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if you decide not to proceed with the actual installation, then it is safe
to reboot now: go to <code class="literal">tty2</code> with <span class="keycap"><strong>Ctrl</strong></span>+<span class="keycap"><strong>Alt</strong></span>+<span class="keycap"><strong>F2</strong></span> and press <span class="keycap"><strong>Ctrl</strong></span>+<span class="keycap"><strong>Alt</strong></span>+<span class="keycap"><strong>Del</strong></span> (or <span class="keycap"><strong>Ctrl</strong></span>+<span class="keycap"><strong>Alt</strong></span>+<span class="keycap"><strong>F7</strong></span> to come back if you change your mind).</p><div class="section" title="Please choose a language to use"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="selectLanguage"><!----></a>Please choose a language to use</h3></div></div></div><div class="itemizedlist"><ul class="itemizedlist" type="disc"><li class="listitem"><p>Select your preferred language, by first expanding the list for
your continent. Mageia will use this selection during the installation
and for your installed system.</p></li><li class="listitem"><p>If it is likely that you (or others) will require several
languages to be installed on your system, then you should use the
<span class="emphasis"><em>Multiple languages</em></span> option to add them now. It will
be difficult to add extra language support after installation.</p></li></ul></div><div class="mediaobject" align="center"><img src="images/dx2-selectLanguage.png" align="middle"/></div><div class="important" title="Important" style="margin-left: 0.5in; margin-right: 0.5in;"><h3 class="title">Important</h3><p>Even if you choose more than one language, you must first choose one
as your preferred language from the main list of languages. It will also
be marked as chosen in the <span class="emphasis"><em>Multiple languages</em></span>
screen.</p></div><div class="itemizedlist"><ul class="itemizedlist" type="disc"><li class="listitem"><p>If your keyboard language is not the same as your preferred
language, then it is advisable to install the required language for your
keyboard as well</p></li><li class="listitem"><p>Mageia uses UTF-8 (Unicode) support by default. This may be
disabled in the <span class="emphasis"><em>Multiple languages</em></span> screen if you
know that it is inappropriate for your language. Disabling UTF-8 applies
to all installed languages.</p></li><li class="listitem"><p>You can change the language for your system post-installation in
the <span class="guimenu">Mageia Control Center</span> → <span class="guimenuitem">System</span> → <span class="guimenuitem">localization for your system</span>.</p></li></ul></div></div><div class="section" title="License and Release Notes"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="acceptLicense"><!----></a>License and Release Notes</h3></div></div></div><div class="mediaobject" align="center"><img src="images/dx2-license.png" align="middle"/></div><div class="section" title="License Agreement"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h4 class="title"><a id="license"><!----></a>License Agreement</h4></div></div></div><div class="itemizedlist"><ul class="itemizedlist" type="disc"><li class="listitem"><p>Before installing Mageia, please read the license terms and
conditions carefully.</p></li><li class="listitem"><p>These terms and conditions apply to the entire Mageia
distribution and must be accepted before you can continue.</p></li><li class="listitem"><p>To proceed, simply select <span class="emphasis"><em>Accept</em></span> and then
click on <span class="emphasis"><em>Next</em></span></p></li></ul></div><p>If you decide not to accept these conditions, then we thank you for
your interest in Mageia. Clicking <span class="emphasis"><em>Quit</em></span> will reboot
your computer.</p></div><div class="section" title="Release Notes"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h4 class="title"><a id="releaseNotes"><!----></a>Release Notes</h4></div></div></div><p>Important information about this particular Mageia release can be
viewed by clicking on the <span class="emphasis"><em>Release Notes</em></span>
button.</p></div></div><div class="section" title="Setup SCSI"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="setupSCSI"><!----></a>Setup SCSI</h3></div></div></div><div class="mediaobject" align="center"><img src="images/dx2-setupSCSI.png" align="middle"/></div><p><a id="setupSCSI-pa1"><!----></a>DrakX will normally detect hard
disks correctly. However, with some older SCSI controllers it may be unable
to determine the correct drivers to use and subsequently fail to recognise
the drive.</p><p><a id="setupSCSI-pa2"><!----></a>If your device is not recognised,
you will need to manually tell DrakX which SCSI drive(s) you have. DrakX
should then be able to configure the drive(s) correctly.</p></div><div class="section" title="Install or Upgrade"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="selectInstallClass"><!----></a>Install or Upgrade</h3></div></div></div><div class="mediaobject" align="center"><img src="images/dx2-selectInstallClass.png" align="middle"/></div><div class="itemizedlist"><ul class="itemizedlist" type="disc" compact="compact"><li class="listitem"><p><span class="bold"><strong>Install</strong></span></p><p>Use this option to perform a fresh installation of Mageia. This
will format the <code class="literal">root</code> partition
(<code class="filename">/</code>), but can preserve a pre-existing
<code class="filename">/home</code> partition (a dedicated /home partition, rather than being incorporated within the root (/) partition itself).</p></li><li class="listitem"><p><span class="bold"><strong>Upgrade</strong></span></p><p>Use this option to upgrade an existing installation of
Mageia.</p></li></ul></div><div class="important" title="Important" style="margin-left: 0.5in; margin-right: 0.5in;"><h3 class="title">Important</h3><p>Only upgrading from a previous Mageia version that was
<span class="emphasis"><em>still supported</em></span> when this Installer's version was
released, has been thoroughly tested. If you want to upgrade a Mageia
version that has reached its <span class="quote">“<span class="quote">End Of Life</span>”</span> then it is better
to do a <span class="quote">“<span class="quote">clean</span>”</span> install instead, while preserving your
<code class="filename">/home</code> partition.</p></div><div class="tip" title="Tip" style="margin-left: 0.5in; margin-right: 0.5in;"><h3 class="title">Tip</h3><p>If you have discovered that you forgot to select an additional
language, you can return from the <span class="emphasis"><em>Install or Upgrade</em></span>
screen to the language choice screen by pressing <span class="keycap"><strong>Ctrl</strong></span>+<span class="keycap"><strong>Alt</strong></span>+<span class="keycap"><strong>Home</strong></span>. Do<span class="bold"><strong> NOT</strong></span> do this later in
the install.</p></div></div><div class="section" title="Keyboard"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="selectKeyboard"><!----></a>Keyboard</h3></div></div></div><p><a id="selectKeyboard-pa1"><!----></a>DrakX selects an appropriate
keyboard for your language. If no suitable keyboard is found it will default
to a US keyboard layout.</p><div class="mediaobject" align="center"><img src="images/dx2-selectKeyboard.png" align="middle"/></div><div class="itemizedlist"><ul class="itemizedlist" type="disc"><li class="listitem"><p><a id="selectKeyboard-pa2"><!----></a>Make sure that the
selection is correct or choose another keyboard layout. If you don't
know which layout your keyboard has, look in the specifications that
came with your system, or ask the computer vendor. There may even be a
label on the keyboard that identifies the layout. You can also look
here: <a class="link" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Keyboard_layout" target="_top">en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Keyboard_layout</a></p></li><li class="listitem"><p><a id="selectKeyboard-pa3"><!----></a>If your keyboard isn't in
the list shown, click on <span class="emphasis"><em>More</em></span> to get a fuller list,
and select your keyboard there.</p><div class="note" title="Note" style="margin-left: 0.5in; margin-right: 0.5in;"><h3 class="title">Note</h3><p><a id="selectKeyboard-pa5"><!----></a>After choosing a
keyboard from the <span class="emphasis"><em>More</em></span> dialogue, you'll return
to the first keyboard choice dialogue and it will seem as though a
keyboard from that screen was chosen. You can safely ignore this and
continue the installation: the keyboard chosen from the full list
will be applied.</p></div></li><li class="listitem"><p><a id="selectKeyboard-pa4"><!----></a>If you choose a keyboard
based on non-Latin characters, you will see an extra dialogue screen
asking how you would prefer to switch between the Latin and non-Latin
keyboard layouts</p></li></ul></div></div><div xml:lang="en" class="section" title="Partitioning"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="diskPartitioning"><!----></a>Partitioning</h3></div></div></div><div xml:lang="" class="section" title="Suggested Partitioning"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h4 class="title"><a id="doPartitionDisks"><!----></a>Suggested Partitioning</h4></div></div></div><p><a id="doPartitionDisks-pa1"><!----></a>In this screen you can see
the content of your hard drive(s) along with the DrakX partitioning
proposals for where to install Mageia.</p><p><a id="doPartitionDisks-pa2"><!----></a>The actual options
available from those shown below will vary according to the layout and
content of your particular hard drive(s).</p><div class="mediaobject" align="center"><img src="images/dx2-doPartitionDisks.png" align="middle"/></div><div class="itemizedlist" title="Main Options"><p class="title"><b>Main Options</b></p><ul class="itemizedlist" type="disc"><li class="listitem"><p><a id="doPartitionDisks-pa4"><!----></a><span class="bold"><strong>Use Existing Partitions</strong></span></p><p><a id="doPartitionDisks-pa5"><!----></a>If this option is
available, then existing Linux compatible partitions have been found and
may be used for the installation.</p></li><li class="listitem"><p><a id="doPartitionDisks-pa6"><!----></a><span class="bold"><strong>Use Free Space</strong></span></p><p><a id="doPartitionDisks-pa7"><!----></a>If you have unused
space on your hard drive then this option will use it for your new
Mageia installation.</p></li><li class="listitem"><p><a id="doPartitionDisks-pa8"><!----></a><span class="bold"><strong>Use Free Space on a Windows Partition</strong></span></p><p><a id="suggestedPartitioning-pa9"><!----></a>If you have unused
space on an existing Windows partition, the installer may offer to use
it. This can be a useful way of making room for your new Mageia
installation but see the warning below.</p><p>With this option, the installer displays the remaining Windows
partition in light blue and the proposed Mageia partition in dark blue
with their intended sizes just underneath. You have the option to modify
these sizes by clicking and dragging the gap between both partitions.
