Compaq AP750 - Professional - 256 MB RAM Installation And Configuration Manual
Red hat linux 5.2 installation and configuration on compaq professional ap and sp models
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April 1999
Workstation Division
Compaq Computer Corporation
Contents
Overview.....................................4
Prepare the Hardware.................4
Install Red Hat Linux ..................4
Initial Installation Steps..............4
Path .........................................5
Custom Installation Path ...........5
Disk Partitioning ..................5
Package Selection.................6
Finishing the Installation............6
Configure Mouse..................6
Configure X Windows..........6
Network Configuration.........7
Timezone Configuration.......7
Printer Configuration............7
Root Password......................7
Boot Disk Creation...............7
Configure LILO ...................7
Installation is Complete ........8
Customization Steps .................8
Updates ................................8
and Red Hat Linux ...............9
Linux SMP Support............10
Appendix ..................................11
Additional Resources ..............11
Specifications .........................12
Red Hat Linux 5.2
Installation and Configuration
on Compaq Professional
Workstations AP and SP Models
Abstract: This document provides instructions to help Compaq
customers install and configure Red Hat Linux 5.2 on Compaq
Professional Workstations AP and SP Models.
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Page 1: Table Of Contents
Overview........4 Abstract: This document provides instructions to help Compaq Prepare the Hardware....4 Install Red Hat Linux ....4 customers install and configure Red Hat Linux 5.2 on Compaq Initial Installation Steps....4 Professional Workstations AP and SP Models. Class-Based Installation Path .........5 Custom Installation Path ...5... - Page 2 PROFITS, BUSINESS INTERRUPTION OR LOSS OF BUSINESS INFORMATION), EVEN IF COMPAQ HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. The limited warranties for Compaq products are exclusively set forth in the documentation accompanying such products. Nothing herein should be construed as constituting a further or additional warranty.
- Page 3 Customers who wish to run Linux will need to rely on existing driver sets available through commercial Linux distributions, VARs, or the official Linux Internet web site. The Compaq warranty does not cover technical support and service for Professional Workstations running Linux.
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Page 4: Overview
Red Hat Linux 5.2 Installation and Configuration Overview This document covers the installation and configuration of Red Hat Linux 5.2 Compaq Professional Workstations AP and SP models. All Web URLs and FTP sites listed in this guide are embedded links and permit the reader to jump directly to those sites using an installed Web browser. -
Page 5: Class-Based Installation Path
Jump ahead to “Finishing the Installation.” Important Note: Workstation or Server Installation Path ignores any Compaq System Partitions! The installation program removes any Linux partitions found on the drive(s) and recreates a filesystem, then installs the Linux Loader (LILO) into the boot sector of the primary drive. -
Page 6: Package Selection
XFree86 (see monitor specification table in the Appendix). The information required in this module is: Monitor type - for Compaq monitors, I recommend choosing Custom or Generic Multisync. Note: XFree86 3.3.3.1 update adds several Compaq monitor definitions. Choose the appropriate Compaq Monitor if it is supported by Xconfigurator. -
Page 7: Network Configuration
Red Hat Linux 5.2 Installation and Configuration During controller configuration steps: 1. Select Don't Probe 2. Select the correct amount of video RAM, 3. Select No Clockchip option 4. Probe for Clocks screen - select Skip Network Configuration If you select Yes when asked to configure the network, Red Hat Linux 5.2 probes and finds the Intel EtherExpress Pro 100 controller on the AP200, AP400, and AP500. -
Page 8: Installation Is Complete
Red Hat Linux 5.2 Installation and Configuration Note: LILO can boot many non-Linux operating systems if installed in the boot sector of a drive, HOWEVER LILO CANNOT BOOT WINDOWS NT! Windows NT's boot loader "owns" the boot sector of the host drive. Therefore, in this step of Red Hat Linux configuration, LILO must be installed in the Linux root partition if you plan to dual-boot Linux with Windows NT! See the section entitled “Dual Booting Windows NT and Red Hat Linux”... -
Page 9: Dual-Booting Windows Nt And Red Hat Linux
Red Hat Linux 5.2 Installation and Configuration Dual-Booting Windows NT and Red Hat Linux Several Linux HOWTO’ s have been published to document dual-booting Linux with other operating systems. The following steps outlined in one specific HOWTO have been used successfully. -
Page 10: Linux Smp Support
Red Hat Linux 5.2 Installation and Configuration Linux SMP Support See the links referenced in the “Additional Resources” for more specifics. The Linux SMP FAQ cites the following prerequisites to successfully enable SMP support on Linux: “How do I make a Linux SMP kernel?” The SMP FAQ is quoted below: Uncomment the SMP=1 line in the main Makefile (/usr/src/Linux/Makefile). -
Page 11: Appendix
Red Hat Linux 5.2 Installation and Configuration Appendix Additional Resources The following Web URLs provide additional resources. Red Hat Support Pages: http://www.redhat.com/support/docs/rhl Red Hat Linux 5.2 Errata Page: http://www2.portal.redhat.com/support/docs/rhl/rh52-errata- general.html Upgrading to the 2.2.x Linux Kernel on Red Hat Linux 5.2 systems http://www.redhat.com/support/docs/rhl/kernel- 2.2/kernel2.2-upgrade.html Linux Documentation Project (HOWTO Library):... -
Page 12: Compaq Monitor Specifications
Red Hat Linux 5.2 Installation and Configuration Compaq Monitor Specifications Monitor Horizontal Vertical Frequency Frequency 1024 COLOR 30 - 60 kHz 50 - 100 Hz 151FS COLOR 30 - 60 kHz 50 - 100 Hz 171FS COLOR 30 - 60 kHz...