PL2500 and Red Hat 8.0
Updated February 21, 2003
Created February 21, 2003

System Specifications

Here are the steps that I used to create a 2500 that will boot from Hard disk.

1. Install 5.3 SmartStart - Make sure you do a clear system first (System Erase)!!
2. Root RedHat 8.0 - Watch this boot and wait for the BOOT: prompt, If you miss it and it goes to not enough memory, start over!!

At the BOOT: prompt enter "linux mem=exactmap mem=640K@0 mem=191M@1M"
(Adjust to your actual memory)
Also the shorter string should work too (this ex. shows 192MB): "linux mem=175@16M"


3. Hit Next at Welcome Screen
4. Pick Language and Click Next
5. Pick Keyboard and Click Next
6. Pick Mouse Type and Click Next
7. Pick Custom Install
8. Select Automatic Partition and Click Next
9. Select to Remove all Linux Partitions and click Yes

say "yes" I want to do this on warning message


10. Review partition table, Note the partition # of the /boot partition, you will need this later.

Should be /dev/ida/c0d0p1


11. Change Boot Loader to LILO (Could not get grub to work)

Select Configure Advanced boot Loader Options and click next


12. Install Boot Loader on: Select /dev/ida/c0d0p1 First Sector of Boot Partition

Select Force LBA32
Add " mem=exactmap mem=640K@0 mem=191M@1M" to the Genteral kernel Parameters and click next
Say "Force LBA32" on warning message


13. Configure Network
14. Select Firewall options
15. Select Additional Language
16. Select Time Zone
17. Set Root Password and add at least one user
18. Select Authentication Configuration
19. Select packages (Everything at the bottom) and click next.

Wait a very long time


20. Insert Disk 2

Wait a very long time


21. Insert Disk 3

Wait a very long time


22. Select to create a boot disk