT systems</strong></span></p>
+ <ul class="itemizedlist">
+ <li class="listitem">
+
+ <p>GRUB2 (with or without graphical menu) will be used exclusively as the
+ bootloader for a Legacy/MBR or Legacy/GPT system.
+ </p>
+
+ </li>
+ <li class="listitem">
+
+ <p>By default, a new bootloader will be written into either the MBR (Master
+ Boot Record) of your first hard drive or in the BIOS boot partition.
+ </p>
+
+ </li>
+ </ul>
+ </div>
+
+ <div class="itemizedlist">
+ <p><span class="bold"><strong>Grub2-efi on UEFI systems</strong></span></p>
+ <ul class="itemizedlist">
+ <li class="listitem">
+
+ <p>GRUB2-efi or rEFInd may be used as the bootloader for a UEFI system.</p>
+
+ </li>
+ <li class="listitem">
+
+ <p>By default, a new bootloader (Grub2-efi) will be written into the ESP (EFI
+ System Partition).
+ </p>
+
+ <p>If there are already UEFI-based operating systems installed on your computer
+ (Windows 8 for example), the Mageia installer will detect the existing ESP
+ created by Windows and add grub2-efi to it. If no ESP exists, then one will
+ be created. Although it is possible to have several ESPs, only one is
+ required, whatever the number of operating systems you have.
+ </p>
+
+ </li>
+ </ul>
+ </div>
+
</div>
-
- <div class="itemizedlist" title="Grub2-efi na UEFI syst&eacute;mech">
- <p class="title"><b>Grub2-efi na UEFI syst&eacute;mech</b></p>
- <ul class="itemizedlist">
- <li class="listitem">
-
- <p>GRUB2-efi will be used exclusively as the bootloader for a UEFI system.</p>
-
- </li>
- <li class="listitem">
-
- <p>By default, a new bootloader (Grub2-efi) will be written into the ESP (EFI
- System Partition).
- </p>
+ <div class="section" title="rEFInd">
+ <div class="titlepage">
+ <div>
+ <div>
+ <h4 class="title"><a name="d5e1018"></a>rEFInd
+ </h4>
+ </div>
+ </div>
+ </div>
-
- <p>If there are already UEFI-based operating systems installed on your computer
- (Windows 8 for example), the Mageia installer will detect the existing ESP
- created by Windows and add grub2-efi to it. If no ESP exists, then one will
- be created. Although it is possible to have several ESPs, only one is
- required, whatever the number of operating systems you have.
- </p>
-
- </li>
- </ul>
+
+ <div class="itemizedlist">
+ <p><span class="bold"><strong>rEFInd on UEFI systems</strong></span></p>
+ <ul class="itemizedlist">
+ <li class="listitem">
+
+ <p>rEFInd has a nice graphical set of options, and can auto-detect installed
+ EFI bootloaders. See: http://www.rodsbooks.com/refind/
+ </p>
+
+ </li>
+ </ul>
+ </div>
+
+ <div class="note" title="Pozn&aacute;mka" style="margin-left: 0.5in; margin-right: 0.5in;">
+ <table border="0" summary="Note">
+ <tr>
+ <td rowspan="2" align="center" valign="top" width="25"><img alt="[Pozn&aacute;mka]" src="note.png"></td>
+ <th align="left"></th>
+ </tr>
+ <tr>
+ <td align="left" valign="top">
+
+ <p>Please note that in order to be able to use the <code class="literal">rEFInd</code>
+ option, an installed EFI System Partition must match your system
+ architecture: if you have a 32bit EFI System Partition installed on a 64bit
+ machine for instance, then the rEFInd option will not be displayed/available
+ to you.
+ </p>
+
+ </td>
+ </tr>
+ </table>
+ </div>
+
</div>
</div>
-
- <div class="section" title="Bootloader Setup">
+ <div class="section" title="Nastaven&iacute; Bootloaderu">
<div class="titlepage">
<div>
<div>
- <h3 class="title"><a name="d5e1014"></a>Bootloader Setup
+ <h3 class="title"><a name="d5e1028"></a>Nastaven&iacute; Bootloaderu
</h3>
</div>
</div>
</div>
-
<div class="section" title="Z&aacute;kladn&iacute; nastaven&iacute; zav&aacute;d&#283;c&iacute;ho programu">
<div class="titlepage">
<div>
<div>
- <h4 class="title"><a name="d5e1018"></a>Z&aacute;kladn&iacute; nastaven&iacute; zav&aacute;d&#283;c&iacute;ho programu
+ <h4 class="title"><a name="d5e1032"></a>Z&aacute;kladn&iacute; nastaven&iacute; zav&aacute;d&#283;c&iacute;ho programu
</h4>
</div>
</div>
</div>
-
-
<div class="itemizedlist">
<ul class="itemizedlist">
<li class="listitem">
<p><span class="bold"><strong>Bootloader to use</strong></span></p>
-
- <p>This feature is only available to Legacy MBR/BIOS systems. Users of UEFI
- systems will not see this option here.
