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  • Page 1 Red Hat Linux 7.1 The Official Red Hat Linux pSeries Installation Guide...
  • Page 2 ISBN: N/A Red Hat, Inc. 2600 Meridian Parkway Durham, NC 27713 USA +1 919 547 0012 (Voice) +1 919 547 0024 (FAX) 888 733 4281 (Voice) P.O. Box 13588 Research Triangle Park, NC 27709 USA © 2001 Red Hat, Inc. rhl-ig-pseries(EN)-7.1-Print-RHI (2001-03-14T12:41-0500) Copyright ©...

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    Contents Red Hat Linux 7.1 Chapter 1 Introduction ............. 7 Documentation Conventions ........... . 7 How to Use This Manual.
  • Page 4 4.15 Network Configuration ............50 4.16 Firewall Configuration ............51 4.17 Language Support Selection .
  • Page 5 Appendix C Troubleshooting Your Installation of Red Hat Linux ............... . 101 You are Unable to Boot Red Hat Linux ......... 101 Trouble Beginning the Installation.

  • Page 7: Chapter 1 Introduction

    Section 1.1:Documentation Conventions 1 Introduction Welcome to the Official Red Hat Linux pSeries Installation Guide. The Official Red Hat Linux pSeries Installation Guide contains useful information to assist you during the installation of Red Hat Linux. From fundamental concepts such as installation preparation (gath- ering information about your current system) to the step-by-step installation procedure, this book will be a valuable resource as you install Red Hat Linux.
  • Page 8 Chapter 1:Introduction application This style should indicate to you that the program named is an end-user application (as opposed to system software). For example: Use Netscape Navigator to browse the Web. [key] A key on the keyboard is shown in this style. For example: To use completion, type in a character and then press the key.

  • Page 9: How To Use This Manual

    Chapter 4, Installing Red Hat Linux to begin the installation process. Refer to the for answers to questions Red Hat Frequently Asked Questions and problems that may occur before, during, or after the installation. You will find the FAQ online at: http://www.redhat.com/support/docs/faqs/rhl_general_faq/FAQ.html...
  • Page 10 Chapter 1:Introduction...

  • Page 11: Chapter 2 Steps To Get You Started

    If your particular boxed set did not include all of the printed Red Hat Linux manuals, you can find them online or on the Red Hat Linux Documentation CD. To find the manuals in both HTML and PDF formats online, visit http://www.redhat.com/sup- port/manuals.

  • Page 12: Step 2 - Is Your Hardware Compatible

    Registration offers many useful services, such as installation support, priority FTP access, and more. To register your product, go to http://www.redhat.com/apps/activate/. You will find your Product ID on the Registration Information card in your Official Red Hat Linux boxed set. Once registered, you will have access to all the extras that Red Hat provides to its registered users.
  • Page 13 Section 2.3:Step 3 - Do You Have Enough Disk Space? worked with disk partitions before (or need a quick review of the basic concepts) read An Introduction to Disk Partitions in the appendix of the Official Red Hat Linux Reference Guide before proceeding. If Red Hat Linux will share your system with another OS, you will need to make sure you have enough available disk space on your hard drive(s) for this installation.

  • Page 14: Step 4 - Can You Install Using The Red Hat Linux Cd-Rom

    Chapter 2:Steps to Get You Started 2.4 Step 4 - Can You Install Using the Red Hat Linux CD-ROM? There are several methods that can be used to install Red Hat Linux. This manual focuses on installing from the CD-ROM. For instructions on alternative installation methods, refer to Chapter 5, Installing Red Hat Linux via Text Mode.
  • Page 15 Section 2.4:Step 4 - Can You Install Using the Red Hat Linux CD-ROM? Note Although it is not required to boot your installation, you may occasionally find that a driver disk is needed to continue with the installation. The Driver Disks appendix in the Official Red Hat Linux Reference Guide explains why a driver disk may be necessary for your installation, and how to obtain one if needed.

