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Installing Red Hat* Enterprise Linux 4*
Intel® Server Board S5000PAL
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Contents
Pass-Through Certification...............................................................................................4
Red Hat Linux Pass-Through Hardware Requirements......................................................................................................................4
Reseller Steps to Receive Pass-Thru OS Certification..........................................................................................................................4
Hardware Components............................................................................................................................................................................................................5
(Configuration 1)..........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................5
(Configuration 2)..........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................6
(Configuration 3)..........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................8
Software Used in the Installation ..................................................................................9
Development Tools (Optional) ........................................................................................9
Red Hat* Enterprise Linux 4* Installation................................................................ 10
The Graphical Installation Program User Interface................................................................................................................................10
A Note about Virtual Consoles...........................................................................................................................................................................................10
The Text Mode Installation Program User Interface..........................................................................................................................12
Using the Keyboard to Navigate.....................................................................................................................................................................................13
Starting the Installation Program ...................................................................................................................................................................................14
Booting the Installation Program on x86 and Intel® 64 Systems....................................................................................14
Additional Boot Options...............................................................................................................................................................................................................15
Kernel Options............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................16
Selecting an Installation Method.....................................................................................................................................................................................17
Installing from CD-ROM................................................................................................................................................................................................................17
What If the IDE CD-ROM Was Not Found?........................................................................................................................................................18
Installing from a Hard Drive.....................................................................................................................................................................................................19
Performing a Network Installation................................................................................................................................................................................19
Installing via NFS....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................19
Installing via FTP.....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................21
Installing via HTTP...............................................................................................................................................................................................................................21
Welcome to Red Hat Enterprise Linux....................................................................................................................................................................22
Language Selection............................................................................................................................................................................................................................23
Keyboard Configuration...............................................................................................................................................................................................................24
Disk Partitioning Setup..................................................................................................................................................................................................................24
Automatic Partitioning...................................................................................................................................................................................................................25
Partitioning Your System...........................................................................................................................................................................................................27
Graphical Display of Hard Drive(s)...................................................................................................................................................................................27
Disk Druid’s Buttons...........................................................................................................................................................................................................................28
Partition Fields...........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................29
Recommended Partitioning Scheme..........................................................................................................................................................................29
Adding Partitions....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................32
File System Types................................................................................................................................................................................................................................33
Editing Partitions....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................34