Boot Options - Novell LINUX ENTERPRISE DESKTOP 10 SP2 - DEPLOYMENT GUIDE 08-05-2008 Deployment Manual

3.1.1 Boot Options

Boot options other than CD or DVD exist and can be used if problems arise booting
from CD or DVD. These options are described in
Table 3.1
Boot Option
DVD/CD-ROM
Floppy
PXE or BOOTP
Hard Disk
3.1.2 Installing from the SUSE Linux
To install from the media, insert the first CD or DVD into the appropriate drive of the
system to install. Reboot the system to boot from the media and open the boot screen.
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Boot Options
Description
This is the easiest boot option. This option can be used if the
system has a local CD/DVD-ROM drive that is supported by
Linux.
The images for generating boot floppies are located on CD/DVD
1 in the /boot directory. A README is available in the same
directory.
This must be supported by the system's BIOS or firmware and
a boot server must be available in the network. This task can also
be handled by another SUSE Linux Enterprise system.
SUSE Linux Enterprise can also be booted from the hard disk.
To do this, copy the kernel (linux) and the installation system
(initrd) from the directory /boot/loader on CD/DVD 1
to the hard disk and add the appropriate entry to the boot loader.
Enterprise Media
Table 3.1, "Boot Options" (page 18).