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diff --git a/setupBootloaderBeginner.html b/setupBootloaderBeginner.html index 1d07364..693e49a 100644 --- a/setupBootloaderBeginner.html +++ b/setupBootloaderBeginner.html @@ -2,23 +2,23 @@ <head> <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8"> - <title>Bootloader main options</title> + <title>Bootloader main options (old page)</title> <meta name="generator" content="DocBook XSL Stylesheets V1.75.2"> <link rel="home" href="index.html" title="Installation with DrakX"> <link rel="up" href="index.html" title="Installation with DrakX"> - <link rel="prev" href="setupBootloaderAddEntry.html" title="setupBootloaderAddEntry"> + <link rel="prev" href="setupBootloaderAddEntry.html" title="Add or Modify a Boot Menu Entry"> <link rel="next" href="setupBootloaderExpert.html" title="Bootloader expert use"><style xmlns="http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/transitional" type="text/css"> <!-- body { font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 13px } table { font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 13px } --></style></head> <body bgcolor="white" text="black" link="#0000FF" vlink="#840084" alink="#0000FF"> - <div lang="" class="section" title="Bootloader main options"> + <div lang="" class="section" title="Bootloader main options (old page)"> <div class="titlepage"> <div> <div> <h2 class="title"><a name="setupBootloaderBeginner"></a>Bootloader main - options + options (old page) </h2> </div> </div> @@ -46,192 +46,28 @@ - - - - <p><a name="setupBootloaderBeginner-pa1"></a>If you prefer - different bootloader settings to those chosen automatically by the - installer, you can change them here. - </p> - - <p><a name="setupBootloaderBeginner-pa2"></a>You may already have - another operating system on your machine, in which case you need to decide - whether to add Mageia to your existing bootloader, or allow Mageia to create - a new one. - </p> - - <div class="tip" title="Tip" style="margin-left: 0.5in; margin-right: 0.5in;"> - <table border="0" summary="Tip"> + + <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="[Tip]" src="tip.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><a name="setupBootloaderBeginner-pa3"></a>The Mageia - graphical menu is nice :) + + <p>This page was moved to + <a class="xref" href="setupBootloader.html" title="Bootloader main options">the section called “Bootloader main + options”</a> because that page has the filename the help button in the '''Bootloader main options''' screen in installer links to. </p> - + </td> </tr> </table> </div> - - <div class="section" title="Using the Mageia bootloader"> - <div class="titlepage"> - <div> - <div> - <h3 class="title"><a name="usingMageiaBootloader"></a>Using the Mageia - bootloader - </h3> - </div> - </div> - </div> - - - - <p><a name="setupBootloaderBeginner-pa4"></a>By default Mageia - writes a new GRUB bootloader into the MBR (Master Boot Record) of your - first hard drive. If you already have other operating systems installed, - Mageia attempts to add them to your new Mageia boot menu. - </p> - - - <p><a name="setupBootloaderBeginner-pa5"></a>This works - correctly in the majority of cases for Linux and - <span class="application">Windows<sup>®</sup></span> - systems. - </p> - - - <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="setupBootloaderBeginner-pa6"></a>Linux systems - which use the GRUB2 bootloader (e.g. more recent Debian/Ubuntu - derivatives) are not currently supported and will not be recognised. One - possible solution for this is to follow the steps explained here <a class="xref" href="setupBootloaderExpert.html#addingGRUB2system" title="Adding a GRUB2 based system manually">the section called “Adding a GRUB2 based system - manually”</a> before installing Mageia next to such a - system, however there is no guarantee. - </p> - - - <p><a name="setupBootloaderBeginner-pa6a"></a>If you are - already installing Mageia without having taken those steps, (and do not - already know the GRUB2 version and/or it's root partition) then install - the Mageia bootloader in the root partition for now (see next section), - and inspect your GRUB2 based system after rebooting at the end of the - installation. Note that you will not yet be able to boot Mageia, however - you will be able to use the Mageia install DVD to perform a quick - "upgrade install" at a later date to correctly install the bootloader to - the MBR. - </p> - - </td> - </tr> - </table> - </div> - - </div> - - - <div class="section" title="Using an existing bootloader"> - <div class="titlepage"> - <div> - <div> - <h3 class="title"><a name="usingExistingBootloader"></a>Using an - existing bootloader - </h3> - </div> - </div> - </div> - - - - <p><a name="setupBootloaderBeginner-pa46"></a>If you decide to - use an existing bootloader then you will need to remember to STOP at the - summary page during the installation and click the Bootloader - <span class="guibutton">Configure</span> button, which will allow you to change - the bootloader install location. - </p> - - - <p><a name="setupBootloaderBeginner-pa47"></a>Do not select a - device e.g."sda", or you will overwrite your existing MBR. You must select - the root partition that you chose during the partitioning phase earlier - e.g. sda7. - </p> - - - <p><a name="setupBootloaderBeginner-pa48"></a>To be clear, sda - is a device, sda7 is a partition. - </p> - - - <div class="tip" title="Tip" style="margin-left: 0.5in; margin-right: 0.5in;"> - <table border="0" summary="Tip"> - <tr> - <td rowspan="2" align="center" valign="top" width="25"><img alt="[Tip]" src="tip.png"></td> - <th align="left"></th> - </tr> - <tr> - <td align="left" valign="top"> - - <p><a name="setupBootloaderBeginner-pa48a"></a>Go to tty2 - with Ctrl+Alt+F2 and type <code class="literal">df</code> to check where your - <code class="literal">/</code> (root) partition is. Ctrl+Alt+F7 takes you back to - the installer screen. - </p> - - </td> - </tr> - </table> - </div> - - - <p><a name="setupBootloaderBeginner-pa49"></a>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. - </p> - - </div> - - - <div class="section" title="Bootloader advanced option"> - <div class="titlepage"> - <div> - <div> - <h3 class="title"><a name="advancedOptionBootloader"></a>Bootloader - advanced option - </h3> - </div> - </div> - </div> - - - - <p><a name="setupBootloaderBeginner-pa52"></a>If you have very - limited disk space for the <code class="literal">/</code> partition that contains - <code class="literal">/tmp</code>, click on <span class="guibutton">Advanced</span> and - check the box for <span class="guilabel">Clean /tmp at each boot</span>. This helps - to maintain some free space. - </p> - - </div> - </div> </body> </html> |