Suse Linux Enterprise Server 10 - Intel SR9000MK4U Operating System Installation Manual

Intel® Server System SR9000MK4U Operating System Installation Guide
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SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10

The graphical user interface (GUI) for SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 is not supported on the
Intel Server System SR9000MK4U. These instructions install the operating system using the
text user Interface (TUI). The GUI will be supported in a future release of SUSE.
CAUTION: This process formats the media and deletes all content from the attached SAS drive.
1. Attach the SAS hard disk drive to the left drive bay (SAS(Pun0, Lun0)).
2. Insert the SUSE* Linux operating system CD.
3. Power on the server. It might take up to 20 minutes before the video is initialized.
4. Select the Boot Option Maintenance menu from the EFI Boot Manager.
5. Select the Boot from File.
6. Select the Removable Media Boot option representing the CD-ROM drive.
7. Type textmode=1 and press <Enter>.
8. Select the appropriate options.
9. After the system restarts, select SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 in the EFI Boot
Manager Menu to continue the installation.
NOTE: After the install is complete the system boots into the SUSE GUI causing the screen
to go blank.
10. Reboot into the EFI Shell.
11. Go to fs#:\efi\SuSE\, where # is the file system for the drive where SUSE is
installed.
12. Type edit elilo.conf
13. Change the line from:
append = " splash=silent"
to
append = " splash=silent 3"
This forces SUSE to start in text mode.
14. Press <F2> to save, <Enter> to confirm, and <F3> to exit.
15. In EFI Shell type exit to return to the EFI Boot Manager menu.
16. Select SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 and press <Enter>.
17. The system boots into the Text User Interface (TUI).
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