Sun Microsystems 817-3630-11 Using Red Hat Linux

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CHAPTER 8

Using Red Hat Linux

This chapter describes how to install and configure the Red Hat Linux 9 and Red

Hat Linux Enterprise 3 operating systems on your SunPCi III system.

This chapter includes the following topics:

■“Installing Red Hat Linux” on page 88

■“Color Depth Issues with Linux and the System Monitor” on page93

This chapter includes instructions for completing the following tasks:

■“How to Install Red Hat Linux” on page 88

■“How to Configure Networking for Linux” on page 90

■“How to Reconfigure Networking For Linux” on page 91

■“How to Prepare Linux to Display External Video”on page 91

■“How to Switch External Video Back to the System Monitor” on page92

For more information about Linux and general installation information, go to the

following Website:

http://www.redhat.com/docs

SunPCi III 3.2.1 currently only supports the following versions of Red Hat Linux 9:

■Red Hat Linux 9 Personal and Professional edition (Kernel 2.4.20-6)

■Red Hat Linux 9 Download Edition (Kernel 2.4.20-8)

■Red Hat Linux Enterprise 3 ES (Kernel 2.4.21-4EL)

■Red Hat Linux Enterprise 3 WS (Kernel 2.4.21-4EL)

Note – Only the Linux listed above work with SunPCi III 3.2.1.

Caution – The SunPCi III software comes with physical Ethernet networking

enabled by default. Youmust use physical networking with Linux since Linux does

not support virtual networking. Youmust configure physical Ethernet during

installation or the Linux graphical user interface will not be available.

