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Although it is possible + to have several ESPs, only one is required, whatever the number of + operating systems you have.</p></li></ul></div></div><div class="section" title="rEFInd"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h4 class="title"><a id="d4e699"><!----></a>rEFInd</h4></div></div></div><div class="itemizedlist"><p><span class="bold"><strong>rEFInd on UEFI systems</strong></span></p><ul class="itemizedlist" type="disc"><li class="listitem"><p>rEFInd has a nice graphical set of options, and can + auto-detect installed EFI bootloaders. See: + http://www.rodsbooks.com/refind/</p></li></ul></div><div class="note" title="Note" style="margin-left: 0.5in; margin-right: 0.5in;"><h3 class="title">Note</h3><p>Please note that in order to be able to use the + <code class="literal">rEFInd</code> option, an installed EFI System Partition + must match your system architecture: if you have a 32bit EFI System + Partition installed on a 64bit machine for instance, then the rEFInd + option will not be displayed/available to you.</p></div></div></div><div class="section" title="Bootloader Setup"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="d4e709"><!----></a>Bootloader Setup</h3></div></div></div><div class="section" title="Bootloader main options"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h4 class="title"><a id="d4e712"><!----></a>Bootloader main options</h4></div></div></div><div class="mediaobject"><img src="images/live-setupBootloader.png"/></div><div class="itemizedlist"><ul class="itemizedlist" type="disc"><li class="listitem"><p><span class="bold"><strong>Bootloader to use</strong></span></p><div class="itemizedlist"><ul class="itemizedlist" type="circle"><li class="listitem"><p><span class="guimenuitem">GRUB2</span> (with either a graphical + or a text menu), can be chosen for both <code class="literal">Legacy + MBR/BIOS</code> systems and <code class="literal">UEFI</code> + systems.</p></li><li class="listitem"><p><span class="guimenuitem">rEFInd</span> (with a graphical menu) + is an alternative option solely for use with + <code class="literal">UEFI</code> systems.</p></li></ul></div></li><li class="listitem"><p><span class="bold"><strong>Boot device</strong></span></p><div class="warning" title="Warning" style="margin-left: 0.5in; margin-right: 0.5in;"><h3 class="title">Warning</h3><p>Don't change this unless you really know what you are + doing.</p></div><div class="note" title="Note" style="margin-left: 0.5in; margin-right: 0.5in;"><h3 class="title">Note</h3><p>There is no option to write GRUB to the boot sector of a + partition (e.g: <code class="filename">sda1</code>), as this method is + considered unreliable.</p></div><p>When using UEFI mode, then the <span class="guilabel">Boot + device</span> will be listed as <span class="guimenuitem">EFI System + Partition</span>.</p></li><li class="listitem"><p><span class="bold"><strong>Delay before booting the default + image</strong></span></p><p>This text box lets you set a delay, in seconds, before the + default operating system is started up.</p></li><li class="listitem"><p><span class="bold"><strong>Security</strong></span></p><p>This allows you to set a password for the bootloader. This + means a username and password will be required when booting in order + to select a booting entry or change settings. This is optional, and + most people are not likely to have a need for it. The username is + <code class="literal">root</code> and the password is the one chosen + hereafter.</p></li><li class="listitem"><p><span class="bold"><strong>Password</strong></span></p><p>Choose a password for the bootloader (optional)</p></li><li class="listitem"><p><span class="bold"><strong>Password (again)</strong></span></p><p>Retype the password and DrakX will check that it matches with + the one set above</p></li></ul></div><p><span class="emphasis"><em>Advanced</em></span></p><div class="itemizedlist"><ul class="itemizedlist" type="disc"><li class="listitem"><p><span class="emphasis"><em>Enable ACPI</em></span></p><p>ACPI (Advanced Configuration and Power Interface) is a + standard for power management. It can save energy by stopping unused + devices. Deselecting 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).</p></li><li class="listitem"><p><span class="emphasis"><em>Enable SMP</em></span></p><p>This option enables/disables symmetric multiprocessing for + multi-core processors</p></li><li class="listitem"><p><span class="emphasis"><em>Enable APIC</em></span></p><p>Enabling 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="emphasis"><em>Enable Local APIC</em></span></p><p>Here you can set Local APIC, which manages all external + interrupts for a specific processor in an SMP system</p></li></ul></div></div><div class="section" title="Bootloader Configuration"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h4 class="title"><a id="d4e778"><!----></a>Bootloader Configuration</h4></div></div></div><p>If, in the previous section you selected <code class="literal">rEFInd</code> + as the bootloader to use, you would then be presented with the options + shown in the screenshot directly below. Otherwise, please instead move + on to the subsequent screenshot for your options.</p><div class="mediaobject" align="center"><img src="images/live-rEFIndLoaderConfig.png" align="middle"/></div><p>Your rEFInd configuration options:</p><div class="itemizedlist"><ul class="itemizedlist" type="disc"><li class="listitem"><p><span class="bold"><strong>Install or update rEFInd in the EFI + system partition.