| CDROM Installation guide for Fermi v5.2.1 |
CDROM Installation Notes
CDROM's are available only for people who are installing systems off-site. They are not available for installation on on-site computers. The reason for this is that we do not want old versions of Fermi Linux on CD's laying around for years to come when there is a new distribution (with enhanced security) available for installation.
Having said that, CDROM's can be requested by sending email to Dan Yocum and Connie Sieh and we'll get them to you one way or another.
Pre-Installation Checklist
You'll need to acquire or know these
items before installing Fermi Linux on your system:
- The type of video card is in the
system including make, model and amount of memory.
- The type of ethernet card you have
including make and model.
- If you have an ISA PnP ethernet card
you will need to disable the PnP capability.
- Verify that the correct port (AUI,
BNC, or UTP).
- If this machine will be attached directly to the Internet with a set IP then you'll need to obtain the following information:
- An IP address.
- The network Netmask.
- The network Default Gateway IP
address.
- If the machine will be dual bootable
with NT. We recommend you use LILO as your boot manager.
Installation Instructions
Use the Tab/Alt-Tab keys to navigate
between elements. The <space> key selects/deselects items.
This cdrom is bootable if your BIOS supports bootable cdrom's.
Most new BIOS's support this feature though, you may have to enable
it in the BIOS. If you do not want to boot via the cdrom you
can make a floppy to boot from. This will still install via the cdrom.&nbs
p;
Use this floppy
image. For instructions on how to make a install floppy see here.
- Welcome to
Fermi Linux 5.2.1! [Return]
- Installation Path
[Install or Upgrade]
- Intstallation Class
- Select which workgroup this machine
will belong to. If you are off-site and aren't part of a particular group
choose either "FermiStandAlone" or "CUSTOM."
- For more information, please read about what workgroups currently exist and how they work.
- SCSI Configuration
[Yes or No]
- This window will appear if you do not
have a PCI SCSI device. If you have an ISA SCSI device, select
"Yes" and choose the device from the list. Otherwise, select "No."
- Disk Setup
[Disk Druid]
- Current Disk Partitions
- You will need to create your disk
partitions. The following are recommended sizes. At a bare minimum
you should create the /, /home and a swap partitions. The reason to create a separate /home partition is to ensure that if something bad should happen to your
system (/) partition, your personal home area may not be affected. (Note: "Requested" and "Actual" numbers will vary, also, all partitions should
be non-growable).
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Mount Point
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Device
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Requested
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Actual
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Type
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/
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/dev/hda1
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2000M
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2000M
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Linux Native
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/scratch
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/dev/hda5
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*the rest*
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*the rest*
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Linux Native
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/home
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/dev/hda6
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1000M
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1000M
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Linux Native
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swap
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/dev/hda7
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127M
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127M
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Linux Swap
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- To partition disks with Disk Druid:
- First, delete all existing
partitions.
- Use "Add" to create new
partitions. Enter its mount point, size and type.
- Repeat until all partitions are created.
- Hit "Ok" and
"Yes" on the Save Changes screen.
- If you have modified an extended
partition (i.e., /dev/hda5 or greater) then a reboot of the machine may be
necessary. Simply return to the top and perform the steps again. When it
comes time to put in the partition information, simply add the mount points to
the partitions that already exist.
- Partitions to Format
[select and Return]
- Install Log [Ok]
- The installation will proceed. This
takes about 30 minutes via the network and a progress bar will indicate the
amount of time left.
- Probing Results
- mouse [Ok]
- Configure Mouse
[select and Return]
- If you have a 2 button mouse, select
Emulate 3-Button.
- PCI Probe - video [Ok]
- If the card cannot be determined, the
screen Choose a Card will appear. Select your card and hit Ok.
- Monitor Setup
[Generic Multisync, Ok]
- Screen Configuration
[Probe]
- Probing to begin
[Ok]
- If this fails, you will have to
select the following information by hand:
- Video Memory [select
and Ok]
- Clockchip Configuration
[None, Ok]
- Select Video Modes
[select and Ok]
- I recommend choosing at least
the highest resolution under the 16 bit color depth.
- Network Configuration
[select and Ok]
- Boot Protocol
[select and Ok]
- Configure TCP/IP
- Enter the IP address, Netmask,
Default gateway address and Primary Nameserver and hit "OK."
- Hostname Lookup
[Ok]
- Configure Network
- Enter the Domain name, Host name and Secondary nameserver (if known) and hit "OK."
- Configure Timezone
[select and Ok]
- Do not select the "Hardware set
to GMT" option.
- Services [select
and Ok]
- Note: 1. Check autofs if you plan
on using the automounter.
- 2. Check ypbind if you plan
on using NIS maps from another machine.
- Root Password
[enter and Ok]
- Bootdisk [Yes]
- Bootdisk [Insert
disk and Ok]
- Lilo Installation
[Use default and Ok]
- Lilo Installation
- If you have an IDE drive over 8.4Gb
and you entered hda=C',255,63 at the LILO: command line above, you should add
this here, as well.
- Post Install -
Fermi products and special workgroup modifications are performed at this time.
This will take several minutes to complete.
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