Chapter 8 . Running Fedora Core and Red (Web hosting billing)
Chapter 8 . Running Fedora Core and Red Hat Enterprise Linux 287 If, when installing Windows or Fedora, you find that the other operating system is no longer available on your boot screen, don t panic and don t immediately reinstall. You can usually recover from the problem by booting with the Fedora Linux emergency boot disk and then using either the grub-install or lilo command to reinsert the proper MBR. If you are uncomfortable working in emergency mode, seek out an expert to help you. Red Hat provides a description of how to configure a dual-boot system at www. redhat.com/docs/manuals/linux/RHL-9-Manual/install-guide/ ch-x86-dualboot.html. Beginning the Installation Once you have selected the right type of installation for your needs, you can begin the installation procedure. Throughout most of the procedure, you can click Back to make changes to earlier screens. However, once you are warned that packages are about to be written to hard disk, there s no turning back. Most items that you configure can be changed after Fedora is installed. It is quite possible that your entire hard disk is devoted to a Windows 95, 98, 2000, ME, NT, or XP operating system, and you may want to keep much of that information after Fedora Core is installed. Personal Desktop, Workstation, and Custom install classes retain existing partitions (by default), but they don t let you take space from existing DOS partitions without destroying them. Some good commercial products are available that you can use to resize your hard disk. In particular, I recommend Partition Magic (www.partitionmagic.com/partitionmagic). Ready to install? Here s what to do: 1. Insert the DVD into the DVD drive. (If you are not able to boot from the DVD, obtain an installation CD set as described earlier in this chapter and continue with this procedure by inserting the first CD into the drive.) 2. Start your computer. If you see the Fedora installation screen, continue to the next step. If you don t see the installation screen, your DVD or CD-ROM drive may not be bootable. You may be able to make the drive bootable, though. Here s how: Restart the computer. Immediately, you should see a message telling you how to go into setup, such as by pressing the F1, F2, or Del key. Enter setup and look for an option such as Boot Options or Boot From. If the value is A: First, Then C:, change it to CD-ROM First, Then C: or something similar. Save the changes and try to install again. 3. Boot the install procedure. At the boot prompt, press Enter to start the install in graphical mode. If your computer won t let you install in graphical mode (16-bit color, 800 600 resolution, framebuffer), refer to the Choosing Different Install Modes sidebar. Tip Caution
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