mainਬੂਟ ਲੋਡਰ ਮੱਦਦWelcome to cauldron
Use this menu to select the desired function. If you have problems navigating in this help system, press F1 to enter the helpਵੇਰਵਾ of the help system. The main functions in this menu are:
harddiskਹਾਰਡ ਡਿਸਕ ਤੋਂ ਬੂਟ: This selection will not do anything to the system. It only starts a previously installed operating system.
linuxਇੰਸਟਾਲੇਸ਼ਨ: This installation mode works on most machines. If you experience a system freeze during boot or problems with detection of your hardware components, such as disk controllers or network cards, try one of the following installation options.
noacpiਇੰਸਟਾਲੇਸ਼ਨ -- ACPI ਆਯੋਗ: Many of the currently-sold computers have incomplete or faulty ACPI implementations. This selection disables ACPI support in the kernel, but still enables many performance features, like DMA for IDE hard disks.
nolapicਇੰਸਟਾਲੇਸ਼ਨ -- ਲੋਕਲ APIC ਆਯੋਗ: If the normal installation fails, this might be due to the system hardware not supporting local APIC. If this seems to be the case, use this option to install without local APIC support.
failsafeਇੰਸਟਾਲੇਸ਼ਨ -- ਸੁਰੱਖਿਅਤ ਸੈਟਿੰਗ: If you were not successful with ਇੰਸਟਾਲੇਸ਼ਨ, this selection might solve the issue.
rescueਰਿਸਕਿਊ ਸਿਸਟਮ: This boot image starts a small Linux system in RAM. This is useful if the system does not start properly. After booting this system, log in as root.
firmwareਫਾਇਰਮਵੇਅਰ ਟੈਸਟ: Runs a BIOS test tool that validates ACPI and other parts of your BIOS.
memtestਮੈਮੋਰੀ ਟੈਸਟ: Memory testing is useful for more than checking installation of new memory modules. It is a stress test for a big part of your computer system and may indicate hardware problems.
optਬੂਟ ਚੋਣ: The boot options may change the behavior of your system completely. They are settings for the kernel.
helpਮੱਦਦ: This is context sensitive. It will show different screens depending on the active element of the boot screen. There is also a description of this help system available.
keytableF2: Set language and keyboard mapping used by the boot loader.
videomodeਵੀਡਿਓ ਮੋਡ: Here, choose between different screen resolutions while installing. If you encounter problems with the graphical installation, the ਟੈਕਸਟ ਮੋਡ may be a work-around for you.
install_srcF4 Installation Source: Choose the installation source.
driverupdateF6 Driver Update: For very new machines, a driver update may be needed to install the system.bitsਸਾਫਟਵੇਅਰ ਕਿਸਮ ਚੋਣYou have the choice to install the 32-bit or 64-bit version of cauldron.
mainਬੂਟ ਲੋਡਰ ਮੱਦਦ ਉੱਤੇ ਜਾਓdriverupdateਡਰਾਇਵਰ ਅੱਪਡੇਟIf you need a driver update floppy or CD-ROM, press F6. The boot loader asks you to insert the driver update medium after loading the Linux kernel.
A driver update is typically a floppy with new versions of hardware drivers or bug fixes needed during installation.
mainਬੂਟ ਲੋਡਰ ਮੱਦਦ ਉੱਤੇ ਜਾਓfailsafeਇੰਸਟਾਲੇਸ਼ਨ -- ਸੁਰੱਖਿਅਤ ਸੈਟਿੰਗSelect ਇੰਸਟਾਲੇਸ਼ਨ -- ਸੁਰੱਖਿਅਤ ਸੈਟਿੰਗ if you encounter hangs while installing or irreproducible errors. This option disables DMA for IDE drives and all power management features. See also the kernel options for o_apmapm, o_acpiacpi and o_ideide.
mainਬੂਟ ਲੋਡਰ ਮੱਦਦ ਉੱਤੇ ਜਾਓfirmwareਫਾਇਰਮਵੇਅਰ ਟੈਸਟStarts a BIOS checker that validates the ACPI tables and many other parts of your BIOS. Test results can be stored on usb disk or saved via network.
mainਬੂਟ ਲੋਡਰ ਮੱਦਦ ਉੱਤੇ ਜਾਓharddiskਹਾਰਡ ਡਿਸਕ ਤੋਂ ਬੂਟSelect ਇੰਸਟਾਲ ਹੋਇਆ OS ਬੂਟ ਕਰੋ to start the system installed on your local hard disk. This system must be installed properly, because only the MBR (Master Boot Record) on the first hard disk is started. The device ID of the first hard disk is provided by the BIOS of the computer.
