5.19. Installing a Boot Loader

Note

This step is generally ignored for Recommended mode.

LILO and GRUB are boot loaders for GNU/Linux. This stage, normally, is totally automated. In fact, DrakX analyzes the disk boot sector and acts accordingly, depending on what it finds here:

If in doubt, DrakX will display a dialog with various options.

Warning

Beware that if you choose not to install a boot loader (by selecting Cancel here), you must ensure that you have a way to boot your Mandrake Linux system! Also be sure you know what you do before changing any of the options.

Tip

Clicking the Advanced button in this dialog will offer many advanced options, which are reserved to the expert user.

Mandrake Linux installs its own boot loader, which will let you boot either GNU/Linux or any other operating systems which you have on your system.

If there is another operating system installed on your machine, it will be automatically added to the boot menu. Here, you can choose to fine-tune the existing options. Double-clicking on an existing entry allows you to change its parameters or remove it; Add creates a new entry; and Done goes on to the next installation step.


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