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2. The Web Management Interface Figure 23.3. Uploading Your Configuration Finally, choose your country so that automatic updates occur from the nearest possible server. If your country is not listed, select the nearest one. Click on Next and Finish to exit the wizard. To complete your setup, you must activate this machine in your Mandriva Online account. 2. The Web Management Interface Access the Mandriva Online web administration interface [https://online.mandriva. com/page.php?page=info] by right-clicking on the Mandriva Online applet on the panel to activate your Mandriva Online account. Choose Online WebSite and once you’re on the website, provide your Mandriva Online email address and password. Please check out your personal space [https://my.mandriva.com] on the My Mandriva Web site.

1. Initial Configuration Figure 23.2. Authentication on Mandriva Online Enter your login information and provide a name to identify your machine. This is useful if you manage several computers with Mandriva Online. The next step explains what information is collected on your computer. This information is required for the service to work correctly.

1. Initial Configuration Figure 23.1. Existing or New Mandriva Online Account? After clicking on Next , select the appropriate option (I already have an account or I want to subscribe) and click Next .

Chapter 23. Mandriva Online Services Mandriva’s convenient update service warns you about bug or security fixes specifically available for your machines. This service can also be configured to automatically install package updates so you don’t have to run it manually. The system is comprised of the following items: Initial Configuration Wizard (see Section 1, Initial Configuration [331]) Enables you to register a new machine. Web Management Interface (see Section 2, The Web Management Interface [334]) Allows you to manage all the hosts you maintain and to activate hosts so they are taken into account for updates. Applet (see Section 3, Mandriva Online Applet [337]) Informs you on the status of your updates, and allows you to launch the in stallation of updates when needed. Take a look at the Mandriva Online FAQ [https://online.mandriva.com/page. php?page=info] page to get further information about the Mandriva Online service. 1. Initial Configuration The Mandriva Online wizard shows up when you boot your machine for the first time. It allows you to create a new account or to register an existing one. To manually launch the wizard from your user account, right-click on the Mandriva Online applet icon on the panel and choose Configure Now! . You must provide root’s password.

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3. Customizing your Boot Theme The boot theme setting will have no effect if your system isn’t set to boot using the graphical mode. Please refer to Section 2, Changing your Boot-up Configuration [326], for more information on setting the boot mode. If you only have one theme available, you may install the bootsplash-themes package which you will find in contribs. Other themes are also available on the web. The Create new theme button allows you to fully customize an existing boot theme or create a new boot theme from scratch. Adjust the parameters to your liking and save it. It will then be accessible in the available Themes list.

3. Customizing your Boot Theme 3. Customizing your Boot Theme The Boot Theme utility enables you to change the default theme displayed at boot time, as well as a few other options. Choose one of the available boot modes in the pull-down menu (Figure 22.3, DrakBoot Theme Window [328]). Uncheck the Display theme under console option if you want a clean, tradi- Alt -Fn keys. tional console. This relates to those accessible through the Ctrl Figure 22.3. DrakBoot Theme Window

2.1. Configuring the Bootloader 2.1. Configuring the Bootloader You can choose between the GRUB and the LILO bootloader. Either one will allow you to boot Mandriva Linux, it’s just a question of taste. Unless you know what you’re doing, you shouldn’t change the default Boot device shown, since that’s where the bootloader installs itself. If more than one OS is installed on your machine, it’s a good idea to leave at least 5 seconds so that you can easily select a different menu item than the default image. The dialog finally shows a few options which can be useful depending on your specific hardware. Enable ACPI Enable this option to allow better power management support if your hardware is ACPI compatible. ACPI is often needed for new laptops which no longer support APM. Force No APIC The IO-APIC [http://www.wlug.org.nz/APIC] is only really useful for multiprocessor systems. It may cause problems on single processor systems and should be deactivated in that case by checking this box. Force No Local APIC The Local APIC can be used by Linux to program interruptions to wake up threads. On multi-processor machines it can be used to send interrupts to another processor. These relatively new APIC features are known to cause problems on some computers because of badly designed chip sets or poor support in Linux kernel drivers. These problems can cause system freezes or incorrect device detection. So you may need to deactivate them by checking the corresponding box. Click on Advanced to be able wipe the contents of the /tmp directory (which might hold some files you download from the Internet, for instance) and to tell Linux how much RAM your machine uses should this prove to be an issue at boot time. 2.2. Managing Boot Entries After clicking Next , the list of available entries at boot time is displayed; the default one is marked by a star (*). It’s also possible to make an entry the default one by checking the Default check- box in the Modify dialog.

2. Changing your Boot-up Configuration 2. Autologin: if you’re the only person using your machine and nobody else has access to it, you may choose to be automatically logged in at boot time. To do so, select the Yes, I want to autologin with this (user, desktop) option. Then choose the user you want to be logged on automatically in the Default user, as well as the preferred Default desktop in the pull-down menus. 2. Changing your Boot-up Configuration This tool allows you to configure the bootloader and the boot menu entries. Unless you’re an expert, it’s 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. Figure 22.2. Choosing the Boot Mode

Chapter 22. Boot Options and Creating Booting Devices 1. Configuring the Login Mode This tool allows a user to be automatically logged into the system at boot time, without a password being required. Figure 22.1. Choosing the Login Mode There are a few parameters: 1. Graphical interface: if you wish to have the X Window System (graphical display) started at boot time, check the Launch the graphical environment when your system starts box. If you leave it unchecked, the text login will be displayed and you will need to start the graphical environment manually.