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Pre Install Checklist for Fermi Red Hat V5.0.2

You'll need to acquire or know these items before installing Fermi Red Hat Linux on 
your system.

1. Fermi Red Hat Install floppy V5.0.2 from the PREP counter at FCC3W or from 
   Yolanda at WH8NW.  This is a specially modified install floppy for Fermi 
   network installations. 
2. What type of video card you have. (make, model, and amount of memory it has.) 
3. What make and model ethernet card you have. 
3a. Disable PnP on your card if it is a PnP card. 
	Use a DOS disk to boot your system, after this is accomplished
        then remove the DOS floppy and insert the floppy included with your
	ethernet card.  If you have a 3Com card there should be an 
	bat file called pnpdsabl.  Run this program to disable the 
	PnP capability of your card.
3b. Verify that the correct port is activated, either BNC, AUI
    or UTP.  
	On my 3Com 3c509 floppy I have a executable called 3c5x9cfg.exe.  
	Running this executable enable me to select the port on the back
	of the card.  The floppy supplied with your ethernet card should
	should have something similiar.
4. What is the hardware address of the ethernet card.  This is 
   often referred to as the MAC address and is needed to obtain your IP address
   from the Network Group. 
	To get this you will need to use the Fermi Red Hat Install floppy  
	obtained from FSS. Boot up to step 6 of the installation 
	instructions below and type [alt][clt][F4]. 
	From this screen you will be able to find the address. The number loOks 
	something like 00:60:08:3e:34:ba It will be in one of the lines that begin 
	with the the name of the ethernet device "eth0".	
5. What are you going to name your machine?  You need to tell the 
   Network Group this before they can assign you an IP address. 
6. Obtain an IP address from Networking Group.
7. The network's Netmask (supplied by Networking with IP address)
8. The network's Default Route (supplied by Networking with IP address)
9. If this machine will be "dual boot" Then you will need to decide which boot manager you will be installing.

These instructions are compiled such that each numbered steps correspond 
with a new input display window. Install the Fermi boot floppy and turn 
on your system. Wait for system to boot to the first window.
You will need to use the tab key to navigate the windows and the space bar to
check and uncheck setting. A full explanation of the install program's
user interface is available here

The first screen welcomes you to Fermi Red Hat Linux V5.0.2.  Simply hit return here
to start the installation.  Screen numbering starts with the next screen.

1. Welcome to Red Hat:  [Ok]

2. Choose a Language: [English]

3. Keyboard type: us

4. PCMCIA support: [n] (yes if notebook computer)

5. Install type: NFS Image

6. Load Module
	This is the screen to detect your ethernet card.
	This will be automatically detected for you. 
	Verify that this is your actual card. [Ok]

7. Module Options 
	Some cards need special configuration options when they are loaded. If you
	picked a card recommended by Red Hat then you should be able to hit 'Ok'
	without adding anything. 

8. Boot Protocol:  Static IP address

9. Configure TCP/IP 
	a. IP Address (obtained from the Network Group)
	b. Netmask  (obtained from the Network Group)
	c. Default gateway (IP) (obtained from the Network Group)
	d. primary nameserver (IP) (131.225.8.120)

9a. Configure Network
	(NOTE: This screen will only show up if it has trouble contacting the
	Primary Name Server or your machine is not connected to the network.
	If your machine is not communicating with the network correctly you will
	find this out for sure in step 9.)
	a. Domain name (fnal.gov)
	b. Host name (that you picked)
	c. Secondary Nameserver IP (131.225.17.150)
	d. Tertiary Nameserver IP (leave blank)
	
10. NFS Setup
	a. NFS server name: linux.fnal.gov
	b. Red Hat Directory: /export/linux/current/i386
	
10. Installation Path  [Install]

11. SCSI Configuration
	Do you have a SCSI adapter? y/n
	
11a. SCSI Configuration
	(Note: This screen will only appear if you selected yes in 11.)
	Select your SCSI adapter and hit [Ok]

11b. SCSI Options
        (Note: This screen will only appear if you selected yes in 11.)
	If you have a SCSI adapter that is recommended in the hardware list 
	you won't need to enter any options here.  Simply hit [Ok].

