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When you see a message offering a series of selections, press F8.
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After a delay, a menu offers a selection of boot devices (see the following example).
Select a boot device from the list.
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To boot from a physical CD/DVD or from an ISO image, select CD/DVD.
Control passes to the OS installation program on the media.
Do one of the following at the boot prompt, depending on which type of interface you want to
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use:
For text mode, type the following command: boot: linux text.
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For graphical mode, press Enter at the boot prompt.
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Refer to the Red Hat Enterprise Linux Installation Guide to guide you through the remainder of
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the installation process.
If you already have an operating system besides Linux installed (for example, the Solaris
Note –
OS), it appears as a partition during the installation process. If you choose to install RHEL on
that partition, it overwrites the OS. If you wish to preserve the partition, you must install RHEL
on a different partition.
"Installing Server System Tools and Updating Drivers" on page 38
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