Quick Start Guide
Procedure A.4: Installation in Text Mode
1 Boot for installation.
2 Press [F3] and select Text Mode.
3 Select Installation and proceed with the installation as described in Chapter 1,
Installation with YaST (↑Reference).
Procedure A.5: VNC Installation
1 Boot for installation.
2 Enter the following text at the boot options prompt:
vnc=1 vncpassword=
some_password
Replace
some_password
with the password to use for VNC installation.
3 Select Installation then press [Enter] to start the installation .
Instead of starting right into the graphical installation routine, the system
continues to run in a text mode, then halts, displaying a message containing
the IP address and port number at which the installer can be reached via a
browser interface or a VNC viewer application.
4 If using a browser to access the installer, launch the browser and enter the
address information provided by the installation routines on the future open-
SUSE machine and hit [Enter]:
http://
ip_address_of_machine
:5801
A dialog opens in the browser window prompting you for the VNC password.
Enter it and proceed with the installation as described in Chapter 1, Installation
with YaST (↑Reference).
IMPORTANT
Installation via VNC works with any browser under any operating system,
provided Java support is enabled.
Provide the IP address and password to your VNC viewer when prompted. A
window opens, displaying the installation dialogs. Proceed with the installation
as usual.
A.2.2.7 Only Minimalistic Boot Screen Started
You inserted the medium into the drive, the BIOS routines are nished, but the system
does not start with the graphical boot screen. Instead it launches a very minimalistic
text-based interface. This may happen on any machine not providing sucient
graphics memory for rendering a graphical boot screen.
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