  • Page 16: Step 5 - Which Installation Class Is Best For You

    Chapter 2:Steps to Get You Started is in the drive you have selected. After pressing to confirm, rawrite copies the image file [Enter] onto the diskette. If you need to make another diskette, label that diskette, and run rawrite again, specifying the appropriate image file.
  • Page 17 Section 2.5:Step 5 - Which Installation Class is Best For You? A server-class installation is most appropriate for you if you would like your system to function as a Linux-based server, and you do not want to heavily customize your system configuration. Custom A custom-class installation allows you the greatest flexibility during your installation.
  • Page 18 Chapter 2:Steps to Get You Started If you plan to choose all group packages (for example, GNOME is a group of packages), as well as select additional individual packages, you may want to allow yourself 1.5 GB or more of disk space. If you provide this extra space, you will have room for additional data, if needed.
  • Page 19 Section 2.5:Step 5 - Which Installation Class is Best For You? WARNING A server-class installation will erase all partitions (both Linux and non- Linux) from every one of your computer’s hard drive(s). What a Server-Class Installation Will Do During the server-class installation, the X Window System is not configured and no GUI will be loaded when the system boots, unless you choose to install the appropriate packages during package selection.
  • Page 20 Chapter 2:Steps to Get You Started What a Custom-Class Installation Will Do As you might guess from the name, a custom-class installation puts the emphasis on flexibility. During a custom-class installation, you can choose how disk space should be partitioned. You have complete control over which packages will be installed on your system.

  • Page 21: Chapter 3 Installation Options And System Requirements Tables

    Installation Options and System Requirements Tables 3 Installation Options and System Requirements Tables This chapter provides you with several reference tables to help make the installation of Red Hat Linux go more smoothly. The first set of tables provides an overview of each installation class (workstation, server, and custom). As each screen is encountered, you can check it off in the space to the left.
  • Page 22 Chapter 3:Installation Options and System Requirements Tables User Reference Screen Reference Selecting Package Groups, Section 4.21, Package Group Selection Individual Package Selection — if you choose to select individual packages, Section 4.21.1, Selecting Individual Packages Unresolved Dependencies — if you selected individual packages and there were dependency problems, Section 4.21.5, Unresolved Dependencies X Configuration, Section 4.22, GUI X Configuration Tool...
  • Page 23 Installation Options and System Requirements Tables User Reference Screen Reference Firewall Configuration, Section 4.16, Firewall Configuration Time Zone Selection, Section 4.18, Time Zone Configuration Language Support Selection, Section 4.17, Language Support Selection Account Configuration, Section 4.19, Account Configuration Selecting Package Groups, Section 4.21, Package Group Selection Individual Package Selection —...
  • Page 24 Chapter 3:Installation Options and System Requirements Tables User Reference Screen Reference Automatic Partitioning, Section 4.10, Disk Partitioning Partitions — if you choose to manually partition using Disk Druid, Section 4.11, Partitioning Your System Choose Partitions to Format — if you choose to manually partition using Disk Druid, Section 4.13, Formatting Partitions YABOOT Configuration, Section 4.14, Installing YABOOT Network Configuration —...

  • Page 25: System Requirements Table

    Installation Options and System Requirements Tables Table 3–4 System Requirements Table hard drive(s): type, label, size; ex: IDE hda=1.2 GB partitions: map of partitions and mount points; ex: /dev/hda1=/home, /dev/hda2=/ (fill this in once you know where they will reside) memory: amount of RAM installed on your system;...
  • Page 26 10.0.2.1 domain name: the name given to your organization; ex: Red Hat’s would be redhat.com hostname: the name of your computer; your personal choice of names; ex: cookie, southpark If any of these networking requirements or terms are unfamiliar to you, contact your network admin-...

  • Page 27: Chapter 4 Installing Red Hat Linux

    Section 4.1:The Installation Program User Interface 4 Installing Red Hat Linux This chapter explains how to install Red Hat Linux from the CD-ROM using the graphical, mouse- based installation program. The following topics will be discussed: • Getting familiar with the installation program’s user interface •...

  • Page 28: Starting The Installation Program

    If a screen appears prompting you to insert a driver disk, and you have a vendor-supplied driver disk, please do so. Another source for finding driver disks is http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/. For more information about driver disks, refer to Appendix C. Driver Disks in the Official Red Hat Linux...