Use this if you forgot to remove the CD or DVD from your drive and want to start the computer from the hard disk.
mainਬੂਟ ਲੋਡਰ ਮੱਦਦ ਉੱਤੇ ਜਾਓhelpਮੱਦਦ ਸਿਸਟਮ ਦੀ ਵਰਤੋਂThe boot loader online help is context sensitive. It gives information about the selected menu item or, if you are editing boot options, it tries to look up information about the option in which the cursor is positioned.
Navigation Keys 
  • ਤੀਰ ਉੱਤੇ: highlight previous link  • ਹੇਠਾਂ ਤੀਰ: highlight next link  • ਖੱਬਾ ਤੀਰ, ਬੈਕਸਪੇਸ: return to previous topic  • ਸੱਜਾ ਤੀਰ, ਐਂਟਰ, ਥਾਂ: follow link  • Page Up: scroll up one page  • Page Down: scroll down one page  • ਘਰ: go to page start  • ਅੰਤ: go to page end  • Esc: leave help
mainਬੂਟ ਲੋਡਰ ਮੱਦਦ ਉੱਤੇ ਜਾਓinstall_srcਇੰਸਟਾਲੇਸ਼ਨ ਸਰੋਤPress F4 to choose an installation source.
This is the same as using the o_installਇੰਸਟਾਲ boot option.
mainਬੂਟ ਲੋਡਰ ਮੱਦਦ ਉੱਤੇ ਜਾਓkeytableਭਾਸ਼ਾ ਅਤੇ ਕੀਬੋਰਡ ਲੇਆਉਟ ਚੋਣPress F2 to change language and keyboard layout the boot loader uses.
mainਬੂਟ ਲੋਡਰ ਮੱਦਦ ਉੱਤੇ ਜਾਓlinuxਇੰਸਟਾਲੇਸ਼ਨSelect ਇੰਸਟਾਲੇਸ਼ਨ to start the default installation. The optਬੂਟ ਚੋਣ entered are used in the start-up. This item activates many features of commonly available hardware.
mainਬੂਟ ਲੋਡਰ ਮੱਦਦ ਉੱਤੇ ਜਾਓmemtestਮੈਮੋਰੀ ਟੈਸਟThe included ਮੈਮੋਰੀ ਟੈਸਟ provides good possibilities to stress test the hardware of a system. Its main purpose is to detect broken RAM, but it also stresses many other parts of the system.
There is no guarantee that the memory is good if no errors are found, although most of memory defects will be found.
mainਬੂਟ ਲੋਡਰ ਮੱਦਦ ਉੱਤੇ ਜਾਓnoacpiਇੰਸਟਾਲੇਸ਼ਨ -- ACPI ਆਯੋਗCurrent hardware usually requires ACPI (Advanced Configuration and Power Interface) to control the interrupt handling. ACPI completely replaces the old APM system.
Select ਇੰਸਟਾਲੇਸ਼ਨ -- ACPI ਆਯੋਗ if you encounter problems during boot of the kernel. Known problems with machines that have problems with ACPI are: 
  • kernel freezes when booting  • PCI Cards are not detected or initialized properly
You may also try the firmwareਫਾਇਰਮਵੇਅਰ ਟੈਸਟ boot option and look at the test results of the ACPI validation.
mainਬੂਟ ਲੋਡਰ ਮੱਦਦ ਉੱਤੇ ਜਾਓnolapicਇੰਸਟਾਲੇਸ਼ਨ -- ਲੋਕਲ APIC ਆਯੋਗNormally there are no problems with the APIC (Advanced Programmable Interrupt Controller). But if you seem to have some, try this option to boot without local APIC support.
Please don't confuse this with noacpiACPI (Advanced Configuration and Power Interface).
