Novell LINUX ENTERPRISE DESKTOP 10 SP2 - INSTALLATION Installation

Installation Quick Start
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 10 SP2
This Quick Start lists the system requirements for SUSE® Linux Enterprise Desktop and guides you through the
installation of your product: choose between Section "Installing SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop" or Section
"Updating SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop". For more detailed installation instructions and deployment strategies,
see the Deployment Guide at http://www.novell.com/documentation/sled10/pdfdoc/sled10
_deployment_sp2/sled10_deployment_sp2.pdf.

System Requirements

• Personal computer with a Pentium* III 500 MHz or higher
processor (Pentium 4 2.4 GHz or higher or any AMD64
for Intel* EM64T processor recommended)
• 256 MB physical RAM (512 MB recommended)
• 800 MB available disk space (2.5 GB recommended)
• 800 x 600 display resolution (1024 x 768 or higher recom-
mended)
Installing SUSE Linux Enterprise
Desktop
Use these instructions if there is no existing Linux system
on your machine or if you want to replace an existing Linux
system. See Section "Updating SUSE Linux Enterprise Desk-
top" for information on updating a SLED 10 system.
1. Insert the first SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop Service
Pack CD or the DVD into the drive, then reboot the
computer to start the installation program.
2. Select Installation on the boot screen, then press Enter.
This loads the installation program and starts the instal-
lation in normal mode. You can also select from the
following options:
• Boot from Hard Disk:
installed on the hard drive (the system that is normal-
ly booted when the machine is started).
• Installation—ACPI Disabled:
lation fails, it could be because the system hardware
does not support the Advanced Configuration and
Power Interface (ACPI). If this seems to be the case,
use this option to install without ACPI support.
• Installation—Local APIC Disabled:
installation fails, it could be because the system
hardware does not support the local Advanced Pro-
grammable Interrupt Controller (APIC). If this seems
to be the case, use this option to install without local
APIC support.
• Installation—Safe Settings:
with the DMA mode (for CD-ROM drives) and any
interfering power management functions disabled.
You can also use the command line to enter or
change kernel parameters.
• Rescue System:
your installed Linux system, you can boot the com-
puter from the CD using this option. This starts a
minimal Linux system without a graphical user inter-
face, which lets you access disk partitions for trou-
bleshooting and repairing the installed system.
• Memory Test:
of repeated read and write cycles. This is done in an
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