T:This guide will help you through the Installation procedure. It will NOT install anything - you will have to do that.
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T:At any time, you will be able to back track through this procedure by clicking on the 'Back' icon.
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T:Please click 'Next' to continue.
I:DirStruct
P:Welcome
N:InstallLinux
T:Directory Structure
T:There are three distinct parts to Linux - the Linux loader, the partition configuration utility, and the actual partitions themselves.
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T:You will have to decide where on your hard disk you are going to put each part. The two utilities can be located on any drive, but the partition files must be on an ADFS IDE drive.
I:InstallLinux
P:DirStruct
N:InstallConfig
T:Installation of Utilities - Linux Loader
T:The Linux loader is a very small and highly configurable, allowing multiple kernel images to be held in one Linux partition.
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T:For more information, please see the Help file contained within the loader.
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T:Please copy !Linux to your destination.
I:InstallConfig
P:InstallLinux
N:InstallInstPar
T:Installing Linux Partition Configuration tool
T:This tool gives you an easy way to create the partitions for Linux. Currently it is only used for partitions on IDE drives.
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T:SCSI drives are handled differently, and can not be partitioned between ADFS and Linux.
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T:Please copy !Config to your destination.
I:InstallInstPar
P:InstallConfig
N:ConfigRoot
T:Linux installation boot partition
T:Since a real root partition is large, a small partition has been created called `BootDisk'.
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T:Please use SparkPlug or SparkFS to uncompress the archive, and copy the contents to your destination for the Linux partitions. This MUST be on an IDE drive.
I:ConfigRoot
P:InstallInstPar
N:ConfigSwap
T:Configuration - root partition
T:Run the !Config utility.
T:The main configuration window has several icons labelled `hda#', `hdb#'. These are the linux partitions. Select one for your root partition. Another window appears, titled `Partition'. Enter into the 'File' box the location of the file, and the size into the `Size' box. Clicking on create will create the partition.
I:ConfigSwap
P:ConfigRoot
N:ConfigInst
T:Configuration - swap partition
T:It is recommended that you create a swap partition for Linux. This increases the logical memory that linux has available by enabling Linux to swap out pages of memory.
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T:Select another partition. Enter the location of the file that you wish to use for your swap. Enter the size of the swap partition into the `Size' box. Click on create to create the file.
I:ConfigInst
P:ConfigSwap
N:BootIt
T:Configuration - installation partition
T:This is a partition containing the bare essentials for installing Linux. Select another partition, and enter the path to the partition that you unzipped earlier.
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T:DO NOT CLICK ON CREATE, but click on OK.
I:BootIt
P:ConfigInst
T:Booting Linux
T:You have now created the partitions that Linux needs for installation. You should have at least the base disk set for the next step.
T:When you run the loader, the loader will show a list of kernels available to be run. After you select the appropriate one, it will then prompt you for arguments to supply to the kernel. Enter `rw root=/dev/hdxx' where hdxx is the installation partition name, and hit enter. Linux will now boot.