Continuing the Install (FTP, CD, or NFS)

# 5. Continuing the Install (FTP, CD, or NFS)

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The installation process is fairly easy to follow -- just read the instructions and answer the questions. One thing to remember is that you must use the `space-bar` to select the partitions you want to format. Anytime you see a list of items with `[ ]` to the left, you are REQUIRED to use the `space-bar` when you want to select something.

## 5.1 Reboot to Start the Install

Place your boot disk in drive A (yes, you must have a 3.5" High Density drive as your A drive) and reboot your machine. You will see a screen of information about boot parameters. If you know you need parameters to force the kernel to detect certain hardware devices, enter them now. Otherwise, just hit enter to auto probe.

Watch the messages as the system boots and see if all your hardware is detected. For example, if you have SCSI in your system and you see a message like ``scsi: 0 hosts'', you have a problem. Make sure you picked the right boot image first, and then try entering command line parameters. For more info on those, see the RedHat-FAQ (available on any Red Hat mirror). If everything goes well, insert the ramdisks as prompted.

## 5.2 Mounting the Install Media

One of the first things you have to do is mount your install media.

For a CD-ROM install, the process is very simple. Just pick CD-ROM, and it should mount your CD-ROM.

If you are doing an NFS install, select NFS. When prompted, enter the hostname and directory of the exported filesystem.

For a true FTP install directly off the Internet, pick the FTP option. Nothing is mounted in this case. If your hardware was detected properly, everything should work fine.

For an install from your DOS or ext2 partition, pick the Hard Drive type install. You will have to enter the name of the partition on which you placed the files you downloaded, then enter the file system type of that partition, either `msdos` for a DOS partition, or `ext2` for a Linux ext2 partition. If you entered everything correctly, the parition will be successfully mounted.

## 5.3 Finishing

If you are doing a CD-ROM or NFS install, you can do an X based graphical install. If you are doing an install via FTP or from partition to which you've downloaded the Red Hat packages, you must do a text based install. At this point you can continue the install by simply answering the questions and you should be set!

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