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It only starts a previously installed +operating system.<br><br> + +<a href="#linux">Installation</a>: +This installation mode works on most machines. If you experience a +system freeze during boot or problems with detection of your hardware +components, such as disk controllers or network cards, try one of the +following installation options. <br><br> + +<a href="#noacpi">Installation -- ACPI Disabled</a>: Many of the +currently-sold computers have incomplete or faulty ACPI +implementations. This selection disables ACPI support in the +kernel, but still enables many performance features, like DMA for IDE +hard disks. <br><br> + +<a href="#nolapic">Installation -- Local APIC Disabled</a>: +If the normal installation fails, this might be due to the +system hardware not supporting local APIC. +If this seems to be the case, use this option to +install without local APIC support.<br><br> + +<a href="#failsafe">Installation -- Safe Settings</a>: If you were not +successful with <em>Installation</em>, this selection might +solve the issue.<br><br> + +<a href="#rescue">Rescue System</a>: This boot image starts a small +Linux system in RAM. This is useful if the system does not start properly. +After booting this system, log in as root.<br><br> + +<a href="#firmware">Firmware Test</a>: Runs a BIOS test tool that validates +ACPI and other parts of your BIOS.<br><br> + +<a href="#memtest">Memory Test</a>: Memory testing is useful for more than +checking installation of new memory modules. It is a stress test +for a big part of your computer system and may indicate hardware +problems.<br><br> + +<a href="#opt">Boot Options</a>: The boot options may change the +behavior of your system completely. They are settings for +the kernel.<br><br> + +<a href="#help">F1 Help</a>: This is context sensitive. It will +show different screens depending on the active element of the +boot screen. There is also a description of this help system +available.<br><br> + +<a href="#keytable">F4 Language</a>: Set language and keyboard mapping +used by the boot loader.<br><br> + +<a href="#videomode">F2 Video Mode</a>: Here, choose between +different screen resolutions while installing. If you encounter +problems with the graphical installation, the <em>text mode</em> may +be a work-around for you.<br><br> + +<a href="#install_src">F3 Installation Source</a>: Choose the +installation source.<br><br> + +<a href="#driverupdate">F5 Driver Update</a>: For very new machines, a +driver update may be needed to install the system. + + +<hr><!-- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - --> +<h3><a name="help">Using the Help System</a></h3> + +The boot loader online help is context sensitive. It gives information +about the selected menu item or, if you are editing boot options, +it tries to look up information about the option in which the cursor is +positioned.<br> +<br> +Navigation Keys<br><br> + + <em>Up Arrow</em>: highlight previous link<br> + <em>Down Arrow</em>: highlight next link<br> + <em>Left Arrow</em>, <em>Backspace</em>: return to previous topic<br> + <em>Right Arrow</em>, <em>Enter</em>, <em>Space</em>: follow link<br> + <em>Page Up</em>: scroll up one page<br> + <em>Page Down</em>: scroll down one page<br> + <em>Home</em>: go to page start<br> + <em>End</em>: go to page end<br> + <em>Esc</em>: leave help + + +<br><br>Return to <a href="#main">Start Page</a> + +<hr><!-- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - --> +<h3><a name="driverupdate">Driver Update</a></h3> + +If you need a driver update floppy or CD-ROM, press <em>F5</em>. The +boot loader asks you to insert the driver update medium after +loading the Linux kernel.<br><br> + +A driver update is typically a floppy with new versions of hardware +drivers or bug fixes needed during installation. + + +<br><br>Return to <a href="#main">Start Page</a> + +<hr><!-- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - --> +<h3><a name="videomode">Video Mode Selection</a></h3> + +Press <em>F2</em> to get the list of video modes your graphics card +supports. The highest mode your monitor can display is preselected.<br><br> + +It is possible that your monitor cannot be detected automatically. In that +case, select your preferred mode manually.<br><br> + +If your system has problems with the graphics card during the +installation, the <em>text mode</em> may be a usable work-around. + + +<br><br>Return to <a href="#main">Start Page</a> + +<hr><!-- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - --> +<h3><a name="keytable">Language and Keyboard Layout Selection</a></h3> + +Press <em>F4</em> to change language and keyboard layout the boot loader uses. + + +<br><br>Return to <a href="#main">Start Page</a> + +<hr><!-- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - --> +<h3><a name="install_src">Installation Source</a></h3> + +Press <em>F3</em> to choose an installation source.