  • Page 29: Network Boot Disk

    Section 4.2:Starting the Installation Program 4.2.1 Booting the Installation Program Note If you need to create a boot disk, please refer to Section 2.4.2, Making In- stallation Diskettes. During the initial power on, you will see icons appear on the desktop, unless you are performing a serial installation.
  • Page 30 Chapter 4:Installing Red Hat Linux with it. To access a help screen, press the appropriate function key as listed in the line at the bottom of the screen. As you boot the installation program, be aware of two issues: • Once you see the boot: prompt, the installation program will automatically begin if you take no action within the first minute.

  • Page 31: Selecting An Installation Method

    Section 4.4:Beginning the Installation If your computer cannot boot directly from CD-ROM (and you cannot use a DOS-based autoboot), you will have to use a boot diskette to get things started. 4.3 Selecting an Installation Method Next, you will be asked what type of installation method you wish to use. If you want to follow the instructions contained in this chapter, choose .
  • Page 32 Chapter 4:Installing Red Hat Linux Note If you would rather perform a text mode installation, reboot your system and at the boot: prompt, type text. Refer to Chapter 5, Installing Red Hat Linux via Text Mode for further instructions. 4.4.1 Installing from CD-ROM To install Red Hat Linux from a CD-ROM, choose CD-ROM and select...

  • Page 33: Language Selection

    Section 4.5:Language Selection A partial list of optional parameters for CD-ROM drives can be found in the Official Red Hat Linux Reference Guide, in the General Parameters and Modules appendix. What If the IDE CD-ROM Was Not Found? If you have an IDE (ATAPI) CD-ROM, but the installation program fails to find your IDE (ATAPI) CD-ROM and asks you what type of CD-ROM drive you have, try the following boot command.

  • Page 34: Keyboard Configuration

    Chapter 4:Installing Red Hat Linux Figure 4–1 Language Selection 4.6 Keyboard Configuration Choose the model of keyboard that best fits your system (see Figure 4–2, Keyboard Configuration). If you cannot find an exact match, choose the best match for your keyboard type (for example, Generic Generic 101-key PC Next, choose the correct layout type for your keyboard (for example, U.S.

  • Page 35: Mouse Configuration

    Section 4.7:Mouse Configuration To change your keyboard type after you have installed Red Hat Linux, as root use the /usr/sbin/kbdconfig command. Alternatively, you can type setup at the root prompt. To become root, type su - at the shell prompt in a terminal window and then press [Enter] .
  • Page 36 Chapter 4:Installing Red Hat Linux If you cannot find a mouse that you are sure is compatible with your system, select one of the Generic entries, based on your mouse’s number of buttons, and its interface. Figure 4–3 Mouse Configuration If you have a PS/2 or a bus mouse, you do not need to pick a port and device.

  • Page 37: Welcome To Red Hat Linux

    Section 4.9:Install Options 4.8 Welcome to Red Hat Linux screen does not prompt you for any input. Please read over the help text in the left panel Welcome for additional instructions and information on where to register your Official Red Hat Linux product. Please notice the button at the bottom left corner of the screen.

  • Page 38: Disk Partitioning

    Chapter 4:Installing Red Hat Linux 4.10 Disk Partitioning Automatic partitioning allows you to perform an installation without having to partition your drive(s) yourself. If you do not feel comfortable with partitioning your system, it is recommended that do not choose to partition manually and instead let the installation program partition for you. Note If the option does not appear, then you do not have...
  • Page 39 Section 4.10:Disk Partitioning Figure 4–5 Disk Partitioning CAUTION A workstation- or custom-class installation using automatic partitioning will remove all data on all currently existing Linux partitions. If you do not want Red Hat Linux to be installed on your MBR or if you want to use a boot manager other than YABOOT, do not choose this installation method.

  • Page 40: Partitioning Your System

    Chapter 4:Installing Red Hat Linux If you are not sure how you want your system to be partitioned, please read An Introduction to Disk Partitions in the Official Red Hat Linux Reference Guide. 4.11 Partitioning Your System If you chose , please skip ahead to Section 4.15, Network Configuration.
  • Page 41 Section 4.11:Partitioning Your System Figure 4–6 Partitioning with Disk Druid The partitioning tool used in Red Hat Linux 7.1 is Disk Druid. With the exception of certain esoteric situations, Disk Druid can handle the partitioning requirements for a typical Red Hat Linux installa- tion.

