Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3
Installation Guide for the
IBM
®
eServer
™
iSeries
™ and
IBM
®
eServer
™
pSeries
™ Architectures
Copyright
© 2003 by Red Hat, Inc.
ISBN: N/A
Table of Contents
Introduction
1.
Document Conventions
2.
How to Use This Manual
2.1.
We Need Feedback!
3.
Accessibility Solutions
1.
Steps to Get You Started
1.1.
Where to Find Other Manuals
1.2.
Registering Your Product
1.3.
iSeries Hardware Preparation for Installation
1.4.
Do You Have Enough Disk Space?
1.5.
Can You Install Using the CD-ROM?
1.6.
Preparing for a Network Installation
1.6.1.
Using ISO Images for NFS Installs
1.7.
Preparing for a Hard Drive Installation
2.
Installing Red Hat Enterprise Linux
2.1.
The Graphical Installation Program User Interface
2.1.1.
Booting the iSeries Installation Program
2.1.2.
Booting the pSeries Installation Program
2.1.3.
A Note about Virtual Consoles on pSeries
2.1.4.
Using the iSeries Virtual Consoles
2.2.
The Text Mode Installation Program User Interface
2.2.1.
Using the Keyboard to Navigate
2.3.
Installing from CD-ROM
2.3.1.
What If the IDE CD-ROM Was Not Found?
2.4.
Installing from a Hard Drive
2.5.
Performing a Network Installation
2.6.
Installing via NFS
2.7.
Installing via FTP
2.8.
Installing via HTTP
2.9.
Welcome to Red Hat Enterprise Linux
2.10.
Language Selection
2.11.
Keyboard Configuration
2.12.
Mouse Configuration
2.13.
Disk Partitioning Setup
2.14.
Automatic Partitioning
2.15.
Partitioning Your System
2.15.1.
Graphical Display of Hard Drive(s)
2.15.2.
Disk Druid
's Buttons
2.15.3.
Partition Fields
2.15.4.
Recommended Partitioning Scheme
2.15.5.
Adding Partitions
2.15.6.
Editing Partitions
2.15.7.
Deleting a Partition
2.16.
Network Configuration
2.17.
Firewall Configuration
2.18.
Language Support Selection
2.19.
Time Zone Configuration
2.20.
Set Root Password
2.21.
Package Group Selection
2.22.
Preparing to Install
2.23.
Installing Packages
2.24.
Video Card Configuration
2.25.
X Configuration — Monitor and Customization
2.25.1.
Configuring Your Monitor
2.25.2.
Custom Configuration
2.26.
Installation Complete
2.27.
iSeries and pSeries — Rescue Mode
2.27.1.
Special Considerations for Accessing the SCSI Utilities from Rescue Mode
A.
Red Hat Linux to Red Hat Enterprise Linux Migration Solution
B.
Troubleshooting Your Installation of Red Hat Enterprise Linux
B.1.
You are Unable to Boot Red Hat Enterprise Linux
B.1.1.
Is Your System Displaying Signal 11 Errors?
B.2.
Trouble Beginning the Installation
B.2.1.
Is Your Mouse Not Detected?
B.3.
Trouble During the Installation
B.3.1.
No devices found to install Red Hat Enterprise Linux
Error Message
B.3.2.
Saving Traceback Messages Without a Diskette Drive
B.3.3.
Trouble with Partition Tables
B.3.4.
Other Partitioning Problems for iSeries and pSeries System Users
B.3.5.
Are You Seeing Python Errors?
B.4.
Problems After Installation
B.4.1.
Unable to IPL from *NWSSTG
B.4.2.
Booting into a Graphical Environment
B.4.3.
Problems with the X Window System (GUI)
B.4.4.
Problems When You Try to Log In
B.4.5.
Your Printer Will Not Work
B.4.6.
Apache-based
httpd
service/Sendmail Hangs During Startup
C.
An Introduction to Disk Partitions
C.1.
Hard Disk Basic Concepts
C.1.1.
It is Not What You Write, it is How You Write It
C.1.2.
Partitions: Turning One Drive Into Many
C.1.3.
Partitions within Partitions — An Overview of Extended Partitions
C.1.4.
Making Room For Red Hat Enterprise Linux
C.1.5.
Partition Naming Scheme
C.1.6.
Disk Partitions and Other Operating Systems
C.1.7.
Disk Partitions and Mount Points
C.1.8.
How Many Partitions?
D.
Driver Media
D.1.
Why Do I Need Driver Media?
D.1.1.
So What Is Driver Media Anyway?
D.1.2.
How Do I Obtain Driver Media?
D.1.3.
Using a Driver Image During Installation
E.
Additional Boot Options
Index
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