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Chapter 1:Steps to Get You Started
Installing from a CD-ROM requires that you have purchased a Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS 2.1 prod-
uct , or you have a Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS CD-ROM, and you have a CD-ROM drive. Most
new computers will allow booting from the CD-ROM. If your system will support booting from the
CD-ROM, it is an easy way to begin a local CD-ROM installation.
Your BIOS may need to be changed to allow booting from your CD-ROM drive. For more information
about editing your BIOS, see Section 3.2.1, Booting the Installation Program.
1.4.1 Alternative Boot Methods
If you cannot boot from the CD-ROM drive, the following alternative boot method is available:
Local Boot Disk
If you need a local boot disk
4
, you must create it. The local boot disk image file,
boot.img
,
is located in the
images
directory on your Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS CD-ROM. Refer to
Section 1.4.2, Making Installation Diskettes, for more information on making a boot disk.
Note
USB Floppies
— You can also boot the Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS instal-
lation program using a USB floppy as a boot disk (if your system supports
booting from a USB floppy).
Note
Although it is not required to boot your installation, you may occasionally
find that a driver disk is needed to continue with the installation. Appendix
G, Driver Disks explains why a driver disk may be necessary for your instal-
lation, and how to obtain one if needed.
1.4.2 Making Installation Diskettes
You may need to create a diskette from an image file; for example, you may need to use updated
diskette images obtained from the Red Hat Linux errata page ( http://www.redhat.com/apps/sup-
port/updates.html) or you may need to create a boot disk.
4 A boot disk is a diskette you create during an installation that can later be used to boot the operating system.
Normally, your computer boots from a hard disk, but if the hard disk is damaged, you can boot the computer from
a bootable diskette.
Summary of Contents for ENTERPRISE LINUX AS 2.1 -
Page 1: ...Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS 2 1 The Official Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS Installation Guide ...
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Page 14: ...xiv Introduction ...
Page 15: ...Part I Installing Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS ...
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Page 26: ...26 Chapter 1 Steps to Get You Started ...
Page 30: ...30 Chapter 2 System Requirements Table ...
Page 80: ...80 Chapter 3 Installing Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS ...
Page 94: ...94 Chapter 4 Installing Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS via Text Mode ...
Page 95: ...Part II Configuring Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS ...
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Page 100: ...100 Chapter 5 Introduction ...
Page 114: ...114 Chapter 6 Linux Virtual Server Overview ...
Page 153: ...Part III Appendixes ...
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Page 156: ...156 Appendix A Additional Resources for LVS Clustering ...
Page 160: ...160 Appendix B A Sample etc sysconfig ha lvs cf File ...
Page 162: ...162 Appendix C Removing Red Hat Linux ...
Page 168: ...168 Appendix D Getting Technical Support ...
Page 178: ...178 Appendix E Troubleshooting Your Installation of Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS ...