Chapter: 3.13 Installing Linux OS Topic: 3.13.1B Boot Methods
Chapter: 3.13 Installing Linux OS Topic: 3.13.1B Boot Methods
Boot methods
There are several methods that can be used to install Red Hat Linux.
Boot CD-ROM
Boot Diskette
Driver Diskette
Installing from a CD-ROM requires that user have purchased a Red Hat Linux
product, or user have a Red Hat Linux CD-ROM, and they 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.
User BIOS may need to be changed to allow booting from your CD-ROM drive.
Boot CD-ROM
If user can boot using the CD-ROM drive, they can create their own CD-ROM
to boot the installation program.
This may be useful, for example, if user are performing an installation over a
network or from a hard drive.
If user choose to create a boot CD-ROM, it will not be necessary to create a
driver diskette.
If user cannot boot from the CD-ROM drive, the following alternative boot
method is available.
Boot Diskette
If user need a boot diskette, they must create it.
A boot diskette will be needed if user cannot boot from the CD-ROM.
It can be used to boot from a network, block, or PCMCIA device (user will
also need the corresponding driver diskette for their booting scenario).
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The boot diskette image file, bootdisk.img, is located in the images directory
on their Red Hat Linux CD-ROM.
If user choose to create a boot diskette, they must also create the appropriate
driver diskette if they are installing over a network or from a hard drive.
Driver Diskette
If user are performing anything other than an IDE CD-ROM or hard disk
installation and are using a boot diskette, they will need at least one driver
diskette that user must make in advance.
User will be prompted by the installation program to insert the driver diskette
at the correct time.
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Select Language.
Step 3
Select keyboard type.
Step 4
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Step 5
Select storage device.
Step 6
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Step 7
Select time zone location.
Step 8
Enter password for root user.
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Step 12
Creating partition and formatting filesystems.
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Installation progress.
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Step 18
User reboot their computer and login with root credentials.
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