<br><br> + +This is the same as using the <a href="#o_install">install</a> +boot option. + + +<br><br>Return to <a href="#main">Start Page</a> + +<hr><!-- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - --> +<h3><a name="linux">Installation</a></h3> + +Select <em>Installation</em> to start the default installation. The +<a href="#opt">boot options</a> entered are used in the +start-up. This item activates many features of commonly available +hardware. + + +<br><br>Return to <a href="#main">Start Page</a> + +<hr><!-- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - --> +<h3><a name="harddisk">Boot from Hard Disk</a></h3> + +Select <em>Boot Installed OS</em> to start the system installed on +your local hard disk. This system must be installed properly, because +only the MBR (Master Boot Record) on the first hard disk is started. +The device ID of the first hard disk is provided by the BIOS of +the computer. <br><br> + +Use this if you forgot to remove the CD or DVD from your +drive and want to start the computer from the hard disk. + + +<br><br>Return to <a href="#main">Start Page</a> + +<hr><!-- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - --> +<h3><a name="noacpi">Installation -- ACPI Disabled</a></h3> + +Current hardware usually requires ACPI (Advanced Configuration and Power Interface) +to control the interrupt handling. +ACPI completely replaces the old APM system.<br><br> + +Select <em>Installation -- ACPI Disabled</em> if you encounter +problems during boot of the kernel. Known problems with machines that +have problems with ACPI are: +<br><br> + + * kernel freezes when booting<br> + * PCI Cards are not detected or initialized properly +<br><br> +You may also try the <a href="#firmware">Firmware Test</a> boot option +and look at the test results of the ACPI validation. + + +<br><br>Return to <a href="#main">Start Page</a> + +<hr><!-- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - --> +<h3><a name="nolapic">Installation -- Local APIC Disabled</a></h3> + +Normally there are no problems with the APIC (Advanced Programmable Interrupt +Controller). But if you seem to have some, try this option to boot +without local APIC support. +<br><br> +Please don't confuse this with <a href="#noacpi">ACPI</a> +(Advanced Configuration and Power Interface). + + +<br><br>Return to <a href="#main">Start Page</a> + +<hr><!-- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - --> +<h3><a name="failsafe">Installation -- Safe Settings</a></h3> + +Select <em>Installation -- Safe Settings</em> if you encounter hangs +while installing or irreproducible errors. This option disables DMA +for IDE drives and all power management features. +See also the kernel options for <a href="#o_apm">apm</a>, +<a href="#o_acpi">acpi</a> and <a href="#o_ide">ide</a>. + + +<br><br>Return to <a href="#main">Start Page</a> + +<hr><!-- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - --> +<h3><a name="rescue">Rescue System</a></h3> + +The <em>Rescue System</em> is a small RAM disk base system. From there, +it is possible to make all kinds of changes to an installed system. Because +only low-level tools are available in this system, it is intended for +experts. + + +<br><br>Return to <a href="#main">Start Page</a> + +<hr><!-- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - --> +<h3><a name="firmware">Firmware Test</a></h3> + +Starts a BIOS checker that validates the ACPI tables +and many other parts of your BIOS. +Test results can be stored on usb disk or saved via network. + + +<br><br>Return to <a href="#main">Start Page</a> + +<hr><!-- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - --> +<h3><a name="memtest">Memory Test</a></h3> + +The included <em>Memory Test</em> provides good possibilities to +stress test the hardware of a system. Its main purpose is to detect +broken RAM, but it also stresses many other parts of the system. <br> + +There is no guarantee that the memory is good if no errors are +found, although most of memory defects will be found. + + +<br><br>Return to <a href="#main">Start Page</a> + +<hr><!-- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - --> +<h3><a name="opt">Boot Options</a></h3> + +There are two types of boot options available. First, there are +options that affect the installer. Second, there are kernel +options. Some of the more common options are: <br><br> +a) installer options<br> +<br> + <a href="#o_install">install</a> -- select an installation source<br> + <a href="#network">network options</a> -- the network options<br> + <a href="#o_vnc">vnc options</a> -- options for installation via VNC +<br><br> +b) kernel options<br> +<br> + <a href="#o_splash">splash</a> -- influence the behavior of the splash screen<br> + <a href="#o_apm">apm</a> -- toggle power management<br> + <a href="#o_acpi">acpi</a> -- advanced configuration and power interface<br> + <a href="#o_ide">ide</a> -- control the IDE subsystem + + +<br><br>Return to <a href="#main">Start Page</a> + +<hr><!-- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - --> +<h3><a name="o_install">Installer Options: install</a></h3> + +By default, the local CD-ROMs are searched for the installation source. +For a network install, select the +<em>install</em> option. Possible installation protocols are<br> + * FTP<br> + * NFS<br> + * HTTP<br> +The syntax to use is just like standard URLs. For example, +if your server is found at 192.168.0.1 and you want to do an NFS-based +install from the directory /install on this server, specify +the source as follows:<br><br> + + <em>install=nfs://192.168.0.1/install</em><br><br> + +The network card will either be configured with <em>dhcp</em> or you +must specify the parameters yourself as described in the +<a href="#network">network options</a>. + + +<br><br>Return to <a href="#opt">Boot Options</a> + +<hr><!-- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - --> +<h3><a name="o_splash">Kernel Options: splash</a></h3> + + +The splash screen is the picture shown during system start-up.<br> +<br> +<em>splash=0</em><br><br> The splash screen is switched off. This may be useful +with very old monitors or if some error occurs.<br> +<br> +<em>splash=verbose</em><br><br> Activates splash, kernel and boot messages are +still shown.<br> +<br> +<em>splash=silent</em><br><br> +Activates splash, but no messages. Instead a progress bar is drawn. + + +<br><br>Return to <a href="#opt">Boot Options</a> + +<hr><!-- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - --> +<h3><a name="network">Installer Options: Network Options</a></h3> + +It is possible to configure the network interface right now. The +hardware will be detected later by YaST2. The minimum set of options +to configure your network card consists of host IP and netmask. For +example:<br><br> + + <em>hostip=192.168.0.10 netmask=255.255.255.0</em><br> +<br> +or in a shorter form:<br><br> + + <em>hostip=192.168.0.10/24</em><br> +<br> + +If you specified a <a href="#o_install">network-based install</a> and do +not specify both of these options, the installer tries to configure +the network interface with <em>dhcp</em>. If you need a default +gateway, specify this with the option <em>gateway</em>. For +example:<br><br> + + <em>gateway=192.168.0.8</em> + + +<br><br>Return to <a href="#opt">Boot Options</a> + +<hr><!-- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - --> +<h3><a name="o_vnc">Installer Options: vnc</a></h3> + +To enable the VNC installation, specify the +parameters vnc and vncpassword:<br><br> + + <em>vnc=1 vncpassword=example</em><br><br> + +The VNC server will be started and you may control YaST2 over any VNC +client from a remote system. + + +<br><br>Return to <a href="#opt">Boot Options</a>. + +<hr><!-- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - --> +<h3><a name="o_apm">Kernel Options: apm</a></h3> + +APM is one of the two power management strategies used on current +computers. It is mainly used with laptops for functions like suspend +to disk, but it may also be responsible for switching off the +computer after power down. APM relies on a correct working BIOS. If +the BIOS is broken, APM may have only limited use or even prevent the +computer from working. Therefore, it may be switched off with the +parameter<br><br> + + <em>apm=off</em> -- switch off APM completely<br><br> + +Some very new computers may take more advantage from the newer +<a href="#o_acpi">ACPI</a>. + + +<br><br>Return to <a href="#opt">Boot Options</a> + +<hr><!-- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - --> +<h3><a name="o_acpi">Kernel Options: acpi</a></h3> + +ACPI (Advanced Configuration and Power Interface) is a +standard that defines power and configuration management interfaces +between an operating system and the BIOS. By default, <em>acpi</em> is +switched on when a BIOS is detected that is newer than from year +2000. There are several commonly +used parameters to control the behavior of ACPI:<br> +<br> + <em>pci=noacpi</em> -- do not use ACPI to route PCI interrupts<br> + <em>acpi=oldboot</em> -- only the parts of ACPI that are relevant +for booting remain activated<br> + <em>acpi=off</em> -- switch off ACPI completely<br> + <em>acpi=force</em> -- switch on ACPI even if your BIOS is dated before 2000<br> +<br> +Especially on new computers, it replaces the old +<a href="#o_apm">apm</a> system. + + +<br><br>Return to <a href="#opt">Boot Options</a> + +<hr><!-- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - --> +<h3><a name="o_ide">Kernel Options: ide</a></h3> + +IDE is, unlike SCSI, commonly used in most desktop workstations. +To circumvent some hardware problems that occur with IDE systems, use the +kernel parameter: <br><br> + + <em>ide=nodma</em> -- switch off DMA for IDE drives + + +<br><br>Return to <a href="#opt">Boot Options</a>. + +<hr><!-- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - --> +<h3><a name="bits">Software Type Selection</a></h3> + +You have the choice to install the 32-bit or 64-bit version of &product;. + + +<br><br>Return to <a href="#main">Start Page</a> + +</body></html> |