Installation guide

4.4.2 .1 . Bo o t ing t he Inst allat io n Pro gram fro m t he DVD/CD-ROM
To boot from the Red Hat Enterprise Linux CD #1 follow these steps:
1. Remove all media except Red Hat Enterprise Linux CD #1.
2. From the Bo o t O p t io n menu choose EFI Sh ell.
3. At the Shell> prompt, change to the file system on the CD -ROM. For example, in the above
sample map output, the system partition on the CD -ROM is fs1. To change to the fs1 file
system, type fs1: at the prompt.
4. Type elilo linux to boot into the installation program.
5. Go to Chapter 4, Installing on Intel® and AMD Systems to begin the installation.
4.4.2 .2 . Bo o t ing t he Inst allat io n Pro gram fro m an LS-12 0 Diske t t e
If your Itanium cannot boot from Red Hat Enterprise Linux CD #1, you must boot from an LS-120
diskette. If you want to perform a hard drive, NFS, FTP, or HTTP installation, you must boot from a
boot LS-120 diskette.
You must create an LS-120 boot image file diskette from the boot image file on CD #1:
images/boot.img. To create this diskette in Linux, insert a blank LS-120 diskette and type the
following command at a shell prompt:
dd if=boot.img of=/dev/hda bs=180k
Replace boot.img with the full path to the boot image file and /dev/hda with the correct device name
for the LS-120 diskette drive.
If you are not using the Red Hat Enterprise Linux CD, the installation program starts in text mode and
you must choose a few basic options for your system.
If you are using the CD-ROM to load the installation program, follow the instructions contained in
Chapter 4, Installing on Intel® and AMD Systems.
To boot from an LS-120 diskette follow these steps:
1. Insert the LS-120 diskette you made from the boot image file boot.img. If you are performing
a local CD-ROM installation but booting off the LS-120 diskette, insert the Red Hat Enterprise
Linux CD #1 also. If you are performing a hard drive, NFS, FTP, or HTTP installation, you do
not need the CD-ROM.
2. From the Bo o t O p t io n menu choose EFI Sh ell.
3. At the Shell> prompt, change the device to the LS-120 drive by typing the command fs0:,
using the example map output above.
4. Type elilo linux to boot into the installation program.
5. Go to Chapter 4, Installing on Intel® and AMD Systems to begin the installation.
4 .4 .3. Addit ional Boot Opt ions
While it is easiest to boot using a CD -ROM and perform a graphical installation, sometimes there are
installation scenarios where booting in a different manner may be needed. This section discusses
additional boot options available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux.
⁠Chapt er 4 . Inst alling on Int el® and AMD Syst ems
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