Post-Install Setup
Your Amiga will restart into AmigaDos after you have completed the install process.
Linux, Unix, and NT temporarily cache disk contents to memory to increase system performance. NEVER power-down your system without performing an orderly shutdown procedure; otherwise you risk corruption of the disk filesystem. The normal method of shutting Linux down is to enter the command shutdown -h now from a root shell.
We are running under AmigaDos again. In order to launch the Linux operating system you've just installed, cd to your :redhat/images directory and enter:
amiboot-5.6 -k vmlinux_post_install root=<desired dev> video=<desired video mode>
The root= parameter is required, and refers to the partition where you installed Linux. Assuming you are using a SCSI disk, typical values for this would be /dev/sda1 for the first partition of the first SCSI disk, or /dev/sda2 for the second partition of the first SCSI disk, or /dev/sdb1 for the first partition of the second SCSI disk (well, you get the idea....). IDE partitions would be labeled /dev/hda1 for the first partition of the first IDE device.
The video= parameter is optional, and should only be necessary if you are using a special video card or your video does not work correctly after linux boots. My A2000 works without the video= option, but my (North American) A4000 looses video sync if I don’t specify the video=ntsc option.
If in doubt, consult the amiboot readme file.
After the familiar gray screen, RedHat m68k Linux should come to life on your Amiga. The vmlinux_post_install kernel image has support for many Amiga peripherals compiled-in, so it "should" work with your machine, however you will probably receive several warnings about .o files during startup. Ignore them for now (unless your system dies of-course, which is unlikely)....
Login as user root, and supply the root password you entered during the install process.
When you are logged in as root, you are the superuser. The system assumes you know what you are doing and will not protect you from yourself, so be careful, especially when formatting disks or deleting files.
A few things you should do while you are here-
The man system is the online reference to almost all Linux programs and configurations. If you have a question on how to use or setup some aspect of Linux, the first thing you should do is goto/open a command-shell and enter man <command> , where <command> is the program you are curious about. The man system even knows about C library-functions and operating system-calls.
If you have a vague subject or are looking for related commands you can search the contents of the entire man system by entering the command apropos <keyword>. The system will respond with a list of matches. You can then enter the man command for each listed entry.
There is one little problem with RedHat Linux- they forget to rebuild the man database after the install process, but you can do this manually by entering the command makewhatis. You should do this from time to time, or whenever you install new programs.