Installation guide

SCSI adapter automatically.
If the DVD/CD-ROM drive is found and the driver loaded, the installer will present you with the
option to perform a media check on the DVD/CD-ROM. This will take some time, and you may
opt to skip over this step. However, if you later encounter problems with the installer, you should
reboot and perform the media check before calling for support. From the media check dialog,
continue to the next stage of the installation process (refer to Section 12, “Welcome to Red Hat
Enterprise Linux”).
6.1.1. What If the IDE CD-ROM Was Not Found?
If you have an IDE (ATAPI) DVD/CD-ROM but the installation program fails to find it and asks
you what type of DVD/CD-ROM drive you have, try the following boot command. Restart the in-
stallation, and at the boot: prompt enter linux hdX=cdrom. Replace X with one of the following
letters, depending on the interface the unit is connected to, and whether it is configured as mas-
ter or slave (also known as primary and secondary):
• a — first IDE controller, master
• b — first IDE controller, slave
• c — second IDE controller, master
• d — second IDE controller, slave
If you have a third and/or fourth controller, continue assigning letters in alphabetical order, going
from controller to controller, and master to slave.
7. Installing from a Hard Drive
The Select Partition screen applies only if you are installing from a disk partition (that is, if you
selected Hard Drive in the Installation Method dialog). This dialog allows you to name the disk
partition and directory from which you are installing Red Hat Enterprise Linux.
7. Installing from a Hard Drive
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