Installation guide

the cat /proc/meminfo command.
Verify that the displayed quantity is the same as the known amount of RAM in your system. If
they are not equal, add the following line to the /boot/grub/grub.conf:
mem=xxM
Replace xx with the amount of RAM you have in megabytes.
In /boot/grub/grub.conf, the above example would look similar to the following:
# NOTICE: You have a /boot partition. This means that
# all kernel paths are relative to /boot/
default=0
timeout=30
splashimage=(hd0,0)/grub/splash.xpm.gz
title Red Hat Enterprise Linux (2.6.9-5.EL)
root (hd0,0)
kernel /vmlinuz-2.6.9-5.EL ro root=/dev/hda3 mem=128M
Once you reboot, the changes made to grub.conf are reflected on your system.
Once you have loaded the GRUB boot screen, type e for edit. You are presented with a list of
items in the configuration file for the boot label you have selected.
Choose the line that starts with kernel and type e to edit this boot entry.
At the end of the kernel line, add
mem=xxM
where xx equals the amount of RAM in your system.
Press Enter to exit edit mode.
Once the boot loader screen has returned, type b to boot the system.
Itanium users must enter boot commands with elilo followed by the boot command.
Remember to replace xx with the amount of RAM in your system. Press Enter to boot.
4.7. Your Printer Does Not Work
If you are not sure how to set up your printer or are having trouble getting it to work properly, try
using the Printer Configuration Tool.
Type the system-config-printer command at a shell prompt to launch the Printer Configura-
tion Tool. If you are not root, it prompts you for the root password to continue.
4.8. Problems with Sound Configuration
If, for some reason, you do not hear sound and know that you do have a sound card installed,
you can run the Sound Card Configuration Tool (system-config-soundcard) utility.
To use the Sound Card Configuration Tool, choose Main Menu => System => Administra-
4.7. Your Printer Does Not Work
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