Am 01.11.09 09:07, schrieb Toshikazu Aiyama: I'm not really sure what you are trying to accomplish here: Do you want to add something to the wiki? Then the following text is way too special and needs simplification and "despecialisation". > 4. Label the volume to be installed > # mkfs.ext3 -L CentOS /dev/sda9 Um. Why do you think that needs to be done? > 5. Find the CentOS mirror site you will use for installation, then using traceroute, > find its numerical ip address. Why would you need to find out the numerical IP address? > Also find directory where centos/5.3/os/x86_64 exists. I think you mean 5.4 here. > f. At "HTTP Setup", enter appropriate values, referencing the following examples. > ex. http://www.gtlib.gatech.edu (128.61.111.10) > 128.61.111.10 > pub/centos/5.3/os/x86_64 > * Since the current installer does not have reverse DNS capability, > enter explicit IP address. That a) doesn't have to do anything with the installer not having reverse DNS capability (it does not need to) and b) a host name like above works just fine. > * Give an absolute ip address of server found by traceroute command. Not needed. And not all mirrors work that way. > h. At "System to Upgrade", choose "Reinstall System" Ummm. That only happens when you already have a system on there. Which you can just upgrade via yum if you already are on CentOS 5. > i. At "Partitioning Type", choose "Create custom layout", and select drives. > Then choose a partion to install That looks like some "special need" to me. > l. At "Boot Loader Configuration", enter "vga=792" for a good display. Why? > Finally install boot loader to a specific partition not MBR Why? > f. Edit /etc/X11/xorg.conf for proper setting. Too special. > g. Install nforce bugs fixes if necessary. And if I don't have an nforce? > h. Edit /etc/inittab > Change a line default run level from 5 to 3 Why? > i. For kernel bugs, edit /boot/grub/grub.conf if necessary. What? > Then to make it effective, > # grub-install /dev/sda? Nope. Not needed at all. Regards, Ralph
