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- <div lang="" class="section" title="Custom disk partitioning with DiskDrake">
+ <div class="section" title="Custom Disk Partitioning with DiskDrake">
<div class="titlepage">
<div>
<div>
- <h2 class="title"><a name="diskdrake"></a>Custom disk partitioning with
+ <h2 class="title"><a name="diskdrake"></a>Custom Disk Partitioning with
DiskDrake
</h2>
</div>
</div>
</div>
+
+
+
- <div class="warning" title="Warning" 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="[Warning]" src="warning.png"></td>
- <th align="left"></th>
- </tr>
- <tr>
- <td align="left" valign="top">
-
- <p><a name="diskdrake-pa1"></a>If you wish to use encryption on
- your <code class="literal">/</code> partition you must ensure that you have a
- separate <code class="literal">/boot</code> partition. The encryption option for the
- <code class="literal">/boot</code> partition must NOT be set, otherwise your system
- will be unbootable.
- </p>
-
- </td>
- </tr>
- </table>
- </div>
-
- <p><a name="diskdrake-pa3"></a>Adjust the layout of your disk(s)
- here. You can remove or create partitions, change the filesystem of a
- partition or change its size and even view what is in them before you
- start.
- </p>
-
- <p><a name="diskdrake-pa4"></a>There is a tab for every detected
- hard disk or other storage device, like an USB key. For example sda, sdb and
- sdc if there are three of them.
- </p>
-
- <p><a name="diskdrake-pa5"></a>Push <span class="guibutton">Clear
- all</span> to wipe all partitions on the selected storage device
- </p>
+
+
+
- <p><a name="diskdrake-pa6"></a>For all other actions: click on
- the desired partition first. Then view it, or choose a filesystem and a
- mount point, resize it or wipe it. <span class="guibutton">Toggle to expert
- mode</span> (or <span class="guibutton">Expert mode</span>) gives some more
- tools like to add a label or to choose a partition type.
- </p>
+
- <p><a name="diskdrake-pa6a"></a>Continue until you adjusted
- everything to your wishes.
- </p>
+
- <p><a name="diskdrake-pa7"></a>Click <span class="guibutton">Done</span>
- when you're ready.
- </p>
+ <div class="itemizedlist">
+ <ul class="itemizedlist">
+ <li class="listitem">
+
+ <p><a name="diskdrake-pa3"></a>Modify the layout of your
+ disk(s) here. You can remove or create partitions, change the filesystem
+ or size of a partition and even view their details before you
+ start.
+ </p>
+
+ </li>
+ <li class="listitem">
+
+ <p><a name="diskdrake-pa4"></a>There is a tab at the top for
+ every detected hard disk (or other storage device, like a USB key). In
+ the screenshot above there are two available devices: <code class="filename">sda
+ </code>and <code class="filename">sdb</code>.
+ </p>
+
+ </li>
+ <li class="listitem">
+
+ <p><a name="diskdrake-pa6"></a>For all other actions: click
+ on the desired partition first. Then view it, or choose a filesystem and
+ a mount point, resize it or wipe it. <span class="emphasis"><em>Expert mode</em></span>
+ provides more options such as to label (name) a partition, or to choose
+ a partition type.
+ </p>
+
+ </li>
+ <li class="listitem">
+
+ <p><a name="diskdrake-pa6a"></a>Continue until you have
+ adjusted everything to your satisfaction, then click
+ <span class="emphasis"><em>Done</em></span> when you're ready.
+ </p>
+
+ </li>
+ </ul>
+ </div>
+
- <div class="note" title="Note" style="margin-left: 0.5in; margin-right: 0.5in;">
- <table border="0" summary="Note">
+ <div class="warning" title="Warning" 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="[Note]" src="note.png"></td>
+ <td rowspan="2" align="center" valign="top" width="25"><img alt="[Warning]" src="warning.png"></td>
<th align="left"></th>
</tr>
<tr>
<td align="left" valign="top">
- <p>If you are installing Mageia on an UEFI system, check that an ESP
- (EFI System Partition) is present and correctly mounted on /boot/EFI (see
- below)
- </p>
-
- <p></p>
+ <div class="orderedlist">
+ <ol class="orderedlist" type="1">
+ <li class="listitem">
+
+ <p><a name="diskdrake-pa5"></a>Take care with the
+ <span class="emphasis"><em>Clear all</em></span> option, use it only if you are sure you
+ want to wipe all partitions on the selected storage device.
+ </p>
+
+ </li>
+ <li class="listitem">
+
+ <p><a name="diskdrake-pa1"></a>If you wish to use
+ encryption on your <code class="filename">/</code> partition you must ensure
+ that you have a separate <code class="filename">/boot</code> partition. The
+ encryption option for the <code class="filename">/boot</code> partition must
+ NOT be set, otherwise your system will be unbootable.
+ </p>
+
+ </li>
+ </ol>
+ </div>
</td>
</tr>
</table>
</div>
+
- <div class="note" title="Note" style="margin-left: 0.5in; margin-right: 0.5in;">
- <table border="0" summary="Note">
+ <div class="important" title="Important" style="margin-left: 0.5in; margin-right: 0.5in;">
+ <table border="0" summary="Important">
<tr>
- <td rowspan="2" align="center" valign="top" width="25"><img alt="[Note]" src="note.png"></td>
+ <td rowspan="2" align="center" valign="top" width="25"><img alt="[Important]" src="important.png"></td>
<th align="left"></th>
</tr>
<tr>
<td align="left" valign="top">
- <p>If you are installing Mageia on a Legacy/GPT system, check that a BIOS boot partition is present and of the correct type</p>
-
+ <div class="itemizedlist">
+ <ul class="itemizedlist">
+ <li class="listitem">
+
+ <p>If you are installing Mageia on a UEFI system, check that an ESP
+ (EFI System Partition) is present and correctly mounted on
+ <code class="filename">/boot/EFI</code>. See Figure 1 below.
+ </p>
+
+ </li>
+ <li class="listitem">
+
+ <p>If you are installing Mageia on a Legacy/GPT system, check that
+ a BIOS boot partition is present and of the correct type. See Figure 2
+ below.
+ </p>
+
+ </li>
+ </ul>
+ </div>
</td>
</tr>
</table>
</div>
+
+
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+
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