The Complete Red Hat Linux Installation Guide 5.2

The Complete Red Hat Linux Installation Guide 5.2

Introduction ............................................................................................................. xiii
1. Architecture-specific Information ................................................................... xiii
2. Document Conventions ................................................................................ xiii
3. More to Come .............................................................................................. xvi
3.1. Send in Your Feedback ..................................................................... xvi
4. Where to Find Other Manuals ...................................................................... xvii
I. x86, AMD64, Intel® 64 and Itanium- Installation and Booting .................................... 1
1. Itanium System Specific Information ................................................................ 3
1. Itanium System Installation Overview ...................................................... 3
2. Itanium Systems — The EFI Shell ........................................................... 3
2.1. Itanium Systems — EFI Device Names ........................................ 3
2.2. Itanium Systems — EFI System Partition ...................................... 4
2. Steps to Get You Started ................................................................................ 5
1. Upgrade or Install? ................................................................................. 5
2. Is Your Hardware Compatible? ............................................................... 5
3. Do You Have Enough Disk Space? ......................................................... 5
4. Can You Install Using the CD-ROM or DVD? ........................................... 6
4.1. Alternative Boot Methods ............................................................. 6
4.2. Making an Installation Boot CD-ROM ........................................... 6
5. Preparing for a Network Installation ......................................................... 7
5.1. Preparing for FTP and HTTP installation ....................................... 8
5.2. Preparing for an NFS install ......................................................... 9
6. Preparing for a Hard Drive Installation ..................................................... 9
3. System Specifications List .............................................................................13
4. Installing on Intel® and AMD Systems ............................................................15
1. The Graphical Installation Program User Interface ...................................15
1.1. A Note about Virtual Consoles ....................................................16
2. The Text Mode Installation Program User Interface .................................17
2.1. Using the Keyboard to Navigate ..................................................19
3. Starting the Installation Program ............................................................19
3.1. Booting the Installation Program on x86, AMD64, and Intel® 64 Systems ...........................................................................................20
3.2. Booting the Installation Program on Itanium Systems ...................21
3.3. Additional Boot Options ..............................................................22
4. Selecting an Installation Method .............................................................24
5. Installing from DVD/CD-ROM .................................................................25
5.1. What If the IDE CD-ROM Was Not Found? ..................................26
6. Installing from a Hard Drive ...................................................................26
7. Performing a Network Installation ...........................................................27
8. Installing via NFS ..................................................................................28
9. Installing via FTP ..................................................................................29
10. Installing via HTTP ..............................................................................31
11. Welcome to Red Hat Enterprise Linux ..................................................32
12. Language Selection .............................................................................32
13. Keyboard Configuration .......................................................................33
14. Enter the Installation Number ...............................................................34

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