See the following screenshot:</p><div class="mediaobject" align="center"><img src="images/dx2-doPartitionDisks2.png" align="middle"/></div><div class="warning" title="Warning" style="margin-left: 0.5in; margin-right: 0.5in;"><h3 class="title">Warning</h3><p>This involves shrinking the size of the Windows partition, and
therefore is a risky operation, so you should make sure you have
backed up all important files before proceeding.</p></div><div class="important" title="Important" style="margin-left: 0.5in; margin-right: 0.5in;"><h3 class="title">Important</h3><p><a id="doPartitionDisks-pa11"><!----></a>The partition must
be "clean", meaning that Windows must have closed down correctly the
last time it was used. It must also have been defragmented, although
this is not a guarantee that all files in the partition have been
moved out of the area that is about to be used for Mageia.</p></div></li><li class="listitem"><p><a id="doPartitionDisks-pa12"><!----></a><span class="bold"><strong>Erase and use Entire Disk</strong></span></p><p><a id="doPartitionDisks-pa13"><!----></a>This option will
allocate the entire drive for Mageia</p><div class="warning" title="Warning" style="margin-left: 0.5in; margin-right: 0.5in;"><h3 class="title">Warning</h3><p><a id="doPartitionDisks-pa14"><!----></a>This will erase ALL
data on the selected hard drive. Take care! If you intend to use part
of the disk for something else, or you already have data on the drive
that you are not prepared to lose, then do not use this option.</p></div></li><li class="listitem"><p><a id="doPartitionDisks-pa16"><!----></a><span class="bold"><strong>Custom Disk Partitioning</strong></span></p><p><a id="doPartitionDisks-pa17"><!----></a>This gives you
complete control over the placing of the installation on your hard
drive(s).</p></li></ul></div><p>If you are not using the <span class="emphasis"><em>Custom disk partitioning</em></span>
option, then the installer will allocate the available space according to
the following rules:</p><div class="itemizedlist"><ul class="itemizedlist" type="disc"><li class="listitem"><p>If the total available space is less than 50 GB, then only one
partition is created. This will be the <code class="filename">/</code> (root)
partition.</p></li><li class="listitem"><p>If the total available space is greater than 50 GB, then three
partitions are created</p><div class="itemizedlist"><ul class="itemizedlist" type="circle"><li class="listitem"><p>6/19 of the total available place is allocated to
<code class="filename">/</code> with a maximum of 50 GB</p></li><li class="listitem"><p>1/19 is allocated to <code class="filename">swap</code> with a maximum
of 4 GB</p></li><li class="listitem"><p>the rest (at least 12/19) is allocated to
<code class="filename">/home</code></p></li></ul></div></li></ul></div><p>This means that from 160 GB or greater available space, the installer
will create three partitions:</p><div class="itemizedlist"><ul class="itemizedlist" type="disc"><li class="listitem"><p>50 GB for <code class="filename">/</code></p></li><li class="listitem"><p>4 GB for <code class="filename">swap</code></p></li><li class="listitem"><p>and the remainder for <code class="filename">/home</code></p></li></ul></div><div class="note" title="Note" style="margin-left: 0.5in; margin-right: 0.5in;"><h3 class="title">Note</h3><p>If you are using a UEFI system, the ESP (EFI System Partition) will
be automatically detected - or created if it does not exist yet - and
mounted on <code class="filename">/boot/EFI</code>. The <span class="emphasis"><em>Custom disk
partitioning</em></span> option is the only one that allows to check it has
been correctly done.</p><p>If you are using a Legacy (also known as BIOS) system with a GPT
partitioned disk, you need to create a BIOS boot partition if it doesn't
already exist. It should be about 1 MiB with no mount point. It can be
created with the Installer, under <span class="emphasis"><em>Custom disk
partitioning</em></span>, like any other partition. Be sure to select
<span class="quote">“<span class="quote">BIOS boot partition</span>”</span> for filesystem type.</p><p>See <a class="xref" href="netStageTwo.html#diskdrake" title="Custom Disk Partitioning with DiskDrake">DiskDrake</a> for information on how to
proceed.</p></div><div class="mediaobject" align="center"><img src="images/dx2-doPartitionDisks3.png" align="middle"/></div><div class="mediaobject" align="center"><img src="images/dx2-doPartitionDisks4.png" align="middle"/></div><div class="important" title="Important" style="margin-left: 0.5in; margin-right: 0.5in;"><h3 class="title">Important</h3><p>Some newer drives are now using 4096 byte logical sectors, instead
of the previous standard of 512. Due to lack of available hardware, the
partitioning tool used in the installer has not been tested with such a
drive.</p><p>Some SSD devices now use an erase block size over 1 MB. If you have
such a device we suggest that you partition the drive in advance, using an
alternative partitioning tool like gparted, and to use the following
settings:</p><div class="itemizedlist"><ul class="itemizedlist" type="disc"><li class="listitem"><p><span class="emphasis"><em>Align to</em></span> = MiB</p></li><li class="listitem"><p><span class="emphasis"><em>Free space preceding (MiB)</em></span> = 2</p></li></ul></div><p>Also make sure all partitions are created using an even number of
megabytes.</p></div></div><div xml:lang="" class="section" title="Choose the mount points"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h4 class="title"><a id="ask_mntpoint_s"><!----></a>Choose the mount points</h4></div></div></div><div class="mediaobject" align="center"><img src="images/dx2-chooseMountpoints.png" align="middle"/></div><p>Here you see the Linux partitions that have been found on your
computer. If you don't agree with the DrakX suggestions, you can change the
mount points yourself.</p><div class="itemizedlist"><ul class="itemizedlist" type="disc"><li class="listitem"><p>To the left of the drop-down menus is a list of available
partitions. For example: <code class="filename">sda</code> is a hard drive - and
<code class="filename">5</code> is a <span class="emphasis"><em>partition number</em></span>,
followed by the<span class="emphasis"><em> (capacity, mount point, filesystem
type)</em></span> of the partition.</p></li><li class="listitem"><p>If you have several partitions, you can choose various different
<span class="emphasis"><em>mount points</em></span> from the drop down menu, such as
<code class="filename">/</code>, <code class="filename">/home</code> and
<code class="filename">/var</code>. You can even make your own mount points, for
instance <code class="filename">/video</code> for a partition where you want to
store your films, or perhaps <code class="filename">/Data</code> for all your
data files.</p></li><li class="listitem"><p>For any partitions that you don't need to make use of, you can
leave the mount point field blank.</p></li></ul></div><div class="warning" title="Warning" style="margin-left: 0.5in; margin-right: 0.5in;"><h3 class="title">Warning</h3><p>If you make any changes here, ensure you still have a
<code class="filename">/</code> (root) partition.</p></div><div class="tip" title="Tip" style="margin-left: 0.5in; margin-right: 0.5in;"><h3 class="title">Tip</h3><p>If you are not sure what to choose, click
<span class="emphasis"><em>Previous</em></span> to go back and then tick <span class="emphasis"><em>Custom
disk partitioning</em></span>, where you can click on a partition to see
its type and size.</p></div><p>If you are sure the mount points are correct, click on
<span class="emphasis"><em>Next</em></span>, and choose whether you only want to format the
partition suggested by DrakX, or more.</p></div><div xml:lang="" class="section" title="Confirm hard disk to be formatted"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h4 class="title"><a id="takeOverHdConfirm"><!----></a>Confirm hard disk to be
formatted</h4></div></div></div><div class="mediaobject" align="center"><img src="images/dx2-takeOverHdConfirm.png" align="middle"/></div><div class="itemizedlist"><ul class="itemizedlist" type="disc"><li class="listitem"><p><a id="takeOverHdConfirm-pa1"><!----></a>Click on
<span class="emphasis"><em>Previous</em></span> if you are at all unsure about your
choice.</p></li><li class="listitem"><p><a id="takeOverHdConfirm-pa2"><!----></a>Click on
<span class="emphasis"><em>Next</em></span> to proceed if you are sure that it is OK to
erase <span class="bold"><strong>every</strong></span> partition, <span class="bold"><strong>every</strong></span> operating system and <span class="bold"><strong>all data</strong></span> that might be on that hard disk.</p></li></ul></div></div><div xml:lang="" class="section" title="Custom Disk Partitioning with DiskDrake"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h4 class="title"><a id="diskdrake"><!----></a>Custom Disk Partitioning with
