Appendix D.
Troubleshooting Your Installation of Red Hat
Linux
This appendix discusses some common installation problems and their solutions.
D.1. You are Unable to Boot Red Hat Linux
D.1.1. Are You Unable to Boot from the CD ROM?
Note
There are a few cases where the system BIOS will not allow the Red Hat Linux CD ROM to boot be 
cause of the size of the boot image on the CD ROM itself. In cases such as these, a boot disk should
be made to boot Red Hat Linux. Once booted, the CD ROMs will work properly for the installation.
If you cannot boot from your Red Hat Linux CD ROM, you have two options:
1. You can change your BIOS so that booting from the CD ROM is recognized first in the boot
order, or
2. Boot using a boot disk you have created.
To change your BIOS, refer to your system manual for the correct keyboard combination that allows
you to access your BIOS, or you can read the key sequence needed while the system begins to boot.
To create a boot disk, follow the instructions in Section 1.4.2.
To boot Red Hat Linux using a boot disk, insert the diskette you have created into your floppy drive
and then boot/reboot your computer. Make sure that your BIOS is set to use the floppy or removable
disk (A:) to boot.
D.1.2. Are You Unable to Boot from the Local Boot Disk?
If you are experiencing difficulties in getting a local boot disk to boot your system correctly, you may
need an updated boot disk.
Check the online errata at
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata
for updated diskette images (if available) and follow the instructions in Section 1.4.2, to make an
updated boot disk for your system.
D.1.3. Are You Unable to Boot from PCMCIA Boot Disks?
If you are experiencing difficulties in getting the PCMCIA boot disks you made to boot your system
correctly, you may need an updated boot disk.






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