- Download and burn the network boot iso image. This is located inside the DVD image you downloaded earlier at images/boot.iso or available for download RHEL 5.0 (CentOS) network boot cd.
- Boot the CD. You may need to bypass the default boot order. Usually you can do this from the BIOS screen. As you can see at the bottom of the screen shot below, I could press the escape key for the “Boot Menu”:
- Press enter at the prompt:
- Choose your language. The tab key will move the cursor to the OK button:
- Select your keyboard type:
- Select “FTP” as your installation method:
- Configure TCP/IP. I use DHCP:
- Place the hostname or ip address of the server which is hosting your install images in the “FTP site name” field. Place the $CENTOS_INSTALL_ROOT in the “CentOS directory” field:
- The installer will retrieve the needed images from the server:
- Press next:
- Erase all data?
- I am using the default and checking “Review and modify partitioning layout”:
- Are you sure?
- Press Next:
- Press Next:
- Configure your network. I use DHCP and set my hostname manually:
- Select timezone:
- Set root password:
- Package selection. I am accepting the defaults:
- In addition to the default, I am adding “Server - GUI” and “Virtualization”:
- Checking dependencies:
- Press Next to Install:
- Formatting the filesystem(s):
- Installing…
- Installing…
- Done! Press reboot.
- Grub menu upon boot:
- This is the setup agent. Press forward:
- I am selecting FTP, NFS, and WWW in addition to the default:
- Select Yes:
- Press forward:
- Press forward:
- Set date and time, then press forward:
- Create a user and press forward:
- Test your soundcard and then press forward:
- Press finish:
- The login prompt should appear. Type your username:
- And password:
- Done…The machine has booted!
October 30th, 2007 at 11:20 pm
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