Appendix A. Install Options
In the installer boot screen, specify a boot menu item and a boot option in combination to change the installer operation mode. You may be able to work around a problem encountered in the normal installation procedure by specifying an install option. The installer boot screen varies depending on whether it is started from the "Install CD" or from the "Install disks".
If you start the installer from the "Install CD", the following boot screen comes up.
Select a desired mode from the following boot menu and enter a boot option if required. You can specify multiple boot options by delimiting them with blanks.
- Boot menu
Table A-1. Boot menu
install Start the default installer based on a graphical user interface provided by X Windows System. noacpi Disables ACPI. ACPI is enabled by default in the Turbolinux FUJI kernel. Specify this option if you use a computer that does not boot unless ACPI is disabled. resolution Brings up a dialog that allows you to specify a screen resolution to be used by the installer. Specify this option when you use a wide-screen or other display with a special resolution. vesa Launches X Windows System in VESA mode for the installer. You may be able to use a video card not supported by XFree86 by specifying VESA. text This option should be selected if you want to start the text-based installer. This option allows you to install Turbolinux on a system on which X Window System is not properly displayed or a system to which a mouse is not connected. Rescue System Is useful when a system encounters a trouble after installation for unknown cause. This option allows you to launch the shell without using a hard disk in order to recover a system that does not boot and collect information for troubleshooting. kickstart Starts the installer in kickstart mode. The installer reads the ks.cfg file stored on the boot disks or Install CD and automatically completes all the installation processing. The Install CD or system install disks contain a sample ks.cfg file.
If you start the installer from the install disks, the following boot screen comes up.
At the boot: prompt, enter a boot label. If required, boot options can be added after the boot label. You can specify multiple boot options by delimiting them with blanks. The default boot label is install. If a boot option(s) is specified, the boot label may not be omitted. The following shows an example of input.
boot: install vesa nousb |
- Boot labels
Table A-2. Boot labels
install Starts the default GUI installer based on X Windows System. text This label should be selected when you want to start the text-based installer. This option allows you to install Turbolinux on a system on which X Window System does not run properly or a system to which a mouse is not connected. dd This label should be selected when you want to use driver disks. - Boot options
Table A-3. Boot options
ICHRAID=aarich Specify this option if your computer uses Adaptec SATA Host RAID as the RAID BIOS of the SATA RAID function provided by the Intel ICH5R, ICH6R, and ICH7R. lowres Sets the screen resolution to be used by the installer to 640 x 480. vga16 Launches X Windows System in VGA mode for the installer. vesa Launches X Windows System in VESA mode for the installer. This is the same as selecting vesa in the boot menu. xres Brings up a dialog that allows you to specify a screen resolution to be used by the installer. Specify this option when you use a wide-screen or other display with a special resolution. This is the same as selecting resolution in the boot menu. force_psaux Specify this option if the installer fails to detect a PS2 mouse and the mouse cannot be used. nopcmcia Disables PCMCIA devices. Use this option when a PCMCIA device(s) is not properly recognized. nousb Disables USB devices. Use this option when a USB device(s) is not properly recognized. no1394 Disables IEEE1394 devices. Use this option when a IEEE1394 device(s) is not properly recognized. noprobe Disables automatic recognition of hardware. A dialog will come up, allowing you to select a driver. pci=bios Retrieves PCI device information from BIOS. Specify this option if a PCI device(s) is not properly recognized and you are unexpectedly prompted to insert a driver disk. driverdisk This label should be selected when you want to use driver disks. ftp Specify this option if you want to conduct installation using FTP or from a local hard disk. rescue Starts the rescue system. This is the same as selecting Rescue System in the boot menu.