- </p>
+ <div class="itemizedlist">
+ <ul class="itemizedlist">
+ <li class="listitem">
+
+ <p><span class="guimenuitem">GRUB2</span> (with either a graphical or a text menu),
+ can be chosen for both <code class="literal">Legacy MBR/BIOS</code> systems and
+ <code class="literal">UEFI</code> systems.
+ </p>
+
+ </li>
+ <li class="listitem">
+
+ <p><span class="guimenuitem">rEFInd</span> (with a graphical menu) is an alternative
+ option solely for use with <code class="literal">UEFI</code> systems.
+ </p>
+
+ </li>
+ </ul>
+ </div>
</li>
<li class="listitem">
<p><span class="bold"><strong>Boot device</strong></span></p>
-
- <p>Don't change this unless you really know what you are doing</p>
+ <div class="warning" title="Varov&aacute;n&iacute;" style="margin-left: 0.5in; margin-right: 0.5in;">
+ <table border="0" summary="Warning">
+ <tr>
+ <td rowspan="2" align="center" valign="top" width="25"><img alt="[Varov&aacute;n&iacute;]" src="warning.png"></td>
+ <th align="left"></th>
+ </tr>
+ <tr>
+ <td align="left" valign="top">
+
+ <p>Don't change this unless you really know what you are doing.</p>
+
+ </td>
+ </tr>
+ </table>
+ </div>
+
+ <div class="note" title="Pozn&aacute;mka" style="margin-left: 0.5in; margin-right: 0.5in;">
+ <table border="0" summary="Note">
+ <tr>
+ <td rowspan="2" align="center" valign="top" width="25"><img alt="[Pozn&aacute;mka]" src="note.png"></td>
+ <th align="left"></th>
+ </tr>
+ <tr>
+ <td align="left" valign="top">
+
+ <p>There is no option to write GRUB to the boot sector of a partition (e.g:
+ <code class="filename">sda1</code>), as this method is considered unreliable.
+ </p>
+
+ </td>
+ </tr>
+ </table>
+ </div>
+
+ <p>When using UEFI mode, then the <span class="guilabel">Boot device</span> will be
+ listed as <span class="guimenuitem">EFI System Partition</span>.
+ </p>
</li>
<li class="listitem">
<p><span class="bold"><strong>Delay before booting the default image</strong></span></p>
-
<p>This text box lets you set a delay, in seconds, before the default operating
system is started up.
@@ -162,7 +247,6 @@
<li class="listitem">
<p><span class="bold"><strong>Security</strong></span></p>
-
<p>This allows you to set a password for the bootloader. This means a username
and password will be required when booting in order to select a booting
@@ -175,7 +259,6 @@
<li class="listitem">
<p><span class="bold"><strong>Heslo</strong></span></p>
-
<p>Choose a password for the bootloader (optional)</p>
@@ -183,7 +266,6 @@
<li class="listitem">
<p><span class="bold"><strong>Password (again)</strong></span></p>
-
<p>Retype the password and DrakX will check that it matches with the one set
above
@@ -192,17 +274,14 @@
</li>
</ul>
</div>
-
<p><span class="emphasis"><em>Advanced</em></span></p>
-
<div class="itemizedlist">
<ul class="itemizedlist">
<li class="listitem">
<p><span class="emphasis"><em>Enable ACPI</em></span></p>
-
<p>ACPI (Advanced Configuration and Power Interface) is a standard for power
management. It can save energy by stopping unused devices. Deselecting it
@@ -215,7 +294,6 @@
<li class="listitem">
<p><span class="emphasis"><em>Enable SMP</em></span></p>
-
<p>This option enables/disables symmetric multiprocessing for multi-core
processors
@@ -225,7 +303,6 @@
<li class="listitem">
<p><span class="emphasis"><em>Enable APIC</em></span></p>
-
<p>Enabling this gives the operating system access to the Advanced Programmable
Interrupt Controller. APIC devices permit more complex priority models, and
@@ -236,7 +313,6 @@
<li class="listitem">
<p><span class="emphasis"><em>Enable Local APIC</em></span></p>
-
<p>Here you can set Local APIC, which manages all external interrupts for a
specific processor in an SMP system
@@ -247,28 +323,58 @@
</div>
</div>
-
<div class="section" title="Nastaven&iacute; zav&aacute;d&#283;c&iacute;ho programu">
<div class="titlepage">
<div>
<div>
- <h4 class="title"><a name="d5e1068"></a>Nastaven&iacute; zav&aacute;d&#283;c&iacute;ho programu
+ <h4 class="title"><a name="d5e1098"></a>Nastaven&iacute; zav&aacute;d&#283;c&iacute;ho programu
</h4>
</div>
</div>
</div>
-
-
+ <p>If, in the previous section you selected <code class="literal">rEFInd</code> as the
+ bootloader to use, you would then be presented with the options shown in the
+ screenshot directly below. Otherwise, please instead move on to the
+ subsequent screenshot for your options.
