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- LINUX-MANDRAKE - INSTALLATION NOTICES
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- Available:
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- o ENGLISH
- o FRENCH : /doc/install/fr/INSTALL
- o SPANISH : /doc/install/es/INSTALL
- o GERMAN : /doc/install/de/INSTALL
- o ITALIAN : /doc/install/it/INSTALL
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- and many others languages; look at /doc/install/ there may be a
- directory for your language. If not (yet); contributors are welcome!
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- | Linux-Mandrake - Installation instructions |
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- * Required configuration *
- - Pentium processor or compatible
- - CDROM drive
- - At least 32 MB RAM
- - VESA 2.0 compliant graphics card
-
-
- There are basically four ways you can install Linux-Mandrake, you
- should try them in order:
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- 1 - The Install CD is bootable. In most cases, just insert the CD into
- the drive and reboot the machine. Follow the instructions displayed on
- screen, you are done.
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- 2 - If you have MS-DOS installed on your computer, you can boot the
- installation system directly from the CD without using any diskettes.
-
- To do this (assuming your CD is drive D:), use the following
- commands:
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- C:\> D:
- D:\> cd \dosutils\autoboot
- D:\dosutils\autoboot> autoboot.bat
-
- Note that this method will not work if run in a DOS window -- the
- autoboot.bat file must be executed with DOS as the only operating
- system. In other words, Windows cannot be running.
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- 3 - If your computer cannot boot from the CDROM and previous methods
- do not work, you must make a boot floppy under Windows as follows:
- * insert the CDROM, then open the icon "My Computer", right click
- on the CDROM drive icon and select "Open"
- * go into the "dosutils" directory and double-click on the
- "rawwritewin" icon
- * insert a blank floppy in the floppy drive
- * select "D:\images\cdrom.img" in the "Image File" field (assuming that
- your CDROM drive is "D:", otherwise replace "D:" as needed)
- * select "A:" in the "Floppy Drive" field then click on "Write".
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- To begin the installation, insert the CDROM in the drive, as well as the
- boot floppy if necessary, then restart the computer.
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- 4 - If for any reason the previous methods do not fit your needs (you
- can't stand graphic install or you want to perform a network install
- or ...), you will also need to make a boot floppy.
-
- Below are the main stages of installation:
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- Mandrake Bootdisk Install
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- Under Windows, follow the method described in point 3, but using
- xxxxx.img (see below) instead of cdrom.img.
-
- Under Linux (or others modern unix) do :
-
- $ dd if=xxxxx.img of=/dev/fd0
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- Under MS-Windows do (under command MS-DOS) :
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- E:\>..\dosutils\rawrite.exe ../images/xxxxx.img
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- xxxxx.image is the boot image :
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- DrakX (graphical) install
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- cdrom.img:
- install from CD-ROM
- hd.img:
- install from hard-disk
- network.img:
- install from ftp/nfs/http
- pcmcia.img:
- install from pcmcia devices
-
- see http://www.linux-mandrake.com/drakx/README for more technical
- information
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- Text Install
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- DrakX supports a text mode installation. To use it, type :
-
- linux text
-
- at prompt of syslinux. (it's on the boot just after the graphical
- logo). If you want to use the old text mode install use :
- txt_bootnet.img:
- install from FTP and HTTP
- txt_boot.img:
- install from CD-Rom or Hard Drive
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- Rescue
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- You need 2 disks, one for an install image as
- explain above, and one you create with the image
- rescue.img
- Boot with the install image and at first prompt
- type "rescue". Wait to be prompted for the rescue
- image and insert it.
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- TEXT INSTALL INSTRUCIONS
-
- 1 - insert your installation floppy disk and your Mandrake CD (if
- needed) in your drives and restart your machine.
-
- 2 - press 'enter' until the 'boot:' prompt appears and carefully
- follow the instructions which appear on the screen.
-
- 3 - after having chosen the installation language (such as French) and
- the keyboard (such as fr-latin1), chose " Disk Druid " in order to
- create/chose your Linux partitions. The minimum requirement is to
- create at least two distinct partitions:
-
- * your main Linux partition, which will need to be loaded on " / "
- ("Mount point : / "). This will be the root directory (" root
- directory "). The size of this partition will need to be at least 300
- Mb. More experienced users may load the /usr and /home directories on
- supplementary partitions.
-
- * a swap Linux partition. This partition will need to be equal to
- approximately twice the size of the available RAM (Random Access
- Memory), or more for a server.
-
- 4 - after the installation of all the partitions, you may configure
- your machine. Carefully follow the instructions and don't forget to
- correctly install LILO (Linux Loader) on the MBR (Master Boot Record)
- of your hard disk.
-
- 5 - when the installation is complete take out the floppy disk and the
- CD-ROM and restart your machine.
-
- 6 - Linux should start. " Log in " as " root ". If X-Window is
- correctly installed, you should be able to start up KDE by typing
- "startx " on the command line.
-
- Important note : the " root " account will give you unrestricted
- access to your Linux system. Do not use it except to configure or
- administer Linux. For every day use, use a normal user account with
- the " adduser USER " and " passwd USER " commands.
-
- Good luck with Linux-Mandrake :-)
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- For installation support see the Mandrake diffusion list and FAQs at
- Mandrake web site
-
- http://www.linux-mandrake.com
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