Text Mode Boot Options

To start the text mode installation program explained here, before pressing Enter at the boot prompt, type:

boot: text

If the installation program does not properly detect your hardware, you may need to restart the installation in "expert" mode. To start an expert mode installation, type:

boot: text expert
	

Expert mode disables most hardware probing, and gives you the option of entering options for the drivers loaded during the installation.

	Please Note
	The initial boot messages will not contain any references to SCSI or network cards. This is normal; these devices are supported by modules that are loaded during the installation process.

Note that the command to start a serial installation has changed. If you must perform the installation in serial mode, type:

boot: linux console=<device>

Where <device> should be the device you are using (such as ttyS0 or ttyS1).