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diff --git a/setupBootloaderBeginner.html b/setupBootloaderBeginner.html index 153d5a5..7c6e04e 100644 --- a/setupBootloaderBeginner.html +++ b/setupBootloaderBeginner.html @@ -2,83 +2,59 @@ <head> <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8"> - <title>Installing a Bootloader</title> + <title>Bootloader main options</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="setupX.html" title="Configuring X, the Graphical Server"> - <link rel="next" href="misc-params.html" title="Checking Miscellaneous Parameters"><style xmlns="http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/transitional" type="text/css"> + <link rel="prev" href="setupX.html" title="Set up X, graphic card and monitor configuration"> + <link rel="next" href="misc-params.html" title="Summary of miscellaneous parameters"><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="Installing a Bootloader"> + <div lang="" class="section" title="Bootloader main options"> <div class="titlepage"> <div> <div> - <h2 class="title"><a name="drakxid-setupBootloaderBeginner"></a>Installing a Bootloader + <h2 class="title"><a name="setupBootloaderBeginner"></a>Bootloader main options </h2> </div> </div> </div> - - - - - - - <a class="indexterm" name="BId-drakxid-setupBootloaderBeginner-it1"></a> - <a class="indexterm" name="BId-drakxid-setupBootloaderBeginner-it2"></a> - <a class="indexterm" name="BId-drakxid-setupBootloaderBeginner-it3"></a> - <a class="indexterm" name="BId-drakxid-setupBootloaderBeginner-it4"></a> + - <p><a name="BId-drakxid-setupBootloaderBeginner-pa1"></a>A - bootloader is a small program which is started by the computer - at boot time. It's responsible for starting up the whole - system. Normally, the bootloader installation is totally - automated. <span class="application">DrakX</span> will analyze the disk boot sector and act - according to what it finds there: + <p><a name="setupBootloaderBeginner-pa1"></a>If you don't like the bootloader settings chosen by DrakX, you can change them here. </p> - - - <div class="itemizedlist"> - <ul class="itemizedlist"> - <li class="listitem"> - - <p><a name="BId-drakxid-setupBootloaderBeginner-pa2"></a>If - a <span class="application">Windows<sup>®</sup></span> boot sector is found, it will replace it with a - <span class="application">GRUB</span>/<span class="application">LILO</span> boot sector. This way you will be able to - load either <span class="application">GNU/Linux</span> or any other <acronym class="acronym">OS</acronym> installed on your - machine. - </p> - - </li> - <li class="listitem"> - - <p><a name="BId-drakxid-setupBootloaderBeginner-pa3"></a>In - any other case it will ask you where it should place the boot - loader. Generally, the <span class="guilabel">First sector of the drive - (MBR)</span> is the safest place. - </p> - - </li> - </ul> - </div> - - - <p><a name="BId-drakxid-setupBootloaderBeginner-pa4"></a>Choosing <span class="guilabel">Skip</span> won't install a - bootloader. Use this option only if you know what you're - doing. + + + <p><a name="setupBootloaderBeginner-pa2"></a>For instance if you have several Linux installs on your system and don't want to squeeze all of their bootloaders into the + MBR (Master Boot Record), you can choose to put the bootloader at the beginning of your new <code class="literal">/</code> partition and chainload into it from the bootloader of another Linux install </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">Warning</th> + </tr> + <tr> + <td align="left" valign="top"> + <p><a name="setupBootloaderBeginner-pa3"></a>WRITE TIP OR WARNING ABOUT CHAINLOADING AND GRUB 2 + </p> + </td> + </tr> + </table> + </div> + + + <p><a name="setupBootloaderBeginner-pa4"></a>If you have very limited disk space, it may be helpful if you click on <span class="guibutton">Advanced</span> and check the box for <span class="guilabel">Clean /tmp at each boot</span>. This may help you maintain some free space. + </p> |