134

server, 18

G

workstation, 17

diskette

GRUB, 51, 79

boot, creating, 15

alternatives to, 54, 83

making under Linux like OS, 16

boot diskette, 54, 83

making with MS DOS, 15

commercial products, 54, 83

network boot, creating, 15

LOADLIN, 54, 83

PCMCIA support, creating, 15

SYSLINUX, 54, 83

documentation

BIOS related issues, 116

other manuals, 11

configuration, 51, 79

driver disk, 119

creating a new configuration, 79

creating from image, 120

partitioning related issues, 116

produced by others, 119

removing, 89

produced by Red Hat, 119

SMP motherboards, 55, 83

using, 120

driver diskette, 14, 30

dual boot

H

allocating disk space, 122

FIPS partitioning tool, 124

hard disk

installing Red Hat Linux, 123

basic concepts, 105

making room for

extended partitions, 109

adding a new hard drive, 122

file system formats, 105

creating new partitions, 123

partition introduction, 107

using current partitions or hard drive, 122

partition types, 108

using FIPS to partition, 124

partitioning of, 105

no OS installed, 121

hard drive install, 35

OS/2, 121

hardware

Red Hat Linux as the only OS, 121

compatibility, 12

Windows already installed, 121

configuration, 24

finding with Windows, 21

hostname configuration, 56

E

how to use this manual, ix

HTTP

editing partitions, 50

installation, 39

extended partitions, 109

F

I

IDE CD ROM

fdisk, 50

unrecognized, problems with, 34

feedback

contact information for this manual, x

install log file

file system

/root/install.log, 69

formats, overview of, 105

installation

file system migration

aborting, 34

upgrading your file system, 78

can you install with a CD ROM, 14

file system types, 49, 78

CD ROM, 34

fips partitioning utility, 113

choosing, 16

firewall configuration, 57

custom, 19

customize incoming services, 58

disk space, 12

customize trusted devices, 58

expert mode, 32

security levels

FTP, 38

high, 57

getting Red Hat Linux, 11

medium, 58

GUI

no firewall, 58

CD ROM, 27

FTP

hard drive, 35

installation, 38

HTTP, 39