4.18. Installing a Bootloader

Note

This step is generally ignored for Recommended mode.

LILO and grub are GNU/Linux bootloaders. 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 bootloader (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.

After you have configured the general bootloader parameters, the list of boot options which will be available at boot time will be displayed.

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


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