6.17. Installing a bootloader

GRUB is a boot loader for GNU/Linux. This stage is normally totally automated. In fact, DrakX will analyze the disk boot sector and will act accordingly depending on what it finds here:

If in doubt, DrakX will ask you where you want to install GRUB (figure 6-27).

Figure 6-27. Choice of the location of the bootloader

In most cases, you will not change the default (/dev/hda), but if you prefer, the bootloader can be installed on the second hard drive (/dev/hdb), or even on a floppy disk (/dev/fd0).

Beware that if you choose not to install a bootloader (by selecting Cancel here), you must ensure that you have a way to boot your Linux-Mandrake system! Also be sure about what you are doing if you change any of the options here.

Linux-Mandrake normally installs its own bootloader, which will let you boot either GNU/Linux or any other operating systems which you have on your system. The bootloader will be GRUB on Intel architectures. The example figure 6-28 shows a sample GRUB configuration window.

Figure 6-28. Bootloader configuration

If there is another operating system installed on your machine, it'll be automatically added to the boot menu. Here you can choose to fine-tune the existing options.


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