Installation guide

Index
Symbols
/boot/ partition
recommended partitioning, 31
/boot/efi/, 31
/root/install.log
install log file location, 50
/var/ partition
recommended partitioning, 31
A
accessibility, iv
boot option
nofb, 88
activating your subscription, 51
adding partitions, 33
file system type, 34
ATAPI CD-ROM
unrecognized, problems with, 19
autoboot
ELILO, 52
automatic partitioning, 25, 27
B
boot CD-ROM, 4
creating, 5
boot loader, 35
alternatives to, 39
commercial products, 39
LOADLIN, 39
SYSLINUX, 39
configuration, 35
GRUB, 35
installing on boot partition, 37
MBR, 37
password, 37
boot loader password, 37
boot methods
boot CD-ROM, 4
USB pen drive, 4
boot options, 17
additional, 87
kernel, 87
boot.iso, 17
linux mediacheck, 8
mediacheck, 17
serial mode, 17
UTF-8, 17
text mode, 17
boot.iso, 17
booting
installation program
from a CD-ROM, 16
from an LS-120 diskette, 16
Itanium, 15
x86, AMD64 and Intel EM64T, 15
C
canceling the installation, 19
CD-ROM
ATAPI, 19
unrecognized, problems with, 19
boot CD-ROM, creating, 5
IDE, 19
unrecognized, problems with, 19
installation from, 19
SCSI, 19
clock, 45
configuration
clock, 45
GRUB, 35
hardware, 9
network, 40
time, 45
time zone, 45
consoles, virtual, 12
conventions
document, i
D
DASD installation, 20
Disk Druid
adding partitions, 33
file system type, 34
buttons, 30
deleting partitions, 35
editing partitions, 35
partitions, 28
disk partitioning, 25
disk space, 3
diskette
media, 83
documentation
other manuals, 3
driver diskette, 14
driver media, 83
creating diskette from image, 84
produced by others, 84
produced by Red Hat, 83
using a driver image, 84