Red Hat ENTERPRISE LINUX 3 - INSTALLATION GUIDE FOR X86-ITANIUMTM-AMD64 AND INTEL EXTENDED MEMORY 64 TECHNOLO Installation Manual page 116

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P
packages
groups, 49
selecting, 49
installing, 49
selecting, 49
parted partitioning utility, 89
partition
extended, 84
Partition Magic, 41, 65
partitioning, 31
automatic, 28, 30
basic concepts, 81
creating new, 35
file system type, 36
destructive, 86
extended partitions, 84
GRUB issues related to, 91
how many partitions, 90
introduction to, 83
LILO issues related to, 91
making room for partitions, 85
mount points and, 90
naming partitions, 89
non-destructive, 87
numbering partitions, 89
other operating systems, 90
recommended, 34
types of partitions, 84
using free space, 85
using in-use partition, 86
using unused partition, 86
password
boot loader, 39, 63
setting root, 47
post-installation setup, 55
R
rawrite
creating installation diskette, 7
recursion
(See recursion)
registering your product, 3
removing
GRUB, 67
LILO, 67
Red Hat Enterprise Linux, 67
rescue mode, 41, 64
root / partition
recommended partitioning, 34
root password, 47
S
selecting
packages, 49
SMP motherboards
GRUB, 42, 65
LILO, 42, 65
starting
installation, 16, 21
startup.nsh, 57
steps
disk space, 4
hardware compatibility, 3
installing with CD-ROM, 4
swap file
upgrade, 59
swap parition
recommended partitioning, 34
SYSLINUX, 41, 65
System Commander, 41, 65
System Partition, 2
system requirements table, 11
T
tables
reference, 11
system requirements, 11
TCP/IP configuration, 23
time zone
configuration, 47
traceback messages
saving traceback messages without a floppy drive,
72
troubleshooting, 69
after the installation
Apache-based httpd service hangs during
startup, 78
after the installation, 74
booting into a graphical environment, 75
booting into GNOME or KDE, 75
booting into the X Window System, 75
graphical GRUB screen, 74
graphical LILO screen, 75
logging in, 76
NVIDIA, 79
printers, 78
RAM not recognized, 77
Sendmail hangs during startup, 78
sound configuration, 78
X (X Window System), 76
beginning the installation, 71
frame buffer, disabling, 71
GUI installation method unavailable, 71
mouse not detected, 71
booting, 69