DiskDrake</h4></div></div></div><div class="mediaobject" align="center"><img src="images/dx2-diskdrake.png" align="middle"/></div><div class="itemizedlist"><ul class="itemizedlist" type="disc"><li class="listitem"><p><a id="diskdrake-pa3"><!----></a>Modify the layout of your
disk(s) here. You can remove or create partitions, change the filesystem
or size of a partition and even view their details before you
start.</p></li><li class="listitem"><p><a id="diskdrake-pa4"><!----></a>There is a tab at the top for
every detected hard disk (or other storage device, like a USB key), for
example: <code class="filename">sda</code>, <code class="filename">sdb</code>,
<code class="filename">sdc</code> etc.</p></li><li class="listitem"><p><a id="diskdrake-pa6"><!----></a>For all other actions: click
on the desired partition first. Then view it, or choose a filesystem and
a mount point, resize it or wipe it. <span class="emphasis"><em>Expert mode</em></span>
provides more options such as to label (name) a partition, or to choose
a partition type.</p></li><li class="listitem"><p><a id="diskdrake-pa6a"><!----></a>Continue until you have
adjusted everything to your satisfaction, then click
<span class="emphasis"><em>Done</em></span> when you're ready.</p></li></ul></div><div class="warning" title="Warning" style="margin-left: 0.5in; margin-right: 0.5in;"><h3 class="title">Warning</h3><div class="orderedlist"><ol class="orderedlist" type="1"><li class="listitem"><p><a id="diskdrake-pa5"><!----></a>Take care with the
<span class="emphasis"><em>Clear all</em></span> option, use it only if you are sure you
want to wipe all partitions on the selected storage device.</p></li><li class="listitem"><p><a id="diskdrake-pa1"><!----></a>If you wish to use
encryption on your <code class="filename">/</code> partition you must ensure
that you have a separate <code class="filename">/boot</code> partition. The
encryption option for the <code class="filename">/boot</code> partition must
NOT be set, otherwise your system will be unbootable.</p></li></ol></div></div><div class="important" title="Important" style="margin-left: 0.5in; margin-right: 0.5in;"><h3 class="title">Important</h3><div class="itemizedlist"><ul class="itemizedlist" type="disc"><li class="listitem"><p>If you are installing Mageia on a UEFI system, check that an ESP
(EFI System Partition) is present and correctly mounted on
<code class="filename">/boot/EFI</code>. See Figure 1 below.</p></li><li class="listitem"><p>If you are installing Mageia on a Legacy/GPT system, check that
a BIOS boot partition is present and of the correct type. See Figure 2
below.</p></li></ul></div></div><div class="figure"><a id="d4e560"><!----></a><p class="title"><b>Figure 3. EFI System Partition</b></p><div class="figure-contents"><div class="mediaobject" align="center"><img src="images/dx2-diskdrake2.png" align="middle" alt="EFI System Partition"/></div></div></div><br class="figure-break"/><div class="figure"><a id="d4e565"><!----></a><p class="title"><b>Figure 4. BIOS boot partition</b></p><div class="figure-contents"><div class="mediaobject" align="center"><img src="images/dx2-doPartitionDisks3.png" align="middle" alt="BIOS boot partition"/></div></div></div><br class="figure-break"/></div><div xml:lang="" class="section" title="Formatting"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h4 class="title"><a id="formatPartitions"><!----></a>Formatting</h4></div></div></div><div class="mediaobject" align="center"><img src="images/dx2-formatPartitions.png" align="middle"/></div><p><a id="formatPartitions-pa1"><!----></a>Here you can choose which
partition(s) you wish to format. Any data on partitions
<span class="emphasis"><em>not</em></span> marked for formatting will be preserved.</p><p><a id="formatPartitions-pa2"><!----></a>Usually, at least the
partitions that DrakX selected need to be formatted.</p><p><a id="formatPartitions-pa3"><!----></a>Click on
<span class="emphasis"><em>Advanced</em></span> to choose the partitions you want to check for
so-called <span class="emphasis"><em>bad blocks</em></span></p><div class="tip" title="Tip" style="margin-left: 0.5in; margin-right: 0.5in;"><h3 class="title">Tip</h3><p><a id="formatPartitions-pa4"><!----></a>If you're not sure you
have made the right choice, you can click on
<span class="emphasis"><em>Previous</em></span>, again on <span class="emphasis"><em>Previous</em></span> and
then on <span class="emphasis"><em>Custom</em></span> to get back to the main screen, where
you can choose to view details of your partitions.</p></div><p><a id="formatPartitions-pa5"><!----></a>When you are confident
about the selections, click on <span class="emphasis"><em>Next</em></span> to continue.</p></div></div><div class="section" title="Software"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="software"><!----></a>Software</h3></div></div></div><div class="section" title="Media Selection"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h4 class="title"><a id="d4e591"><!----></a>Media Selection</h4></div></div></div><div class="section" title="Supplemental Installation Media"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h5 class="title"><a id="add_supplemental_media"><!----></a>Supplemental Installation
Media</h5></div></div></div><div class="mediaobject" align="center"><img src="images/dx2-add_supplemental_media.png" align="middle"/></div><p>This screen shows you the list of already recognised repositories. You
can add other sources for packages, like an optical-disc or a remote source.
The source selection determines which packages will be available during the
subsequent steps.</p><p>For a network source, there are two steps to follow:</p><div class="orderedlist"><ol class="orderedlist" type="1"><li class="listitem"><p>Choosing and activating the network, if not already up.</p></li><li class="listitem"><p>Selecting a mirror or specifying a URL (very first entry). By
selecting a mirror, you have access to the selection of all repositories
managed by Mageia, like the <span class="emphasis"><em>Nonfree</em></span>, the
<span class="emphasis"><em>Tainted</em></span> repositories and the
<span class="emphasis"><em>Updates</em></span>. With the URL, you can designate a specific
repository or your own NFS installation.</p></li></ol></div><div class="note" title="Note" style="margin-left: 0.5in; margin-right: 0.5in;"><h3 class="title">Note</h3><p>If you are updating a 64-bit installation which may contain some
32-bit packages, it is advised to use this screen to add an online mirror
by selecting one of the Network protocols here. The 64-bit DVD ISO only
contains 64-bit and <span class="emphasis"><em>noarch</em></span> packages, it will not be
able to update the 32-bit packages. However, after adding an online
mirror, the installer will find the needed 32-bit packages there.</p></div></div><div class="section" title="Available Media"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h5 class="title"><a id="media_selection"><!----></a>Available Media</h5></div></div></div><div class="mediaobject" align="center"><img src="images/dx2-media_selection.png" align="middle"/></div><p>Here you have the list of available repositories. Not all repositories
are available, according to which media you use for installing. The
repositories selection determines which packages will be available for
selection during the next steps.</p><div class="itemizedlist"><ul class="itemizedlist" type="disc"><li class="listitem"><p>The <span class="emphasis"><em>Core</em></span> repository cannot be disabled as it
contains the base of the distribution.</p></li><li class="listitem"><p>The <span class="emphasis"><em>Nonfree</em></span> repository includes packages that
are free-of-charge, i.e. Mageia may redistribute them, but they contain
closed-source software (hence the name - Nonfree). For example this
repository includes nVidia and AMD graphics card proprietary drivers,
firmware for various WiFi cards, etc.</p></li><li class="listitem"><p>The <span class="emphasis"><em>Tainted</em></span> repository includes packages
released under a free license. The main criteria for placing packages in
this repository is that they may infringe patents and copyright laws in
some countries, e.g. multimedia codecs needed to play various
audio/video files; packages needed to play commercial video DVD's,
etc.</p></li></ul></div></div></div><div class="section" title="Desktop Selection"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h4 class="title"><a id="chooseDesktop"><!----></a>Desktop Selection</h4></div></div></div><p>Some choices made here will open other screens with related
options.</p><p>After the selection step(s), you will see a slideshow during the
installation of required packages. The slideshow can be disabled by pressing
