I need RedHat Linux 7 but can I get it on a DVD?

[FredRdr88]

Does anyone know if there is a service I can hire for money that will burn a DVD of Enterprise RedHat developers. It's about a 4GB download and I can't really handle that large of a download right now. I will try the 400MB version in the meantime, but any help appreciated.

Any way I can get the DVD mailed to me would be great!

 

[FredRdr88]

The machine I'm installing on does not have a DVD, only a CD, so I tried to rufus-flash another USB stick but it fails to complete the write to flash without error. Now I'm back where I started.

 

[FredRdr88]

What specific CPU? I'll have to recheck that - I thought I had written it down. That could be part of the problem but there seem to be other problems.

 

[FredRdr88]

I'm downloading 7.2 boot iso now. I'm going to work backwards.

 

[FredRdr88]

I always get an error:

Software: Installation Source! Error setting up base repository.
Software Selection: Installation source not set up.

Any ideas why? I don't know yet.

 

[FredRdr88]

I now see that it wants an .iso file installation source. Why do they have boot .iso files to burn? Am I supposed to just have a .iso file AND a boot? I guess I'll try that.

 

[FredRdr88]

I'm investigating this error: Failed to find cpu0 device node
Perhaps it doesn't contain my cpu in some supported cpu list?

 

[FredRdr88]

GParted gives this error. I need to repartition yet again with Gparted since the Linux install asks for an iso file. I can't store the iso file on ntfs because my linux install doesn't have that driver/software. Would have been nice to bundle that.

 

[FredRdr88]

I can now have an answer to the question "Which installation source would you like to use?" I simply choose my vfat (fat32) partition, then the .iso file rhel-server-7.2-x86_64-boot.iso. I then click Verify and it's all happy yet on the main screen after I click done it keeps saying a"Error setting up base repository" under Installation source and under Software Selection: "Failed to set up installation source".

I can never go back a sc reen. The Why doesn't the program list my partitions?

 

[FredRdr88]

My processor is an Intel(R) Pentium(R) 4 CPU 2.80GHz. It says this twice under processors.

 

[FredRdr88]

I guess I will try to buy a hard-drive and hope I can hook it up internally?

 

[FredRdr88]

I now realize that the boot iso is for a network install. So since I do NOT have a DVD on this particular computer, I will need to spend another night downloading the DVD version, then I will have to iso this onto a USB stick. Hopefully, it will work this time. I did some repartitioning, and I will look into more hard-drives since I don't want Windows to get messed up. I cannot download during the day so I need to let this go until later.

 

[FredRdr88]

Wow, I finally got a good DVD download of Redhat Linux DVD 3.8GB iso, and I managed to get it onto a flash with Rufus and I'm now installing. I just wanted to check and ask about the Mount Point text box. I chose Manual Partitioning, and under Unknown, I have now chosen sda4 which I had previously formatted as ext4. So what should I fill in for the Mount Point? I am not worried about having extra partitions for this particularly project. Anything will do.

 

[FredRdr88]

I have a new hard-drive coming tomorrow so I may just stop here and wait until that hard-drive comes. That way at least my Windows drive is separate, although I now realize I will have to understand how to edit the boot.ini file for a jump to either Windows or Linux. I do NOT want to use the grub loader at this time as I fear I don't have a place to put it. Any help editing boot.ini appreciated although I think I can handle it - just put the right disk( partition( etc.. and a menu item. That's about it, right? Am I right?

 

[FredRdr88]

And I assume that I should use LVM partitioning scheme. So for today, I might just quit out. Or perhaps I should just choose / and chance it? My fear is that I don't know what the Redhat Linux install will ask me to do with boot-loaders and stuff at the end of the install. I'm afraid I might mess something up or would it just leave all the files on sda4 and not touch sda2 where I have Windows. I guess I need to get some info first.

 

[FredRdr88]

I decided to terminate the installation but I got it to the point where it seemed to begin to ignore my ntfs partition as it does not ahve a driver whcih is good and it was about ready to istnall to sda 4. But I will wait until tomorrow and istnall to a spearate disk. I am back in Windows as a test. So far, so good. I can telll that now it lists my Windows type stuff under Unknown and my sda4 as the one to install to. So far, so good I guess. I will install to Mount Point called /boot. I may decide to add a swap partition .

 

[COLGeek]

Have you consulted any of the Redhat/Windows dual-boot guides?

http://archive.download.redhat.com/pub/redhat/linux/7.2/es/doc/RH-DOCS/rhl-ig-x86-en-7.2/dualboot-install.html

 

[FredRdr88]

Thanks, I'll check it out.

 

[FredRdr88]

In pondering this, I realize that I probably do not have enough room for the GRUB boot-loader. It's likely I will need to simply boot using boot.ini in the MBR, and then jump over to /dev/sda3, where I've allocated about 4GB for any fancy boot schemes. Then have the Grub or LILO sitting there, and finally, jump over to /dev/sda4 to boot Linux. But this means that Linux will not be in an MBR. If I wait until tomorrow when my new drive arrives, I might be able to have grub or something in the MBR of that drive. I need to study this and not hurry until I understand this. I'm a little not understanding it all but the reading should help.

 

[FredRdr88]

I would like to install GRUB as follows:

The first sector of your root partition
Recommended if you are already using another boot loader on your system (such as OS/2's Boot Manager). In this case, your other boot loader will take control first. You can then configure that boot loader to start GRUB (or LILO), which will then boot Red Hat Linux.

I'm hoping that by "boot loader" they include Windows basic boot.ini mechanism so I can put a line in there to jump over to /dev/sda3 where I now have LInux. And I added a Swap /dev/sda4.

 

[FredRdr88]

My computer does not have a boot.ini file. And I don't yet know how I will make a backup of the Master Boot Record. I don't understand why such a command does not just come with the operating system. Or is it MBRFix? I don't know. I don't want to use Grub or LILO.

 

[FredRdr88]

I now realize that boot.ini does NOT show up in directory views.

 

[FredRdr88]

I think I I will do this by pointing over into the LInux partition and using LILO there. I will need to put a simple line into LILO.conf. It's tricky - I have to install Linux's boot info into the boot sector, not the Master boot record. And I have to do some copying to accomplish it. I need to read more.

 

[FredRdr88]

I am trying to install now and I get errors:
You have not defined a root partition (/), which is required for installation of Red Hat Enterprise Linux to continue.
You have not created a bootable partition.
This mount point is invalid. The /root directory must be on the file system.

I gather they want a / to install to. I started with that first. Now I've gone full-circle - none of the attempts I've
made are accepted by the installer.

I don't know what to do.

 

[FredRdr88]

I may have to start over and choose LVM Thin Provisioning. I don't want the standard partitions. I just want to install the operating system in a simple way. I don't want /home, /root, /etc on separate partitions.

 

[FredRdr88]

I guess it's because I chose I will manually create the partitions. I chose this because I fear that the installation program will start overwriting my ntfs drive due to the word "automatically" create partitions. I don't know what happens when I click the button for that option, and NO directions ever show that screen. I cannot proceed until I know what automatic does.