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Main Please Recycle Safety Agency Compliance Statements Safety Precautions Symbols Modifications to Equipment Placement of a Sun Product Lithium Battery Battery Pack GOST-R Certification Mark System Unit Cover Laser Compliance Notice Conformit aux normes de scurit Mesures de scurit Symboles Modifications de l'quipement Positionnement dun produit Sun Pile au lithium Bloc-batterie Couvercle du systme Avis de conformit des appareils laser Notice de qualit GOST-R Einhaltung sicherheitsbehrdlicher Vorschriften Sicherheitsmanahmen Symbole Modifikationen des Gerts Aufstellung von Sun-Gerten SELV-Richtlinien Netzanschlukabel Lithium-Batterie Batterien Abdeckung des Systems Normativas de seguridad Medidas de seguridad Smbolos Modificaciones en el equipo Lugar y colocacin de un producto Sun Cumplimiento de la normativa SELV Conexin del cable de alimentacin Batera de litio Nordic Lithium Battery Cautions Norge Sverige Danmark Suomi Page Regulatory Compliance Statements FCCClass A Notice FCCClass B Notice Page Page Page Declaration of Conformity EMC USAFCC Class B European Union Safety Contents Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Figures Page Tables Page Preface Who Should Read This Book Note How This Book Is Organized Using UNIX Commands Document Conventions Solaris Command Windows Typographic Conventions Shell Prompts SunPCi III Keyboard Shortcuts Note Contacting Sun Technical Support Related Documentation Note Page Page Introducing SunPCi III 3.2.1 Hardware and Software Supported Microsoft Windows and Linux Operating Systems Note SunPCi III 3.2.1Features Note From a PC Users Perspective From a Solaris Users Perspective Supported Citrix MetaFrame Software Getting Help for SunPCi III Software How to View Solaris Manual Pages Getting Help for Microsoft Windowsand Linux Software Viewing the Documentation PDF Files Note Removing Microsoft Windows Software Page Getting Started System Requirements Note Tip Note Starting and Stopping the SunPCi III How to Start the SunPCi III Software Note How to Exit the SunPCi III Software Caution Emulated Drives and SunPCi III Note Creating an Emulated Drive Tip How to Create a New Emulated Drive Note Caution Note Attaching Emulated Drives How to Attach an Existing Emulated Drive as a C: or D: Drive Note Growing an Existing Emulated Drive How to Grow an Existing Emulated Drive Note Caution Microsoft Windows Service Packs Note Power Management Note Using Multiple SunPCi III Cards Multiple Cards Configuration Process Caution Advanced Server Support for Configuration Options Configuring Multiple Cards With SunPCi III Software Default .ini Configuration File Naming .ini Files When Using Multiple Cards How to Create an .ini File Using the -n Option Using Cards and Emulated Drives How to Identify Card Names Note How to Start a Specific .ini File How to Start a Specific Card Starting Specific Disk Image Files How to Start a Specific Image and a Specific Card Note Updating the SunPCi III Card Configuration Rebinding Images and Cards Multiple Card Behavior Networking With Multiple Cards Using the Diskette Drive With Multiple Cards Using the CD-ROM Drive With Multiple Cards Page Networking With SunPCi III Hardware and Software Networking With SunPCi III Note Caution Note Setting Up Networking With SunPCi III Hardware and Software How to Set TCP/IP Properties Note How to Set Up Physical Ethernet Networking How to Set Up Virtual Ethernet Networking Note How to Use Power Management With Physical Networking Page Using Windows XP Professional Installing Windows XP Professional Caution Note Upgrading Windows NT4 WS and Windows 2000 Professional to Windows XP Professional Upgrading Windows NT4 WS to Windows XP Caution Note How to Upgrade Windows NT4 WS to Upgrading Windows 2000 Professional to Caution How to Upgrade Windows 2000 Professional to Installing Japanese Windows XP Professional How to Perform an Automatic Installation How to Perform a Manual Installation Networking for Windows XP Professional Page Page How to Configure the Network forWindows XP Tip Note How to Prepare Windows XP Professional to Display External Video How to Configure Windows XP Professional for External Video Use Note Page UsingWindows2000 Professional or Windows 2000 Server Installing Windows 2000 Caution Note Tip Upgrading Windows NT to Windows 2000 Upgrading Windows NT4 WS to Windows 2000 Caution How to Upgrade Windows NT4 WS to Windows 2000 Professional Upgrading Windows NT4 Server or Windows NT4 TS to Windows 2000 Server Caution How to Upgrade Windows NT4 Server or Windows NT4 TS to Windows 2000 Server Networking forWindows 2000 Note Page How to Configure the Network forWindows 2000 Tip Note How to Prepare Windows 2000 to Display External Video How to Configure Windows 2000 for External Video Use Note How to Configure the MouseKeys Accessibility Option Note Using Windows Server 2003 Installing Windows Server 2003 Caution Note Upgrading Windows 2000 Server or Windows NT to WindowsServer 2003 Page Upgrading Windows NT4 Server or Windows NT4 TS to Windows Server 2003 Caution How to Upgrade Windows NT4 Server or Windows NT4 TS to Windows Server 2003 Networking forWindows Server 2003 Note Page How to Configure the Network forWindows Server 2003 Tip Note Page How to Prepare Windows Server 2003 to Display External Video How to Configure Windows Server 2003 for External Video Use Note Page Page Using Red Hat Linux Note Caution Installing Red Hat Linux Caution How to Install Red Hat Linux Tip Note Tip Note How to Configure Networking for Linux Note How to Reconfigure Networking For Linux How to Prepare Linux to Display External Video Note Color Depth Issues with Linux and the System Monitor Note Tip Page Installing and Configuring Server Software Note Using SunFSD for Mapping Between Solaris and Microsoft Windows How to Enable SunFSD Mapping Caution How to Disable SunFSD Mapping Page Using Drives and Configuring Peripheral Devices Caution Using a Diskette Drive With SunPCi III Note Using a CD/DVD Drive With SunPCi III How to Mount a CD-ROM Drive Note How to Set Up a CD-ROM Drive How to Eject a CD From a CD-ROM Drive Connecting Peripheral Devices Using the LED Indicator Connecting Audio Devices Note Connecting the USB Device Tip Connecting the Ethernet Device Connecting Additional USB and 1394 Firewire Devices Connecting USB Devices Connecting the Firewire Device USB USB Firewire