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diff --git a/setupBootloaderBeginner.html b/setupBootloaderBeginner.html index 9088209..ffb22ef 100644 --- a/setupBootloaderBeginner.html +++ b/setupBootloaderBeginner.html @@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ <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="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"> + <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 } @@ -32,30 +32,44 @@ - <p><a name="setupBootloaderBeginner-pa1"></a>If you don't like - the bootloader settings chosen by DrakX, you can change them here. + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + <p><a name="setupBootloaderBeginner-pa1"></a>If you prefer + different bootloader settings to those chosen automatically by DrakX, you + can change them here. </p> - <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><a name="setupBootloaderBeginner-pa2"></a>You may already have + another Linux operating system on your machine, in which case you need to + decide whether to add Mageia to your existing boot loader, or allow Mageia + to create a new one. </p> - <div class="warning" title="Warning" style="margin-left: 0.5in; margin-right: 0.5in;"> - <table border="0" summary="Warning"> + <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="[Warning]" src="warning.png"></td> - <th align="left">Warning</th> + <td rowspan="2" align="center" valign="top" width="25"><img alt="[Tip]" src="tip.png"></td> + <th align="left">Tip</th> </tr> <tr> <td align="left" valign="top"> - <p><a name="setupBootloaderBeginner-pa3"></a>WRITE TIP OR - WARNING ABOUT CHAINLOADING AND GRUB 2 + <p><a name="setupBootloaderBeginner-pa3"></a>The Mageia + graphical menu is nice :) </p> </td> @@ -64,11 +78,154 @@ </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> + <div class="section" title="Using the Mageia boot loader"> + <div class="titlepage"> + <div> + <div> + <h3 class="title"><a name="usingMageiaBootloader"></a>Using the Mageia boot + loader + </h3> + </div> + </div> + </div> + + + + <p><a name="setupBootloaderBeginner-pa4"></a>By default Mageia + writes a new GRUB boot loader 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 Windows 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">Warning</th> + </tr> + <tr> + <td align="left" valign="top"> + + <p><a name="setupBootloaderBeginner-pa6"></a>Linux systems + which use the GRUB2 boot loader (predominately 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 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 boot loader"> + <div class="titlepage"> + <div> + <div> + <h3 class="title"><a name="usingExistingBootloader"></a>Using an + existing boot loader + </h3> + </div> + </div> + </div> + + + + <p><a name="setupBootloaderBeginner-pa46"></a>If you decide to + use an existing boot loader then you will need to remember to STOP at the + summary page during the installation and click the <span class="guibutton">Boot + Loader</span> button, which will allow you to change the boot loader + 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">Tip</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 boot loader is + beyond the scope of this help, however in most cases it will involve + running the relevant boot loader installation program which should detect + and add it automatically. See the documentation for the operating system + in question. + </p> + + </div> + + + <div class="section" title="Boot loader advanced option"> + <div class="titlepage"> + <div> + <div> + <h3 class="title"><a name="advancedOptionBootloader"></a>Boot loader 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> |