the <span class="emphasis"><em>Details</em></span> button.</p><div class="mediaobject" align="center"><img src="images/dx2-chooseDesktop.png" align="middle"/></div><div class="itemizedlist"><ul class="itemizedlist" type="disc"><li class="listitem"><p>Choose whether you prefer to use the KDE Plasma or GNOME desktop
environment. Both come with a full set of useful applications and
tools.</p></li><li class="listitem"><p>Select <span class="emphasis"><em>Custom</em></span> if you do not wish to use
either (or, actually use both) of these, or if you want to modify the
default software choices for these desktop environments. The LXDE
desktop, for instance, is lighter than the previous two, sporting less
eye candy and having fewer packages installed by default.</p></li></ul></div></div><div class="section" title="Package Group Selection"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h4 class="title"><a id="choosePackageGroups"><!----></a>Package Group Selection</h4></div></div></div><div class="mediaobject" align="center"><img src="images/dx2-choosePackageGroups.png" align="middle"/></div><p>Packages are arranged into common groups, to make choosing what you
need on your system a lot easier. The groups are fairly self explanatory,
however more information about the content of each is available in tool-tips
which become visible as the mouse is hovered over them.</p><div class="itemizedlist"><ul class="itemizedlist" type="disc"><li class="listitem"><p><span class="bold"><strong>Workstation</strong></span></p></li><li class="listitem"><p><span class="bold"><strong>Server</strong></span></p></li><li class="listitem"><p><span class="bold"><strong>Graphical Environment</strong></span></p></li><li class="listitem"><p><span class="bold"><strong>Individual Package Selection</strong></span>: you
can use this option to manually add or remove packages</p></li></ul></div><p>See <a class="xref" href="netStageTwo.html#minimal-install" title="Minimal Install">Minimal Install</a> for instructions on how to do a
minimal install (without or with X & IceWM).</p></div><div class="section" title="Minimal Install"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h4 class="title"><a id="minimal-install"><!----></a>Minimal Install</h4></div></div></div><p>Minimal Installation is intended for those with specific uses in mind
for Mageia, such as a server or a specialised workstation. You will probably
use this option combined with the <span class="emphasis"><em>Individual package
selection</em></span> option to fine-tune your installation. See <a class="xref" href="netStageTwo.html#choosePackagesTree" title="Choose Individual Packages">Choose Individual Packages</a>.</p><div class="itemizedlist"><ul class="itemizedlist" type="disc"><li class="listitem"><p>You can choose a <span class="emphasis"><em>Minimal Installation</em></span> by
de-selecting everything in the <span class="emphasis"><em>Package Group
Selection</em></span> screen, see <a class="xref" href="netStageTwo.html#choosePackageGroups" title="Package Group Selection">Choose Package Groups</a>.</p><p>If desired, you can additionally tick the <span class="emphasis"><em>Individual
package selection</em></span> option in the same screen.</p></li><li class="listitem"><p>If you choose this installation method, then the relevant screen
(see screenshot below) will offer you a few useful extras to install,
such as documentation and <span class="quote">“<span class="quote">X</span>”</span>.</p><p>If the <span class="emphasis"><em>With X</em></span> option is selected, then IceWM
(a lightweight desktop environment) will also be included.</p></li></ul></div><p>The basic documentation is provided in the form of <span class="quote">“<span class="quote">man</span>”</span>
and <span class="quote">“<span class="quote">info</span>”</span> pages. It contains the man pages from the <a class="link" href="http://www.tldp.org/manpages/man.html" target="_top">Linux Documentation
Project</a> and the <a class="link" href="http://www.gnu.org/software/coreutils/manual/" target="_top">GNU
coreutils</a> info pages.</p><div class="mediaobject" align="center"><img src="images/dx2-minimal-install.png" align="middle"/></div></div><div class="section" title="Choose Individual Packages"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h4 class="title"><a id="choosePackagesTree"><!----></a>Choose Individual Packages</h4></div></div></div><div class="mediaobject" align="center"><img src="images/dx2-choosePackagesTree.png" align="middle"/></div><p>Here you can add or remove any extra packages to customize your
installation.</p><p>After having made your choice, you can click on the
<span class="emphasis"><em>floppy</em></span> icon at the bottom of the page to save your
choice of packages (saving to a USB key works, too). You can then use this
file to install the same packages on another system, by pressing the same
button during install and choosing to load it.</p></div></div><div class="section" title="User Management"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="addUser"><!----></a>User Management</h3></div></div></div><div class="mediaobject" align="center"><img src="images/dx2-setRootPassword.png" align="middle"/></div><div class="section" title="Set Administrator (root) Password:"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h4 class="title"><a id="root-password"><!----></a>Set Administrator (root)
Password:</h4></div></div></div><p>It is advisable for all Mageia installations to set a
<code class="literal">superuser</code> (Administrator) password, usually called the
<span class="emphasis"><em>root </em></span>password in Linux. You need to repeat the same
password in the box underneath, to check that the first entry was not
mistyped.</p><div class="note" title="Note" style="margin-left: 0.5in; margin-right: 0.5in;"><h3 class="title"><a id="givePassword"><!----></a>Note</h3><p>As you type a password into the top box a shield will change from
red-to-yellow-to-green depending on the strength of the password. A
green shield shows you are using a strong password.</p><p>All passwords are case-sensitive. It is best to use a mixture of
letters (upper and lower case), numbers and other characters in a
password.</p></div></div><div class="section" title="Enter a user"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h4 class="title"><a id="enterUser"><!----></a>Enter a user</h4></div></div></div><p>Add a User here. A regular user has fewer privileges than the
<code class="literal">superuser</code> (root), but enough to use the Internet,
office applications or play games and anything else the average user might
use a computer for.</p><div class="itemizedlist"><ul class="itemizedlist" type="disc"><li class="listitem"><p><span class="bold"><strong>Icon</strong></span></p><p>Click on this button if you want to change the user's
icon</p></li><li class="listitem"><p><span class="bold"><strong>Real Name</strong></span></p><p>Insert the user's real name into this text box</p></li><li class="listitem"><p><span class="bold"><strong>Login Name</strong></span></p><p>Enter the user login name or let DrakX use a version of the
user's real name. <span class="bold"><strong>The login name is
case-sensitive.</strong></span></p></li><li class="listitem"><p><span class="bold"><strong>Password</strong></span></p><p>Type in the user password (remembering the advice in the Note
above).</p><p><span class="bold"><strong>Password (again):</strong></span> Retype the
user password. DrakX will check that you have not mistyped the
password.</p></li></ul></div><div class="note" title="Note" style="margin-left: 0.5in; margin-right: 0.5in;"><h3 class="title">Note</h3><p>Any users added while installing Mageia, will have a home
directory that is both read and write protected (umask=0027)</p><p>You can add any extra needed users in the <span class="emphasis"><em>Configuration
- Summary</em></span> step during the install. Choose <span class="emphasis"><em>User
management</em></span>.</p><p>The access permissions can also be changed after the
install.</p></div></div><div class="section" title="User Management (advanced)"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h4 class="title"><a id="addUserAdvanced"><!----></a>User Management (advanced)</h4></div></div></div><p>The <span class="emphasis"><em>Advanced</em></span> option allows you to edit further
settings for the user you are adding.</p><div class="itemizedlist"><ul class="itemizedlist" type="disc"><li class="listitem"><p><span class="emphasis"><em>Shell</em></span>: This drop-down list allows you to
change the shell available to any user you added in the previous
screen. Options are <code class="literal">Bash</code>, <code class="literal">Dash</code>
and <code class="literal">Sh</code></p></li><li class="listitem"><p><span class="emphasis"><em>User ID</em></span>: Here you can set the user ID for
any user you added in the previous screen. If you are unsure what the
purpose of this is, then leave it blank.</p></li><li class="listitem"><p><span class="emphasis"><em>Group ID</em></span>: This lets you set the group ID.
