Fedora 14
Installation Guide
Installing Fedora 14 on x86, AMD64, and Intel 64 architectures
Fedora Documentation Project
Installation Guide
Fedora 14 Installation Guide
Installing Fedora 14 on x86, AMD64, and Intel 64 architectures
Edition 1.0
Author Fedora Documentation Project
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Preface xi
1. Document Conventions ................................................................................................... xi
1.1. Typographic Conventions ..................................................................................... xi
1.2. Pull-quote Conventions ........................................................................................ xii
1.3. Notes and Warnings ........................................................................................... xiii
2. We Need Feedback! ..................................................................................................... xiii
3. Acknowledgements ....................................................................................................... xiii
Introduction xv
1. Background ................................................................................................................... xv
1.1. About Fedora ..................................................................................................... xv
1.2. Getting Additional Help ....................................................................................... xv
2. About This Document .................................................................................................... xv
2.1. Goals ................................................................................................................. xv
2.2. Audience ............................................................................................................ xv
1. Quick Start for Experts 1
1.1. Overview ..................................................................................................................... 1
1.2. Download Files ............................................................................................................ 1
1.3. Prepare for Installation ................................................................................................. 2
1.4. Install Fedora ............................................................................................................... 2
1.5. Perform Post-installation Steps ..................................................................................... 2
I. Preparing for Installation 3
2. Obtaining Fedora 5
2.1. Downloading Fedora ............................................................................................ 5
2.1.1. How Do I Download Installation Files? ........................................................ 5
2.1.2. Which Architecture Is My Computer? .......................................................... 6
2.1.3. Which Files Do I Download? ...................................................................... 7
2.2. Obtaining Fedora on CD or DVD .......................................................................... 8
3. Making Media 9
3.1. Making an installation CD set or DVD ................................................................... 9
3.2. Preparing a USB flash drive as an installation source ........................................... 10
3.2.1. Making Fedora USB Media on a Windows Operating System ...................... 11
3.2.2. Making Fedora USB Media in UNIX, Linux, and Similar Operating
Systems ............................................................................................................ 11
3.3. Making Minimal Boot Media ................................................................................ 16
3.3.1. UEFI-based systems ................................................................................ 17
II. The installation process 19
4. Planning for Installation on the x86 Architecture 21
4.1. Upgrade or Install? ............................................................................................. 21
4.2. Is Your Hardware Compatible? ............................................................................ 21
4.3. RAID and Other Disk Devices ............................................................................ 21
4.3.1. Hardware RAID ...................................................................................... 21
4.3.2. Software RAID ....................................................................................... 22
4.3.3. FireWire and USB Disks ......................................................................... 22
4.4. Do You Have Enough Disk Space? ..................................................................... 22
4.5. Selecting an Installation Method .......................................................................... 22
4.6. Choose a boot method ....................................................................................... 23
5. Preparing for Installation 25
5.1. Preparing for a Network Installation ..................................................................... 25
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5.1.1. Preparing for FTP and HTTP installation ................................................... 26
5.1.2. Preparing for an NFS installation .............................................................. 26
5.2. Preparing for a Hard Drive Installation ................................................................. 27
6. System Specifications List 31
7. Booting the Installer 33
7.1. Starting the Installation Program ......................................................................... 34
7.1.1. Booting the Installation Program on x86, AMD64, and Intel 64 Systems ........ 34
7.1.2. Additional Boot Options ............................................................................ 36
7.2. The Boot Menu .................................................................................................. 38
7.3. Installing from a Different Source ....................................................................... 39
7.4. Booting from the Network using PXE .................................................................. 39
8. Installing using anaconda 41
8.1. The Text Mode Installation Program User Interface ............................................... 41
8.1.1. Using the Keyboard to Navigate ............................................................... 43
8.2. The Graphical Installation Program User Interface ................................................ 44
8.2.1. Screenshots during installation ................................................................. 44
8.2.2. A Note about Virtual Consoles .................................................................. 45
8.3. Installation Method ............................................................................................. 45
8.3.1. Installing from DVD .................................................................................. 46
8.3.2. Installing from a Hard Drive ...................................................................... 46
8.3.3. Performing a Network Installation ............................................................. 47
8.3.4. Installing via NFS .................................................................................... 48
8.3.5. Installing via FTP or HTTP ....................................................................... 49
8.4. Verifying Media .................................................................................................. 50
8.5. Welcome to Fedora ............................................................................................ 50
8.6. Language Selection ............................................................................................ 51
8.7. Keyboard Configuration ...................................................................................... 52
