These are newbie notes I made while installing RedHat 7. The level of detail here may be excruciating for some...
The first step is to learn what you can about your hardware. The big issues here are the graphics card and the ethernet/modem card. Since I have a Savage S3 graphics card and an Intel/Lucent ethernet card, these installation notes address that hardware. The first piece of advise is that the documentation you received is essentially useless. Instead, you'll want to look at the following sources of information: Other good sources were found at:CDROM Install out of the box
boot: text
language: english
keyboard: us
OK
Installation type: workstation system
Automatic partitioning: Continue
Hostname: ######.####.##.###
IP address: ###.##.###.#
netmask: ###.###.###.#
default gateway: ###.##.###.#
primary nameserver: ###.##.###.##
Mouse: (Generic 3 button mouse: PS/2)?
Clock:
Root Password:
Add User:
OK
Package Group: *Gnome *select individual packages
(Add Editors-vim, gnuplot, octave, enlightenment window manager,
tetex.doc, XFree86-S3)
Video card selection: S3 Savage (generic)
Monitor setup: IBM Thinkpad 1400x1050
Memory: 8MB
Clockchip: (no setting)
Settings: 1024x760
OK
login as root:
applied errata update ( mount /mnt/cdrom )
linuxconf networking -> client tasks -> basic host information -> name
server
(added additional routing and gateways)
ifconfig eth0 netmask ###.###.###.# broadcast ###.##.###.#
Let's get XFree86 v. 4.0.2
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documentation at ftp.xfree86.org
(your closest mirror)/4.0.2/binaries/Linux-ix86-glibc22/
0.) download README, INSTALL (clearly written)
1.) download Xinstall.sh
2.) sh Xinstall.sh -check (indicates glibc22 is correct)
3.) download extract, Xbin.tgz, Xman.tgz, Xdoc.tgz, Xfnts.tgz,
Xfenc.tgz, Xetc.tgz, Xvar.tgz,
Xxserv.tgz, Xmod.tgz
4.) sh Xinstall.sh
5.) XFree86 -configure
6.) cp /root/XF86Config.new /etc/X11/XF86Config-4
download the latest driver from
www.probo.com/timr/savage40.html
use this driver to replace /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/drivers/savage_drv.o
Formatting a floppy
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/sbin/mkfs -t ext2 /dev/fd0 1440
mount /mnt/floppy
cd /mnt/floppy
chown
chgrp
cd
umount /mnt/floppy
Install Window Manager
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enlightenment-install
startx
Fix some teTeX settings
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cd /usr/share/texmf/dvips/config
edit updmap and change: type1_default = true
./updmap
texconfig dvips paper letter
texconfig xdvi us
Change user shells
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linuxconf -> user accounts /bin/bash -> /bin/tcsh
bootmode
mode opteration: graphic and network
Sign up for RedHat Network
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