Red Hat ENTERPRISE LINUX 3 - INSTALLATION GUIDE FOR X86-ITANIUMTM-AMD64 AND INTEL EXTENDED MEMORY 64 TECHNOLO Installation Manual page 17

Chapter 2. Steps to Get You Started
If you choose to create a boot CD-ROM, it is not necessary to create a driver diskette.
If you cannot boot from the CD-ROM drive, the following alternative boot method is available:
Boot Diskette
If you need a boot diskette
the CD-ROM. It can be used to boot from a network, block, or PCMCIA device (you also need
the corresponding driver diskette for your booting scenario).
The boot diskette image file,
Hat Enterprise Linux CD #1. Refer to Section 2.5.3 Making an Installation Boot Diskette, for
more information on making a boot diskette.
If you choose to create a boot diskette, you must also create the appropriate driver diskette if you
are installing over a network or from a hard drive.
Driver Diskettes
If you are performing anything other than a IDE CD-ROM or hard disk installation and are
using a boot diskette, you will need at least one driver diskette that you must make in advance.
You will be prompted by the installation program to insert the driver diskette at the correct time.
For more information on driver diskettes, refer to Appendix E Driver Media.
During your installation of Red Hat Enterprise Linux, the following driver diskettes may be
required:
Network Device Drivers Diskette
If you need a network device drivers diskette to boot from a network, you must create it. The
network device driver diskette image file,
on the Red Hat Enterprise Linux CD #1. Refer to Section 2.5.3 Making an Installation Boot
Diskette or Appendix E Driver Media, for more information on making a diskette.
Block Device Drivers Diskette
If you need a block device driver diskette to boot from a block device (for example, a
SCSI CD-ROM drive), you must create it. The block device driver diskette image file,
drvblock.img
#1. Refer to Section 2.5.3 Making an Installation Boot Diskette or Appendix E Driver Me-
dia, for more information on making a diskette.
PCMCIA Device Drivers Diskette
If you are using a PCMCIA device to install Red Hat Enterprise Linux you need a PCMCIA
device driver diskette. If you need a PCMCIA device driver diskette, you must create it.
The following checklist can help you determine if you must create a PCMCIA device driver
diskette:
You will install Red Hat Enterprise Linux from a CD-ROM, and your CD-ROM drive is
•
attached to your computer through a PCMCIA card.
You will use a PCMCIA network adapter during the installation.
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2. A boot diskette can be a diskette you created to boot (or start) the installation program, or it can be a diskette
you create during the installation process that can later be used to boot the operating system. Normally, your
computer boots from a hard disk, but if the hard disk is damaged, you can boot the computer from a bootable
diskette.
2 , you must create it. A boot diskette is needed if you cannot boot from
bootdisk.img
, is located in the
images/
, is located in the
images/
, is located in the
drvnet.img
directory on the Red Hat Enterprise Linux CD
5
directory on the Red
directory
images/