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Interface
display a summary of available cursor positioning keys.
To "press" a button, position the cursor over the button (using Tab, for example) and press
Space or Enter. To select an item from a list of items, move the cursor to the item you wish to
select and press Enter. To select an item with a checkbox, move the cursor to the checkbox
and press Space to select an item. To deselect, press Space a second time.
Pressing F12 accepts the current values and proceeds to the next dialog; it is equivalent to
pressing the OK button.
Caution
Unless a dialog box is waiting for your input, do not press any keys during the
installation process (doing so may result in unpredictable behavior).
6. Beginning Installation
6.1. Installing from DVD/CD-ROM
To install Red Hat Enterprise Linux from a DVD/CD-ROM, place the DVD or CD #1 in your
DVD/CD-ROM drive and boot your system from the DVD/CD-ROM.
The installation program then probes your system and attempts to identify your CD-ROM drive.
It starts by looking for an IDE (also known as an ATAPI) CD-ROM drive.
If your CD-ROM drive is not detected, and it is a SCSI CD-ROM, the installation program
prompts you to choose a SCSI driver. Choose the driver that most closely resembles your
adapter. You may specify options for the driver if necessary; however, most drivers detect your
SCSI adapter automatically.
If the DVD/CD-ROM drive is found and the driver loaded, the installer will present you with the
option to perform a media check on the DVD/CD-ROM. This will take some time, and you may
opt to skip over this step. However, if you later encounter problems with the installer, you should
reboot and perform the media check before calling for support. From the media check dialog,
continue to the next stage of the installation process (refer to Section 12, “Welcome to Red Hat
Enterprise Linux”).
6.1.1. What If the IDE CD-ROM Was Not Found
If you have an IDE (ATAPI) DVD/CD-ROM but the installation program fails to find it and asks
you what type of DVD/CD-ROM drive you have, try the following boot command. Restart the
installation, and at the boot: prompt enter linux hdX=cdrom. Replace X with one of the
following letters, depending on the interface the unit is connected to, and whether it is
configured as master or slave (also known as primary and secondary):
• a — first IDE controller, master
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