4.3.2.2. Booting the Installation Program from an LS-120 Diskette

4.3.2.2. Booting the Installation Program from an LS-120 Diskette

If your Itanium cannot boot from Red Hat Enterprise Linux CD #1, you must boot from an LS-120 diskette. If you want to perform a hard drive, NFS, FTP, or HTTP installation, you must boot from a boot LS-120 diskette.

You must create an LS-120 boot image file diskette from the boot image file on CD #1: images/boot.img. To create this diskette in Linux, insert a blank LS-120 diskette and type the following command at a shell prompt: 

dd if=boot.img of=/dev/hda bs=180k

Replace boot.img with the full path to the boot image file and /dev/hda with the correct device name for the LS-120 diskette drive.

If you are not using the Red Hat Enterprise Linux CD, the installation program starts in text mode and you must choose a few basic options for your system.

If you are using the CD-ROM to load the installation program, follow the instructions contained in Chapter 4, Installing on Intel® and AMD Systems.

To boot from an LS-120 diskette follow these steps:

  1. Insert the LS-120 diskette you made from the boot image file boot.img. If you are performing a local CD-ROM installation but booting off the LS-120 diskette, insert the Red Hat Enterprise Linux CD #1 also. If you are performing a hard drive, NFS, FTP, or HTTP installation, you do not need the CD-ROM.

  2. From the Boot Option menu choose EFI Shell.

  3. At the Shell> prompt, change the device to the LS-120 drive by typing the command fs0:, using the example map output above.

  4. Type elilo linux to boot into the installation program.

  5. Go to Chapter 4, Installing on Intel® and AMD Systems to begin the installation.