Chapter 6. Beginning the Installation
Aborting the Installation
To abort the installation, either press
Ctrl
+
Alt
+
Del
or power off your computer with the power switch. You may abort the installation process without consequence at any time prior to selecting
Write changes to disk
on the
Write partitioning to disk
screen. Fedora makes no permanent changes to your computer until that point. Please be aware that stopping the installation after partitioning has begun can leave your computer unusable.
The boot media displays a graphical boot menu with several options. If no key is hit within 60 seconds, the default boot option runs. To choose the default, either wait for the timer to run out or hit
Enter
on the keyboard. To select a different option than the default, use the arrow keys on your keyboard, and hit
Enter
when the correct option is highlighted. If you want to customize the boot options for a particular option, hit the
Tab
key.
When using Fedora Live media, press any key during the initial boot countdown to bring up the
Boot Options
menu. The boot options include:
-
This option is the default. If you select this option, only the kernel and startup programs load into memory. This option takes less time to load. As you use programs, they are loaded from the disc, which takes more time. This mode can be used on machines with less total memory.
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-
-
This option boots the system from the first installed disk. If you booted this disc accidentally, use this option to boot from the hard disk immediately without starting the installer.
If you boot the DVD, rescue CD, or minimal boot media, the boot menu options include:
-
This option is the default. Choose this option to install Fedora onto your computer system using the graphical installation program.
-
This option allows you to install Fedora in graphical mode even if the installation program is unable to load the correct driver for your video card. If your screen appears distorted or goes blank when using the the
Install or upgrade an existing system
option, restart your computer and try this option instead.
-
Choose this option to repair a problem with your installed Fedora system that prevents you from booting normally. Although Fedora is an exceptionally stable computing platform, it is still possible for occasional problems to occur that prevent booting. The rescue environment contains utility programs that allow you fix a wide variety of these problems.
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(as for Live CD)
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(as for Live CD)