]> Which language would you like to use during the installation and as the system default once &RHL; is installed? Choose from the list at right. What kind of keyboard do you have? If you can't find an exact match, choose the closest Generic match (for example, Generic 101-key PC). Then choose the layout type for your keyboard (for example, U.S. English). Entering special characters (such as Ñ, Ô, and Ç) is done using "dead keys" (also known as compose key sequences). If you wish to use special characters requiring the use of dead keys, select Enable dead keys. If not, select Disable dead keys. Use the blank text field at the bottom of the screen to test your keyboard configuration. What kind of mouse do you have? Do you have a PS/2, Bus or serial mouse? (Hint: If the connector your mouse plugs into is round, you have a PS/2 or a Bus mouse; if it's rectangular, it's a serial mouse.) Try to find an exact match in the first box at right. If an exact match cannot be found, choose one which is compatible with yours. Otherwise, choose the appropriate Generic mouse type. If you have a serial mouse, pick the device and port it is connected to in the next box. The X Window System is designed to make use of a three-button mouse. If you have a two-button mouse, &RHL; can emulate the middle mouse button. If you have a two-button mouse, select the Emulate 3 buttons option. After the installation, you can click both mouse buttons at the same time to act as the middle mouse button. Welcome! This installation process is outlined in detail in the &RHLIG; available from &RHI;. Please read through the entire manual before you begin this installation process. HTML and Postscript copies of the manual are online, at http://www.redhat.com. There is also an HTML copy on the &RHL; CD set. New Feature: &RHL; 6.2 has a new installation method known as a "partitionless" installation. If your system has a FAT (DOS/Windows) partition with sufficient free space, you can install &RHL; without repartitioning your hard drive. This option is best suited for people who would like to try &RHL; with a minimum of disruption to their current system. Throughout this installation, you will be able to use your mouse to choose different options. You can also navigate the installation using the Tab and Enter keys. Use the Next and Back buttons to progress through these screens. Click Next to save the information and proceed to the next screen; click Back to move to the previous screen without saving any information. To minimize this help screen, click on the Hide Help button. You can cancel this installation at any time up to the Preparing to Install screen. Once you click Next on Preparing to Install, package installation will begin and data will be written to your hard drive. To cancel before this screen, you can safely reboot your system (use the reset button, or Ctrl Alt Del ). You have entered reconfiguration mode, which will allow you to configure site-specific features of your computer. To exit without changing your setup, select 'No' and press the Next button below. Throughout this configuration, you will be able to use your mouse to choose different options. You can also navigate the configuration using the Tab and Enter keys. Use the Next and Back buttons to navigate through these screens. Click Next to save the information and proceed to the next screen; click Back to move to the previous screen without saving any information. To minimize this help screen, click on the Hide Help button. How do you want to install &RHL;? A full installation will destroy any previously saved information on the selected partitions. An upgrade will preserve existing &RHL; system data. If you want to perform a full installation, you must choose the class (or type) of the installation. Your options are: GNOME Workstation, KDE Workstation, Server, or Custom. If you are familiar with the fdisk partitioning tool, you may select it here. If you do not choose to use fdisk, the installer will use the default partitioning tool, Disk Druid. Disk Druid is a better choice if you do not have prior experience with fdisk. If you don't know which installation class you want, read the following very carefully. Please note: In addition to the installation methods mentioned below, &RHL; can also be installed "within" an already existing FAT (DOS/Windows) partition. This "partitionless" installation method is selected once you label a DOS partition as / during the Disk Druid partitioning screen. It overrides the automatic partition deletion used in workstation-class installations. Workstation-class installations will install the X Window System and the desktop manager of your choice. A workstation-class installation removes any Linux-related partitions on all installed hard drives (and uses all free unpartitioned disk space). All non-Linux-related partitions will be left untouched, and you will be able to boot other installed operating systems, in addition to &RHL;, after the installation. If you want your system to function as a Linux-based server, and you don't want to heavily customize your system configuration or install the X Window System, a server-class installation is most appropriate. A server-class installation removes ALL existing partitions on ALL installed hard drives, so choose this installation class only if you're sure you have nothing you want saved! This includes ALL partitions in use by other operating systems. ALL drives will be erased -- we're not kidding! Only the custom-class installation gives you complete flexibility. During a custom-class installation, it is up to you how disk space should be partitioned. You have complete control over the packages that will be installed on your system. You can also determine whether you'll use LILO to boot your system. Unless you have prior Linux experience, you should not select the custom-class installation method. For more information concerning the differences among workstation-, server-, and