DrakBoot: Changing your Boot-Up Configuration

Abstract

This tool allows you to configure the bootloader and the boot menu entries.

Figure 1.2. Choosing the Boot Mode

Choosing the Boot Mode

Configuring the Bootloader

You can choose between two bootloaders: GRUB and LILO. For the latter you can either choose a text or a graphical menu. Either one will allow you to boot Mandrakelinux, it's just a question of taste.

Unless you know what you're doing, you should not change the default Boot device shown, since that is where the bootloader installs itself. The next field allows you to set the time (in seconds) before the bootloader starts the default OS. If you have more than one OS installed onto your machine, it's a good idea to leave at least 5 seconds so that you can easily select a different menu item, if needed.

[Note]Note

Unless you really know what you are doing, it is not recommended that you change these settings as this may prevent you from booting your machine the next time you try to power it on.

You may need to put a check mark in the two last options (Enable ACPI and Force No APIC) but only if you have a state-of-the-art machine provided with all the newest “bells and whistles” and are experiencing problems at system start-up time. Use at your own risk.

Choosing the boot entries

After clicking Next, you are presented with the list of entries which will be available at boot time. You can here Add, Modify or Remove entries.

It is also possible to make an entry the default one by checking the Default check-box in the Modify dialog.