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Note: Due to the graphics cards included with many of the development systems, the installation
may be text only, also known as a basic graphics mode installation. This may result in some different
steps below and some packages not being installed, including the graphical desktop. If the full
graphical desktop is required or desired, there are three options:
a.
b.
c.
Note: If the hard drive already has an operating system, some of the following steps may be slightly
different.
Select the language to use during the installation process and click Next. Select the
appropriate keyboard for the system and click Next.
If specialized storage devices are not required, select Basic Storage Devices and click Next.
Note: The following warning may be displayed when installing on a blank disk: "REINITIALIZING
WILL CAUSE ALL DATA TO BE LOST!"
If you definitely know the hard drive in use is blank, proceed. Otherwise, power down and
replace the hard drive.
If the hard drive is blank, select Re-initialize all, then Next.
If the disk has existing Linux* installation, select Fresh Installation, then Next.
Enter a host name for the computer and click Next. The default host name will be
acceptable in most cases.
Select the nearest city to your time zone and click Next.
Enter the desired root password for the system in the box labeled Root Password: and
reaffirm the root password by entering the same password in the Confirm: box. Click Next
to continue.
Select the hard drive where Fedora* will be installed and the drive options. Options include
Use All Space and Replace Existing Linux* System(s). Click Next to continue.
If multiple drives are visible to the system, you may be asked to select a target device.
Select the appropriate target device, select the right arrow, and click Next.
Select Write changes to disk.
Select the software to install. Ensure that Software Development is selected. Click Next to
continue.
When the installation completes, the install DVD should be ejected. (If the install DVD was
not ejected, eject it.) Remove the DVD and select Reboot when prompted.
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On the Mohon Peak CRB system, use a different video card than the one provided by
®
Intel
Install the operating system using another Intel
system that supports the graphical installation, or
Install the graphical desktop after the operating system has been installed. For details,
see
Section 7.3.1, "Working Around Linux* Boot
Installing and Setting Up Fedora*
®
Architecture-based development
Errors.
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