mainਬੂਟ ਲੋਡਰ ਮੱਦਦ ਉੱਤੇ ਜਾਓoptਬੂਟ ਚੋਣThere are two types of boot options available. First, there are options that affect the installer. Second, there are kernel options. Some of the more common options are:
a) installer options 
  • o_installਇੰਸਟਾਲ -- select an installation source  • networkਨੈੱਟਵਰਕ ਚੋਣਾਂ -- the network options  • o_vncvnc ਚੋਣਾਂ -- options for installation via VNC
b) kernel options 
  • o_splashsplash -- influence the behavior of the splash screen  • o_apmapm -- toggle power management  • o_acpiacpi -- advanced configuration and power interface  • o_ideide -- control the IDE subsystem
mainਬੂਟ ਲੋਡਰ ਮੱਦਦ ਉੱਤੇ ਜਾਓo_hostipo_netmasko_gatewaynetworkਇੰਸਟਾਲਰ ਚੋਣਾਂ: ਨੈੱਟਵਰਕ ਚੋਣਾਂIt is possible to configure the network interface right now. The hardware will be detected later by DrakX. The minimum set of options to configure your network card consists of host IP and netmask. For example: 
  • hostip=192.168.0.10 netmask=255.255.255.0
or in a shorter form: 
  • hostip=192.168.0.10/24
If you specified a o_installਨੈੱਟਵਰਕ ਅਧਾਰਿਤ ਇੰਸਟਾਲ and do not specify both of these options, the installer tries to configure the network interface with dhcp. If you need a default gateway, specify this with the option ਗੇਟਵੇ. For example: 
  • gateway=192.168.0.8
optਬੂਟ ਚੋਣ ਉੱਤੇ ਜਾਓo_acpiਕਰਨਲ ਚੋਣਾਂ: acpiACPI (Advanced Configuration and Power Interface) is a standard that defines power and configuration management interfaces between an operating system and the BIOS. By default, acpi is switched on when a BIOS is detected that is newer than from year 2000. There are several commonly used parameters to control the behavior of ACPI: 
  • pci=noacpi -- do not use ACPI to route PCI interrupts  • acpi=oldboot -- only the parts of ACPI that are relevant for booting remain activated  • acpi=off -- switch off ACPI completely  • acpi=force -- switch on ACPI even if your BIOS is dated before 2000
Especially on new computers, it replaces the old o_apmapm system.
optਬੂਟ ਚੋਣ ਉੱਤੇ ਜਾਓo_apmਕਰਨਲ ਚੋਣਾਂ: apmAPM is one of the two power management strategies used on current computers. It is mainly used with laptops for functions like suspend to disk, but it may also be responsible for switching off the computer after power down. APM relies on a correct working BIOS. If the BIOS is broken, APM may have only limited use or even prevent the computer from working. Therefore, it may be switched off with the parameter 
  • apm=off -- switch off APM completely
Some very new computers may take more advantage from the newer o_acpiACPI.
optਬੂਟ ਚੋਣ ਉੱਤੇ ਜਾਓo_ideਕਰਨਲ ਚੋਣਾਂ: ideIDE is, unlike SCSI, commonly used in most desktop workstations. To circumvent some hardware problems that occur with IDE systems, use the kernel parameter: 
  • ide=nodma -- switch off DMA for IDE drives
optਬੂਟ ਚੋਣ ਉੱਤੇ ਜਾਓo_installਇੰਸਟਾਲਰ ਚੋਣ: ਇੰਸਟਾਲBy default, the local CD-ROMs are searched for the installation source. For a network install, select the ਇੰਸਟਾਲ option. Possible installation protocols are 
  • FTP  •   • HTTP
The syntax to use is just like standard URLs. For example, if your server is found at 192.168.0.1 and you want to do an NFS-based install from the directory /install on this server, specify the source as follows: 
  • install=nfs://192.168.0.1/install
The network card will either be configured with dhcp or you must specify the parameters yourself as described in the networkਨੈੱਟਵਰਕ ਚੋਣਾਂ.
optਬੂਟ ਚੋਣ ਉੱਤੇ ਜਾਓo_splashਕਰਨਲ ਚੋਣਾਂ: splashThe splash screen is the picture shown during system start-up. 
  • splash=0 -- The splash screen is switched off. This may be useful with very old monitors or if some error occurs.  • splash=verbose -- Activates splash, kernel and boot messages are still shown.  • splash=silent -- Activates splash, but no messages. Instead a progress bar is drawn.
optਬੂਟ ਚੋਣ ਉੱਤੇ ਜਾਓo_vncpasswordo_vncਇੰਸਟਾਲਰ ਚੋਣਾਂ: vncTo enable the VNC installation, specify the parameters vnc and vncpassword: 
  • vnc=1 vncpassword=example
The VNC server will be started and you may control DrakX over any VNC client from a remote system.
optਬੂਟ ਚੋਣ ਉੱਤੇ ਜਾਓrescueਰਿਸਕਿਊ ਸਿਸਟਮThe ਰਿਸਕਿਊ ਸਿਸਟਮ is a small RAM disk base system. From there, it is possible to make all kinds of changes to an installed system. Because only low-level tools are available in this system, it is intended for experts.
mainਬੂਟ ਲੋਡਰ ਮੱਦਦ ਉੱਤੇ ਜਾਓvideomodeਵੀਡਿਓ ਮੋਡ ਚੋਣPress F3 to get the list of video modes your graphics card supports. The highest mode your monitor can display is preselected.
It is possible that your monitor cannot be detected automatically. In that case, select your preferred mode manually.
If your system has problems with the graphics card during the installation, the ਟੈਕਸਟ ਮੋਡ may be a usable work-around.
mainਬੂਟ ਲੋਡਰ ਮੱਦਦ ਉੱਤੇ ਜਾਓ