  • Page 42: Unallocated Partition(S)

    Chapter 4:Installing Red Hat Linux 4.11.2 Recommended Partitioning Scheme Unless you have a reason for doing otherwise, we recommend that you create the following partitions: • A swap partition (at least 32 MB) — swap partitions are used to support virtual memory. In other words, data is written to a swap partition when there is not enough RAM to store the data your system is processing.
  • Page 43 Section 4.11:Partitioning Your System To fix an unallocated requested partition, you must move the partition to another drive which has the available space, resize the partition to fit on the current drive, or delete the partition entirely. Make changes using the button or by double-clicking on the partition.
  • Page 44 Chapter 4:Installing Red Hat Linux RAID, please refer to RAID (Redundant Array of Independent Disks) in the Official Red Hat Linux Reference Guide. 4.11.6 Adding Partitions To add a new partition, select the button. A dialog box will appear. Note You will need to dedicate at least one partition to Red Hat Linux, and op- tionally more.

  • Page 45: Partitioning With Fdisk

    Section 4.12:Partitioning with fdisk Note If the partition already existed on your hard disk, you will only be able to change the partition’s mount point. If you want to make any other changes, you will need to delete the partition and recreate it. 4.11.8 Deleting a Partition To delete a partition, highlight it in the section and click the...

  • Page 46: Formatting Partitions

    Chapter 4:Installing Red Hat Linux Please Note None of the changes you make take effect until you save them and exit fdisk using the w command. You can quit fdisk at any time without saving changes using the q command. .

  • Page 47: Installing Yaboot

    Section 4.14:Installing YABOOT Figure 4–7 Choosing Partitions to Format If you wish to check for bad blocks while formatting each filesystem, please make sure to select the checkbox. Checking for bad blocks can help prevent data Check for bad blocks while formatting loss by locating the bad blocks on a drive and making a list of them to prevent using them in the future.
  • Page 48 Chapter 4:Installing Red Hat Linux You will be asked which PReP boot partition to install either YABOOT or the kernel on. You should choose a PReP partition on the same disk as your root ("/") partition. CAUTION If you choose not to install YABOOT for any reason, you will not be able to boot your Red Hat Linux system directly, and you will need to use another boot method (such as a boot diskette).
  • Page 49 Section 4.14:Installing YABOOT Note column lists what you must enter at the YABOOT: prompt in Boot label order to boot the desired operating system. However, if you forget the boot labels defined on your system, you can always press at the YABOOT: [Tab] prompt to display a list of defined boot labels.

  • Page 50: Network Configuration

    Chapter 4:Installing Red Hat Linux If you need to use rescue mode, there are several options available to you. • Using the CD-ROM to boot, type linux rescue at the boot: prompt. • Using the network boot disk, type linux rescue at the boot: prompt.

  • Page 51: Firewall Configuration

    Section 4.16:Firewall Configuration Next enter, where applicable, the , and addresses. If you IP Address Netmask Network Broadcast are unsure about any of these, please contact your network administrator. Figure 4–9 Network Configuration If you have a fully qualified domain name for the network device, enter it in the field.
  • Page 52 Chapter 4:Installing Red Hat Linux users on the network can access. A properly configured firewall can greatly increase the security of your system. Choose the appropriate security level for your system. Figure 4–10 Firewall Configuration High If you choose High , your system will not accept connections (other than the default settings) that are not explicitly defined by you.
  • Page 53 Section 4.16:Firewall Configuration If you are connecting your system to the Internet, but do not plan to run a server, this is the safest choice. If additional services are needed, you can choose to allow specific services Customize through the firewall. Medium If you choose Medium...
  • Page 54 Chapter 4:Installing Red Hat Linux DHCP If you allow incoming DHCP queries and replies, you allow any network interface that uses DHCP to determine its IP address. DHCP is normally enabled. If DHCP is not enabled, your computer can no longer get an IP address. Secure SHell (SSH) is a suite of tools for logging into and executing commands on a remote machine.

  • Page 55: Language Support Selection

    Section 4.17:Language Support Selection 4.17 Language Support Selection Red Hat Linux can install and support multiple languages for use on your system. You must select a language to use as the default language. The default language will be used on your Red Hat Linux system once installation is complete.

  • Page 56: Time Zone Configuration

    Chapter 4:Installing Red Hat Linux 4.18 Time Zone Configuration You can set your time zone either by selecting your computer’s physical location, or by specifying your time zone’s offset from Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). Figure 4–12 Configuring the Time Zone Notice the two tabs at the top of the screen (see Figure 4–12, Configuring the Time Zone).

  • Page 57: Account Configuration

    Section 4.19:Account Configuration If you wish to change your time zone configuration after you have booted your Red Hat Linux system, become root and use the /usr/sbin/time- config command. 4.19 Account Configuration screen allows you to set your root password. Additionally, you can set up Account Configuration user accounts for you to log in to once the installation is complete (see Figure 4–13, Account Creation).

  • Page 58: Root Password

    Chapter 4:Installing Red Hat Linux Use the root account only for system administration. Create a non-root account for your general use and su - to root when you need to fix something quickly. These basic rules will minimize the chances of a typo or an incorrect command doing damage to your system.

  • Page 59: Authentication Configuration

    Section 4.20:Authentication Configuration Enter an account name. Then enter and confirm a password for that user account. Enter the full name of the account user and press . Your account information will be added to the account list, and the user account fields will be cleared so that you can add another user.
  • Page 60 Chapter 4:Installing Red Hat Linux Figure 4–14 Authentication Configuration • Enable MD5 passwords allows a long password to be used (up to 256 characters), instead of the standard eight letters or less. • provides a secure method for retaining passwords. The passwords Enable shadow passwords are stored in /etc/shadow, which can only be read by root.

  • Page 61: Package Group Selection

    Section 4.21:Package Group Selection – — allows you to access a a specified server (by providing an IP address) running LDAP Server the LDAP protocol. – — allows you to look up user information by its Distinguished Name (DN). LDAP Base DN –...
  • Page 62 Chapter 4:Installing Red Hat Linux To select a component, click on the checkbox beside it (see Figure 4–15, Package Group Selection). Figure 4–15 Package Group Selection Select each component you wish to install. Selecting (at the end of the component list) Everything during a custom-class installation installs all packages included with Red Hat Linux.
  • Page 63 Section 4.21:Package Group Selection Figure 4–16 Selecting Individual Packages On the left side of the screen you will see a directory listing of various package groups. When you expand a directory (double-click to select it) and click on a single directory, the list of packages avail- able for installation will appear in the panel on the right.
  • Page 64 Chapter 4:Installing Red Hat Linux 4.21.2 A Brief Introduction to GNOME GNOME is a powerful graphics-driven desktop environment. GNOME includes a panel (for starting applications and displaying status), a desktop (where data and applications can be placed), multiple window managers (which control the look and feel of your desktop), and a standard set of desktop tools and applications.
  • Page 65 Section 4.21:Package Group Selection Figure 4–18 KDE User Screen 4.21.4 Selected Features Chart The Table 4–2, Available Features of GNOME and KDE offers you an opportunity to compare GNOME and KDE for yourself. Key features of both desktop environments have been highlighted and a broad range of applications and tools is covered.

  • Page 66: Unresolved Dependencies

    Chapter 4:Installing Red Hat Linux Features GNOME file manager drag and drop functionality online help multiple desktops font manager multimedia applications text editors graphics applications games network applications utility applications spreadsheet "trashcan" for temporary file removal 4.21.5 Unresolved Dependencies Many software packages, in order to work correctly, depend on other software packages that must be installed on your system.

  • Page 67: Gui X Configuration Tool

    Section 4.22:GUI X Configuration Tool Figure 4–19 Unresolved Dependencies 4.22 GUI X Configuration Tool If you decided to install the X Window System packages, you now have the opportunity to configure an X server for your system. If you did not choose to install the X Window System packages, skip ahead to Section 4.24, Installing Packages.
  • Page 68 Chapter 4:Installing Red Hat Linux Figure 4–20 Video Card Setup Next, enter the amount of video memory installed on your video card. If you are not sure, please consult the documentation accompanying your video card. You will not damage your video card by choosing more memory than is available, but the X server may not start correctly if you do.
  • Page 69 Section 4.22:GUI X Configuration Tool Figure 4–21 Monitor Selection If your monitor does not appear on the list, select the most appropriate model available. If you Generic monitor, Xconfigurator will suggest horizontal and vertical sync ranges. These do select a Generic values are generally available in the documentation which accompanies your monitor, or from your monitor’s vendor or manufacturer;...
  • Page 70 Chapter 4:Installing Red Hat Linux Click when you have finished configuring your monitor. Next 4.22.3 Custom Configuration Choose the correct color depth and resolution for your X configuration. Click to try Test Setting out this configuration. If you do not like what you see during the test, click to choose another resolution.