Again, if unsure, leave it blank.</p></li></ul></div></div></div><div class="section" title="Graphical Configuration"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="graphicalConfiguration"><!----></a>Graphical Configuration</h3></div></div></div><div class="section" title="Graphics Card and Monitor Configuration"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h4 class="title"><a id="configureX_chooser"><!----></a>Graphics Card and Monitor
Configuration</h4></div></div></div><div class="mediaobject" align="center"><img src="images/dx2-configureX_chooser.png" align="middle"/></div><p><a id="configureX_chooser-pa1"><!----></a>No matter which graphical
environment (also known as desktop environment) you chose for this install
of Mageia, they are all based on a graphical user interface system called
<code class="literal">X Window System</code>, or simply <span class="quote">“<span class="quote">X</span>”</span>. So in order
for KDE Plasma, GNOME, LXDE or any other graphical environment to work well,
the following <span class="quote">“<span class="quote">X</span>”</span> settings need to be correct.</p><p>Choose the appropriate settings manually if you think the details are
incorrect, or if none are shown.</p><div class="itemizedlist"><ul class="itemizedlist" type="disc"><li class="listitem"><p><a id="configureX_chooser-pa2"><!----></a><span class="bold"><strong>Graphics Card</strong></span></p><p>If you need to, you can select a specific card from this
expandable list. See <a class="xref" href="netStageTwo.html#configureX_card_list" title="Choose an X Server (Configure your Graphic Card)">Choose an X Server (Configure your Graphic Card)</a>.</p></li><li class="listitem"><p><a id="configureX_chooser-pa3"><!----></a><span class="bold"><strong>Monitor</strong></span></p><p>You can choose Plug 'n Play, if applicable, or choose your monitor
from the <span class="emphasis"><em>Vendor</em></span> or <span class="emphasis"><em>Generic</em></span>
lists. Choose <span class="emphasis"><em>Custom</em></span> if you prefer to manually set
the horizontal and vertical refresh rates of your monitor. See <a class="xref" href="netStageTwo.html#configureX_monitor" title="Choosing your Monitor">Choosing your Monitor</a>.</p></li><li class="listitem"><p><a id="configureX_chooser-pa4"><!----></a><span class="bold"><strong>Resolution</strong></span></p><p>The resolution and color depth of your monitor can be set
here.</p></li><li class="listitem"><p><a id="configureX_chooser-pa5"><!----></a><span class="bold"><strong>Test</strong></span></p><p>The test button does not always appear during install. If the
option is there, and you test your settings, you should be asked to
confirm that your settings are correct. If you answer
<span class="emphasis"><em>Yes</em></span>, the settings will be kept. If you don't see
anything, you'll return to the configuration screen and be able to
reconfigure everything until the test result is satisfactory. If the
test option is not available, then make sure your settings are on the
safe side.</p></li><li class="listitem"><p><a id="configureX_chooser-pa6"><!----></a><span class="bold"><strong>Options</strong></span></p><p>Here you can choose to enable or disable various options.</p></li></ul></div><div class="warning" title="Warning" style="margin-left: 0.5in; margin-right: 0.5in;"><h3 class="title">Warning</h3><p><a id="configureX_chooser-pa3a"><!----></a>There is a risk of
damaging a monitor if you choose refresh rates that are outside the
frequency range of that monitor. This applies to older CRT displays:
modern monitors will reject an unsupported frequency and normally enter
standby mode.</p></div></div><div class="section" title="Choose an X Server (Configure your Graphic Card)"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h4 class="title"><a id="configureX_card_list"><!----></a>Choose an X Server (Configure
your Graphic Card)</h4></div></div></div><div class="mediaobject" align="center"><img src="images/dx2-configureX_card_list.png" align="middle"/></div><p>DrakX has a very comprehensive database of video cards and will
usually correctly identify your video device.</p><p>If the installer has not correctly detected your graphic card and you
know which one you have, you can select it from the tree by: </p><div class="itemizedlist"><ul class="itemizedlist" type="disc"><li class="listitem"><p>Vendor</p></li><li class="listitem"><p>then the make of your card</p></li><li class="listitem"><p>and the model of card</p></li></ul></div><p>If you cannot find your card in the vendor lists (because it's not yet
in the database or it's an older card) you may find a suitable driver in the
<span class="emphasis"><em>Xorg</em></span> category, which provides more than 40 generic and
open source video card drivers. If you still can't find a specific driver
for your card there is the option of using the VESA driver which provides
basic capabilities.</p><div class="caution" title="Caution" style="margin-left: 0.5in; margin-right: 0.5in;"><h3 class="title">Caution</h3><p>Be aware that if you select an incompatible driver you may only have
access to the <span class="emphasis"><em>Command Line Interface</em></span></p></div><p>Some video card manufacturers provide proprietary drivers for Linux
which may only be available in the <span class="emphasis"><em>Nonfree</em></span> repository
and in some cases only from the card manufacturers' websites. The
<span class="emphasis"><em>Nonfree</em></span> repository needs to be explicitly enabled to
access them. If you didn't enable it previously, you should do this after
your first reboot.</p></div><div class="section" title="Choosing your Monitor"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h4 class="title"><a id="configureX_monitor"><!----></a>Choosing your Monitor</h4></div></div></div><p><a id="configureX_monitor-pa1"><!----></a>DrakX has a very
comprehensive database of monitors and will usually correctly identify
yours.</p><div class="warning" title="Warning" style="margin-left: 0.5in; margin-right: 0.5in;"><h3 class="title">Warning</h3><p><a id="configureX_monitor-pa1w"><!----></a><span class="bold"><strong>Selecting a monitor with different characteristics could
damage your monitor or video hardware. Please don't try something without
knowing what you are doing.</strong></span> If in doubt you should consult your
monitor documentation.</p></div><div class="mediaobject" align="center"><img src="images/dx2-configureX_monitor.png" align="middle"/></div><div class="variablelist"><dl><dt><span class="term"><a id="configureX_monitor-pa2"><!----></a>Custom</span></dt><dd><p><a id="configureX_monitor-pa3"><!----></a>This option allows
you to set two critical parameters: the vertical refresh rate and the
horizontal sync rate. Vertical refresh determines how often the screen
is refreshed and horizontal sync is the rate at which scan lines are
displayed.</p><p><a id="configureX_monitor-pa4"><!----></a>It is
<span class="emphasis"><em>VERY IMPORTANT</em></span> that you do not specify a monitor
type with a sync range that is beyond the capabilities of your
monitor: you may damage your monitor. If in doubt, choose a
conservative setting and consult your monitor documentation.</p></dd><dt><span class="term"><a id="configureX_monitor-pa5"><!----></a>Plug'n Play</span></dt><dd><p><a id="configureX_monitor-pa6"><!----></a>This is the default
option and automatically tries to determine the monitor type from the
monitor database.</p></dd><dt><span class="term"><a id="configureX_monitor-pa7"><!----></a>Vendor</span></dt><dd><p><a id="configureX_monitor-pa8"><!----></a>If the installer
has not correctly detected your monitor and you know which one you
have, you can choose it from the options by selecting:</p></dd></dl></div><div class="itemizedlist"><ul class="itemizedlist" type="disc"><li class="listitem"><p>Manufacturer</p></li><li class="listitem"><p>Monitor model</p></li></ul></div><div class="variablelist"><dl><dt><span class="term"><a id="configureX_monitor-pa9"><!----></a>Generic</span></dt><dd><p><a id="configureX_monitor-pa10"><!----></a>Selecting this
group will list approximately 30 display configurations such as
1024x768 @ 60Hz and includes flat-panel displays as used in laptops.
This is often a good monitor selection group if you need to use the
VESA card driver when your video hardware cannot be determined
automatically. Once again, it may be wise to be conservative in your
selections.</p></dd></dl></div></div></div><div class="section" title="Bootloader"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="setupBootloader"><!----></a>Bootloader</h3></div></div></div><div class="section" title="Available Bootloaders"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h4 class="title"><a id="d4e870"><!----></a>Available Bootloaders</h4></div></div></div><div class="section" title="Grub2"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h5 class="title"><a id="d4e872"><!----></a>Grub2</h5></div></div></div><div class="itemizedlist"><p><span class="bold"><strong>Grub2 on Legacy MBR/GPT
systems</strong></span></p><ul class="itemizedlist" type="disc"><li class="listitem"><p>GRUB2 (with or without graphical menu) will be used
exclusively as the bootloader for a Legacy/MBR or Legacy/GPT
system.</p></li><li class="listitem"><p>By default, a new bootloader will be written into either the
MBR (Master Boot Record) of your first hard drive or in the BIOS
boot partition.</p></li></ul></div><div class="itemizedlist"><p><span class="bold"><strong>Grub2-efi on UEFI
systems</strong></span></p><ul class="itemizedlist" type="disc"><li class="listitem"><p>GRUB2-efi or rEFInd may be used as the bootloader for a UEFI
system.</p></li><li class="listitem"><p>By default, a new bootloader (Grub2-efi) will be written into
the ESP (EFI System Partition).</p><p>If there are already UEFI-based operating systems installed on
your computer (Windows 8 for example), the Mageia installer will
detect the existing ESP created by Windows and add grub2-efi to it.
