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Troubleshooting Your Installation of Red Hat
This appendix discusses some common installation problems and their solutions.
C.1. You are Unable to Boot Red Hat Enterprise Linux
C.1.1. x86 Specific Instructions — Are You Unable to Boot from the CD-ROM?
Note
There are a few cases where the system BIOS does not allow the Red Hat Enterprise Linux CD-ROM
to boot because of the size of the boot image on the CD-ROM itself. In cases such as these, a boot
diskette should be made to boot the installation program. Once booted, the CD-ROMs work properly
for the installation.
If you cannot boot from your Red Hat Enterprise Linux CD-ROM, you have two options:
1. Change your BIOS so that booting from the CD-ROM is recognized first in the boot order
2. Boot using a boot diskette you have created
To change your BIOS, refer to your system manual for the correct keyboard combination that allows
you to access your BIOS, or you can read the key sequence needed while the system begins to boot
(assuming it is displayed).
To create a boot diskette, follow the instructions in Section 2.5.3 Making an Installation Boot Diskette.
To boot Red Hat Enterprise Linux using a boot diskette, insert the diskette you have created into your
diskette drive and then boot/reboot your computer. Make sure that your BIOS is set to use the diskette
or removable diskette to boot.
C.1.2. x86 Specific Instructions — Are You Unable to Boot from a Boot
Diskette?
If you cannot boot from a boot diskette, you have two options:
1. Change your BIOS so that booting from the boot diskette is recognized first in the boot order
2. Boot using an updated boot diskette image
To change your BIOS, refer to your system manual for the correct keyboard combination that allows
you to access your BIOS, or you can read the key sequence needed while the system begins to boot
(assuming it is displayed).
To find an updated boot diskette image, check the online errata at
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/
Appendix C.
Enterprise Linux