  • Page 71: Preparing To Install

    Section 4.24:Installing Packages 4.23 Preparing to Install You will now see a screen preparing you for the installation of Red Hat Linux. WARNING If, for some reason, you would rather not continue with the installation process, this is your last opportunity to safely cancel the process and re- boot your machine.

  • Page 72: Installation Complete

    Chapter 4:Installing Red Hat Linux Figure 4–23 Installing Packages 4.25 Installation Complete Congratulations! Your Red Hat Linux 7.1 installation is now complete! The installation program will prompt you to prepare your system for reboot. Do not forget to remove any diskette in the diskette drive or CD in the CD-ROM drive. After rebooting, you must set the open firmware boot device to the disk containing your Red Hat Linux PReP and / partitions.
  • Page 73 Section 4.25:Installation Complete • Do nothing — after YABOOT’s timeout period, (by default, five seconds) YABOOT will auto- matically boot the default boot entry. Do whatever is appropriate to boot Red Hat Linux. You should see one or more screens of messages scroll by.
  • Page 74 Chapter 4:Installing Red Hat Linux...

  • Page 75: Chapter 5 Installing Red Hat Linux Via Text Mode

    You can find most of this informa- tion in the documentation that came with your system, or from the system’s vendor or manufacturer. The most recent list of supported hardware can be found at http://hardware.redhat.com. You should check your hardware against this list before proceeding.

  • Page 76: Video Configuration

    Chapter 5:Installing Red Hat Linux via Text Mode 5.1.1 Basic Hardware Configuration You should have a basic understanding of the hardware installed in your computer, including the fol- lowing: • Hard drive(s) — specifically, the number, size, and type. If you have more than one, it is helpful to know which one is first, second, and so on.

  • Page 77: The Installation Program User Interface

    10.0.2.1 might be the address of a name server. • Domain name — the name your organization uses; for example, Red Hat has a domain name of redhat.com. • Hostname — the name assigned to your individual system; for example, a computer might be named pooh.
  • Page 78 Chapter 5:Installing Red Hat Linux via Text Mode Figure 5–2 Installation Program Widgets as seen in Disk Druid Here is a list of the most important widgets shown in Figure 5–1, Installation Program Widgets as and Figure 5–2, Installation Program Widgets as seen in Disk Druid : seen in Configure TCP/IP •...

  • Page 79: Starting The Installation Program

    Section 5.3:Starting the Installation Program • Button widget — button widgets are the primary method of interacting with the installation pro- gram. You progress through the windows of the installation program by navigating these buttons, using the keys. Buttons can be selected when they are highlighted. [Tab] [Enter] •...

  • Page 80: Installation Cross-Reference Table

    Chapter 5:Installing Red Hat Linux via Text Mode 5.3.1 Displaying Online Help Once the installation program is loaded into memory, you can obtain information about the installation process and options by pressing [F1] through [F6] . For example, press [F2] to see general information about the online help screens.

  • Page 81: Identify Disk Partition To Install From

    Section 5.5:Identify Disk Partition to Install From Text Mode Screen Text Mode Reference Point Language Support and Default Language Section 4.17, Language Support Selection Time Zone Selection Section 4.18, Time Zone Configuration Root Password Section 4.19, Account Configuration Add User/User Account Setup Section 4.19, Account Configuration Authentication Configuration Section 4.20, Authentication Configuration...

