The first thing to do is to create an installation diskette also known as a boot disk. If you have purchased the
official Red Hat Linux
CD-ROM, you will find this floppy disk named Boot Diskette in the Red Hat Linux box and
you don't need to create it. From time to time, you may find that the installation will fail with the standard diskette
image that comes with the official Red Hat Linux CD-ROM. If this happens, a revised diskette is required in order for
the installation to work properly. In these cases, special images are available via the Red Hat Linux Errata web
page to solve the problem
www.redhat.com/errata. Since this, is a
relatively rare occurrence, you will save time if you try to use the standard diskette images first, and then review
the Errata only if you experience any problem completing the installation.
Open the Command Prompt under Windows: | |
C:\> d:
D:\> cd \dosutils
D:\dosutils> rawrite
Enter disk image source file name: ..\images\boot.img
Enter target diskette drive: a:
Please insert a formatted diskette into drive A: and press --ENTER-- :
D:\dosutils>
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The rawrite.exe program asks for the filename of the disk image: Enter boot.img and insert a floppy
into drive A. It will then ask for a disk to write to: Enter a:, and when complete, label the disk; for example, Red Hat boot disk.
- Choose your language
You can choose your prefferd language for the Linux OS from a list. For example, English, Danish etc
- Choose your keyboard type
You can choose your Keyboard type. For example US pc104, norwegian etc
- Select your mouse type
You can choose your mouse type. For example Logitech two button, Microsoft three button mouse etc
