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Now, we have to create partitions and mount them in the right place. To correct that, click on another tab and then back on your disk tab. Initially, you may suffer a graphical problem that prevent you seeing a nice display.
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The screens are the same as above except for two things: We will use as an example, the installation of Mageia alongside another Linux installation. This partition, called ESP (EFI System Partition) is part of the UEFI standard.ĭual boot installation With free space on the disk Note the sda1 partition (in blue, since it is formatted as FAT32). Once Mageia is ready, you can go in the MCC and see what the installer has done with your disk.
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You are eventually prompted to update some packages and to reboot. Note that the bootloader is installed in the ESP partition.
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How to distinguish between UEFI and BIOS mode for Mageia boot media DVD-Dual arch is not ready for UEFI booting.
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You have to use a media for 64 bits architecture.If your hardware needs some kernel options, see this page.(that is impossible on Microsoft-certified ARM devices). Secure boot has nothing to do with UEFI (although it needs UEFI) and must be disabled.This is a partition of about 300MB (only 100MB with Microsoft Windows) with a special partition type and mounted on /boot/EFI UEFI needs an "EFI system partition" (ESP).
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Windows 8.1 64bit), never mix both modes, even on separate disks. You have other OS installed in UEFI mode (e.g.You have a new machine, it is a good idea to start with the new UEFI mode.You can workaround this as explained for the boot.iso by David Walser in this mail: In some UEFIs, it is impossible to select BIOS mode, and selecting "legacy BIOS + UEFI" mode lets the ISO's boot in UEFI mode. You have another OS installed in BIOS mode (never mix both modes, even on separate disks).You already have a disk with an MS-DOS partition table and don't want to format it with a GPT partition table (though you can use a GPT disk with BIOS firmware).When to choose the BIOS compatibility mode If you enter the boot setup, you have the option to either use the UEFI mode itself, or the BIOS compatibility mode of UEFI. UEFI firmwares appeared some years ago to replace the BIOS firmware and its limitations (limited to 2TB partitions, only 4 primary partitions, not enough space in the MBR for the complete boot loader, etc).Īll motherboards nowadays have a UEFI firmware, but they all also implement a BIOS compatibility mode (often called CSM or Legacy), though you may not be aware of it. 3.2.3.2 Using the free space on a Microsoft Windows partition.3.2.3 Dual boot alongside a UEFI Windows operating system.3.2.2 Without free space, re-using existing partitions.2 How to prepare the installation media.1.4 How to distinguish between UEFI and BIOS mode for Mageia boot media.1.1 When to choose the BIOS compatibility mode.