Novell LINUX ENTERPRISE SERVER 11 - DEPLOYMENT, Deployment Manual

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F3 Video Mode
Select various graphical display modes for the installation. Select Text Mode if the
graphical installation causes problems.
F4 Source
Normally, the installation is performed from the inserted installation medium. Here,
select other sources, like FTP or NFS servers. If the installation is carried out in a
network with an SLP server, select an installation source available on the server
with this option. Find information about SLP in Chapter 19, SLP Services in the
Network (↑Administration Guide).
F5
Kernel
In case you encounter problems with the regular installation, this menu offers to
disable a few potentially problematic functions. If your hardware does not support
ACPI (advanced configuration and power interface) select No ACPI to install
without ACPI support. No local APIC disables support for APIC (Advanced Pro-
grammable Interrupt Controllers) which may cause problems with some hardware.
Safe Settings boots the system with the DMA mode (for CD/DVD-ROM drives)
and power management functions disabled.
If you are not sure, try the following options first: Installation—ACPI Disabled or
Installation—Safe Settings. Experts can also use the command line (Boot Options)
to enter or change kernel parameters.
F6 Driver
Press this key to tell the system that you have an optional driver update for SUSE
Linux Enterprise Server. With File or URL, load drivers directly before the instal-
lation starts. If you select Yes, you are prompted to insert the update disk at the
appropriate point in the installation process.
TIP: Using IPv6 during the Installation
By default you can only assign IPv4 network addresses to your machine. To
enable IPv6 during installation, enter one of the following parameters at the
bootprompt:
ipv6=1
(accept IPv4 and IPv6) or
ipv6only=1
(accept IPv6
only).
After starting the installation, SUSE Linux Enterprise Server loads and configures a
minimal Linux system to run the installation procedure. To view the boot messages
Installation with YaST 95