Red Hat Linux 6.2: The Official Red Hat Linux Alpha/SPARC Installation Guide | ||
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When the Red Hat Linux/SPARC installation starts, normally a RAM disk is loaded into memory. This RAM disk contains data and programs required to perform the installation, and is approximately 4 MB in size. Since the RAM disk takes memory away from the Red Hat Linux/SPARC installation program, your SPARC system must have at least 12 MB of memory in order to sucessfully use a RAM disk-based installation.
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Red Hat Linux/SPARC may also be installed by booting from the Red Hat Linux/SPARC CD-ROM. This method doesn't use a RAM disk, as the necessary files are already present on the Red Hat Linux/SPARC CD-ROM. We will discuss booting from CD-ROM in the section called Booting From CD-ROM. |