  • Page 82: Installing Over A Network

    Directory holding images . If the ISO images are not in the root directory of that partition, enter the path to the ISO images (for example, if the ISO images are in /test/new/RedHat, you would enter /test/new). After you have identified the disk partition, you will next see the dialog.
  • Page 83 – umount /mnt/cdrom • You must then make the directory containing the RedHat directory accessible to the installation program (for example, exporting it for NFS installations). 5.6.1 NFS Setup The NFS setup dialog (Figure 5–4, NFS Setup Dialog) applies only if you are installing from an NFS...
  • Page 84 If the NFS server is exporting a mirror of the Red Hat Linux installation tree Red Hat directory instead of a CD, enter the directory which contains the RedHat directory. Note If you are performing an NFS installation and are copying the files from the Red Hat Linux CD-ROM, be sure to check the file permissions to make sure they are set correctly for your installation.
  • Page 85 Section 5.6:Installing over a Network Enter the fully-qualified domain name or IP address of the FTP site you are installing from, and the name of the directory on that FTP site which contains the RedHat installation files for your architec- ture.

  • Page 86: Configuring Your Video Adapter

    Chapter 5:Installing Red Hat Linux via Text Mode 5.7 Configuring Your Video Adapter The installation program then probes for your video card. If your card is detected, click Figure 5–7 Video Card Confirmation If the installation program cannot detect your video adapter, you will need to select your video card from the available list.
  • Page 87 Section 5.8:Configuring the X Window System Figure 5–8 Monitor Setup Dialog If you select , Xconfigurator prompts you to select the horizontal sync range and vertical sync Custom range of your monitor (these values are usually available in the documentation which accompanies your monitor, or from your monitor’s vendor or manufacturer).
  • Page 88 Chapter 5:Installing Red Hat Linux via Text Mode CAUTION Do not select any range that exceeds the capacity of your monitor. If you do this, it is possible you may overclock your monitor and damage or destroy it. Choose a horizontal sync range for your monitor (see Figure 5–10, Custom Monitor Setup - Horizontal Sync).
  • Page 89 Section 5.8:Configuring the X Window System Figure 5–11 Custom Monitor Setup — Vertical Sync If you chose to enter custom monitor settings, please enter both the horizontal and vertical sync rages for your monitor (see Figure 5–12, Custom Monitor Information). Figure 5–12 Custom Monitor Information After you have selected your monitor (and its settings), you must choose the amount of memory pro- vided by your video card (see Figure 5–13, Video Memory).
  • Page 90 Chapter 5:Installing Red Hat Linux via Text Mode Figure 5–13 Video Memory If you are not sure how much memory your card has, consult the documentation accompanying your video card. Choosing more memory than is present in your card will not damage it, but may cause the XFree86 server to start incorrectly.
  • Page 91 Section 5.8:Configuring the X Window System Figure 5–14 Clockchip Configuration Dialog To choose your preferred display mode (see Figure 5–15, Select Video Modes), select one or more modes by pressing [Space] Figure 5–15 Select Video Modes...
  • Page 92 Chapter 5:Installing Red Hat Linux via Text Mode The minimum recommended settings for video modes are 16 bit for most applications in 1024 x 768. Video modes set higher than 16 bit can run more slowly. Do not select a mode that exceeds the capacity of your monitor. Once you have either selected the default video mode or specified a different mode, the Starting X dialog lets you test your X configuration.

  • Page 93: Appendix A Removing Red Hat Linux

    Removing Red Hat Linux A Removing Red Hat Linux To uninstall Red Hat Linux from your system, you will need to remove the LILO information from your master boot record (MBR). There are several ways to remove LILO from the MBR of your machine. If you are running Red Hat Linux, you can replace the MBR with an earlier saved version of the MBR using the /sbin/lilo command: /sbin/lilo -u...
  • Page 94 Appendix A:Removing Red Hat Linux...

  • Page 95: Appendix B Getting Technical Support

    Under the Brim: The Official Red Hat E-Newsletter — Every month, get the latest news and product information directly from Red Hat. To sign up, go to http://www.redhat.com/apps/activate/. You will find your Product ID on the Reg- istration Information Card in your Official Red Hat Linux boxed set.

  • Page 96: Scope Of Red Hat Support

    A large number of Linux-related websites are available. The best starting point for finding information on Red Hat Linux is the Red Hat, Inc. website: http://www.redhat.com/ Many Linux-related books are available. If you are new to Linux, a book that covers Linux basics will be invaluable.

