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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" title="Grub2-efi on UEFI systems"><p class="title"><b>Grub2-efi on UEFI systems</b></p><ul class="itemizedlist" type="disc"><li class="listitem"><p>GRUB2-efi will be used exclusively 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="Bootloader Setup"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="d4e985"><!----></a>Bootloader Setup</h3></div></div></div><div class="section" title="Bootloader main options"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h4 class="title"><a id="d4e988"><!----></a>Bootloader main options</h4></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><p>This feature is only available to Legacy MBR/BIOS systems.
Users of UEFI systems will not see this option here.</p></li><li class="listitem"><p><span class="bold"><strong>Boot device</strong></span></p><p>Don't change this unless you really know what you are
doing</p></li><li class="listitem"><p><span class="bold"><strong>Delay before booting the default
image</strong></span></p><p>This text box lets you set a delay, in seconds, before the
default operating system is started up.</p></li><li class="listitem"><p><span class="bold"><strong>Security</strong></span></p><p>This allows you to set a password for the bootloader. This
means a username and password will be required when booting in order
to select a booting entry or change settings. This is optional, and
most people are not likely to have a need for it. The username is
<code class="literal">root</code> and the password is the one chosen
hereafter.</p></li><li class="listitem"><p><span class="bold"><strong>Password</strong></span></p><p>Choose a password for the bootloader (optional)</p></li><li class="listitem"><p><span class="bold"><strong>Password (again)</strong></span></p><p>Retype the password and DrakX will check that it matches with
the one set above</p></li></ul></div><p><span class="emphasis"><em>Advanced</em></span></p><div class="itemizedlist"><ul class="itemizedlist" type="disc"><li class="listitem"><p><span class="emphasis"><em>Enable ACPI</em></span></p><p>ACPI (Advanced Configuration and Power Interface) is a
standard for power management. It can save energy by stopping unused
devices. Deselecting it could be useful if, for example, your
computer does not support ACPI or if you think the ACPI
implementation might cause some problems (for instance random
reboots or system lockups).</p></li><li class="listitem"><p><span class="emphasis"><em>Enable SMP</em></span></p><p>This option enables/disables symmetric multiprocessing for
multi-core processors</p></li><li class="listitem"><p><span class="emphasis"><em>Enable APIC</em></span></p><p>Enabling this gives the operating system access to the
Advanced Programmable Interrupt Controller. APIC devices permit more
complex priority models, and Advanced IRQ (Interrupt Request)
management.</p></li><li class="listitem"><p><span class="emphasis"><em>Enable Local APIC</em></span></p><p>Here you can set Local APIC, which manages all external
interrupts for a specific processor in an SMP system</p></li></ul></div></div><div class="section" title="Bootloader Configuration"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h4 class="title"><a id="d4e1038"><!----></a>Bootloader Configuration</h4></div></div></div><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 Probe Foreign OS option.</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="emphasis"><em> Ok</em></span> if you
are sure you understand the implications, and wish to
proceed.</p></li></ul></div><div class="mediaobject" align="center"><img src="images/live-setupBootloader5.png" align="middle"/></div></div></div><div class="section" title="Other Options"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="d4e1074"><!----></a>Other Options</h3></div></div></div><div class="section" title="Using an existing bootloader"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h4 class="title"><a id="d4e1076"><!----></a>Using an existing bootloader</h4></div></div></div><p>The exact procedure for adding Mageia to an existing bootloader is
beyond the scope of this documentation. However in most cases it will
involve running the relevant bootloader installation program, which
should detect Mageia and automatically add an entry for it in the
bootloader menu. See the documentation for the relevant operating
system.</p></div><div class="section" title="Installing Without a Bootloader"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h4 class="title"><a id="d4e1079"><!----></a>Installing Without a Bootloader</h4></div></div></div><p>While you can opt to install Mageia without a bootloader (see
section 2.1 Advanced), this is not recommended unless you absolutely
know what you are doing, as without some form of bootloader your
operating system will be unable to start.</p></div><div class="section" title="Add or Modify a Boot Menu Entry"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h4 class="title"><a id="setupBootloaderAddEntry"><!----></a>Add or Modify a Boot Menu
Entry</h4></div></div></div><p>To do this you need to manually edit /boot/grub2/custom.cfg or use the
software <span class="bold"><strong>grub-customizer</strong></span> tool instead
(available in the Mageia repositories).</p><div class="note" title="Note" style="margin-left: 0.5in; margin-right: 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><script xmlns="" xmlns:l="http://docbook.sourceforge.net/xmlns/l10n/1.0" src="main.js" type="text/javascript"><!----></script><hr xmlns="" xmlns:l="http://docbook.sourceforge.net/xmlns/l10n/1.0"/><div xmlns="" xmlns:l="http://docbook.sourceforge.net/xmlns/l10n/1.0" class="copyright">© Mageia</div><div xmlns="" xmlns:l="http://docbook.sourceforge.net/xmlns/l10n/1.0" class="license"><a href="index.html#CC_BY-SA">CC BY-SA 3.0</a></div><div class="navfooter"><hr/><table width="100%" summary="Navigation footer"><tr><td width="40%" align="left"><a accesskey="p" href="graphicalConfiguration.html">Prev</a> </td><td width="20%" align="center"> </td><td width="40%" align="right"> <a accesskey="n" href="misc-params.html">Next</a></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><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><span class="file section"><a href="Select-and-use-ISOs.html">Select and use ISOs</a></span><ul><li><span class="file section"><a href="Select-and-use-ISOs.html#d4e18">Introduction</a></span></li><li><span class="file section"><a href="Select-and-use-ISOs.html#d4e40">Media</a></span><ul><li><span class="file section"><a href="Select-and-use-ISOs.html#d4e42">Definition</a></span></li><li><span class="file section"><a href="Select-and-use-ISOs.html#d4e47">Classical installation media</a></span><ul><li><span class="file section"><a href="Select-and-use-ISOs.html#d4e49">Common features</a></span></li></ul></li><li><span class="file section"><a href="Select-and-use-ISOs.html#d4e67">Live media</a></span><ul><li><span class="file section"><a href="Select-and-use-ISOs.html#d4e69">Common features</a></span></li><li><span class="file section"><a href="Select-and-use-ISOs.html#d4e82">Live DVD Plasma</a></span></li><li><span class="file section"><a href="Select-and-use-ISOs.html#d4e91">Live DVD GNOME</a></span></li><li><span class="file section"><a href="Select-and-use-ISOs.html#d4e100">Live DVD Xfce</a></span></li></ul></li><li><span class="file section"><a href="Select-and-use-ISOs.html#d4e109">Net install media</a></span><ul><li><span class="file section"><a href="Select-and-use-ISOs.html#d4e111">Common features</a></span></li><li><span class="file section"><a href="Select-and-use-ISOs.html#d4e118">netinstall.iso</a></span></li><li><span class="file section"><a href="Select-and-use-ISOs.html#d4e123">netinstall-nonfree.iso</a></span></li></ul></li></ul></li><li><span class="file section"><a href="Select-and-use-ISOs.html#d4e128">Downloading and Checking Media</a></span><ul><li><span class="file section"><a href="Select-and-use-ISOs.html#d4e130">Downloading</a></span></li><li><span class="file section"><a href="Select-and-use-ISOs.html#d4e148">Checking the integrity of the downloaded
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