Mandriva Linux

           Installation Instructions - Mandriva Linux 2009

   Required configuration
     * Pentium processor or compatible
     * CDROM drive
     * At least 128 MB RAM, 256 MB recommended

   Installing Mandriva Linux is, in most cases, as simple as putting
   your Installation CD in your CDROM drive, and restarting your
   machine. Please refer to point 1.

   NOTE:

    * If you upgrade from 2007.1, 2008.0 or 2008.1 Mandriva Linux versions,
      do not forget to backup your system.
    * Upgrading from earlier versions (prior to 2007.0) is NOT
      supported. In that case, you need to do a fresh
      installation and not an update.

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   Below are listed the different ways to install Mandriva Linux:

    1. Boot directly from CD
    2. Make a boot floppy with Windows
    3. Other install methods

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  1. Boot directly from CD

   The Installation CDROM is bootable. In most cases, just insert the CD
   into the drive and reboot the machine. Follow the instructions
   displayed on screen: press the [Enter] key to start the
   installation, or press [F1] for additional help.

   NOTE:

   On some laptops (portable computers), the system may not be
   able to boot from the CD. In such a case, you should prepare a
   boot floppy. See point 2 for details.

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  2. Make a boot floppy with Windows

   If your computer cannot boot from the CDROM, you must make a
   boot floppy under Windows as follows:

    * insert the CDROM, then open the icon
      "My Computer", right click on the CDROM drive
      icon and select "Open"
    * go into the "dosutils" directory and
      double-click on the "rawwritewin" icon
    * insert a blank floppy in the floppy drive
    * select "D:\images\cdrom.img" in the "Image
      File" field (assuming that your CDROM drive is
      "D:", otherwise replace "D:" as needed)
    * select "A:" in the "Floppy Drive" field then
      click on "Write".

   To begin the installation:

    * insert the CDROM in the drive, as well as the boot floppy, then
    * restart the computer.

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  3. Other installation methods

   If for any reason the previous methods do not fit your needs (you
   want to perform a network install, an install from pcmcia devices
   orĂ‚ ...), you will also need to make a boot floppy:

    * Under Linux (or other modern UNIX systems) type at prompt:
      $ dd if=xxxxx.img of=/dev/fd0
    * Under Windows, follow the method described in point 2, but
      using xxxxx.img (see below) instead of
      cdrom.img.
    * Under DOS, assuming your CD is drive D:, type:
      D:\> dosutils\rawrite.exe -f install\images\xxxxx.img -d A

   Here the list of boot images:

  +-----------------+------------------------------------------------------+
  | cdrom.img       | install from CD-ROM                                  |
  +-----------------+------------------------------------------------------+
  | hd_grub.img     | install from hard-disk (from a Linux,                |
  |                 | Windows, or ReiserFS filesystem)                     |
  |                 | you can configure it for your system at:             |
  |                 | http://qa.mandriva.com/hd_grub.cgi               |
  +-----------------+------------------------------------------------------+

   You may also burn boot.iso on a CDROM and boot from it. It supports
   all installations methods, cdrom, network, and hard-disk.

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   You can also use a text mode installation if, for any reason,
   you have trouble with the default graphical installation. To use it,
   press [F1] at Mandriva Linux welcome screen, then type
   text at the prompt.

   If you need to rescue your existing Mandriva Linux system,
   insert your Installation CDROM (or any relevant boot floppy), press
   [F1] at Mandriva Linux welcome screen, then type
   rescue at the prompt.

   See http://www.mandrivalinux.com/drakx/README 
   for more technical information.

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  Below are the main stages of installation:

   1. Insert your Installation CDROM (or Installation Floppy disk if
      necessary) and restart your machine.
   2. Press [Enter] when the Mandriva Linux welcome screen
      appears and carefully follow the instructions.
   3. When the installation is complete take out the CD-ROM when
      ejected (and any floppy disk if present in drive); your machine
      will restart. If it does not, restart it manually.
   4. Mandriva Linux will start. After bootup, you can login on your
      machine under the user account setup during install, or as
      "root".

   Important note:

   The "root" account will give you unrestricted
   access to your Linux system. Do not use it except to configure or
   administer Linux. For every day use, use a normal user account
   which you can configure with the
   "userdrake" tool, or with the commands
   "adduser" and "passwd".

                     Good luck with Mandriva Linux!

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   For additional support, see the following:

    * E-Support at http://www.mandrivaexpert.com/
    * Mandriva Linux Errata at http://www.mandrivalinux.com/en/errata.php3
    * Mandriva Linux Security Advisories at 
      http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories
    * On-line Documentation at http://www.mandrivalinux.com/en/fdoc.php3
    * Read and join the On-line Discussion Forums of Mandriva Club at 
      http://club.mandriva.com
    * Join the Mailing Lists at http://www.mandrivalinux.com/en/flists.php3
    * Easily Searchable Mailing List archives at 
      http://marc.theaimsgroup.com/
    * Search the Internet using Google for Linux 
      http://www.google.com/linux
    * Search Usenet Groups using Google Groups at 
      http://groups.google.com/groups?group=comp

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