DrakX, the Mageia Installer

DrakX, the Mageia Installer +

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Whether you are new to GNU-Linux or an experienced user, the Mageia + Installer is designed to help make your installation or upgrade as easy as + possible. +

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The initial menu screen has various options, however the default one will + start the installer, which will normally be all that you will need. +

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From this first screen, it is possible to set some personal preferences:

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The language (for the installation only, may be different that the chosen + language for the system) by pressing the key F2 (Legacy mode only) +
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Use the arrow keys to select the language and press the key Enter.
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Here is for example, the French welcome screen when using a Live + DVD/CD. Note that the Live DVD/CD menu does not propose: Rescue + System, Memory test and Hardware + Detection Tool. +
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Change the screen resolution by pressing the F3 key (Legacy mode only).
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Add some kernel options by pressing the F6 + key for the legacy mode or the e key for + the UEFI mode. +

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If the installation fails, then it may be necessary to try again using one + of the extra options. The menu called by F6 displays a new line called + Boot options and propose four entries: +

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- Default, it doesn't alter anything in the default options.

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- Safe Settings, priority is given to the safer options to the detriment of + performances. +

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- No ACPI (Advanced Configuration and Power Interface), power management + isn't taken into account. +

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- No Local APIC (Local Advanced Programmable Interrupt Controller), it is + about CPU interruptions, select this option if you are asked for. +

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When you select one of these entries, it modifies the default options + displayed in the Boot Options line. +

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	+ + In some Mageia releases, it may happen that the entries selected with the + key F6 does not appear in the Boot Options line, + however, they are really taken into account. + + +

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Add more kernel options by pressing the key F1 (Legacy mode only).

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Pressing F1 opens a new window with more available options. Select one with + the arrow keys and press Enter to have more details or press the Esc key to + go back to the welcome screen. +

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The detailed view about the option splash. Press Esc or select + Return to Boot Options to go back to the options + list. These options can by added by hand in the Boot + options line. +

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For more information about kernel options on legacy and UEFI systems, see: + https://wiki.mageia.org/en/How_to_set_up_kernel_options

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Here is the default welcome screen when using a Wired Network-based + Installation CD (Boot.iso or Boot-Nonfree.iso images): +

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It does not allow to change the language, the available options are + described in the screen. For more information about using a Wired + Network-based Installation CD, see the Mageia + Wiki

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The installation steps +

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The install process is divided into a number of steps, which can be followed + on the side panel of the screen. +

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Each step has one or more screens which may also have + Advanced buttons with extra, less commonly required, + options. +

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Most screens have Help buttons which give further + explanations about the current step. +

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If somewhere during install you decide to stop the installation, it is + possible to reboot, but please think twice before you do this. Once a + partition has been formatted or updates have started to be installed, your + computer is no longer in the same state and rebooting it could very well + leave you with an unusable system. If in spite of this you are very sure + rebooting is what you want, go to a text terminal by pressing the three keys + Alt Ctrl F2 at the same time. After that, press + Alt Ctrl Delete simultaneously to reboot. +

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Installation Problems and Possible Solutions +

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No Graphical Interface +

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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 vgalo at the prompt. +
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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. +
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The Install Freezes +

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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 + noauto at the prompt. This option may also be combined with + other options as necessary. +

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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 + mem=xxxM parameter, where xxx is the correct amount of + RAM. e.g. mem=256M would specify 256MB of RAM. +

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Dynamic partitions +

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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: + http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc776315.aspx. +

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