The SGI XFS Filesystem 1.0 Release for Red Hat 7.1 Installer is available as an ISO image, from which you can create a bootable installer CD-ROM. This CD-ROM, together with the original Red Hat 7.1 installation media, will allow you to install an XFS-capable system based on Red Hat 7.1.
The SGI installer is a modified version of the standard Red Hat installer, so answers to most questions about the install can be found in the Red Hat 7.1 Installation Guide.
A list of caveats you should take into account when installing SGI XFS Linux Release 1.0 with the Red Hat 7.1 Installer is provided below
In general, you can either boot directly from the installer, or create a boot floppy from the appropriate disk image in the images/ directory on the CD. The basic install methods default to XFS on all filesystems. You may select the "Custom" install method for additional control of filesystem types.
Upgrades from previous Red Hat Linux versions are supported, as are upgrades from previous XFS/Red Hat Linux installations. Note, however, that an upgrade install will not convert any existing ext2 filesystems to xfs.
Following is a list of caveats you must consider when installing SGI XFS Linux Release 1.0 with the Red Hat 7.1 Installer. These caveats apply only to the Installer itself. Please see XFS for Linux Release 1.0 Caveats for XFS Filesystem caveats.
RAID installations have not been tested.
Authentication failed - cannot start X server.To fix this problem, edit /etc/security/console.perms:
Perhaps you do not have console ownership?
Change:
# file classes -- these are regular expressions
=tty[0-9][0-9]* :[0-9]\.[0-9] :[0-9]
To:
# file classes -- these are regular expressions
=tty[0-9][0-9]* vc\/[0-9][0-9]* :[0-9]\.[0-9] :[0-9]
You may also need to reconfigure GPM and XFree86 to use the correct mouse device.