gateway IP address: four numbers, separated by dots; ex: 10.0.2.245
one or more name server IP addresses (DNS): one or more sets of dot-separated numbers; ex: 10.0.2.1
domain name: the name given to your organization; ex: Red Hat’s would be
redhat.com
hostname: the name of your computer; your
personal choice of names; ex: cookie, southpark
install from text mode:
boot: linux text
console in installation mode
Console Keystrokes Contents
1 [Ctrl]+[Alt]+[F1] installation dialog
2 [Ctrl]+[Alt]+[F2] shell prompt
3 [Ctrl]+[Alt]+[F3] install log (messages from installation program)
4 [Ctrl]+[Alt]+[F4] system-related messages
5 [Ctrl]+[Alt]+[F5] other messages
7 [Ctrl]+[Alt]+[F7] X graphical display
Once the installation program is loaded into memory, you can obtain information about the installation
process and options by pressing [F1] through [F6].
boot: linux mediacheck to test the checksum integrity of an ISO image
If you need to perform the installation in serial mode, type the following command: