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<p>From this first screen, it is possible to set some personal
preferences:
</p>
@@ -63,7 +65,8 @@
<li class="listitem">
<p>The language (for the installation only, may be different that the
- chosen language for the system) by pressing the key F2
+ chosen language for the system) by pressing the key F2 (Legacy mode
+ only)
</p>
@@ -94,14 +97,17 @@
</li>
<li class="listitem">
- <p>Change the screen resolution by pressing the F3 key.</p>
+ <p>Change the screen resolution by pressing the F3 key (Legacy mode
+ only).
+ </p>
</li>
<li class="listitem">
- <p>Add some kernel options by pressing the F6 key.</p>
+ <p>Add some kernel options by pressing the <span class="bold"><strong>F6</strong></span> key for the legacy mode or the <span class="bold"><strong>e</strong></span> key for the UEFI mode.
+ </p>
<p>If the installation fails, then it may be necessary to try again
@@ -162,7 +168,9 @@
</li>
<li class="listitem">
- <p>Add more kernel options by pressing the key F1</p>
+ <p>Add more kernel options by pressing the key F1 (Legacy mode
+ only).
+ </p>
<p>Pressing F1 opens a new window with more available options. Select
@@ -214,6 +222,10 @@
</div>
+ <p>For more information about kernel options on legacy and UEFI systems,
+ see: <a class="ulink" href="https://wiki.mageia.org/en/How_to_set_up_kernel_options" target="_top">https://wiki.mageia.org/en/How_to_set_up_kernel_options</a></p>
+
+
<p>Here is the default welcome screen when using a Wired Network-based
Installation CD (Boot.iso or Boot-Nonfree.iso images):
</p>
@@ -299,20 +311,20 @@
</div>
-
+
<div class="section" title="Installation Problems and Possible Solutions">
<div class="titlepage">
<div>
<div>
<h3 class="title"><a name="installationProblems"></a>Installation Problems and
- Possible Solutions
+ Possible Solutions
</h3>
</div>
</div>
</div>
-
+
-
+
<div class="section" title="No Graphical Interface">
<div class="titlepage">
<div>
@@ -322,37 +334,37 @@
</div>
</div>
</div>
-
+
-
+
<div class="itemizedlist">
<ul class="itemizedlist">
<li class="listitem">
-
+
<p>After the initial screen you did not reach the language
- selection screen. This can happen with some graphic cards and
- older systems. Try using low resolution by typing
- <code class="code">vgalo</code> at the prompt.
+ selection screen. This can happen with some graphic cards and older
+ systems. Try using low resolution by typing <code class="code">vgalo</code> at
+ the prompt.
</p>
-
+
</li>
<li class="listitem">
-
+
<p>If the hardware is very old, a graphical
- installation may not be possible. In this case it is worth trying
- a text mode installation. To use this hit ESC at the first welcome
- screen and confirm with ENTER. You will be presented with a black
- screen with the word "boot:". Type "text" and hit ENTER. Now
- continue with the installation in text mode.
+ installation may not be possible. In this case it is worth trying a
+ text mode installation. To use this hit ESC at the first welcome
+ screen and confirm with ENTER. You will be presented with a black
+ screen with the word "boot:". Type "text" and hit ENTER. Now
+ continue with the installation in text mode.
</p>
-
+
</li>
</ul>
</div>
-
+
</div>
-
+
<div class="section" title="The Install Freezes">
<div class="titlepage">
<div>
@@ -362,19 +374,19 @@
</div>
</div>
</div>
-
+
-
- <p>If the system appeared to freeze during the installation, this
- may be a problem with hardware detection. In this case the automatic
- detection of hardware may be bypassed and dealt with later. To try
- this, type <code class="code">noauto</code> at the prompt. This option may also be
- combined with other options as necessary.
- </p>
+ <p>If the system appeared to freeze during the installation, this may
+ be a problem with hardware detection. In this case the automatic
+ detection of hardware may be bypassed and dealt with later. To try this,
+ type <code class="code">noauto</code> at the prompt. This option may also be combined
+ with other options as necessary.
+ </p>
+
</div>
-
+
<div class="section" title="RAM problem">
<div class="titlepage">
<div>
@@ -384,19 +396,18 @@
</div>
</div>
</div>
-
+
-
+
<p>These will rarely be needed, but in some cases the hardware may
- report the available RAM incorrectly. To specify this manually, you
- can use the <code class="code">mem=xxxM</code> parameter, where xxx is the correct
- amount of RAM. e.g. <code class="code">mem=256M</code> would specify 256MB of
- RAM.
+ report the available RAM incorrectly. To specify this manually, you can
+ use the <code class="code">mem=xxxM</code> parameter, where xxx is the correct amount
+ of RAM. e.g. <code class="code">mem=256M</code> would specify 256MB of RAM.
</p>
-
+
</div>
-
+
<div class="section" title="Dynamic partitions">
<div class="titlepage">
<div>
@@ -406,17 +417,17 @@
</div>
</div>
</div>
-
+
-
+
<p>If you converted your hard disk from "basic" format to "dynamic"
- format on Microsoft Windows, you must know that it is impossible to
- install Mageia on this disc. To go back to a basic disk, see the
- Microsoft documentation: <a class="ulink" href="http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc776315.aspx" target="_top">http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc776315.aspx</a>.
+ format on Microsoft Windows, you must know that it is impossible to
+ install Mageia on this disc. To go back to a basic disk, see the
+ Microsoft documentation: <a class="ulink" href="http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc776315.aspx" target="_top">http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc776315.aspx</a>.
</p>
-
+
</div>
-
+
</div>
</div>