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If you have used a graphical user interface (GUI) before, you will be familiar with this process; simply use your mouse to navigate the screens, “click” buttons, or enter text fields. You can also navigate through the installation using the Tab and Enter keys.
Note | If you do not wish to use the GUI installation program, the text-mode installation program is also available. To start the text-mode installation program, use the following boot command: boot: text. |
The Red Hat Linux installation program offers more than the dialog boxes of the installation process. Several different kinds of diagnostic messages are available to you, in addition to a way to enter commands from a shell prompt. The installation program displays these messages on five virtual consoles, among which you can switch using a single keystroke combination.
These virtual consoles can be helpful if you encounter a problem while installing Red Hat Linux. Messages displayed on the installation or system consoles can help pinpoint a problem. Please see Table A-2 for a listing of the virtual consoles, keystrokes used to switch to them, and their contents. Generally, there is no reason to leave the default console (virtual console #7) unless you are attempting to diagnose installation problems.
Console | Keystrokes | Contents |
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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 |
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