Sun Microsystems 817-3630-11 manual Installing Red Hat Linux, How to Install Red Hat Linux

Installing Red Hat Linux

You install the Linux operating system when you create an emulated drive by choosing Create a New Emulated Drive from the SunPCi Options menu. See “Emulated Drives and SunPCi III Software” on page 12.

Installation Notes

Make sure that you have the following media and information available before you begin installation:

■Red Hat Linux software, in one of the following formats:

■Red Hat Linux 9 download version or retail installation CDs

■Red Hat Linux Enterprise 3 retail installation CDs

■Network identification information

Caution – You must configure your network when prompted during Linux installation or the Linux graphical user interface will not work in Linux after the installation and you will be required to use a text-based Linux.

▼How to Install Red Hat Linux

Tip – When you specify an operating system to auto-install in the Create a New Emulated Drive dialog box, the software automatically finds and copies setup files, boot files, system files, and drivers that are appropriate for that operating system. You must install Linux through the SunPCi user interface

1.Create a new emulated hard drive and auto-install the Linux operating system.

See “Emulated Drives and SunPCi III Software” on page 12. Set options in the Create a New Emulated Drive dialog box as follows:

■Place the first Red Hat Linux installation CD-ROM into the Sun system.

■Select one of the following operating system to auto-install.

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

■Red Hat Linux 9 ISO (Kernel 2.4.20-8)

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

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