Install RHEL 3

From SubfireWiki

General Procedure

1. Insert RHEL CD #1 and reboot (ensure that the system is set to boot to CD)
2. Accept all the defaults with the following exceptions
   1. Partitioning: Instruct the installer to remove all partitions (not just linux partitions).
   2. Network Configuration/Hostname: Manually set it to csi-lear-shipped-X (where X is the next number up from the last box built)
   3. Firewall: Enable the firewall, but allow all the standard services to pass through it
3. After the reboot, Create an Account
   • I've been using Username: hwtester
4. Go ahead and register on the Red Hat Network, defaults should be OK.
   • When logging in to the red hat network, use account "hwtester"
   • If the process times out, don't worry. It can be completed later.
5. In the "Additional CDs" phase, add some packages
   1. Insert CD #1
   2. Click the "Install..." button next to "Installation CDs"
   3. We will need both the "Kernel Development" and "GNOME Software Development" package sets.
6. For kicks, during the "Additional CDs" phase, insert the "Extras" Cd, and click the "Additional CDs" button.
   1. Install Java
      1. Click on the checkbox next to Java
      2. Click on "Details" and select both IBMJava2-SDK and IBMJava2-JRE
      • This will allow the Eclipse IDE to run later.

Notes

• If Kudzu ever pops up during boot, simply tell it to "Keep Configuration", unless it has found a new device, in which case it should be configured.
• I have found that the gigibit ethernet chipset that comes on the "standard" rackmount case's motherboard is too new for RHEL3.
  • Apparently, the ethernet controller requires the sk98lin driver, which is in the 'unsupported' driver pack.
    1. Insert CD3, double click its desktop icon
    2. Browse to RedHat/RPMS
    3. Double click on 'kernel-unsupported-2.4.21-4.EL.i686.rpm' and proceed to install the package.
    4. Restart the computer.
    5. Unfortunately, the driver won't work (at least as is). doing su -c '/sbin/modprobe sk98lin' fails.
  • Best thing to do is to use an off the shelf 100mbit ethernet card (like the netgear FA310TX).
    1. After rebooting with the FA310TX, use DHCP when kudzu configures the card.
    2. After boot, log in and run the System Settings/Network program.
       • Change the hostname under "DNS" to something like csi-lear-1
       • Add an entry under "Hosts" for address 127.0.0.1, hostname csi-lear-1, aliases localhost
    3. Reboot (or restart networking)