If no ESP exists, then one will be created. 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><h5 class="title"><a id="d4e889"><!----></a>rEFInd</h5></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><h4 class="title"><a id="d4e899"><!----></a>Bootloader Setup</h4></div></div></div><div class="section" title="Bootloader main options"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h5 class="title"><a id="d4e902"><!----></a>Bootloader main options</h5></div></div></div><div class="mediaobject" align="center"><img src="images/dx2-setupBootloader.png" align="middle"/></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><h5 class="title"><a id="d4e968"><!----></a>Bootloader Configuration</h5></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/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/dx2-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/dx2-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><h4 class="title"><a id="d4e1030"><!----></a>Other Options</h4></div></div></div><div class="section" title="Using an existing bootloader"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h5 class="title"><a id="d4e1032"><!----></a>Using an existing bootloader</h5></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><h5 class="title"><a id="d4e1035"><!----></a>Installing Without a Bootloader</h5></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><h5 class="title"><a id="setupBootloaderAddEntry"><!----></a>Add or Modify a Boot Menu
Entry</h5></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: 0.5in;"><h3 class="title">Note</h3><p>For more information, see: <a class="link" href="https://wiki.mageia.org/en/Grub2-efi_and_Mageia" target="_top">https://wiki.mageia.org/en/Grub2-efi_and_Mageia</a></p></div></div></div></div><div class="section" title="Configuration Summary"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="misc-params"><!----></a>Configuration Summary</h3></div></div></div><div class="mediaobject" align="center"><img src="images/dx2-summaryTop.png" align="middle"/></div><p><a id="misc-params-pa1"><!----></a>DrakX presents a proposal for
the configuration of your system depending on the choices you made so far,
and on the hardware detected. You can check the settings here and change
them if you want by pressing <span class="emphasis"><em>Configure</em></span>.</p><div class="note" title="Note" style="margin-left: 0.5in; margin-right: 0.5in;"><h3 class="title">Note</h3><p>As a general rule, it is recommended that you accept the default
settings unless:</p><div class="itemizedlist"><ul class="itemizedlist" type="disc"><li class="listitem"><p>there are known issues with a default setting</p></li><li class="listitem"><p>the default setting has already been tried and it fails</p></li><li class="listitem"><p>some other factor mentioned in the detailed sections below is
an issue</p></li></ul></div></div><div class="section" title="System parameters"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h4 class="title"><a id="misc-params-system"><!----></a>System parameters</h4></div></div></div><div class="itemizedlist"><ul class="itemizedlist" type="disc"><li class="listitem"><p><a id="misc-params-system-pa2"><!----></a><span class="bold"><strong>Timezone</strong></span></p><p><a id="misc-params-system-pa2a"><!----></a>DrakX selects a
timezone for you, depending on your preferred language. You can change
it if needed. See also <a class="xref" href="netStageTwo.html#configureTimezoneUTC" title="Configure your Timezone">Configure Timezone</a></p></li><li class="listitem"><p><a id="misc-params-system-pa3"><!----></a><span class="bold"><strong>Country / Region</strong></span></p><p><a id="misc-params-system-pa3a"><!----></a>If the selected
country is wrong, it is very important that you correct the setting.
See <a class="xref" href="netStageTwo.html#selectCountry" title="Select your Country / Region">Select Country</a></p></li><li class="listitem"><p><a id="misc-params-system-pa4"><!----></a><span class="bold"><strong>Bootloader</strong></span></p><p><a id="misc-params-system-pa4a"><!----></a>DrakX proposal for
the bootloader setting</p><p><a id="misc-params-system-pa4b"><!----></a>Do not change
anything, unless you know how to configure GRUB2. For more
information, see <a class="xref" href="netStageTwo.html#setupBootloader" title="Bootloader">Bootloader</a></p></li><li class="listitem"><p><a id="misc-params-system-pa5"><!----></a><span class="bold"><strong>User management</strong></span></p><p><a id="misc-params-system-pa5a"><!----></a>You can add extra
users here. They will each be allocated their own
<code class="filename">/home</code> directories.</p></li><li class="listitem"><p><a id="misc-params-system-pa6"><!----></a><span class="bold"><strong>Services</strong></span></p><p><a id="misc-params-system-pa6a"><!----></a>System services
refer to those small programs which run in the background (daemons).
This tool allows you to enable or disable certain processes.</p><p><a id="misc-params-system-pa6b"><!----></a>You should check
carefully before changing anything here - a mistake may prevent your
computer from operating correctly. For more information, see <a class="xref" href="netStageTwo.html#configureServices" title="Configure your Services">Configure Services</a></p></li></ul></div></div><div class="section" title="Hardware parameters"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h4 class="title"><a id="misc-params-hardware"><!----></a>Hardware parameters</h4></div></div></div><div class="itemizedlist"><ul class="itemizedlist" type="disc"><li class="listitem"><p><a id="misc-params-hardware-pa1"><!----></a><span class="bold"><strong>Keyboard</strong></span></p><p><a id="misc-params-hardware-pa1a"><!----></a>Configure your
keyboard layout according to your location, language and type of
keyboard.</p><div class="note" title="Note" style="margin-left: 0.5in; margin-right: 0.5in;"><h3 class="title">Note</h3><p>If you notice a wrong keyboard layout and want to change it,
keep in mind that your passwords are going to change too.</p></div></li><li class="listitem"><p><a id="misc-params-hardware-pa2"><!----></a><span class="bold"><strong>Mouse</strong></span></p><p><a id="misc-params-hardware-pa2a"><!----></a>Here you can add
or configure other pointing devices, tablets, trackballs etc.</p></li><li class="listitem"><p><a id="misc-params-hardware-pa3"><!----></a><span class="bold"><strong>Sound card</strong></span></p><p><a id="misc-params-hardware-pa3a"><!----></a>The installer
will use the default driver if one is available.</p><p>If there is no specific default driver for your sound card,
there may be other possible alternative drivers available to choose
from. If this is the case, but you think the installer has not made
the most appropriate choice, you can click on
<span class="emphasis"><em>Advanced</em></span> to manually specify a driver.</p></li><li class="listitem"><p><a id="misc-params-hardware-pa4"><!----></a><span class="bold"><strong>Graphical interface</strong></span></p><p><a id="misc-params-hardware-pa4a"><!----></a>This section
allows you to configure your graphics card(s) and displays. For more
information, see <a class="xref" href="netStageTwo.html#configureX_chooser" title="Graphics Card and Monitor Configuration">Graphics Card and Monitor Configuration</a></p></li></ul></div><div class="mediaobject" align="center"><img src="images/dx2-summaryBottom.png" align="middle"/></div></div><div class="section" title="Network and Internet parameters"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h4 class="title"><a id="misc-params-network"><!----></a>Network and Internet
parameters</h4></div></div></div><div class="itemizedlist"><ul class="itemizedlist" type="disc"><li class="listitem"><p><a id="misc-params-network-pa1"><!----></a><span class="bold"><strong>Network</strong></span></p><p><a id="misc-params-network-pa2"><!----></a>You can configure
your network here, but for network cards with non-free drivers it is
better to do that after reboot, using the Mageia Control Center if you
have not yet enabled the <span class="emphasis"><em>Nonfree</em></span> media
repositories.</p><div class="warning" title="Warning" style="margin-left: 0.5in; margin-right: 0.5in;"><h3 class="title">Warning</h3><p><a id="misc-params-network-pa3"><!----></a>When you add a
network card, do not forget to set your firewall to monitor that
interface as well.</p></div></li><li class="listitem"><p><a id="misc-params-network-pa4"><!----></a><span class="bold"><strong>Proxies</strong></span></p><p><a id="misc-params-network-pa4a"><!----></a>A Proxy Server
acts as an intermediary between your computer and the wider Internet.
