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Installing LBA-Linux

Congratulations on choosing LBA-Linux! This document, the LBA-Linux installation guide, will show you how to install LBA-Linux on your computer.

Pre-requisites

We'll be making certain assumptions throughout this guide, viz:

• You have an LBA-Linux installation CD. For information about create an installation CD from a downloaded ISO image, see Creating a CD-ROM from an ISO image at http://www.sotlinux.org/en/develop/iso.php.

Hardware requirements

LBA-Linux is designed to run on computers (PCs) with processors in the ix86 family. A typical hardware configuration, suitable for an LBA-Linux computer is given below:

Processor

2.8GHz

RAM

512 MB

Hard disk

30 GB

Network

10/100 NIC

If your computer specifications are significantly below those in the example, check the LBA-Linux Hardware Compatibility List at http://www.linuxalliance.org before attempting to install LBA-Linux.

Overview

So what does it mean to install LBA-Linux? In essence, it means copying the files from the LBA-Linux installation CD to your computer's hard drive. This copying must be done in a particular way, using the LBA-Linux Installation Wizard, a program that prepares your computer to receive LBA-Linux. Because everyone's computer is different, the Installation Wizard needs to gather information about your particular computer so it can get the installation right. For the most part this process happens automatically, but at certain points the Installation Wizard will ask you what to do. This Installation Guide is here to help you make the right choices!

The LBA-Linux Installation CD can also be used to Upgrade an older Linux installation to LBA-Linux or to Recover your installed LBA-Linux system in the event of problems.

The LBA-Linux installation process can be summarized as follows:

• Run the Installation Wizard by placing the LBA-Linux Installation CD in your CD-ROM drive and rebooting your computer.
• From the menu that appears, choose to Install, Upgrade, or Recover LBA-Linux on your computer.
• If you are installing LBA-Linux from scratch, you'll then need to
  • Create hard drive partition to hold your new LBA-Linux system.
  • Select the operating systems that will be present in the bootloader.
  • Wait while the Installation Wizard copies LBA-Linux to your hard drive.

About the Installation Guide

At various places throughout the LBA-Linux Installation Guide you'll see boxes like the one pictured below. These troubleshooting tips offer solutions to potential difficulties you may have in installing LBA-Linux.

If your issue isn't covered in the troubleshooting tips, try consulting the SOTLinux.org forums at http://www.sotlinux.org. The forums are a meeting-place for LBA-Linux users and developers; you'll them find a wealth of information and advice.

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