Identify Disk Partition to Install From
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Hard drive installations now require the use of the ISO (or CD-ROM) images instead of just copying an entire installation tree. After placing the required ISO images in a directory, choose to install from the hard drive. You will then point the installation program at that directory to perform the installation. If you verify that the ISO images are intact before you attempt an installation, you will help to avoid problems that are often encountered during a hard drive installation. To verify the ISO images are intact before performing an installation, use an md5sum program (many md5sum programs are available for various operating systems). An md5sum program should be available on the same server as the ISO images. |
The Select Partition screen (Figure 5-3) applies only if you are installing from a disk partition (that is, if you selected Hard Drive in the Installation Method dialog). This dialog allows you to name the disk partition and directory from which you are installing Red Hat Linux.
Enter the device name of the partition containing the Red Hat ISO images. There is also a field labeled Directory holding images. If the ISO images are not in the root directory of that partition, enter the path to the ISO images (for example, if the ISO images are in /test/new/RedHat, you would enter /test/new).
After you have identified the disk partition, you will next see the Welcome dialog. See Table 5-1 for more information.