Red Hat Linux 8.0

The Official Red Hat Linux x86 Installation Guide

ISBN: N/A

Table of Contents

Introduction

Document Conventions

How to Use This Manual

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1. Steps to Get You Started

Do You Have the Right Components?

Where to Find Other Manuals
Registering Your Product
No Boxed Set? No Problem!

Is Your Hardware Compatible?

Do You Have Enough Disk Space?

Installation Disk Space Requirements

Can You Install Using the CD-ROM?

Alternative Boot Methods
Making Installation Diskettes

Which Installation Class is Best For You?

Personal Desktop Installations
Workstation Installations
Server Installations
Custom Installations
Upgrading Your System

2. Hardware Information and System Requirements Tables

Learning About Your Hardware with Windows
Recording Your System's Hardware

3. Installing Red Hat Linux

The Graphical Installation Program User Interface

A Note about Virtual Consoles

The Text Mode Installation Program User Interface

Using the Keyboard to Navigate
Displaying Online Help

Starting the Installation Program

Booting the Installation Program

Selecting an Installation Method

Installing from CD-ROM

What If the IDE CD-ROM Was Not Found?

Installing from a Hard Drive

Preparing for a Network Installation

Setting Up the Server

Installing via NFS

Installing via FTP

Installing via HTTP

Welcome to Red Hat Linux

Language Selection

Keyboard Configuration

Mouse Configuration

Installation Type

Disk Partitioning Setup

Automatic Partitioning

Partitioning Your System

Graphical Display of Hard Drive(s)
Disk Druid's Buttons
Partition Fields
Recommended Partitioning Scheme
Adding Partitions
Editing Partitions
Deleting a Partition

Partitioning with fdisk

Boot Loader Configuration

Advanced Boot Loader Configuration
Rescue Mode
Alternative Boot Loaders
SMP Motherboards, GRUB, and LILO

Network Configuration

Firewall Configuration

Language Support Selection

Time Zone Configuration

Account Configuration

Setting the Root Password
Setting Up User Accounts

Authentication Configuration

Package Group Selection

Selecting Individual Packages
Unresolved Dependencies

Preparing to Install

Installing Packages

Boot Disk Creation

Video Card Configuration

X Configuration — Monitor and Customization

Configuring Your Monitor
Custom Configuration

Installation Complete

A. Upgrading Your Current System

What it Means to Upgrade

Upgrading Your System

Upgrading Your File System

Customizing Your Upgrade

Boot Loader Configuration

Creating a New Boot Loader Configuration
Advanced Boot Loader Configuration
Rescue Mode
Alternative Boot Loaders
SMP Motherboards, GRUB, and LILO

Selecting Packages to Upgrade

Unresolved Dependencies

Upgrading Packages

Boot Diskette Creation

Upgrade Complete

B. Removing Red Hat Linux

C. Getting Technical Support

Remember to Sign Up

An Overview of Red Hat Support

Scope of Red Hat Support

How to Get Technical Support

Signing up for Technical Support

Questions for Technical Support

How to Send Support Questions

D. Troubleshooting Your Installation of Red Hat Linux

You are Unable to Boot Red Hat Linux

Are You Unable to Boot from the CD-ROM?
Are You Unable to Boot from the Local Boot Disk?
Are You Unable to Boot from PCMCIA Boot Disks?
Is Your System Displaying Signal 11 Errors?
Are You Unable to Boot from a Network Boot Disk?

Trouble Beginning the Installation

Trouble Using PCMCIA Boot Disks?
Is Your Mouse Not Detected?
Problems with Booting into the Graphical Installation

Trouble During the Installation

Partition Creation Problems
Using Remaining Space
Other Partitioning Problems
Are You Seeing Python Errors?

Problems After Installation

Trouble With the Graphical GRUB Screen?
Trouble With the Graphical LILO Screen?
Booting into a Graphical Environment
Problems with Server Installations and X
Problems When You Try to Log In
Is Your RAM Not Being Recognized?
Your Printer Will Not Work
Problems with Sound Configuration
Apache-based httpd service/Sendmail Hangs During Startup

E. An Introduction to Disk Partitions

Hard Disk Basic Concepts

It is Not What You Write, it is How You Write It
Partitions: Turning One Drive Into Many
Partitions within Partitions — An Overview of Extended Partitions
Making Room For Red Hat Linux
Partition Naming Scheme
Disk Partitions and Other Operating Systems
Disk Partitions and Mount Points
How Many Partitions?
One Last Wrinkle: Using GRUB or LILO

F. Driver Disks

Why Do I Need a Driver Disk?

So What Is a Driver Disk Anyway?
How Do I Obtain a Driver Disk?
Using a Driver Disk During Installation

G. Configuring a Dual-Boot System

Allocating Disk Space for Linux

Add a New Hard Drive
Use an Existing Hard Drive or Partition
Create a New Partition

Installing Red Hat Linux in a Dual-Boot Environment

Disk Partitioning
Configuring the Boot Loader
Post-Installation

Partitioning with FIPS

H. Additional Boot Options

Index

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