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 + Installer is designed to help make your installation or upgrade as easy as possible.

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

The installation steps +

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The install process is divided into a number of steps - the + status of which is indicated in a panel to the left of the + screen. +
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Each step has one or more screens, which may also have + Advanced sections with extra, less commonly + required options. +
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Most screens have Help buttons for further + details about the particular step. +
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If at some point during the install you decide to abort 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. +

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If, in spite of this, you are very sure rebooting is what you + want, go to a text terminal by pressing the keys Ctrl+Alt+F2 together. After that, press Ctrl+Alt+Delete together to reboot. +

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Installation Welcome Screen +

Installation Welcome Screen

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The particular screen that you will first see when booting from the + Installation media will depend on whether your computer motherboard is of + the Legacy (BIOS) or UEFI type. +

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The welcome menu screen has various options, however the default + option will start the installer, and is normally all that you will + need. +

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Using a Mageia DVD +

Legacy (BIOS) Systems

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Here are the default welcome screens when using a Mageia DVD, The - first one with an UEFI system and the second one with a Legacy - system: -

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From this screen, you can access to options by pressing the "e" - letter to enter the "edit mode". To come back to this screen, press - either the key "esc" to quit without saving or press the key "Ctrl" or - "F10" to quit with saving. -

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From this 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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Install Mageia
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Install Mageia to a hard disk. This is the default option, and + will automatically start after a short while unless another option + is selected. +
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Change the screen resolution by pressing the F3 key (Legacy - mode only). -
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Rescue System
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This option allows you to either re-install the bootloader for + an existing Mageia installation or you can use it to restore a + Windows bootloader. +
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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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- Default, it doesn't alter anything in the default - options. -

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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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Memory Test

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Test the installed RAM by performing multiple read and write + operations. Reboot to end the test. +

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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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	- - The help is translated in the chosen language with the F2 - key. - - -

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F2: Language

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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

Press F2 for alternative languages.

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Using a Wired Network +

UEFI Systems

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

From this screen, you can access options by pressing + e to enter the edit mode. To come back to this screen, + press Esc to quit without saving or press + F10 to save and quit.

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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Install: Start the Install + process +
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Rescue: This option allows + you to either re-install the bootloader for an existing Mageia + installation or you can use it to restore a Windows + bootloader. +
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F2: Language: Press + F2 for alternative languages. +
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If you booted from a USB stick, you will see the above options + duplicated, and in this case, you should use the set that will be + suffixed with "USB". +

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 +

Installation Problems and Possible Solutions

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No Graphical Interface +

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. +
After the initial screen you did not progress to the + Language Selection screen. This can happen with + some graphic cards and older systems. Try using low resolution by + typing vgalo at the prompt.
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. + be possible. In this case it is worth trying a text-mode + installation. To use this press Esc at the + Welcome screen and confirm with + ENTER. You will be presented with a black screen + with a boot: prompt. Type text + and press ENTER to continue with the installation + in text mode.

The Install Freezes +

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. + hardware detection may be bypassed and dealt with later. To try this, + type noauto at the prompt. This option may also be + combined with other parameters as necessary.

RAM problem +

RAM problem

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These will rarely be needed, but in some cases the hardware may +

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

Dynamic partitions +

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. +

If you converted your hard disk from Basic + format to Dynamic format in Microsoft Windows, then + it is not possible to install Mageia on this disc. To revert to a + Basic disk, see the Microsoft documentation: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc776315.aspx.

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