Index
B
- BIOS, issues related to GRUB,
BIOS-Related Limitations Impacting GRUB and LILO
- BIOS, issues related to LILO,
BIOS-Related Limitations Impacting GRUB and LILO
- boot loader,
Boot Loader Installation
- alternatives to,
Alternative Boot Loaders
- boot disk,
Alternative Boot Loaders
- commercial products,
Alternative Boot Loaders
- LOADLIN,
Alternative Boot Loaders
- SYSLINUX,
Alternative Boot Loaders
- configuration,
Boot Loader Installation
- GRUB,
Boot Loader Installation
- installation,
Boot Loader Installation
- installing on root partition,
Boot Loader Installation
- LILO,
Boot Loader Installation
- MBR,
Boot Loader Installation
- boot methods
- local boot disk,
Alternative Boot Methods
- USB floppies,
Alternative Boot Methods
- boot options
- installation,
Text Mode Boot Options
- bootable CD-ROM,
Booting Without Diskettes,
Starting the Installation Program
- booting
- installation program,
Booting the Installation Program
C
- canceling the installation,
Installing from CD-ROM
- CD-ROM
- ATAPI,
Installing from CD-ROM
- unrecognized, problems with,
What If the IDE CD-ROM Was Not Found?
- bootable,
Booting Without Diskettes,
Starting the Installation Program
- IDE,
Installing from CD-ROM
- unrecognized, problems with,
What If the IDE CD-ROM Was Not Found?
- installation from,
Installing from CD-ROM
- other,
Installing from CD-ROM
- SCSI,
Installing from CD-ROM
- class
- installation,
Install Options
- clock,
Time Zone Configuration
- configuration
- clock,
Time Zone Configuration
- GRUB,
Boot Loader Installation
- hardware,
Basic Hardware Configuration
- LILO,
Boot Loader Installation
- network,
Network Configuration
- time,
Time Zone Configuration
- time zone,
Time Zone Configuration
- video,
Video Configuration
- consoles, virtual,
A Note about Virtual Consoles
- conventions
- document,
Document Conventions
- Custom
- disk space,
Installation Disk Space Requirements
- installation,
Custom Installations
- installation types,
Which Installation Class is Best For You?
D
- dd
- creating installation diskette,
Using the dd Command
- deleting partitions,
Deleting a Partition
- dependencies
- installing packages,
Unresolved Dependencies
- disk
- driver,
Driver Disks
- Disk Druid
- adding partitions,
Adding Partitions
- filesystem type,
Filesystem Types
- buttons,
Disk Druid's Buttons
- deleting partitions,
Deleting a Partition
- editing partitions,
Editing Partitions
- partitions,
Partitioning Your System
- disk partitioning,
Disk Partitioning Setup
- disk space,
Do You Have Enough Disk Space?
- disk space requirements,
Installation Disk Space Requirements
- custom,
Custom Installations
- Workstation,
Workstation Installation
- diskette
- boot, creating,
Making Installation Diskettes
- making under Linux-like OS,
Using the dd Command
- making with MS-DOS,
Using the rawrite Utility
- network boot, creating,
Making Installation Diskettes
- documentation
- other manuals,
Where to Find Other Manuals
- driver disk,
Alternative Boot Methods,
Starting the Installation Program,
Driver Disks
- creating from image,
Creating a Driver Disk from an Image File
- produced by others,
How Do I Obtain a Driver Disk?
- produced by Red Hat,
How Do I Obtain a Driver Disk?
- using,
Using a Driver Disk During Installation
F
- fdisk,
Partitioning with fdisk
- feedback
- contact information for this manual,
We Need Feedback!
- filesystem
- formats, overview of,
It is Not What You Write, it is How You Write It
- filesystem types,
Filesystem Types
- fips partitioning utility,
Create new partition(s)
- firewall configuration,
Firewall Configuration
- customize incoming services,
Firewall Configuration
- customize trusted devices,
Firewall Configuration
- security levels
- high,
Firewall Configuration
- medium,
Firewall Configuration
- no firewall,
Firewall Configuration
- FTP
- installation,
FTP Setup
G
- GRUB,
Boot Loader Installation,
GRUB Password
- alternatives to,
Alternative Boot Loaders
- boot disk,
Alternative Boot Loaders
- commercial products,
Alternative Boot Loaders
- LOADLIN,
Alternative Boot Loaders
- SYSLINUX,
Alternative Boot Loaders
- BIOS-related issues,
BIOS-Related Limitations Impacting GRUB and LILO
- configuration,
Boot Loader Installation
- installation,
Boot Loader Installation
- partitioning-related issues,
One Last Wrinkle: Using GRUB or LILO
- password,
GRUB Password
- removing,
Removing Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS
- SMP motherboards,
SMP Motherboards, GRUB, and LILO
H
- hard disk
- basic concepts,
Hard Disk Basic Concepts
- extended partitions,
Partitions within Partitions — An Overview of Extended Partitions
- filesystem formats,
It is Not What You Write, it is How You Write It
- partition introduction,
Partitions: Turning One Drive Into Many
- partition types,
Partitions: Turning One Drive Into Many
- partitioning of,
An Introduction to Disk Partitions
- hard drive install,
Installing from a Hard Drive
- hardware
- compatibility,
Is Your Hardware Compatible?
