This appendix discusses some common installation problems and their
solutions.
If you cannot boot from your Red Hat Linux CD-ROM, you have two options:
 | Note |
|---|
| | There are a few cases where the system BIOS
will not allow the Red Hat Linux CD-ROM to boot because of the size of the
boot image on the CD-ROM itself. In cases such as these, a boot disk
should be made to boot Red Hat Linux. Once booted, the CD-ROMs will work
properly for the installation. |
You can change your BIOS so that booting from the CD-ROM is
recognized first in the boot order, or
Boot using a boot disk you have created.
To change your BIOS, refer to your system manual for the correct
keyboard combination that allows you to access your BIOS, or you
can read the key sequence needed while the system begins to boot.
To create a boot disk, follow the instructions in the section called Making Installation Diskettes in Chapter 1.
To boot Red Hat Linux using a boot disk, insert the diskette you have created
into your floppy drive and then boot/reboot your computer. Make sure
that your BIOS is set to use the floppy or removable disk (A:) to boot.
If you are experiencing difficulties in getting a local boot disk to
boot your system correctly, you may need an updated boot disk.
Check the online errata (http://www.redhat.com/support/errata)
for updated diskette images (if available) and follow the instructions in the section called Making Installation Diskettes in Chapter 1 to make an updated boot disk for your system.
If you are experiencing difficulties in getting the PCMCIA boot disks
you made to boot your system correctly, you may need an updated boot
disk.
Check the online errata for updated diskette images (if available) and
follow the instructions provided to make an updated boot disk for your
system.
If you receive a fatal signal 11 during your installation, it is
probably due to a hardware error in memory on your system's bus. A
hardware error in memory can be caused by problems in executables or
with the system's hardware. Like other operating systems, Red Hat Linux places
its own demands on your system's hardware. Some of this hardware may
not be able to meet those demands, even if they work properly under
another OS.
Check to see if you have the latest installation and supplemental boot
diskettes from Red Hat. Review the online errata to see if newer
versions are available. If the latest images still fail, it may be due
to a problem with your hardware. Commonly, these errors are in your
memory or CPU-cache. A possible solution for this error is turning off
the CPU-cache in the BIOS. You could also try to swap your memory
around in the motherboard slots to see if the problem is either slot
or memory related.
For more information concerning signal 11 errors, refer to http://www.bitwizard.nl/sig11/.
If you are experiencing difficulties in getting the network boot disk
you made to boot your system correctly, you may need an updated boot
disk.
Check the online errata for updated diskette images (if available) and
follow the instructions provided to make an updated boot disk for your
system.
