Owner's Manual

Installation Instructions and Important Information 7

Installing on Systems With a Dell Utility Partition

If you are installing or reinstalling SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 9 on a

system with a Dell utility partition, use YaST to install the boot loader on the

first sector of the boot partition. To do so, follow these steps:

Select the

Booting

menu option from within

YaST

Select

Boot Loader Section of Boot Partition

under

Boot Loader Location

Following this procedure maintains the ability to boot to the utility partition

because the system does not overwrite the master boot record.

NOTE: If you have a utility partition, view the existing partitions in the YaST

installer. The utility partition is located on the /dev/sda1 partition. YaST must not

overwrite this partition by default.

You can download updated operating system packages and the latest kernel

releases and updates through the YaST Online Update (YOU) service.

Obtaining the DKMS Framework for Device Drivers

Dell device driver packages that are not available on the SUSE Linux media

use the Dynamic Kernel Module Support (DKMS) framework. This

framework allows the kernel modules to be dynamically built for each kernel

on your system and provides a mechanism for driver version control. You can

download the DKMS framework and the latest Dell device drivers from the

Dell Support website at support.dell.com.

Updating Your System Packages Using YOU

SUSE periodically releases software updates to fix bugs, address security

issues, and add new features. You can download these updates through the YOU

service. Dell strongly recommends that you use YOU to update your system

software to the latest revisions before you deploy your system.

Configuring Your System Settings

To configure your system after the installation, including hardware, software,

and services, use Ya ST. To start YaST in a text console, type yast at a

command prompt. Within the X Window System, type yast2 in a terminal

window, or choose Ya ST from the System menu item on the SUSE Linux

main menu on the K Desktop Environment (KDE).

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