- configuration,
Basic Hardware Configuration
- hostname configuration,
Network Configuration
- how to use this manual,
How to Use This Manual
- HTTP
- installation,
HTTP Setup
I
- IDE CD-ROM
- unrecognized, problems with,
What If the IDE CD-ROM Was Not Found?
- information
- network,
Network-related Information
- pre-installation,
Things You Should Know
- install log file
- /tmp/install.log,
Preparing to Install
- installation
- aborting,
Installing from CD-ROM
- boot options
- text mode,
Text Mode Boot Options
- booting without diskette,
Starting the Installation Program
- can you install with a CD-ROM,
Can You Install Using the CD-ROM?
- CD-ROM,
Installing from CD-ROM
- choosing,
Which Installation Class is Best For You?
- class,
Install Options
- Custom,
Custom Installations
- disk space,
Do You Have Enough Disk Space?
- expert mode,
Additional Boot Options,
Text Mode Boot Options
- FTP,
FTP Setup
- getting Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS,
Do You Have the Right Components?
- GRUB,
Boot Loader Installation
- GUI
- CD-ROM,
Installing Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS
- hard drive,
Installing from a Hard Drive
- HTTP,
HTTP Setup
- keyboard navigation,
Using the Keyboard to Navigate
- LILO,
Boot Loader Installation
- method
- CD-ROM,
Selecting an Installation Method
- FTP,
Selecting an Installation Method
- hard drive,
Selecting an Installation Method
- HTTP,
Selecting an Installation Method
- NFS image,
Selecting an Installation Method
- selecting,
Selecting an Installation Method
- network,
Installing over a Network
- NFS,
NFS Setup
- NFS server information,
NFS Setup
- no framebuffer mode,
Additional Boot Options
- partitioning,
Partitioning Your System
- problems
- IDE CD-ROM related,
What If the IDE CD-ROM Was Not Found?
- program
- booting,
Booting the Installation Program
- booting without a diskette,
Booting Without Diskettes
- starting,
Starting the Installation Program
- text mode user interface,
The Installation Program User Interface
- user interface,
The Installation Program User Interface
- virtual consoles,
A Note about Virtual Consoles
- registering your product,
Registering Your Product
- serial mode,
Additional Boot Options,
Text Mode Boot Options
- starting,
Beginning the Installation
- text mode,
Additional Boot Options,
Installing Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS via Text Mode,
Starting the Installation Program
- cross-reference table,
Installation Cross-Reference Table
- online help,
Displaying Online Help
- user interface,
The Installation Program User Interface
- Workstation,
Workstation Installation
- installation class
- choosing,
Which Installation Class is Best For You?
- installing packages,
Package Group Selection
- introduction,
Introduction
L
- language
- selecting,
Language Selection
- support for multiple languages,
Language Support Selection
- LILO,
Boot Loader Installation
- alternatives to,
Alternative Boot Loaders
- boot disk,
Alternative Boot Loaders
- commercial products,
Alternative Boot Loaders
- LOADLIN,
Alternative Boot Loaders
- SYSLINUX,
Alternative Boot Loaders
- BIOS-related issues,
BIOS-Related Limitations Impacting GRUB and LILO
- configuration,
Boot Loader Installation
- installation,
Boot Loader Installation
- partitioning-related issues,
One Last Wrinkle: Using GRUB or LILO
- removing,
Removing Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS
- SMP motherboards,
SMP Motherboards, GRUB, and LILO
- Linux-like OS
- creating installation diskette with,
Using the dd Command
- LOADLIN,
Alternative Boot Loaders
P
- packages
- groups,
Package Group Selection
- selecting,
Package Group Selection
- individual,
Selecting Individual Packages
- installing,
Package Group Selection
- selecting,
Package Group Selection
- partition
- /boot,
How Many Partitions?
- extended,
Partitions within Partitions — An Overview of Extended Partitions
- root,
How Many Partitions?
- swap,
How Many Partitions?
