Centos6.3 installation tutorial (super detailed graphic tutorial)

CentOS is not like Fedora, Ubuntu will automatically mount NTFS disk by default, but it can use NTFS-3G to achieve mounting and read and write. If necessary, refer to another article in this blog titled CentOS6.3 mounting and reading and writing NTFS partitions. Tools required for vesamenu.c32.zip: 1. UltraISO (used to create a USB flash drive) 2. CentOS6.3

CentOS is not like Fedora, Ubuntu will automatically mount NTFS disk by default, but it can use NTFS-3G to achieve mounting and read and write.
If necessary, refer to another article in this blog titled CentOS6.3 mounting and reading and writing NTFS partitions.

Required Tools:
1. UltraISO (used to create a U disk for startup)
II. CentOS 6.3 32-bit system image (we suggest downloading the bin image)
III. one USB disk
Requirements: U disk capacity 8 GB
IV. vesamenu. c32 file -- used to replace the default file CentOS 6.3 (I provided the file in the attachment. decompress the file and replace the original file)

Installation steps:
I. create a boot disk for a U disk
1, computer plug U disk, open the UltraISO software, file --- open, choose the CentOS-6.3-i386-bin-DVD1.iso file you downloaded, point to start-write hard disk image, select your U disk in the hard drive (see clearly, do not select the wrong), write mode default: USB-HDD +, and then click Format. After formatting is complete, close the dialog box and click write. wait a few minutes. Then, click return, and then close UltraISO.
2. open the syslinux folder under the root directory of the U disk and replace the original file with vesamenu. c32 in the attachment.
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3. delete the Packages folder under the root directory of the U disk (if you do not delete it, you can also, if you have enough space for the U disk)
4. copy the downloaded system Image CentOS-6.3-i386-bin-DVD1.iso and CentOS-6.3-i386-bin-DVD2.iso to the root directory of the U disk. (You do not need to change the name. it will be automatically recognized during installation)
Now, the boot disk of the U disk is created, and then the U disk is exited. this U disk can now be used to install CentOS 6.3.
II. install CentOS 6.3
1. set the first boot mode for the U disk. the installation page is displayed after the restart:
The first item is selected by default. press Enter.
2. the language interface used during installation is displayed:
Select Chinese (Simplified), Simplified Chinese, and press enter
3. press enter directly on the language confirmation page.
4. the keyboard mode selection interface is displayed below:
Select keyboard mode, default
5. locate on Hard drive. directory holding image is not required. The system will automatically enter this field. (In fact, this is to search for the install. imgfile under the image directory) select OK and press enter
6. the/dev/sdb4 here indicates your U disk partition. we have copied the system image to the U disk root directory, and the system will automatically identify it here.
7. Click OK to display the installation interface:
Click Next
8. select the drive:
Select the first item
9. set the computer name:
You can enter
10. set the time zone:
By default
11. set the root password (note: If your password is too simple, the system will automatically prompt you to select "still use" here"
12. create a partition for centos
Select the last item and customize the partition.
13. note: you can see the disk information here. do not confirm the partition on the disk you want to partition. otherwise, other disks will be formatted.
14. create a vertex, select a standard partition, and click OK.
(1) create a swap partition
File system type: Select swap
Allowed drive: select only your computer disk and cancel the USB flash drive.
Size: 2048
Other size options: fixed size
(2) create a boot partition
Mount point:/boot
File system type: ext4
Allowed drive: select only your computer disk and cancel the USB flash drive.
The size is 100 MB.
Other size options: fixed size
(3) Create a root partition
Mount point :/
File system type: ext4
Allowed drive: select only your computer disk and cancel the USB flash drive.
Size: default
Other size options: use all available space
Click Next
Select the second option to write the modification to the disk.
Note: Before partitioning, you must plan how to partition yourself?
Note: For servers used for formal production, make sure that data disks must be separately partitioned to prevent system problems.
Data integrity. For example, you can divide another/data to store data.
15. change the device (do not pay attention to the place where the boot program is installed, and write the MBR to the computer disk, not a USB flash disk. do not pay attention to it)
Click BIOS drive order
First BIOS drive: select local disk drive
Second BIOS drive: Select the U Drive
Click OK
Note: This step is crucial. if you install it in the default mode, the system boot guide will be installed in the U disk.
After installing the system, many users just need to unplug the U disk, and the system cannot be started.
The reason for starting!
16. The third option is selected by default. here, the first option is selected for desktop installation. you can select the last option if you want to use it for development.
If you want to install some special software, please note that you can add it here.
Next, wait until the installation page appears.
17. after the installation is complete, click reboot
18. restart and unplug the USB flash drive. the computer automatically directs to the centos system.
19. click forward
20. select the first item, agree to the license agreement, and move forward
21. create a common account.
22. set the time. default value:
23. Complete
To go to the logon page.
Click "others"
Username input: root
Enter your root account password
Click "close"
Note: If you do not replace the vesamenu. c32 file, it will be stuck in the following interface after you start the disk with a U: Press
Key to begin the installation process
Cause: The first line in the syslinux \ syslinux. cfg file under the U disk root directory references
The file vesamenu. c32 is replaced by a bug in CentOS 6.3.
(That is, the file provided in my attachment)

Some netizens said that only text is hard to understand. I have found an installation tutorial prepared by others, including diagrams and text, which can be used for reference. Intuitive. LINK: Click to open