</strong></span></p></li><li class="listitem"><p><span class="bold"><strong>Install in /EFI/BOOT.</strong></span></p><p>This option installs the bootloader in the /EFI/BOOT directory + of the ESP (EFI System Partition). This can be useful when:</p><p>(a) Installing onto a removable drive (e.g. a USB stick) that can be removed and plugged into a different machine. If the bootloader is stored in /EFI/BOOT, UEFI BIOS's will detect it and allow you to boot from that drive.</p><p>(b) As a workaround where, due to a buggy UEFI BIOS, the newly + written bootloader for Mageia will not be recognized at end of the + installation.</p></li></ul></div><p>If you did not select rEFInd as the bootloader to use in the + previous section, then your bootloader configuration options are shown + below:</p><div class="mediaobject" align="center"><img src="images/live-setupBootloader3.png" align="middle"/></div><div class="itemizedlist"><ul class="itemizedlist" type="disc"><li class="listitem"><p><span class="bold"><strong>Default</strong></span></p><p>The operating system to be started up by default.</p></li><li class="listitem"><p><span class="bold"><strong>Append</strong></span></p><p>This option lets you pass information to the kernel or tell + the kernel to give you more information as it boots.</p></li><li class="listitem"><p><span class="bold"><strong>Probe foreign OS</strong></span></p><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, then untick the <span class="guimenuitem">Probe Foreign + OS</span> option.</p></li><li class="listitem"><p><span class="bold"><strong>Install in /EFI/BOOT. </strong></span>(Note: + this menu option only becomes available where the installer detects + that a machine is in UEFI mode).</p><p>This option installs the bootloader in the /EFI/BOOT directory + of the ESP (EFI System Partition). This can be useful when:</p><p>(a) Installing onto a removable drive (e.g. a USB stick) that can be removed and plugged into a different machine. If the bootloader is stored in /EFI/BOOT, UEFI BIOS's will detect it and allow you to boot from that drive.</p><p>(b) As a workaround where, due to a buggy UEFI BIOS, the newly + written bootloader for Mageia will not be recognized at end of the + installation.</p></li></ul></div><p><span class="emphasis"><em>Advanced</em></span></p><div class="mediaobject" align="center"><img src="images/live-setupBootloader4.png" align="middle"/></div><div class="itemizedlist"><ul class="itemizedlist" type="disc"><li class="listitem"><p><span class="emphasis"><em>Video mode</em></span></p><p>This sets the screen size and colour depth to be used by the + boot menu. If you click the down-triangle you will be offered other + size and colour depth options.</p></li><li class="listitem"><p><span class="emphasis"><em>Do not touch ESP or MBR</em></span></p><p>Select this option if you don't want a bootable Mageia, but + would rather chain-load it from another OS. You will get a warning + that the bootloader is missing. Click <span class="guimenuitem">Ok + </span>only if you are sure you understand the implications, + and wish to proceed.</p><div class="warning" title="Warning" style="margin-left: 0.5in; margin-right: 0.5in;"><h3 class="title">Warning</h3><p>Chain-loading via legacy bootloaders (GRUB Legacy and LiLo) + is no longer supported by Mageia as it is likely to fail when + attempting to boot this resulting installation of Mageia. If you + use anything other than GRUB2 or rEFInd for this purpose, then you + do so at your own risk!</p></div></li></ul></div><div class="mediaobject" align="center"><img src="images/live-setupBootloader5.png" align="middle"/></div></div></div><div class="section" title="Other Options"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="d4e840"><!----></a>Other Options</h3></div></div></div><div class="section" title="Using an existing bootloader"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h4 class="title"><a id="d4e842"><!----></a>Using an existing bootloader</h4></div></div></div><p>The exact procedure for adding Mageia to an existing bootloader is beyond the scope of this documentation. However, in most cases it will involve running the relevant bootloader installation program, which should detect Mageia and automatically add an entry for it in the bootloader menu. See the documentation for the relevant operating system.</p></div><div class="section" title="Installing Without a Bootloader"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h4 class="title"><a id="d4e845"><!----></a>Installing Without a Bootloader</h4></div></div></div><p>While you can opt to install Mageia without a bootloader (see + section 2.1 Advanced), this is not recommended unless you absolutely + know what you are doing, as without some form of bootloader your + operating system will be unable to start.</p></div><div class="section" title="Add or Modify a Boot Menu Entry"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h4 class="title"><a id="setupBootloaderAddEntry"><!----></a>Add or Modify a Boot Menu + Entry</h4></div></div></div><p>To do this you need to manually edit /boot/grub2/custom.cfg or use the + software <span class="bold"><strong>grub-customizer</strong></span> tool instead + (available in the Mageia repositories).</p><div class="note" title="Note" style="margin-left: 0.5in; margin-right: 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