"Data Relocation" HDD installation CentOS

After two days of fighting, finally using the hard drive to install the CentOS system, some as long as the installation steps recorded, perhaps in the future to use.

One, before the installation of the preparatory work.

1, first download the files we need on the website, Centos-5.5-i386-bin-dvd image files and grub4dos-0[1].4.4-2009-01-11. Because we need to find the image file from the hard disk, so we use the Grub tool to boot, but also when installing this system to know that there is such a thing.

2, the CentOS image file needs to be placed in the FAT32 or FAT16 format, under NTFS is not confirmed. So you must first prepare a disk space that is in FAT32 format. (See the Internet for details)

3, first extract grub4dos-0[1].4.4-2009-01-11 to c:/, Grldr,grub.exe and menu.lst file copy to c:/, if you want to use Chinese, you use the Chinese file. Then in the Centos-5.5-i386-bin-dvd in the Isoliunx files extracted into the FAT32 format, (my is and the image file in a directory) the Vmlnuz and initrd.img files inside the c:/.

4, now to edit a called the boot. ini file, it is a system ask, open the need for a certain method, because the DOS command is not familiar with, so the use of another: My Computer--Properties--advanced--The third "settings"--edit, you can modify Boot. ini file, add an entry at the end: C:/grldr=centos, save it.

5, now we restart the computer, in the boot time will be a more centos, we choose CentOS into grub (what is not very clear), and then we select the Linux install via the arrow key (the full name does not remember), then will appear gurb> we are in After input: Kernel (hd0,4)/isolinux/vmlinuz, and then enter, continue input: INITRD (hd0,4)/isolinux/initrd.img then enter, continue input: Boot

6, here to explain the next (hd0,4), because I have only one hard disk, that is, hd0, and my image files and Isoliunx files are in the D drive, that is, the 4,linux disk partition is how the Internet has a lot of instructions.

7, this will enter the Linux installation. The installation process is not, did not write, everything on the site has,

Above is some of the previous preparatory work, in the installation process will have a partition problem, that place to divide two districts, one is EXT3 a swap format, you need to pay attention to the Internet to find the CentOS installation diagram has a description, after the actual situation in accordance with their installation.

"Data Relocation" HDD installation CentOS