- Partition Magic,
Alternative Boot Loaders
- partitioning,
Partitioning Your System
- automatic,
Disk Partitioning Setup,
Automatic Partitioning
- basic concepts,
An Introduction to Disk Partitions
- creating new,
Adding Partitions
- filesystem type,
Filesystem Types
- destructive,
Using Free Space from an Active Partition
- extended partitions,
Partitions within Partitions — An Overview of Extended Partitions
- GRUB issues related to,
One Last Wrinkle: Using GRUB or LILO
- how many partitions,
How Many Partitions?
- introduction to,
Partitions: Turning One Drive Into Many
- LILO issues related to,
One Last Wrinkle: Using GRUB or LILO
- making room for partitions,
Making Room For Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS
- mount points and,
Disk Partitions and Mount Points
- naming partitions,
Partition Naming Scheme
- non-destructive,
Using Free Space from an Active Partition
- numbering partitions,
Partition Naming Scheme
- other operating systems,
Disk Partitions and Other Operating Systems
- recommended,
Recommended Partitioning Scheme
- types of partitions,
Partitions: Turning One Drive Into Many
- using free space,
Using Unpartitioned Free Space
- using in-use partition,
Using Free Space from an Active Partition
- using unused partition,
Using Space from an Unused Partition
- with fdisk,
Partitioning with fdisk
- password
- GRUB,
GRUB Password
- setting root,
Account Configuration
- user accounts,
Setting Up User Accounts
- pre-installation information,
Things You Should Know
R
- rawrite
- creating installation diskette,
Using the rawrite Utility
- recursion
- See recursion
- Red Hat FAQ,
How to Use This Manual
- registering your product,
Registering Your Product
- removing
- GRUB,
Removing Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS
- LILO,
Removing Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS,
Removing Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS
- rescue mode,
Rescue Mode
- root / partition,
Recommended Partitioning Scheme
- root partition
- See partition, root
- root password,
Account Configuration
S
- selecting
- packages,
Package Group Selection
- serial mode installation,
Additional Boot Options,
Text Mode Boot Options
- SMP motherboards
- GRUB,
SMP Motherboards, GRUB, and LILO
- LILO,
SMP Motherboards, GRUB, and LILO
- starting
- installation,
Starting the Installation Program,
Beginning the Installation,
Starting the Installation Program
- steps
- choosing an installation class,
Which Installation Class is Best For You?
- disk space,
Do You Have Enough Disk Space?
- hardware compatibility,
Is Your Hardware Compatible?
- installing with CD-ROM,
Can You Install Using the CD-ROM?
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS components,
Do You Have the Right Components?
- support, technical
- See technical support
- swap,
Recommended Partitioning Scheme
- custom auto-partition,
What a Custom Installation Will Do
- swap partition
- See partition, swap
- SYSLINUX,
Alternative Boot Loaders
- System Commander,
Alternative Boot Loaders
- system requirements table,
System Requirements Table
T
- tables
- reference,
System Requirements Table
- system requirements,
System Requirements Table
- text mode cross-reference,
Installation Cross-Reference Table
- technical support,
Getting Technical Support
- how to send questions for,
How to Send Support Questions
- how to state problems for,
Questions for Technical Support
- not provided for other companies' products,
Scope of Red Hat Support
- policy overview,
An Overview of Red Hat Support
- registering online,
Signing up for Technical Support
- signing up for,
How to Get Technical Support
- text mode installation
- cross-reference table,
Installation Cross-Reference Table
- time zone
- configuration,
Time Zone Configuration
- troubleshooting,
Troubleshooting Your Installation of Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS
- after the installation,
Problems After Installation
- graphical GRUB screen,
Trouble With the Graphical GRUB Screen?
- graphical LILO screen,
Trouble With the Graphical LILO Screen?
- logging in,
Problems When You Try to Log In
- Netscape Navigator,
Does Netscape Navigator Crash on JavaScript Pages?
- printers and X,
Your Printer Will Not Work Under X
- RAM not recognized,
Is Your RAM Not Being Recognized?
- server installations and X,
Problems with Server Installations and X
- sound configuration,
Problems with Sound Configuration
- beginning the installation,
Trouble Beginning the Installation
- GUI installation method unavailable,
Problems with Booting into the Graphical Installation
- mouse not detected,
Is Your Mouse Not Detected?
- booting,
You are Unable to Boot Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS
- network boot disk,
Are You Unable to Boot from a Network Boot Disk?
- RAID cards,
Are You Unable to Boot With Your RAID Card?
- signal 11 error,
Is Your System Displaying Signal 11 Errors?
- during the installation,
Trouble During the Installation
- completing partitions,
Other Partitioning Problems
- creating partitions,
Partition Creation Problems
- Python errors,
Are You Seeing Python Errors?
- using remaining hard drive space,
Using Remaining Space
- graphical installation
- no framebuffer mode,
Additional Boot Options