Task 1: Configure the Keyboard

The first time the Installation Main Menu is presented you will be asked to Configure the Keyboard. A you can see in the screen shot presented below, there is an Alternate option suggesting ``Partition the Hard Disk''. In addition to Next and Alternate as many of the rest of the menu options are presented as will fit on the screen.

Main Menu; Configure the Keyboard. The arrow keys can be used to move the cursor down the selection list. Moving beyond the bottom of the list would present the remaining options: Configure the Network, Install the Base System, Make Linux Bootable Directly From Hard Disk, Make a Boot Floppy, Start New System, Reboot the System, View the Partition Table, Execute a Shell, Configure PCMCIA Support, and Restart Installation System. If you are doing something special, you can execute any of these options by placing the cursor over the desired option and pressing the return key. For a typical installation, the options offered at the top of the menu are most often the desired one.

Every time the script returns to the main menu the installation program will inspect the current state of the machine to determine which step in the installation is supposed to be performed next. It will then present several possible options for the next step in the installation at the top of the menu. The most likely choice is offered first with the highlight bar placed for its selection. Pressing the enter key when the cursor is over the Next option in the previous screen will present the following keyboard configuration screen:

Keyboard Configuration Options. Down arrow to see items below the bottom edge of the window and press enter to select an item.