 | Note |
|---|
| | Hard drive installations only work
from ext2, ext3, or FAT file systems. If you have a file system other than
those listed here, such as reiserfs, you will not be able to perform a
hard drive installation. |
Hard drive installations require the use of the ISO (or CD-ROM)
images rather than copying an entire installation tree. After placing the
required ISO images (the binary Red Hat Linux CD-ROMs) in a directory, choose to
install from the hard drive. You will then point the installation program at
that directory to perform the installation.
Verifying that the ISO images are intact before you attempt an
installation will help to avoid problems that are often encountered during a
hard drive installation. To verify the ISO images are intact prior to
performing an installation, use an md5sum program
(many md5sum programs are available for various
operating systems). An md5sum program should be
available on the same server as the ISO images.
| Note |
|---|
| | ISO images now have an md5sum embedded in
them. To test the checksum integrity of an ISO image, at the installation
boot prompt, type: |
The Select Partition screen (Figure 3-3) applies only if you are installing from a
disk partition (that is, if you selected in the Installation Method
dialog). This dialog allows you to name the disk partition and directory
from which you are installing Red Hat Linux.
Enter the device name of the partition containing the Red Hat ISO
images. There is also a field labeled Directory holding
images. If the ISO images are not in the root directory of that
partition, enter the path to the ISO images (for example, if the ISO images
are in /test/new/RedHat, you would enter
/test/new).
After you have identified the disk partition, you will next see the
Welcome dialog.
