Add images for boot loader and boot options menus.

Describe these menus.
The rest of this section needs to be reviewed for the boot probe and initial
installer menu, will be in next commit.

PR:	173013
Sponsored by:	iXsystems
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Dru Lavigne 2014-05-20 17:05:14 +00:00
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Notes: svn2git 2020-12-08 03:00:23 +00:00
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<para>Once the system boots from the installation media,
a menu similar to the following will be displayed:</para>
<figure xml:id="bsdinstall-boot-loader-menu">
<figure xml:id="bsdinstall-newboot-loader-menu">
<title>&os; Boot Loader Menu</title>
<mediaobject>
<imageobject>
<imagedata
fileref="bsdinstall/bsdinstall-boot-loader-menu"/>
fileref="bsdinstall/bsdinstall-newboot-loader-menu"/>
</imageobject>
</mediaobject>
</figure>
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<para>By default, the menu will wait ten seconds for user
input before booting into the &os; installer or, if &os; is
already installed, before booting into &os;. To pause the
boot timer, press <keycap>Space</keycap>.</para>
boot timer in order to review the selections, press
<keycap>Space</keycap>. To select an option, press its
highlighted number, character, or key. The following options
are available.</para>
<itemizedlist>
<listitem>
<para><literal>Boot Multi User</literal>: This will
continue the &os; boot process. If the boot timer has
been paused, press <keycap>1</keycap>, upper- or
lower-case <keycap>B</keycap>, or
<keycap>Enter</keycap>.</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para><literal>Boot Single User</literal>: This mode can be
used to fix an existing &os; installation as described in
<xref linkend="boot-singleuser"/>. Press
<keycap>2</keycap> or the upper- or lower-case
<keycap>S</keycap> to enter this mode.</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para><literal>Escape to loader prompt</literal>: This will
boot the system into a repair prompt that contains a
limited number of low-level commands. This prompt is
described in <xref linkend="boot-loader"/>. Press
<keycap>3</keycap> or <keycap>Esc</keycap> to boot into
this prompt.</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para><literal>Reboot</literal>: Reboots the system.</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para><literal>Configure Boot Options</literal>: Opens the
menu shown in, and described under, <xref
linkend="bsdinstall-boot-options-menu"/>.</para>
</listitem>
</itemizedlist>
<figure xml:id="bsdinstall-boot-options-menu">
<title>&os; Boot Options Menu</title>
<mediaobject>
<imageobject>
<imagedata
fileref="bsdinstall/bsdinstall-boot-options-menu"/>
</imageobject>
</mediaobject>
</figure>
<para>The boot options menu is divided into two sections. The
first section can be used to either return to the main boot
menu or to reset any toggled options back to their
defaults.</para>
<para>The next section is used to toggle the available options
to <literal>On</literal> or <literal>Off</literal> by pressing
the option's highlighted number or character. The system will
always boot using the settings for these options until they
are modified. Several options can be toggled using this
menu:</para>
<itemizedlist>
<listitem>
<para><literal>ACPI Support</literal>: If the system hangs
during boot, try toggling this option to
<literal>Off</literal>.</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para><literal>Safe Mode</literal>: If the system still
hangs during boot even with <literal>ACPI
Support</literal> set to <literal>Off</literal>, try
setting this option to <literal>On</literal>.</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para><literal>Single User</literal>: Toggle this option to
<literal>On</literal> to fix an existing &os; installation
as described in <xref linkend="boot-singleuser"/>. Once
the problem is fixed, set it back to
<literal>Off</literal>.</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para><literal>Verbose</literal>: Toggle this option to
<literal>On</literal> to see more detailed messages during
the boot process. This can be useful when troubleshooting
a piece of hardware.</para>
</listitem>
</itemizedlist>
<para>After making the needed selections, press
<keycap>1</keycap> or <keycap>Backspace</keycap> to return to
the main boot menu, then press <keycap>Enter</keycap> to
continue booting into &os;.</para>
<para>The last few hundred lines that have been displayed on
screen are stored and can be reviewed.</para>