Contents
Introduction
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1 System Requirements for Operating Linux
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1.1
Hardware for x86 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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1.2
Hardware for Itanium . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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1.3
Hardware for AMD64 and Intel 64 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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2 Controlling the Installation
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2.1
Installation on the Computer Console . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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2.2
Installation Using a Serial Console . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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2.3
Installation with SSH . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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2.4
Installation over VNC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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2.5
Installation with AutoYaST . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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3 Boot and Installation Media
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3.1
Boot Media . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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3.2
Installation Media . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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4 Dealing with Boot and Installation Problems
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4.1
Problems Booting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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4.2
Problems Installing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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4.3
Redirecting the Boot Source to the Boot CD . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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