Chapter 10. Hard Drive Install Questions

Table of Contents

What Should I Read Before Attempting A Hard Disk Install?
How Much Hard Disk Space Is Required?
Why Would I Want The NST On A Hard Disk?
What Command Does One Run To Install NST To A Hard Disk?
Can I Install The NST From The CDROM I Booted?
Can I Install The NST From The ISO File?
What Command Do I Run To Partition My Hard Disk?
Why Won't It Install On The Partition I Specified?
How Many Partitions Should I Create?
Why Won't My NST Hard Disk Install Boot?
What Does "***ERROR*** could not locate required module: XXX.ko" Mean?
What Is The Password After A Hard Disk Install?
How Do I Modify The Initial RAM Disk?

What Should I Read Before Attempting A Hard Disk Install?

You read this entire section of the NST FAQ prior to attempting to install the NST to a hard disk. You should also read the information found by running the: "nsthdinstall --help-long" command (see: nsthdinstall).

Note

The: "nsthdinstall --help-long" command uses the elinks web browser to display information. You should be able to use the Page Up and Page Down keys to scroll through the information and then press the Q key when you are finished.