C.4. Starting the Installer

Insert the first boot disk created from boot1.img into the floppy disk drive and power on the computer. In a while, the following boot screen will come up.

To boot the computer from the floppy disk drive, you may need to modify the BIOS configuration to change the order in which boot devices are searched. To enter the BIOS setup screen, press the key indicated on screen when the computer is powered on. Many BIOSs use [Del] and [F1] keys. Press the indicated key and change the order in which boot devices are searched so that the computer will boot from the floppy disk drive.

A boot prompt will come up, waiting for you to start the launch of the installer. Normally, simply press the [Enter] key. If you do nothing for a while, the installation will automatically progress to the next step.

Turbolinux comes with this GUI installer as well as a text-based installer. At the boot: prompt, enter text to launch the text-based installer.

In the installer boot screen, specify a "boot label" 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 them. For more information, see Appendix A.

To conduct installation using FTP or from a local hard disk, specify "ftp" as the "boot option".

Pressing the [Enter] key will start to load the kernel and, in a while, you will see a message that prompts you to insert the second boot disk.

Please insert boot disk 2; then press a key to continue.

Insert the second boot disk and press the [Enter] key. The device driver for the detected device will be loaded and, in a while, the following screen will come up.

In this screen, select a language to be used for installation, which will later serve as the standard language of the system to be installed.

Turbolinux FUJI supports four languages:

• English

• Japanese

• Simplified_Chinese

• Traditional_Chinese

Select a language using arrow keys and press the [Enter] key. The following screen will come up.

For information on which keys to be used on the text installer screen, see the navigation bar at the bottom of the screen.

Select the type of a keyboard to be used. A keyboard corresponding to the selected language will be selected by default. Select "jp106" if you are using a Japanese keyboard. Select a keyboard using arrow keys and press the [Enter] key.

Select a source media from which to start the installer. The media types displayed in this list depend on your system environment. After selecting a media type, click [OK].

The following sections describe installation procedures to be used when each of the source media types is selected.

C.4.3. FTP and NFS

If you select "NFS image" or "FTP" to conduct installation over a network, the TCP/IP setup screen will come up first.

Enter the following items required for the setup of TCP/IP. If you are not sure of what to do, ask your network administrator.

Use dynamic IP configuration (BOOTP/DHCP)

If you run a BOOTP server or DHCP server in the LAN, select this option to retrieve network information such as IP addresses.

You need not supply the following settings if you network information is retrieved from a BOOTP/DHCP server.

IP address:

Enter the IP address of the local host.

Netmask:

Enter the subnet mask of a network that you want to use.

Default gateway (IP):

Enter the IP address of the default gateway.

Primary Nameserver:

Enter the IP address of the DNS server.

After supplying the information, click [OK]. Proceed to Section C.4.3.1 for NFS installation and to Section C.4.3.2 for FTP installation.

C.4.3.1. NFS

Enter the following items required for installation from the NFS server.

NFS server name:

Enter the host name or IP address of the NFS server.

Install directory:

Enter a full pathname to specify a directory to which the contents of "Install CDs" are exported.

After supplying the information, click [OK]. The installation program will take over the processing until the installer based on a graphical user interface starts up in the end. For information on the installation procedure, see Chapter 3.

C.4.3.2. FTP

Enter the following items required for installation from the FTP server.

FTP site name:

Enter the host name or IP address of the FTP server.

Install directory:

Enter a full pathname to specify a directory in which the contents of "Install CDs" are disclosed.

Use non-anonymous FTP

Check this option if you want to log into a non-anonymous FTP server.

After supplying the information, click [OK]. The installation program will take over the processing until the text-based installer starts up in the end.

The GUI installer cannot be used for installation using FTP. The text-based installer will start up.