8.8. Storage Devices ................................................................................................. 53
8.8.1. The Storage Devices Selection Screen .................................................... 54
8.9. Setting the Hostname ......................................................................................... 60
8.9.1. Edit Network Connections ........................................................................ 61
8.10. Time Zone Configuration ................................................................................... 69
8.11. Set the Root Password ..................................................................................... 71
8.12. Assign Storage Devices ................................................................................... 72
8.13. Initializing the Hard Disk ................................................................................... 74
8.14. Upgrading an Existing System ......................................................................... 75
8.14.1. The Upgrade Dialog .............................................................................. 75
8.14.2. Upgrading Using the Installer ................................................................ 76
8.14.3. Upgrading Boot Loader Configuration ..................................................... 76
8.15. Disk Partitioning Setup ...................................................................................... 77
8.16. Encrypt Partitions ............................................................................................ 80
8.17. Creating a Custom Layout or Modifying the Default Layout ................................. 81
8.17.1. Create Storage ..................................................................................... 82
8.17.2. Adding Partitions .................................................................................... 84
8.17.3. Create Software RAID .......................................................................... 86
8.17.4. Create LVM Logical Volume .................................................................. 89
8.17.5. Recommended Partitioning Scheme ........................................................ 92
8.18. Write changes to disk ....................................................................................... 96
8.19. x86, AMD64, and Intel 64 Boot Loader Configuration .......................................... 96
8.19.1. Advanced Boot Loader Configuration ...................................................... 99
8.19.2. Rescue Mode ...................................................................................... 100
8.19.3. Alternative Boot Loaders ...................................................................... 101
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8.20. Package Group Selection ................................................................................ 101
8.20.1. Installing from Additional Repositories ................................................... 102
8.20.2. Customizing the Software Selection ..................................................... 104
8.21. Installing Packages ......................................................................................... 107
8.22. Installation Complete ....................................................................................... 107
9. Troubleshooting Installation on an Intel or AMD System 109
9.1. You are unable to boot Fedora .......................................................................... 109
9.1.1. Are You Unable to Boot With Your RAID Card? ........................................ 109
9.1.2. Is Your System Displaying Signal 11 Errors? ............................................ 110
9.2. Trouble Beginning the Installation ...................................................................... 110
9.2.1. Problems with Booting into the Graphical Installation ................................ 110
9.3. Trouble During the Installation ........................................................................... 111
9.3.1. No devices found to install Fedora Error Message ................ 111
9.3.2. Saving traceback messages ................................................................... 111
9.3.3. Trouble with Partition Tables ................................................................... 114
9.3.4. Using Remaining Space ......................................................................... 114
9.3.5. Other Partitioning Problems .................................................................... 114
9.3.6. Are You Seeing Python Errors? .............................................................. 114
9.4. Problems After Installation ................................................................................ 115
9.4.1. Trouble With the Graphical GRUB Screen on an x86-based System? ......... 115
9.4.2. Booting into a Graphical Environment ..................................................... 116
9.4.3. Problems with the X Window System (GUI) ............................................. 116
9.4.4. Problems with the X Server Crashing and Non-Root Users ....................... 117
9.4.5. Problems When You Try to Log In .......................................................... 117
9.4.6. Is Your RAM Not Being Recognized? ...................................................... 118
9.4.7. Your Printer Does Not Work ................................................................... 118
9.4.8. Apache-based httpd service/Sendmail Hangs During Startup .................. 119
III. Advanced installation options 121
10. Boot Options 123
10.1. Configuring the Installation System at the Boot Menu ........................................ 123
10.1.1. Specifying the Language ...................................................................... 123
10.1.2. Configuring the Interface ...................................................................... 124
10.1.3. Updating anaconda .............................................................................. 124
10.1.4. Specifying the Installation Method ......................................................... 124
10.1.5. Manually Configuring the Network Settings ............................................ 125
10.2. Enabling Remote Access to the Installation System .......................................... 125
10.2.1. Enabling Remote Access with VNC ....................................................... 125
10.2.2. Connecting the Installation System to a VNC Listener ............................. 126
10.3. Logging to a Remote System During the Installation ......................................... 126
10.3.1. Configuring a Log Server ...................................................................... 127
10.4. Automating the Installation with Kickstart .......................................................... 127
10.5. Enhancing Hardware Support .......................................................................... 129
10.5.1. Overriding Automatic Hardware Detection .............................................. 129
10.6. Using the Maintenance Boot Modes ................................................................. 130
10.6.1. Loading the Memory (RAM) Testing Mode ............................................. 130
10.6.2. Verifying boot media ............................................................................. 130
10.6.3. Booting Your Computer with the Rescue Mode ....................................... 130
10.6.4. Upgrading your computer ..................................................................... 131
11. Installing Without Media 133
11.1. Retrieving Boot Files ....................................................................................... 133
11.2. Editing the GRUB Configuration ...................................................................... 133
