askmethod
this command asks you to select the installation method you would like to use when booting from the Red Hat Enterprise Linux CD-ROM.
dd
this argument causes the installation program to prompt you to use a driver diskette.
dd=
url
this argument causes the installation program to prompt you to use a driver image from a specified HTTP, FTP, or NFS network address.
display=
ip
:0
this command allows remote display forwarding. In this command,
ip
should be replaced with the IP address of the system on which you want the display to appear.
On the system you want the display to appear on, you must execute the command xhost +
remotehostname
, where
remotehostname
is the name of the host from which you are running the original display. Using the command xhost +
remotehostname
limits access to the remote display terminal and does not allow access from anyone or any system not specifically authorized for remote access.
driverdisk
this command performs the same function as the dd command and also prompts you to use a driver diskette during the installation of Red Hat Enterprise Linux.
ide=nodma
this command disables DMA on all IDE devices and may be useful when having IDE-related problems.
mediacheck
this command gives you the option of testing the integrity of the install source (if an ISO-based method). this command works with the CD, DVD, hard drive ISO, and NFS ISO installation methods. Verifying that the ISO images are intact before you attempt an installation helps to avoid problems that are often encountered during an installation.
mem=
xxx
m
this command allows you to override the amount of memory the kernel detects for the machine. This may be needed for some older systems where only 16 mb is detected and for some new machines where the video card shares the video memory with the main memory. When executing this command,
xxx
should be replaced with the amount of memory in megabytes.
nopass
this command disables the passing of keyboard and mouse information to stage 2 of the installation program. It can be used to test keyboard and mouse configuration screens during stage 2 of the installation program when performing a network installation.
nopcmcia
this command ignores any PCMCIA controllers in system.
noprobe
this command disables hardware detection and instead prompts the user for hardware information.
noshell
this command disables shell access on virtual console 2 during an installation.
nousb
this command disables the loading of USB support during the installation. If the installation program tends to hang early in the process, this command may be helpful.
nousbstorage
this command disables the loading of the usbstorage module in the installation program's loader. It may help with device ordering on SCSI systems.
rescue