  • Page 97: How To Get Technical Support

    To sign up for technical support, you will need to: 1. Create a customer profile at http://www.redhat.com/apps/activate/. You may have already com- pleted this step; if you have, continue to the next step. If you do not already have a customer profile on the Red Hat website, please create a new one.

  • Page 98: Questions For Technical Support

    Answer the optional customer questionnaire. Submit the form. If the previous steps were completed successfully, you can now login at http://www.redhat.com/sup- port and open a new technical service request. However, you must still use your Product ID in order to obtain technical support via telephone (if the product you purchased came with phone support).

  • Page 99: Support Frequently Asked Questions (Faq)

    B.6 Support Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) B.6.1 Q: Email Messages to support@redhat.com Bounce I send email to support@redhat.com but my messages bounce back to me. What is the problem? B.6.2 A: support@redhat.com Is Not Used at This Time To better serve our customers, Red Hat is re-engineering our email support process. At this time, the support@redhat.com address is not functional.
  • Page 100 Appendix B:Getting Technical Support...

  • Page 101: Appendix C Troubleshooting Your Installation Of Red Hat Linux

    Section C.2:Trouble Beginning the Installation C Troubleshooting Your Installation of Red Hat Linux This appendix discusses some common installation problems you could encounter and provides solu- tions to these problems. C.1 You are Unable to Boot Red Hat Linux C.1.1 Is Your System Displaying Signal 11 Errors? If you receive a fatal signal 11 during your installation, it is probably due to a hardware error in memory on your system’s bus.

  • Page 102: Trouble During The Installation

    Appendix C:Troubleshooting Your Installation of Red Hat Linux provide the installation program with your mouse configuration information (see Figure 4–3, Mouse Configuration). Figure C–1 Mouse Not Detected For an overview of text mode installation instructions, please refer to Chapter 5, Installing Red Hat Linux via Text Mode.

  • Page 103: Root / Partition

    Section C.3:Trouble During the Installation C.3.2 Partition Creation Problems If you are having trouble creating a partition (for example, a root (/) partition, make sure you are setting its partition type to Linux Native. C.3.3 Using Remaining Space You have a swap and a / (root) partition created, and you have selected the root partition to use the remaining space, but it does not fill the hard drive.

  • Page 104: Problems After Installation

    Finally, if you are still facing problems related to this error, register your product and contact our support team. To register your product, go to http://www.redhat.com/apps/activate. C.4 Problems After Installation C.4.1 Problems with Server Installations and X If you performed a server installation and you are having trouble getting X to start, that is because the X Window System is not installed during a server-class installation.
  • Page 105 If you selected either the custom- or workstation-class installation and do not see the graphical login screen, check your hardware for compatibility issues. The Hardware Compatibility List can be found at http://hardware.redhat.com. C.4.3 Does Netscape Navigator Crash on JavaScript Pages? If Netscape Navigator continuously crashes on pages that contain JavaScripts, you may need to edit your ~/.mailcap file.
  • Page 106 Appendix C:Troubleshooting Your Installation of Red Hat Linux C.4.5 Problems with Sound Configuration If you do not have sound after your installation, you may need to run the sound configuration utility. As root, type sndconfig in a terminal window. If the sndconfig application did not help, you may need to uncheck the mute buttons in the Audio Mixer.
  • Page 107 Index Index installation ......... 37 clock .......... 56 configuration clock ........56 adding partitions ......44 hardware ........76 ATAPI CD-ROM network ........50 unrecognized, problems with .... 33 time.
  • Page 108 Index making under Linux-like OS..... 16 pre-installation ......75 making with MS-DOS ....15 installation network boot, creating ....15 aborting ........32 documentation booting without diskette ....79 other manuals......11 can you install with a CD.
  • Page 109 Index user interface ......77 configuration ......50 workstation-class......17 information ........ 76 installation class installations choosing ........16 FTP ........84 installing packages......61 HTTP........85 introduction.
  • Page 110 Index Red Hat Linux......93 text mode installation rescue mode ........50 cross-reference table ...... 80 root / partition ....... 42 time zone root password ........ 57 configuration ......56 troubleshooting..
  • Page 111 Index workstation cross-reference table... 21 configuration ......67 X Window System ......67 configuration ......86 Xconfigurator........ 86 monitor setup ......68 video card setup ......67 XFree86 configuration ..

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