custom-class installations, please refer to the &RHLIG;. Once you have chosen to upgrade, you can also decide whether you want to customize your packages. If you do not want to select additional packages for upgrade, click Next to continue. To customize your packages, select the Customize packages to be upgraded button and then click Next. Select which drive you want to partition. When you click on the drive, you will be presented with the fdisk partitioning screen. You may then use fdisk to create, delete, or modify partitions on the selected hard drive. If you decide that you don't want to use fdisk, click Back to return to the previous screen, deselect Use fdisk, and click Next to continue. Once you have partitioned the drive using fdisk, you will return to this screen. If you have another hard drive that you would like to partition using fdisk, select it. Otherwise, click Next to assign mount points to your partitions using Disk Druid. Here, you can partition your drive with fdisk. For help, type m at the prompt for a list of commands. Some quick commands to get you started: n -- Adds a new partition. d -- Deletes a partition. p -- Prints out the partition table. l -- Lists known partition types. w -- Writes partition table to disk and exists fdisk. q -- Quits without saving any changes. Are you sure? You will lose data by performing a workstation installation. This class of installation will remove ALL data on ALL existing Linux partitions on ALL disk drives. If you want to preserve data on existing Linux partitions, you should choose to partition manually or choose a custom-class installation. Use the Back button to choose a custom-class installation, or choose Next if you want to proceed with a workstation-class installation. Are you sure? You will lose data by performing a server installation. This class of installation will remove ALL data on ALL partitions of ALL disk drives. If you have another OS that you want to keep, do not choose this installation class. If you want to preserve data or another OS, you should choose to partition manually or choose a custom-class installation. Use the Back button to choose a custom-class installation, or choose Next if you want to proceed with a server-class installation. Where do you want to install &RHL;? Please note: If you are performing a Partitionless Installation you will need to define an existing DOS/Windows partition as root, shown as /. Click on the FAT partition you want to select for this installation. Once it is highlighted, click Edit to assign it the mount point of / (root). Click Ok when you're done. Once you have confirmed this choice, you will need to define the appropriate amount of root filesystem and swap space for your system. For more detailed instructions, you must refer to the chapter Installing Without Partitioning in the &RHLIG;. If you don't know how to partition your system, please read the section on partitioning in the &RHLIG; or the &RHLRGS;. If you just finished partitioning with fdisk, you must define mount points for your partitions. Use the Edit button, once you have chosen a partition, to define its mount point. If you are using Disk Druid, you'll have to define mount points for one or more disk partitions. You may also need to create and/or delete partitions at this time. The top screen shows your existing partitions. Each partition has five fields: Mount Point: This field indicates where the partition will be mounted when &RHL; is installed and running. If a partition exists, but is labeled as "not set" you will need to define its mount point. You can use the Edit key or double-click on the partition. Device: This field displays the partition's device name (for example, hda2 represents the second partition on your primary hard drive). Requested: The Requested field shows how much space the partition has. If you want to re-define the size, you must delete the current partition and recreate it using the Add button. Actual: This field shows how much space the partition is using. Type: This field shows the partition's type (such as Linux Native or DOS). As you scroll through the Partitions section, you might see an Unallocated Requested Partition message (in red text), followed by one or more partitions. A common reason for having an unallocated partition is a lack of sufficient free space for the partition. To fix an unallocated requested partition, you must either move the partition to another drive which has the available space, resize the partition to fit on the current drive, or delete the partition entirely. Make changes using the Edit button or by double-clicking on the partition. The center row of buttons controls the partitioning tool's actions. You can add, edit, and delete partitions here. In addition, there are buttons you can use to accept the changes you've made, or to reset and exit the partitioning tool. Add: Use this button to request a new partition. When selected, a dialog box will appear containing fields that must be filled in (such as mount point, size and type). Edit: Use this button to change the mount point of a currently selected partition. Delete: Use this button to delete a partition. A dialog box will appear asking you to confirm the deletion. Reset: Use this button to cancel any changes you may have made. Make RAID Device: Use the Make RAID Device button ONLY if you have experience using RAID. To learn more about RAID, please refer to the &RHLRGS;. This section displays your computer's disk configuration. It is only meant to provide a summary. Each line has the following fields: Drive: This field shows the hard drive's device name (such as hda or hdb). Geom [C/H/S]: The hard drive's geometry shows the number of cylinders, heads and sectors. Total: This field shows the total available space on the hard drive. Free: Here you'll see how much of the hard drive's space is still available. Used: These fields show how much of the hard disk's space is currently allocated to partitions, in