Connecting Serial and Parallel Port Devices Connecting a Parallel Device Parallel Port Serial Port Note Connecting a Serial Device How to Configure a Serial Mouse for an External Monitor Using SunPCi III Software The sunpci Command and Its Options Page Page SunPCi III Menus File Menu Caution Options Menu Note Updating Intel and Linux Drivers Note How to Automatically Update Intel Drivers Note How to Manually Update Intel Drivers Note c: Note How to Automatically Update Linux Drivers How to Manually Update Linux Drivers Boot@Boot Support SunPCi Daemon Virtual Network Computing (VNC) Note Configuring and Using Boot@Boot Support Configuring Boot@Boot Support for VNC Note Page Preparing SunPCi III Cards for Boot@Boot Support Note Configuring SunPCi III Cards for Boot@Boot Support Note Listing Boot@Boot Sessions Disabling Boot@Boot Support for VNC or for SunPCi III Cards Shutting Down a VNC or SunPCi III Session Shutting Down the SunPCi Daemon Process Making Manual Changes to the Boot@Boot Configuration Using an X Server Other Than Xvnc Note How to Interact With VNC From a Remote Client Extended Drives and SunPCi III File System Drives Network Drives How to Access Solaris Files and Directories in Microsoft Windows Note Using the Copy and Paste Commands for the Japanese Locale Note How to Configure Japanese Copy and Paste Between Microsoft Windows and Solaris Note Printing From Microsoft Windows or Linux Using Solaris Printers Tip Note How to Set Up a Solaris Printer From Microsoft Windows Avoid Using ScreenSavers Note Page Troubleshooting Support for Issues SunPCi III Hardware Issues Hardware Error Messages Mouse Issues Diskette Drive Issue CD-ROM Drive Issues Video Display Issues 24-Bit Display on Sun Blade Workstations External Video Resolutions Note Power Management Error Message USB and Firewire Connection Issues SunPCi III Software and Solaris Issues Installation Error Message Startup Error Messages When starting SunPCi III 3.2.1 software, you might encounter one of the following error messages. Emulated Hard Drive Issues The following table describes information about large emulated drives. Using Multiple Operating Systems Note Creating Bootable Partitions Solaris Stale Links Issue Missing Master.ini File After Factory Installation Note Sun Blade Workstation and Sun Enterprise Server Software Issue Page Xinerama Display Issues System Clock and Daylight Savings Time Issue Unexpected Power Failure Issue Note Colormap Flashing With IDEAS Software Issues With Mixing Existing SunPCi Emulated Drives and New Cards Backing Up an Emulated C: Drive SunPCi III Software and Microsoft Windows Issues FAT16 File System Limitation Issue Application Installation to Solaris File System Issues Note Displaying Shortname Tails Note Japanese Copy and Paste Issue Opening in Safe Mode Only Starts in External Monitor Switching to External Video Monitor After Entering Stand By Mode Displays as a Blank Window SunPCi III Card Stuck in Stand By Mode in Multi- Card Environment Keyboard Sometimes Disappears When Leaving Stand By Mode Red Hat Linux Issues Note Use NFS to Access Solaris Files Physical Networking is Only Supported Network Option Cannot Copy Graphics Between Solaris and Linux Page Display Issue when Viewing Emacs Avoid Scanning Partitions for Bad Blocks Note Solaris Function Keys of Cut, Copy, and Paste Do Not Work on Solaris Keyboards Page Page Must Install Networking During Linux Installation to Use Graphical User Interface Linux Does Not Open If Installation Is Interrupted Do Not Attempt to Change to External Monitor Using Display Settings Only Using VNC With Linux Might Not Work Solaris and Linux GNOME Desktop Incompatibility Windows XP Professional, Windows 2000, and Windows Server 2003 Issues Custom Display Mode Issue Note Double Mouse Pointer Issue File System Drive Issues Microsoft DirectDraw Performance Issue Troubleshooting Windows XP Professional, Windows 2000, and Windows Server 2003 Issues Issuesand Solutions No Mouse Input After Booting Into Safe Mode Incorrect Path Name After Adding D: Drive CD-ROM Drive Issues Cannot Unmap SunFSD Drives RealPlayer 6.0 Attempts Installation of New CD-ROM Drivers Windows Media Player 8 and 9 and Audio CD Issue Page Issue With Blank System Monitor After Switching Back From External Video in Windows 2000 and Note Windows Networking and SunFSD Issues Installing Applications on SunFSD Note Extended Drive (SunFSD) Issues FSD Mapping Is Now Case Sensitive Network Startup Is Slow After Configuration Cannot Connect to Other Systems Note Installing Applications From a SunFSD Source Directory Note Installing Applications Into a SunFSD Target Directory Missing Network Icon on Windows Desktop Issue Note Software Appears to Hang When Browsing Network Drives Unable to Mount Network Drive With Windows Explorer Issue Unable to Mount Certain NFS Mount Points as a Network Drive Microsoft Windows Application Issues Troubleshooting Microsoft Windows Applications set rlim_fd_max=XXXX Troubleshooting MicrosoftWindows Applications and SunFSD Issues Installation and SunFSD on Windows XP Professional Note Upgrading to Microsoft FrontPage 2002 Fails if FrontPage 2000 Installed on SunFSD Microsoft Office XP Installation and SunFSD on Windows 2000 Professional WordPerfect 9 Installation and SunFSD on WindowsXP Professional Retrospect Software and SunFSD Norton Antivirus Software Scanning and SunFSD on Windows 2000 and Windows XP Professional Page SunPCi III International Support International Support Note Using the Keyboard Environment Variables KBTYPE Environment Variable Values KBCP Environment Variable Values How to Set an Environment Variable How to Turn Off an Environment Variable How to Configure the Keyboard for Microsoft Windows Using an International Keyboard Under DOS International Keyboard DOS Character Set Using Code Pages and SunPCi III Code Page Table National Language Support Codes The $LANG Variable Page Page SunPCi III Online Support SunPCi III Product WebPage SunPCi III Documentation SunPCi III Performance Tips Fine-Tuning the SunPCi III Configuration Increasing System Memory Caution Specifying Emulated Drives Improving Video Performance Note Running Game Software on the SunPCi III Platform Note How to Increase Video Memory Video Display Routing Using a Palm Pilot With SunPCi III Glossary B C D E F Page N O P SunPCi R S T U V Index A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P R S T U V W X