12. Disk setup: Disk Druid
	You will now need to create your disk partitions. The following are
	recommended sizes. (Note:All partitions should be non-growable)
	If your drive is smaller then 2.5gb contact FSS for suggestions.
	The partition list below is what you will need to get Linux running.
        Dual Boot: If the machine will be a dual boot machine
	you will need to create partition(s) for the 2nd OS as well. We are
	recommending a minimum partition size of 1gb for NT or WIN95 OS's.

          Partition     Mount Point     Size            Partition Type
         =============================================================
	    1st		/		2000mb		Linux Native
	    2nd		linux swap	127mb		Linux Swap
	    3rd		/usr/vice	64mb		Linux Native
	    4th		/home		750mb+		Linux Native
	    5th		/scratch	(optional)	Linux Native
            
    Partition disks with Disk Druid
        a. First delete all of the existing partitions with [Delete]
	   (WARNING: THIS WILL DELETE ANY DATA THAT YOU HAVE ON THE DRIVE. 
           DO NOT DELETE YOU WINDOWS/NT PARTITIONS IF THIS MACHINE WILL BE
           A DUAL BOOT MACHINE!!!)
 	b. Use ADD to add a partition. Enter its mount point, size and type.
 	c. Do the above until all partitions are created.
	d. Note your swap partition. You will need it for the next screen.
 	
13. Active Swap Space
	Here it will ask which partition you want it to use for swap. It 
	should come up with the partition that you labeled with "linux swap". 
	Allow it to check for bad blocks during format.
	
14. Partitions to Format
	Format all the partitions and check for bad block errors. [Ok]
	
15. Components to Install 
	Used the default install. [Ok]
	
16. Install log
	 This will start the install. An install log will be named 
	 /tmp/install.log  We will move this file to /etc after the install.	
	 The installation will take roughly 30 minutes.
	 
17. Probing Results
	Verify that the installation of the right kind of mouse is being attempted.
	
18. Emulate Three Buttons
	X-Windows generally works best with a three button mouse.
	If your mouse only has two buttons you can emulate the third
	by pressing both at the same time. y/n
		
19. PCI Probe
	If you have a PCI video card it will be automatically detected for you. 
	If it is not detected it will give you a list a available video drivers. 
	If you do not find your card in the list, pick "Unlisted Card" at the bottom
	You will then be given a choice of drivers.  Pick the SVGA driver.  You may 
	also be prompted for the amount of memory on the video card.

20. Monitor Setup
	(if your monitor is not listed select "Generic Multisync")

21. Probing to begin [probe]

22. Probing Finished [Use Default]

23. Network Configuration Screen
	It will ask you if you want to change the setups that you used to build
	the machine. You can also uninstall the networking to make the machine
	standalone. [Keep the current IP Configuration]
	
24. Configure Timezone Screen

        Single Boot: Set it to "US/Central". Set your hardware clock to GMT. This will
        allow your Linux system to properly handle daylight savings time.

        Dual Boot: Set it to "US/Central". This will allow the time to be correct on the
        NT side.

25. Services that will be automatically started at boot time.
	Use the defaults. [Ok]
        NOTE: 1. CHECK autofs IF YOU PLAN ON USING THE AUTOMOUNTER.
              2. CHECK ypbind IF YOU PLAN ON USING YP MAPS FROM ANOTHER MACHINE.
	
26. Configure Printer? y/n
	If you don't know the information about your printer, it's Ok to skip this
	and set it up later from the Printer Tool icon on the control-panel.

27. Root Password Screen
	Set your root password.
	
28. Lilo Installation Screen

        Single Boot and Dual Boot machines: Using Lilo as their Boot Manager -
        Install the bootloader in the "Master boot sector".(Preferred)

        Dual Boot machines: Using NT's Boot Manager -
        Install the bootloader in the "First sector of boot partition"
        Click here if you are going to chose to use the NT boot manager and not Lilo.

30. Lilo Installation Special Options Screen
	No special options. [Ok]
	
        Dual Boot:  Bootable Partitions Screen
        This screen will allow you to see what bootable partitions you have.
        Here you can edit the boot labels and the default boot partition.

31. Installation Complete
	Remove the floppy and hit return to start your newly installed Fermi Red
	Hat V5.0.2 system.