megabytes and percentage. First, choose a root filesystem size value, if you do not want to accept the default value. The root filesystem default is one-half of the available free space. Swap space defaults to 32 megabytes, but you can make it larger if necessary. Choose the partitions that you would like to format for &RHL;. Do you want to check for bad blocks? Checking for bad blocks can help prevent data loss by finding the bad blocks on a drive and making a list of them to prevent data from being written to them in the future. LILO, the LInux LOader, is software that can be used to start &RHL; on your computer. It can also start other operating systems, such as Windows 9x. Here, you'll be asked how (or whether) you want to configure LILO. Create boot disk: You should create a boot disk if you are not installing LILO on the MBR or if you are not installing LILO at all. Do not install LILO: You can choose to skip LILO if you do not want to write LILO to your drive. If you have two hard drives with a different OS on each drive, you may prefer to use a boot disk rather than LILO. To install LILO, select where you want to install it. If your system will use only &RHL; you should choose the Master Boot Record (MBR). For systems on which Win95/98 and &RHL; will reside on a single hard drive, you should also install LILO to the MBR. If you have Windows NT (and you want LILO to be installed) you should choose to install LILO on the first sector of the boot partition. Also, make sure to create a boot disk, otherwise you will not be able to boot into Linux. If you choose not to install LILO for any reason, please make a boot disk so you can boot &RHL;. If your computer does not access a hard drive in linear mode, deselect Use linear mode. If you wish to add default options to the LILO boot command, enter them into the kernel parameters field. Any options you enter will be passed to the Linux kernel every time it boots. Boot Label: Every bootable partition is listed and labeled (under the Boot Label listing at the bottom of the screen, including partitions used by other operating systems. If you would like to add boot labels for other partitions (or change existing boot labels), click once on the partition to select it. Once selected, you can change the boot label in the field above it. SILO, the Sparc Improved LOader, is the software that can be used to start &RHL; on your computer. It can also start other operating systems, such as SunOS and Solaris. Here, you'll be asked how (or whether) you want to configure SILO. Create boot disk: You should create a boot disk if you are not installing SILO at all or if you want it for safety reasons. If you don't have a floppy this option will be hidden, if you have a SMCC manufactured Ultra which usually don't have floppies which can be booted, this option will default to disabled. Do not install SILO: You can choose to skip SILO if you do not want to write SILO to your drive, e.g. if you have SILO already installed on a different partition or disk and want to boot from there. To install SILO, select where you want to install it. If your system will use only &RHL; you should probably choose the Master Boot Record (Boot Block of the first partition on the disk). For systems where SunOS/Solaris and &RHL; will reside on a single hard drive, you should probably not install SILO into the MBR, especially if SunOS/Solaris is on the first partition of the disk. If you choose not to install SILO for ANY reason, please make a boot disk so you can boot &RHL;. Create PROM alias: The installer can create a PROM alias "linux" if the PROM supports it, so that you can boot into the SILO boot loader from the PROM command line by the command "boot linux". Set default PROM boot device: The installer can make sure the PROM will boot by default into the &RHL; installer by setting PROM option "boot-device" or "boot-from". If you wish to add default options to the SILO boot command, enter them into the kernel parameters field. Any options you enter will be passed to the Linux kernel every time it boots. Bootable Partition -- Every bootable partition is listed and labeled, including partitions used by other operating systems. If you would like to add boot labels for other partitions (or change existing boot labels), click once on the partition to select it. Once selected, you can change the boot label. If you have a network card, you can set up your networking information. Otherwise, click Next to proceed. Choose your network card and whether you would like to configure using DHCP. If you have multiple Ethernet devices, each device will have its own configuration screen. You can switch between device screens, (for example eth0 and eth1); the information you give will be specific to each screen. If you select Activate on boot, your network card will be started when you boot. If you do not have DHCP client access or are unsure as to what this information is, please contact your Network Administrator. Next enter, where applicable, the IP Address, Netmask, Network, and Broadcast addresses. If you are unsure about any of these, contact your Network Administrator. Enter in a hostname for your system. If you do not, your system will be known as "localhost." Finally, enter the Gateway, Primary DNS, Secondary DNS and Tertiary DNS addresses. You can set your time zone either by selecting your computer's physical location, or by your time zone's offset from Universal Coordinated Time (also known as UTC). Notice the two tabs at the top of the screen. The first tab offers you the ability to configure by location. With this option, you can choose your view. In choosing View, your options are: World, North America, South America, Pacific Rim, Europe, Africa, and Asia. From the interactive map, you can click on a specific city, as indicated by the yellow dots, and a red X will appear at your selection. You can also scroll through the city list and choose your desired time zone. The second tab offers