new to linux, need some help

[enhanced08]

hello, i'm new to linux and need a little help with it. Thread
i need to know how to make a distro disk for redhat 6.0. i have to download a .ISO file or something and i'm lost!

help!

thanks

[Karnevil9]

Does it have to be Redhat 6.0? I think your problem may be finding a 6.0 distro. It was released in 1999. Before changing to Fedora for the home desktop the last Redhat was 9. They sometimes referred to the first Fedora distros as Redhat 10.

.ISO is an image extension for download. You can go to www.linuxiso.org to get free linux ISO downloads. There you will find Redhat and Fedora in .ISO form but I doubt the version you want. When you download the .ISO file, you just use a program like Nero to create an image CD. It will burn the file to CD and that becomes your bootable version of the operating system like a windows OS CD.
Maybe someone else will post if they know where to find a 6.0 version of Redhat.

[enhanced08]

well i have a couple hard copys of old linux versions:

redhat 5.0
redhat 6.0
oracle8i (not sure what that is)
redhat 5.2
redhat 6.1 secure web server

i have never used linux or any of these, a friend just gave them to me one day

[MrAustin]

Just think of an .ISO image file to be a zip file of sorts containing all data from a particular CD. When you use your CD recording software to burn an image file, it essentially unzips the file and puts each and every folder and file back on the CD just as it originally was.

Hope that helps.

[enhanced08]

ok i now i understand what an .ISO is, would any of those linux cds i have work?

[Karnevil9]

If they are Bootable CD's they should. Have you ever tried to set the bios to install from CD-rom first and pop one of those cd's in to see what happens?

[enhanced08]

nope, never. i was going to till i heard about the ISO thing then i got confussed and didn't know what to do!

[Karnevil9]

If it is not bootable it shouldn't do anything and the bios will go to the next boot from selection. If it is bootable you can see if it starts to boot, and cancel the installation at any point you want to, if you don't really want it to install on your machine.

[enhanced08]

ok, i'll try that. thanks.

[LocoCoyote]

Just a quick side note..why do so many people recommend burning your disks with Nero? As far as I know Nero is Windows only! besides cdrecord does it faster!

[Karnevil9]

For me it's because Nero happens to be the program I have, so I say "burn it with a program like Nero". That could mean Roxio or any other similar software. I never heard of CDrecord, but would like to know more about it, since Nero gives me issues at times. Is it a linux only product or are there windows versions?

[enhanced08]

ok guys, how do i do this? i put the linux 6.0 cd in and set bios to cdrom boot now what? i need some one to walk me through installing it, this isn't as easy as windows!

i have a 20GB HDD with Win98 on it, i want Win98 deleted and Linux installed.

i am lost!! i tried the 5.1 version and its not any easier!

[Karnevil9]

Hmmm. sorry, I am not familiar with the older RedHat versions. I have only installed Redhat 9 and fedora and I suppose they are much easier. What instrcutions are you getting on the screen?

[enhanced08]

first screen: Welcome to linux.... enter to install
second: second welcome screen.... hit enter
3: language, select english
4: type of keyboard select us
5: install method select cdrom
6: insert cd
7: install or upgrade select install
8: what type of machine are you installing? workstation, server, custom select workstation
9: files will be deleted
10: ok? select ok
11: scanning packages
12: installing
13: configure mouse
14: configure networking select no
15: configure timezone
16: configure services
17: configure printer select no
18: cset root pwd
19: configure authentication
20: create boot disk select no
21: install bootloader
22: choose a card. what card? select isn't on list
23: pick a server what do i do here?? i pick mono, its the highlighted option
24: install
25: pick montor
26: probe/don't probe select don't
27: video memory
28: clockchip select none
29: probe for clocks don't know what this is select skip
30: Xconfig don't know what it is select skip
31: install done
32: restart
33: bootup bunch of what looks like MS-DOS commands
34: Red Hat Linux release 6.0 (Hedwig)
Kernel 2.2.5-15 on an i?86

Localhost Login: i have no idea what to put here and can't get past this point

also this second time running instalation different screens came up. the first time it wouldn't let me install a workstation and i had to partion the drive. that was the part i couldn't get to work

[Karnevil9]

Ok, if memory serves me Xconfig is the program that gives you a GUI so you don't want to skip that, you want that if you want a windows like desktop to work with, otherwise you have the text desktop that is like DOS. You may have to find a Redhat install site for what to do with the localhost login portion but I believe you can type in Root or se I believe to make it work. Root and se however is the linux equivalent of adminstrater in winddows and has the authority to make changes that will affect the whole system using it. So you want to create a user login for general work. This way if you mess something up while under a user login it doesn't mess up the entire system.

[enhanced08]

ok well i'll try installing it again tomorrow. thanks for the help karnevil

[enhanced08]

ok well i did the Xconfig thing and it still has me at the login screen. i types Root and se both and it wont let me in!

[Karnevil9]

Found link this by doing a google search, maybe it will help.

http://digiblog.org/column/rh60rev.shtml

[LocoCoyote]

cdrecord is the linux command line utility for burning CDs