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<a accesskey="n" href="setupBootloaderAddEntry.html">Next</a></td></tr></table></div><div id="headerlogo"><img src="mageia-2013-200p.png" alt="Company Logo"/></div><h1 id="pagetitle">Bootloader main options<br/> </h1></div><div id="content"><!----><div xml:lang="" class="section" title="Bootloader main options"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h2 class="title" style="clear: both"><a id="setupBootloader"><!----></a>Bootloader main options</h2></div></div></div><div class="section" title="Bootloader interface"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="d4e844"><!----></a>Bootloader interface</h3></div></div></div><p>By default, Mageia uses exclusively:</p><div class="itemizedlist"><ul class="itemizedlist" type="disc"><li class="listitem"><p>Grub2 (with or without graphical menu) for a Legacy/MBR or
Legacy/GPT system</p></li><li class="listitem"><p>Grub2-efi for a UEFI system.</p></li></ul></div><div class="tip" title="Tip" style="margin-left: 0.5in; margin-right: 0.5in;"><h3 class="title">Tip</h3><p>The Mageia graphical menus are nice :)</p></div><div class="section" title="Grub2 on Legacy/MBR and Legacy/GPT systems"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h4 class="title"><a id="d4e854"><!----></a>Grub2 on Legacy/MBR and Legacy/GPT systems</h4></div></div></div><div class="mediaobject" align="center"><img src="images/dx2-setupBootloader.png" align="middle"/></div><p>Don't modify the "Boot Device" unless you really know what you are
doing.</p></div><div class="section" title="Grub2-efi on UEFI systems"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h4 class="title"><a id="d4e860"><!----></a>Grub2-efi on UEFI systems</h4></div></div></div><p>With an UEFI system, the user interface is slightly different as
you cannot choose between with or without graphical menu</p><div class="mediaobject" align="center"><img src="images/dx2-setupBootloader2.png" align="middle"/></div><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.</p><p>Don't modify the "Boot Device" unless you really know what you are
doing.</p></div></div><div class="section" title="Using a Mageia bootloader"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="d4e868"><!----></a>Using a Mageia bootloader</h3></div></div></div><p>By default, according to your system, Mageia writes a new:</p><div class="itemizedlist"><ul class="itemizedlist" type="disc"><li class="listitem"><p>GRUB2 bootloader either into the MBR (Master Boot Record) of
your first hard drive or in the BIOS boot partition.</p></li><li class="listitem"><p>Grub2-efi bootloader into the ESP</p></li></ul></div><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><div class="mediaobject" align="center"><img src="images/dx2-setupBootloader3.png" align="middle"/></div></div><div class="section" title="Using an existing bootloader"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="d4e882"><!----></a>Using an existing bootloader</h3></div></div></div><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.</p></div><div class="section" title="Using chain loading"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="d4e885"><!----></a>Using chain loading</h3></div></div></div><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>.</p><div class="mediaobject" align="center"><img src="images/dx2-setupBootloader4.png" align="middle"/></div><p>You will get a warning that the bootloader is missing, ignore it by
clicking <span class="guibutton">OK</span>.</p><div class="mediaobject"><img src="images/live-setupBootloader5.png"/></div></div><div class="section" title="Options"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="d4e899"><!----></a>Options</h3></div></div></div><div class="section" title="First page"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h4 class="title"><a id="d4e901"><!----></a>First page</h4></div></div></div><div class="itemizedlist"><ul class="itemizedlist" type="disc"><li class="listitem"><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.</p></li><li class="listitem"><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.</p></li><li class="listitem"><p><span class="guilabel">Password</span>: This text box is where you
actually put the password</p></li><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><div class="itemizedlist"><ul class="itemizedlist" type="circle"><li class="listitem"><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).</p></li><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></li></ul></div></li></ul></div></div><div class="section" title="Next page"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h4 class="title"><a id="d4e933"><!----></a>Next page</h4></div></div></div><div class="itemizedlist"><ul class="itemizedlist" type="disc"><li class="listitem"><p><span class="guilabel">Default:</span> Operating system started up by
default</p></li><li class="listitem"><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></li><li class="listitem"><p><span class="guilabel">Advanced</span></p><div class="itemizedlist"><ul class="itemizedlist" type="circle"><li class="listitem"><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></li><li class="listitem"><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
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