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                  <h2 class="title"><a name="setupBootloader"></a>Bootloader main options
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         <div class="section" title="Bootloader interface">
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                     <h3 class="title"><a name="d5e872"></a>Bootloader interface
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            <p>By default, Mageia uses exclusively:</p>
            
                
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                     <p>Grub2 (with or without graphical menu) for a Legacy/MBR or
                                Legacy/GPT system
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                     <p>Grub2-efi for a UEFI system.</p>
                           
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                        <p>The Mageia graphical menus are nice :)</p>
                            
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                        <h4 class="title"><a name="d5e882"></a>Grub2 on Legacy/MBR and Legacy/GPT systems
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               <p>Don't modify the "Boot Device" unless you really know what you are
                        doing.
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                        <h4 class="title"><a name="d5e888"></a>Grub2-efi on UEFI systems
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               <p>With an UEFI system, the user interface is slightly different as
                        you cannot choose between with or without graphical menu
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               <p>If Mageia is the only system installed on your computer, the
                        installer created an ESP (EFI System Partition) to receive the
                        bootloader (Grub2-efi). If there are already UEFI operating systems
                        installed on your computer (Windows 8 for example), the Mageia installer
                        detects the existing ESP created by Windows and adds grub2-efi. Although
                        it is possible to have several ESPs, only one is advised and enough
                        whatever the number of operating systems you have.
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               <p>Don't modify the "Boot Device" unless you really know what you are
                        doing.
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                     <h3 class="title"><a name="d5e896"></a>Using a Mageia bootloader
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            <p>By default, according to your system, Mageia writes a new:</p>
            
                
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                     <p>GRUB2 bootloader either into the MBR (Master Boot Record) of
                                your first hard drive or in the BIOS boot partition.
                     </p>
                           
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                  <li class="listitem">
                             
                     <p>Grub2-efi bootloader into the ESP</p>
                           
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            <p>If you already have other operating systems installed, Mageia
                   attempts to add them to your new Mageia boot menu. If you don't want this
                   behaviour, click on <span class="guibutton">Next</span> and then uncheck the box
                   <span class="guilabel">Probe Foreign OS</span></p>
            
                
              
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            <p>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.
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            <p>If you don't want a bootable Mageia, but to chain load it from
                   another OS, click on <span class="guibutton">Next</span>, then on
                   <span class="guibutton">Advanced</span> and Check the box <span class="guilabel">Do not touch
                      ESP or MBR</span>.
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            <p>You will get a warning that the bootloader is missing, ignore it by
                   clicking <span class="guibutton">OK</span>.
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                     <h3 class="title"><a name="d5e927"></a>Options
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                        <h4 class="title"><a name="d5e929"></a>First page
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                        <p><span class="guilabel">Delay before booting the default image</span>:
                                       This text box lets you set a delay in seconds before the default
                                       operating system is started up.
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                        <p><span class="guilabel">Security</span>: This allows you to set a
                                       password for the bootloader. This means a username and password
                                       will be asked at the boot time to select a booting entry or change
                                       settings. The username is "root" and the password is the one
                                       chosen here after.
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                        <p><span class="guilabel">Password</span>: This text box is where you
                                       actually put the password
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                     <li class="listitem">
                                    
                        <p><span class="guilabel">Password (again)</span>: Retype the password
                                       and Drakx will check that it matches with the one set
                                       above.
                        </p>
                                  
                     </li>
                     <li class="listitem">
                                    
                        <p><span class="guilabel">Advanced</span></p>
                        
                                    
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                                 <p><span class="guilabel">Enable ACPI:</span> ACPI (Advanced
                                                    Configuration and Power Interface) is a standard for the power
                                                    management. It can save energy by stopping unused devices,
                                                    this was the method used before APM. Unchecking it could be
                                                    useful if, for example, your computer does not support ACPI or
                                                    if you think the ACPI implementation might cause some problems
                                                    (for instance random reboots or system lockups).
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                              <li class="listitem">
                                                 
                                 <p><span class="guilabel">Enable SMP</span>: This option enables /
                                                    disables symmetric multiprocessing for multi core
                                                    processors.
                                 </p>
                                               
                              </li>
                              <li class="listitem">
                                                 
                                 <p><span class="guilabel">Enable APIC</span>: Enabling or disabling
                                                    this gives the operating system access to the Advanced
                                                    Programmable Interrupt Controller. APIC devices permit more
                                                    complex priority models, and Advanced IRQ (Interrupt Request)
                                                    management.
                                 </p>
                                               
                              </li>
                              <li class="listitem">
                                                 
                                 <p><span class="guilabel">Enable Local APIC</span>: Here you can set
                                                    local APIC, which manages all external interrupts for a
                                                    specific processor in an SMP system.
                                 </p>
                                               
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                        <p><span class="guilabel">Default:</span> Operating system started up by
                                     default
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                     </li>
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                        <p><span class="guilabel">Append:</span> This option lets you pass the
                                     kernel information or tell the kernel to give you more information
                                     as it boots.
                        </p>
                                
                     </li>
                     <li class="listitem">
                                  
                        <p><span class="guilabel">Probe foreign OS</span>: see above <a class="link" href="setupBootloader.html#setupMageiaBootloader">Using a Mageia
                                        bootloader</a></p>
                                
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                        <p><span class="guilabel">Advanced</span></p>
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                                 <p><span class="guilabel">Video mode:</span> This sets the screen
                                                    size and colour depth the boot menu will use. If you click the
                                                    down triangle you will be offered other size and colour depth
                                                    options.
                                 </p>
                                               
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                                 <p><span class="bold"><strong>Do not touch ESP or
                                                          MBR</strong></span>: see above <a class="link" href="setupBootloader.html#setupChainLoading">Using the chain
                                                       loading</a></p>
                                               
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