Installation guide

4.5. Problems When You Try to Log In ...............................................69
4.6. Is Your RAM Not Being Recognized? ..........................................69
4.7. Your Printer Does Not Work ........................................................70
4.8. Problems with Sound Configuration .............................................70
4.9. Apache-based httpd service/Sendmail Hangs During Startup ........71
7. Driver Media for Intel and AMD Systems ........................................................72
1. Why Do I Need Driver Media? ................................................................72
2. So What Is Driver Media Anyway? .........................................................72
3. How Do I Obtain Driver Media? ..............................................................72
3.1. Creating a Driver Diskette from an Image File ..............................73
4. Using a Driver Image During Installation .................................................73
8. Additional Boot Options for Intel and AMD Systems ........................................75
9. The GRUB Boot Loader ................................................................................79
1. Boot Loaders and System Architecture ...................................................79
2. GRUB ..................................................................................................79
2.1. GRUB and the x86 Boot Process ................................................79
2.2. Features of GRUB ......................................................................80
3. Installing GRUB ....................................................................................81
4. GRUB Terminology ...............................................................................81
4.1. Device Names ...........................................................................81
4.2. File Names and Blocklists ...........................................................82
4.3. The Root File System and GRUB ................................................83
5. GRUB Interfaces ...................................................................................83
5.1. Interfaces Load Order .................................................................85
6. GRUB Commands ................................................................................85
7. GRUB Menu Configuration File ..............................................................86
7.1. Configuration File Structure .........................................................87
7.2. Configuration File Directives .......................................................87
8. Changing Runlevels at Boot Time ..........................................................88
9. Additional Resources ............................................................................89
9.1. Installed Documentation .............................................................89
9.2. Useful Websites .........................................................................89
9.3. Related Books ...........................................................................89
10. Additional Resources about Itanium and Linux ..............................................90
II. IBM POWER Architecture - Installation and Booting ................................................91
11. Steps to Get You Started .............................................................................92
1. Upgrade or Install? ................................................................................92
2. Preparation for IBM eServer System p and System i ...............................92
3. Do You Have Enough Disk Space? ........................................................92
4. Can You Install Using the CD-ROM or DVD? ..........................................93
5. Preparing for a Network Installation ........................................................93
5.1. Preparing for FTP and HTTP installation ......................................94
5.2. Preparing for an NFS install ........................................................95
6. Preparing for a Hard Drive Installation ....................................................95
12. Installing on IBM System i and IBM System p systems ..................................97
1. The Graphical Installation Program User Interface ...................................97
2. Booting the IBM System i or IBM System p Installation Program ..............98
3. A Note about Linux Virtual Consoles ......................................................99
4. Using the HMC vterm ............................................................................99
5. The Text Mode Installation Program User Interface ...............................100
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