Red Hat Linux 7 Unleashed

Red Hat Linux 7 Unleashed

By William Ball

Preparing for Your Linux Installation

Before you start the install of your system, there are a few things you should do:

As Red Hat Linux has matured over the years, its installation and configuration have gotten simpler and simpler. Although there is an autoprobe program that the Linux community is continuously working on, it is often possible for things to still go wrong during an installation. The autoprobe might not pick up your hardware correctly or might have difficulty in detecting some hardware. Also, to our misfortune, not every piece of equipment ever produced is supported.

Because of this, it is important that you take a few minutes and, to the best of your ability, fill out the following sheet. Not only will it be helpful in configuring the system, but it also will help you in case something goes wrong.

Most of the following information can be found in your manuals for the particular equipment. Other pieces of information can be gathered by talking to your system administrator. The boldface items have been, historically speaking, problem areas. Obtaining the correct information on these areas may be critical if you are to have a successful installation.

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NOTE

If you are running OS/2, you must create your disk partitions with the OS/2 partitioning software; otherwise, OS/2 might not recognize the disk partitions. Do not create any new partitions during the installation, but do use the Linux fdisk to set the proper partition types for your Linux partitions.

After you have answered these questions, the rest of the installation is fairly easy. The entire process is menu-driven, which means you don't have to remember all the configuration information you have to remember for other Linuxes you might want to install.

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