Chapter 8 Using Red Hat Linux 89
■Red Hat Linux Enterprise 3 WS (Kernel 2.4.21-4EL)
■Make the drive at least 3 Gbytes in size (which is the default), which can be
expanded later if needed.
A full installation of Red Hat Linux requires 7 Gbytes.
■Attach the drive as a C: drive.
Youmust attach the drive as a C: drive for the installation to work properly,
which by default is named RedHat-9.0.diskimage, RedHat-3-ES.diskimage, or RedHat-
3-WS.diskimage.
For best performance, create your emulated drives on a local hard disk on your
Sun system or server.
Note – When creating and installing Linux, always attach and createthe disk image
at the same time.
■The Disk Creation Progress dialog box opens and shows the progressof the disk
creation. When the disk is created, the Reset SunPCi dialog box opens, and you
then can reboot the SunPCi III software.
Note – Yourmouse might not be active during the first part of the Linux
installation. Use the Tabkey and arrow key to navigate the Linux Setup screens until
the mouse becomes active.
2. The installation process continues after rebooting and you are asked a series of
questions. Youcan accept the defaults. The questions include the following:
a. You can choose a GUI Linux or a text-based Linux. Press Return for a GUI
Linux, since that is the default installation for SunPCi.
b. The Choose Language dialog box opens. Press Tab and Return to accept the
default.
c. The Keyboard Type dialog box opens. Press Tab and Return to accept the
default.
d. The Installation Method dialog box opens. Press Tab and Return toaccept the
default of Local CDROM.
The Linux installation continues. Youare then prompted for additional
information in the Red Hat Linux installation window.
Tip – If you areusing the GUI installation, after the SunPCi III software rebootsand
opensthe Linux window, choose Attach Mouse from the Options menu. This enables
the mouse to work with Linux during installation