This section allows you to configure your computer to utilize a proxy
service.</p><p><a id="misc-params-network-pa4b"><!----></a>You may need to
consult your systems administrator to obtain the parameters you need
to enter here.</p></li></ul></div></div><div class="section" title="Security"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h4 class="title"><a id="misc-params-security"><!----></a>Security</h4></div></div></div><div class="itemizedlist"><ul class="itemizedlist" type="disc"><li class="listitem"><p><a id="misc-params-security-pa1"><!----></a><span class="bold"><strong>Security Level</strong></span></p><p><a id="misc-params-security-pa1a"><!----></a>The default
Security level (Standard) for your computer should be adequate for
general use in most cases. However, select the option which best suits
your usage.</p></li><li class="listitem"><p><a id="misc-params-security-pa2"><!----></a><span class="bold"><strong>Firewall</strong></span></p><p><a id="misc-params-security-pa2b"><!----></a>The firewall
allows you to manage which network connections are allowed on your
computer. The safe and secure default is to allow ZERO inbound
connections. This does not stop you connecting outbound and using your
computer normally.</p><p>Please be aware that the Internet is a high risk
network where there are continuous attempts to probe and attack
systems. Even seemingly <span class="quote">“<span class="quote">safe</span>”</span> connections such as ICMP
(for ping) have been used as covert data channels for exfiltrating
data by malicious persons.</p><p>For more information, see <a class="xref" href="netStageTwo.html#firewall" title="Firewall">Firewall</a>.</p><div class="warning" title="Warning" style="margin-left: 0.5in; margin-right: 0.5in;"><h3 class="title">Warning</h3><p><a id="misc-params-security-pa2c"><!----></a>Bear in mind
that allowing <span class="emphasis"><em>everything</em></span> (no firewall) may be
very risky.</p></div></li></ul></div></div></div><div class="section" title="Locale"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="locale"><!----></a>Locale</h3></div></div></div><div class="section" title="Configure your Timezone"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h4 class="title"><a id="configureTimezoneUTC"><!----></a>Configure your Timezone</h4></div></div></div><div class="mediaobject" align="center"><img src="images/dx2-configureTimezoneUTC.png" align="middle"/></div><div class="itemizedlist"><ul class="itemizedlist" type="disc"><li class="listitem"><p><a id="configureTimezoneUTC-pa1"><!----></a>Choose your
timezone by choosing your country, or a city close to you in the same
timezone.</p></li></ul></div><p><a id="configureTimezoneUTC-pa2"><!----></a>In the next screen you
can choose to set your hardware clock to local time or to GMT, also known as
UTC.</p><div class="note" title="Note" style="margin-left: 0.5in; margin-right: 0.5in;"><h3 class="title">Note</h3><p><a id="configureTimezoneUTC-pa3"><!----></a>If you have more than
one operating system on your computer, make sure they are all set to local
time, or all to UTC/GMT.</p></div></div><div class="section" title="Select your Country / Region"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h4 class="title"><a id="selectCountry"><!----></a>Select your Country / Region</h4></div></div></div><div class="mediaobject" align="center"><img src="images/dx2-selectCountry.png" align="middle"/></div><div class="itemizedlist"><ul class="itemizedlist" type="disc"><li class="listitem"><p><a id="selectCountry-pa1"><!----></a>Select your country or
region. This is important for all kinds of settings, like the currency
and wireless regulatory domain. Setting the wrong country can lead to
being unable to use a Wireless network.</p></li><li class="listitem"><p><a id="selectCountry-pa2"><!----></a>If your country isn't in
the list, click the <span class="emphasis"><em>Other Countries</em></span> option and
choose your country / region there.</p></li></ul></div><div class="note" title="Note" style="margin-left: 0.5in; margin-right: 0.5in;"><h3 class="title">Note</h3><p><a id="selectCountry-pa3"><!----></a>If your country is only in
the <span class="emphasis"><em>Other Countries</em></span> list, after clicking
<span class="emphasis"><em>OK</em></span> it may seem that a country from the main list was
chosen. Despite this, DrakX will actually apply your choice.</p></div><div class="section" title="Input method"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h5 class="title"><a id="inputMethod"><!----></a>Input method</h5></div></div></div><p><a id="selectCountry-pa4"><!----></a>In the <span class="emphasis"><em>Other
Countries</em></span> screen you can also select an input method (at the
bottom of the list). Input methods allow users to input multilingual
characters (Chinese, Japanese, Korean, etc). IBus is the default input
method, so users should not need to configure it manually. Other input
methods (SCIM, GCIN, HIME, etc) also provide similar functions and can be
installed if you added HTTP/FTP media before package selection.</p><div class="note" title="Note" style="margin-left: 0.5in; margin-right: 0.5in;"><h3 class="title">Note</h3><p><a id="selectCountry-pa5"><!----></a>If you missed the input
method setup during installation, you can access it post-install via
<span class="guimenu">Configure your Computer</span> → <span class="guimenuitem">System</span>, or by running <span class="command"><strong>localedrake</strong></span> as
<span class="emphasis"><em>root</em></span>.</p></div></div></div></div><div class="section" title="Configure your Services"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="configureServices"><!----></a>Configure your Services</h3></div></div></div><div class="mediaobject" align="center"><img src="images/dx2-configureServices.png" align="middle"/></div><p><a id="configureServices-pa1"><!----></a>Here you can choose which
services should start when you boot your system.</p><div class="itemizedlist"><ul class="itemizedlist" type="disc"><li class="listitem"><p><a id="configureServices-pa2"><!----></a>Click on a triangle to
expand a group to all the relevant services. The settings DrakX chose
are usually good.</p></li><li class="listitem"><p><a id="configureServices-pa4"><!----></a>If you highlight a
service, some information about it is shown in the info box
below.</p></li></ul></div><p><a id="configureServices-pa5"><!----></a>Only change things when
you know very well what you are doing.</p></div><div class="section" title="Select mouse"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="selectMouse"><!----></a>Select mouse</h3></div></div></div><div class="mediaobject" align="center"><img src="images/dx2-selectMouse.png" align="middle"/></div><p><a id="selectMouse-pa1"><!----></a>If you are not happy with how
your mouse responds, you can select a different one here.</p><p><a id="selectMouse-pa2"><!----></a>Usually, <span class="guimenu">Universal</span> → <span class="guimenuitem">Any PS/2 and USB mice</span> is a good choice.</p><p><a id="selectMouse-pa3"><!----></a>Select <span class="guimenu">Universal</span> → <span class="guimenuitem">Force evdev</span> to configure the buttons that do not work on a mouse with
six or more buttons.</p></div><div class="section" title="Sound Configuration"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="soundConfig"><!----></a>Sound Configuration</h3></div></div></div><div class="mediaobject"><img src="images/dx2-soundConfig.png"/></div><p>In this screen the name of the driver that the installer chose for
your sound card is given, which will be the default driver if one
exists.</p><p>The default driver should work without problems. However, if after
install you do encounter problems, then run <span class="command"><strong>draksound</strong></span> or
start this tool via MCC (Mageia Control Center), by choosing the
<span class="guilabel">Hardware</span> tab and clicking on <span class="guilabel">Sound
Configuration</span> at the top right of the screen.</p><p>With this tool, you can choose which backend will become the sound server, so manage the sound. You have the choice between pulseaudio and pipewire. For the second, you can choose a session manager <code class="literal">Wireplumber</code> or <code class="literal">Pipewire Media Session</code>. After applying the new configuration, the needed packages will be installed and services configured.</p><div class="section" title="Advanced"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h4 class="title"><a id="soundConfig-Advanced"><!----></a>Advanced</h4></div></div></div><p>Clicking <span class="bold"><strong><span class="guibutton">Advanced</span></strong></span> in this screen, you will have the choice to reset the sound mixer configuration to default values.</p><p/></div></div><div class="section" title="Security Level"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="securityLevel"><!----></a>Security Level</h3></div></div></div><div class="mediaobject" align="center"><img src="images/dx2-securityLevel.png" align="middle"/></div><p><span class="bold"><strong>Please choose the desired security
level</strong></span></p><p><a id="securityLevel-pa1"><!----></a><span class="emphasis"><em>Standard</em></span>
is the default, and recommended setting for the average user.</p><p><span class="emphasis"><em>Secure</em></span> will create a highly
protected system - for instance if the system is to be used as a public
server.</p><p><span class="bold"><strong>Security Administrator</strong></span></p><p><a id="securityLevel-pa2"><!----></a>This item allows you to
configure an email address to which the system will send <span class="emphasis"><em>security
alert messages</em></span> when it detects situations which require
notification to a system administrator.</p><p>A good, and easy-to-implement, choice is to enter
<user>@localhost - where <user> is the login name of the user to
receive these messages.</p><div class="note" title="Note" style="margin-left: 0.5in; margin-right: 0.5in;"><h3 class="title">Note</h3><p>The system sends such messages as <span class="bold"><strong>Unix
Mailspool messages</strong></span>, not as "ordinary" SMTP mail: this user must
therefore be configured for receiving such mail!</p></div><p><a id="securityLevel-pa3"><!----></a>It will always be possible to
adjust your security settings post-install in the
<span class="emphasis"><em>Security</em></span> section of the Mageia Control Center.</p></div><div class="section" title="Firewall"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="firewall"><!----></a>Firewall</h3></div></div></div><p><a id="firewall-pa1"><!----></a>This section allows you to