you the ability to use the Universal Coordinated Time (UTC) offset. Here, you'll find a list of offsets for you to choose from, as well as an option to set Daylight-Saving Time. For both tabs, there is the option of selecting System Clock uses UTC. (UTC, also known as GMT, will allow your system to properly handle daylight-saving time.) Please select this if your computer's hardware clock is set to UTC (instead of being set to your local time). Enter a password for the root account. The password must be at least six characters in length. Confirm the password by re-entering the password in the second entry field. The Next button will become enabled once both entry fields match. Then create a user account. Enter a user account name. Next, create a password for that user account and confirm it. Finally, enter the full name of the account user and press Enter. Your account information will then be added to the account list. To add another user, choose New and enter the information in the blank fields. Once the information has been entered for that user account, select the Add button to add the user to the account list. You can also Edit the user accounts you have created, or Delete an account that you don't want by selecting an account and using the Edit or Delete buttons. You can skip this section if you will not be setting up network passwords. If you are unsure, please ask your system administrator for assistance. Unless you are setting up an NIS password, you will notice that both MD5 and shadow passwords are selected. We recommend you use both to make your machine as secure as possible. Enable MD5 passwords - allows a long password to be used (up to 256 characters), instead of the standard eight letters or less. Enable shadow passwords - provides a very secure method of retaining passwords for you. All passwords are stored in /etc/shadow, which is readable only by root. To configure the NIS option, you must be connected to an NIS network. If you are unsure whether you are connected to an NIS network, please ask your system administrator. Enable NIS - allows you to run a group of computers in the same Network Information Service domain with a common password and group file. There are two options here to choose from: NIS Domain - this option allows you to specify which domain or group of computers your system will belong to. NIS Server - this option causes your computer to use a specific NIS server, rather than "broadcasting" a message to the local area network asking for any available server to host your system. Select the package groups that you want to install. To select a package group, click on the check box beside it. To select packages individually, you must check the Select Individual Packages box at the bottom of the screen. On the left side of the screen you will see a listing of package groups. When you expand this list and pick one group, the list of packages in that group will appear in the panel on the right. To select an individual package, double-click on it, or click on it once to highlight it and click on Select Package For Installation. A check mark will appear on any of the packages you have selected. For more information about a specific package, click on it. The package information will then appear at the bottom of the screen, along with the package name and size. Many software packages depend on other packages or libraries in order to work correctly. To make sure your system has all the packages it needs in order to work, &RHL; checks these package dependencies each time you install or remove a package. If one package requires another package that has not been installed, unresolved dependencies exist. One or more packages you've selected have unresolved dependencies. You can resolve this by selecting Install Packages to Satisfy Dependencies. The installation program will now attempt to detect your monitor to determine your machine's best display settings. If the monitor cannot be detected, choose the monitor that best matches the model attached to this computer from the monitors listed. You may also enter the horizontal and vertical synchronization ranges for your monitor. These values can be found in the documentation for your display. Be careful when entering these values; if you enter values that fall outside the capabilities of your equipment, you can cause damage to your display. Only enter numbers in these fields if the values in your manual don't match selections in the monitor list and you're certain you have the correct values from your documentation. Although, the installation program probes to determine the best video card for your system, you can choose another video card if needed. Once you have selected your video card, choose the amount of video RAM present on your card. After your hardware configuration is set, you can test your settings. You can also choose whether you want to boot your system into a graphical environment once &RHL; is installed. Select the Customize X Configuration button to choose specific color and resolution settings. You can also choose to Skip X Configuration if you would rather configure X after the install or not at all. Now choose the correct resolution for your X configuration. Click Test this configuration to try out this configuration. If you do not like what you are presented with while testing, click No to choose another resolution. Caution: Once you click Next, &RHL; will be written to your hard drive. This process cannot be undone, so if you've decided not to install &RHL;, this is the last point at which you can abort the installation process. To abort this installation, remove all &RHL; media, and press your computer's Reset button or reset using Control- Alt- Delete We've gathered all the information needed to install &RHL; on your system. It may take a while to install everything, depending on how many packages need to be installed. Insert a blank, formatted diskette into your floppy drive, and click Next to continue.