Motorola 2.1 Networking Setup Manual page 30

Chapter 2: Network Setup
A Press the Enter key to begin the installation in graphical mode. If no key is pressed, the
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system will auto launch in 60 seconds.
If you are installing from other than the retail boxed set, you may be prompted to
perform a media check. While this step is time consuming, it ensures a successful
installation.
The following prompt will appear:
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To begin testing the CD media before installation press OK. Choose Skip to skip the media test
and start the installation.
Choose Skip.
The Welcome to Red Hat Enterprise Linux screen will be displayed. Click on the Next
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button.
Select the appropriate Language Selection setting and click on the Next button.
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Select the appropriate Keyboard Configuration setting and click on the Next button.
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Select Automatically Partition and click on the Next button.
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Select Remove all partitions on this system.
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Use the default drive that is highlighted under Select the drive(s) to use for this installation.
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Make sure that Review is checked at the bottom of the page. This allows you to view and
change the automatic partitioning results. Click on the Next button. Click Yes in the Warning
dialog box that appears.
It is recommended that the user create a separate /var partition for storing log files and
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databases. This ensures that the files to be created will not fill up all available space on the
system partitions and will also help prevent fragmentation in the file system.
Click on the New button. A dialog box will pop up to create a new partition. Enter or verify the
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following parameters:
Mount Point: /var
File System Type: use the default setting
Allowable Drives: use the default setting
Size (MB): 10000
Additional Options: Fixed Size
Click on the OK button. Check the partitions display to ensure that the new /var partition was
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created. Click on the Next button.
The default Boot Loader Configuration will already be correct. Click on the Next button.
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This setting will erase any and all existing operating systems and
data.
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