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**Cache user information | **Cache user information | ||
''Reboot'' | ''Reboot'' | ||
===First login to Fedora Core 6 (login as <tt>root</tt>) === | |||
*Open terminal | *Open terminal | ||
**chkconfig -- | **<tt>/sbin/chkconfig --del yum-updatesd # Cancel yum updates checker</tt> | ||
**<tt>vim /etc/fstab</tt> | |||
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**append lines: | **append lines: | ||
***grape:/home/home nfs auto, rw, rsize=819, wsize 8192.00 | ***grape:/home/home nfs auto, rw, rsize=819, wsize 8192.00 |
Revision as of 08:59, 23 April 2007
- Put in Fedora Core 6 x86-64 DVD/CDs
- Reboot computer
- Allow media check
Installation Settings
- US/English keyboard
Partitioning
- Create custom disk layout
- /boot 200MB (Primary, /dev/sda1)
- / 40000MB (Primary, /dev/sda2)
- /usr 70000MB (Primary, /dev/sda3)
- swap 2000MB (Logical, /dev/sda5)
- /data 150000MB (Logical, /dev/sda6)
GRUB
- Install boot loader on /dev/sda
eth0
- Hostname: set by DHCP
- Use dynamic IP configuration
- Enable IPV4 support
- Disable IPV6 support
- Activate on boot
Time/Timezone
- Australia/Brisbane
- System clock uses UTC
Software
- Select Office, Software Development and Productivity, Fedora Extras (customise later)
Post-install Configuration
- Disable Firewall & SELinux
- Time: Use Network Time Protocol (NTP; use detected UQ servers)
Create User
- Use Network Login
- Enable NIS support
- NIS domain: grape-cluster
- NIS server: grape.md.smms.uq.edu.au
- Options:
- Use shadow passwords
- Use MD5 password
- Cache user information
Reboot
First login to Fedora Core 6 (login as root)
- Open terminal
- /sbin/chkconfig --del yum-updatesd # Cancel yum updates checker
- vim /etc/fstab
- append lines:
- grape:/home/home nfs auto, rw, rsize=819, wsize 8192.00
- grape:/data1/data/ nfs rw, rsize=32768, wsize=32768, nfsvers = 300
Additonal Information
Master file system table ssh matt@grape at fstab >> ec/fstab
- Mount User
- /etc/rc.local
- apend the line:
- mount uqmd10:/usr/usr
Intstall Video Driver
- http:www.nvidia.com/object/unix.html
- Download linux AMD64 Driver
- Logout reboot
Sinle user linux
- At the grub menu:
- press any key
- select the kernel you are using
- press 'e' to edit
- select line that says 'kernel'
- press 'e'
- add the word single to the end of the line
- <enter>
- press 'b'
Don't forget
- mkdir /data1/data2/data3
Finally....
- cd /root
- sh NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-1.0-9755-pkg2.run
- ok
- License agreement -> Accept
- Overide existing driver -> Yes
- Download kernel interface -> Yes
- Install 32-bit libraries -> Yes
- Update x configuration file -> Yes
- type 'reboot'
Note:
- login as root inside Gnome
- system -> administration -> display
- yum install zsh
Update
- yum update