configure some simple firewall rules: they determine which type of message
from the Internet will be accepted by the target system. This, in turn,
allows the corresponding services on the system to be accessible from the
Internet.</p><div class="mediaobject" align="center"><img src="images/dx2-firewall.png" align="middle"/></div><p>In the default setting (no button is checked), no service of the
system is accessible from the network. The <span class="emphasis"><em>Everything (no
firewall)</em></span> option enables access to all services of the machine -
an option that does not make much sense in the context of the installer
since it would create a totally unprotected system. Its veritable use is in
the context of the Mageia Control Center (which uses the same GUI layout)
for temporarily disabling the entire set of firewall rules for testing and
debugging purposes.</p><p>All other options are more or less self-explanatory. As an example,
you will enable the CUPS server if you want printers on your machine to be
accessible from the network.</p><p><span class="bold"><strong>Advanced</strong></span></p><p>The <span class="emphasis"><em>Advanced</em></span> option opens a window where you can
enable a series of services by typing a list of <span class="quote">“<span class="quote">couples</span>”</span>
(blank separated)</p><p><span class="emphasis"><em><port-number>/<protocol></em></span></p><table border="0" summary="Simple list" class="simplelist"><tr><td>- <span class="emphasis"><em><port-number></em></span> is the value of the
port assigned to the service you want to enable (e.g. 873 for the RSYNC
service) as defined in <span class="emphasis"><em>RFC-433</em></span>;</td></tr><tr><td>- <span class="emphasis"><em><protocol></em></span> is one of
<span class="emphasis"><em>TCP</em></span> or <span class="emphasis"><em>UDP</em></span> - the internet
protocol that is used by the service.</td></tr></table><p>For instance, the entry for enabling access to the RSYNC service
therefore is <span class="emphasis"><em>873/tcp</em></span>.</p><p>In case a service is implemented to use both protocols, you specify 2
couples for the same port.</p></div><div class="section" title="Updates"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="installUpdates"><!----></a>Updates</h3></div></div></div><div class="mediaobject" align="center"><img src="images/dx2-installUpdates.png" align="middle"/></div><p><a id="installUpdates-pa1"><!----></a>Since this version of Mageia
was released, some packages will have been updated or improved.</p><div class="itemizedlist"><ul class="itemizedlist" type="disc"><li class="listitem"><p><a id="installUpdates-pa2"><!----></a>Select
<span class="emphasis"><em>Yes</em></span> if you wish to download and install them</p></li><li class="listitem"><p>Select <span class="emphasis"><em>No</em></span> if you don't want to do this now,
or if you aren't connected to the Internet</p></li><li class="listitem"><p><a id="installUpdates-pa3"><!----></a>Press
<span class="emphasis"><em>Next</em></span> to continue</p></li></ul></div></div><div class="section" title="Congratulations"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="exitInstall"><!----></a>Congratulations</h3></div></div></div><div class="mediaobject" align="center"><img src="images/dx2-exitInstall.png" align="middle"/></div><p><a id="exitInstall-pa1"><!----></a>You have finished installing and
configuring Mageia and it is now safe to remove the installation medium and
reboot your computer.</p><p><a id="exitInstall-pa2"><!----></a>After rebooting, you can use the
bootloader screen to choose which operating system to start (if there are
more than one on your computer).</p><p><a id="exitInstall-pa3"><!----></a>If you didn't adjust the
settings for the bootloader, your Mageia install will be automatically
selected and started.</p><p><a id="exitInstall-pa4"><!----></a>Enjoy!</p><p><a id="exitInstall-pa5"><!----></a>Visit <a class="link" href="http://www.mageia.org/en/" target="_top">www.mageia.org/en/</a> if you have
any questions or want to contribute to Mageia</p></div><div class="section" title="Uninstalling Mageia"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="uninstall-Mageia"><!----></a>Uninstalling Mageia</h3></div></div></div><p>If Mageia didn't convince you or you can't install it correctly - in
short you want get rid of it - that is your right and Mageia also gives you
the possibility to uninstall. This is not true for every operating
system.</p><p>After backing up your data, reboot your Mageia installation DVD and
select <span class="emphasis"><em>Rescue system</em></span>, then <span class="emphasis"><em>Restore Windows
boot loader</em></span>. At the next boot, you will only have Windows, with
no option to choose your Mageia operating system.</p><p>In Windows, to recover the space used by Mageia partitions: click on
<span class="guimenu">Start</span> → <span class="guimenuitem">Control Panel</span> → <span class="guimenuitem">Administrative Tools</span> → <span class="guimenuitem">Computer Management</span> → <span class="guimenuitem">Storage</span> → <span class="guimenuitem">Disk Management</span>. You will recognise a Mageia partition because they are
labeled <code class="literal">Unknown</code>, and also by their size and place on the
disk. Right-click on each of these partitions and select
<span class="emphasis"><em>Delete</em></span> to free up the space.</p><p>If you are using Windows XP, you can create a new partition and format
it (FAT32 or NTFS). It will then get a partition letter.</p><p>If you have Vista or 7, you have one more possibility, you can extend
the existing partition that is at the left of the freed space. There are
other partitioning tools that can be used, such as <span class="bold"><strong>gparted</strong></span>, available for both Windows and Linux. As
always, when changing partitions, be very careful to back up anything
important to you.</p></div></div><script xmlns="" type="text/javascript" src="main.js"><!----></script><hr xmlns=""/><div xmlns="" class="copyright">© Mageia</div><div xmlns="" class="license"><a href="index.html#CC_BY-SA">CC BY-SA 3.0</a></div><div id="upload_date">Uploaded on 25/08/2023</div><div class="navfooter"><hr/><table width="100%" summary="Navigation footer"><tr><td width="40%" align="left"><a accesskey="p" href="ar01s02.html">Prev</a> </td><td width="20%" align="center"> </td><td width="40%" align="right"> </td></tr><tr><td width="40%" align="left" valign="top"> </td><td width="20%" align="center"><a accesskey="h" href="index.html">Home</a></td><td width="40%" align="right" valign="top"> </td></tr></table></div></div><span id="zz_current-id" style="display: none;" data-id="toc-d4e248"><!----></span><div><div id="leftnavigation"><div id="tabs"><ul><li><a href="#treeDiv"><em>Contents</em></a></li><li><a href="#searchDiv"><em>Search</em></a></li></ul><div id="treeDiv"><img src="../../common/images/loading.gif" alt="loading table of contents..." id="tocLoading" style="display:block;"/><div id="ulTreeDiv" style="display:none"><ul id="tree" class="filetree"><li id="toc-d4e16"><span class="file section"><a href="ar01s01.html">Introduction</a></span><ul><li id="toc-d4e18"><span class="file section"><a href="ar01s01.html#d4e18">NetInstall Media</a></span><ul><li id="toc-d4e20"><span class="file section"><a href="ar01s01.html#d4e20">Description</a></span></li><li id="toc-d4e31"><span class="file section"><a href="ar01s01.html#d4e31">Availability</a></span></li><li id="toc-d4e43"><span class="file section"><a href="ar01s01.html#d4e43">Preparation</a></span></li></ul></li><li id="toc-d4e47"><span class="file section"><a href="ar01s01.html#d4e47">Installation Stages</a></span></li></ul></li><li id="toc-d4e75"><span class="file section"><a href="ar01s02.html">Stage 1 (Pre-installation Stage)</a></span><ul><li id="toc-d4e77"><span class="file section"><a href="ar01s02.html#d4e77">Boot</a></span></li><li id="toc-d4e103"><span class="file section"><a href="ar01s02.html#installMethod">Installation Method</a></span><ul><li id="toc-d4e118"><span class="file section"><a href="ar01s02.html#d4e118">Server</a></span></li><li id="toc-d4e130"><span class="file section"><a href="ar01s02.html#d4e130">CDROM/HDD</a></span></li><li id="toc-d4e161"><span class="file section"><a href="ar01s02.html#d4e161">Load Third-Party Modules</a></span></li></ul></li><li id="toc-d4e168"><span class="file section"><a href="ar01s02.html#netConn">Network Connection</a></span><ul><li id="toc-d4e170"><span class="file section"><a href="ar01s02.html#d4e170">Connection Device</a></span></li><li id="toc-d4e177"><span class="file section"><a href="ar01s02.html#d4e177">Connection Type</a></span></li><li id="toc-d4e184"><span class="file section"><a href="ar01s02.html#d4e184">Host/Domain Names</a></span></li></ul></li><li id="toc-d4e205"><span class="file section"><a href="ar01s02.html#netMirrors">Mirrors</a></span><ul><li id="toc-d4e211"><span class="file section"><a href="ar01s02.html#d4e211">Specify Manually</a></span></li><li id="toc-d4e235"><span class="file section"><a href="ar01s02.html#d4e235">Select From a List</a></span></li></ul></li></ul></li><li id="toc-d4e248"><span class="file section"><a href="netStageTwo.html">Stage 2 (Installation Stage)</a></span><ul><li id="toc-d4e264"><span class="file section"><a href="netStageTwo.html#selectLanguage">Please choose a language to use</a></span></li><li id="toc-d4e291"><span class="file section"><a href="netStageTwo.html#acceptLicense">License and Release Notes</a></span><ul><li id="toc-d4e298"><span class="file section"><a href="netStageTwo.html#license">License Agreement</a></span></li><li id="toc-d4e312"><span class="file section"><a href="netStageTwo.html#releaseNotes">Release Notes</a></span></li></ul></li><li id="toc-d4e317"><span class="file section"><a href="netStageTwo.html#setupSCSI">Setup SCSI</a></span></li><li id="toc-d4e325"><span class="file section"><a href="netStageTwo.html#selectInstallClass">Install or Upgrade</a></span></li><li id="toc-d4e357"><span class="file section"><a href="netStageTwo.html#selectKeyboard">Keyboard</a></span></li><li id="toc-d4e377"><span class="file section"><a href="netStageTwo.html#diskPartitioning">Partitioning</a></span><ul><li id="toc-d4e379"><span class="file section"><a href="netStageTwo.html#doPartitionDisks">Suggested Partitioning</a></span></li><li id="toc-d4e474"><span class="file section"><a href="netStageTwo.html#ask_mntpoint_s">Choose the mount points</a></span></li><li id="toc-d4e507"><span class="file section"><a href="netStageTwo.html#takeOverHdConfirm">Confirm hard disk to be
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