+ </p>
+
+
+ <div class="itemizedlist">
+ <p>Your rEFInd configuration options:</p>
+ <ul class="itemizedlist">
+ <li class="listitem">
+
+ <p><span class="guimenuitem">Install or update rEFInd in the EFI system
+ partition.</span></p>
+
+ </li>
+ <li class="listitem">
+
+ <p><span class="guimenuitem">Install in EFI/Boot partition (workaround for some
+ BIOS's).</span></p>
+
+ <p>With some BIOS's, the newly written bootloader for Mageia at end of the
+ installation will not be recognized. In that case, you can use this option
+ as a workaround for the issue.
+ </p>
+
+ </li>
+ </ul>
+ </div>
+
+ <p>If you did not select rEFInd as the bootloader to use in the previous
+ section, then your bootloader configurations are shown below:
+ </p>
+
<div class="itemizedlist">
<ul class="itemizedlist">
<li class="listitem">
<p><span class="bold"><strong>Default</strong></span></p>
-
<p>The operating system to be started up by default.</p>
@@ -276,7 +382,6 @@
<li class="listitem">
<p><span class="bold"><strong>Append</strong></span></p>
-
<p>This option lets you pass information to the kernel or tell the kernel to
give you more information as it boots.
@@ -286,29 +391,24 @@
<li class="listitem">
<p><span class="bold"><strong>Probe foreign OS</strong></span></p>
-
<p>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,
- then untick the Probe Foreign OS option.
+ then untick the <span class="guimenuitem">Probe Foreign OS</span> option.
</p>
</li>
</ul>
</div>
-
<p><span class="emphasis"><em>Advanced</em></span></p>
-
-
<div class="itemizedlist">
<ul class="itemizedlist">
<li class="listitem">
<p><span class="emphasis"><em>Video mode</em></span></p>
-
<p>This sets the screen size and colour depth to be used by the boot menu. If
you click the down-triangle you will be offered other size and colour depth
@@ -319,48 +419,63 @@
<li class="listitem">
<p><span class="emphasis"><em>Do not touch ESP or MBR</em></span></p>
-
<p>Select this option if you don't want a bootable Mageia, but would rather
chain-load it from another OS. You will get a warning that the bootloader is
- missing. Click<span class="emphasis"><em> Ok</em></span> if you are sure you understand the
- implications, and wish to proceed.
+ missing. Click <span class="guimenuitem">Ok </span>only if you are sure you
+ understand the implications, and wish to proceed.
</p>
+
+ <div class="warning" title="Varov&aacute;n&iacute;" style="margin-left: 0.5in; margin-right: 0.5in;">
+ <table border="0" summary="Warning">
+ <tr>
+ <td rowspan="2" align="center" valign="top" width="25"><img alt="[Varov&aacute;n&iacute;]" src="warning.png"></td>
+ <th align="left"></th>
+ </tr>
+ <tr>
+ <td align="left" valign="top">
+
+ <p>Chain-loading via legacy bootloaders (GRUB Legacy and LiLo) is no longer
+ supported by Mageia as it is likely to fail when attempting to boot this
+ resulting installation of Mageia. If you use anything other than GRUB2 or
+ rEFInd for this purpose, then you do so at your own risk!
+ </p>
+
+ </td>
+ </tr>
+ </table>
+ </div>
</li>
</ul>
</div>
-
</div>
</div>
-
<div class="section" title="Dal&#353;&iacute; volby">
<div class="titlepage">
<div>
<div>
- <h3 class="title"><a name="d5e1104"></a>Dal&#353;&iacute; volby
+ <h3 class="title"><a name="d5e1152"></a>Dal&#353;&iacute; volby
</h3>
</div>
</div>
</div>
-
<div class="section" title="Pou&#382;it&iacute; u&#382; existuj&iacute;c&iacute;ho zavad&#283;&#269;e">
<div class="titlepage">
<div>
<div>
- <h4 class="title"><a name="d5e1106"></a>Pou&#382;it&iacute; u&#382; existuj&iacute;c&iacute;ho zavad&#283;&#269;e
+ <h4 class="title"><a name="d5e1154"></a>Pou&#382;it&iacute; u&#382; existuj&iacute;c&iacute;ho zavad&#283;&#269;e
</h4>
</div>
</div>
</div>
-
<p>The exact procedure for adding Mageia to an existing bootloader is beyond
the scope of this documentation. However in most cases it will involve
@@ -370,19 +485,17 @@
</p>
</div>
-
<div class="section" title="Installing Without a Bootloader">
<div class="titlepage">
<div>
<div>
- <h4 class="title"><a name="d5e1109"></a>Installing Without a Bootloader
+ <h4 class="title"><a name="d5e1157"></a>Installing Without a Bootloader
</h4>
</div>
</div>
</div>
-
<p>While you can opt to install Mageia without a bootloader (see section 2.1
Advanced), this is not recommended unless you absolutely know what you are
@@ -391,7 +504,6 @@
</p>
</div>
-
<div lang="cs" class="section" title="P&#345;idan&iacute; nebo zm&#283;na polo&#382;ky v nab&iacute;dce zavad&#283;&#269;e">
<div class="titlepage">