[KLUG Members] First RH8.0 Install

[Adam Williams]

I got my first RH8.0 disks from Bruce last night and today did my first
8.0 installation (on a brand new IBM x330 w/1Gb RAM, mirrored 15k RPM
Ultra SCSI3 drives, trunked ethernet interfaces, and dually 1.2Ghz Xeons
with extra L2 cache, zooooommm...)

I first tried the text mode installed, but couldn't figure out how to
create a logical volume.  It let me merrily create an MD device and dump
a physical volume on that,  but then I couldn't figure out how to
instance any lvs on it.  Did I miss something obvious?

So I zapped the reset button, plugged in a mouse, and started over in
GUI installer.  First impression - Wow!  That is one Zzexy installed, 
all anti-aliased, shaded, bevelled.... The icons, blurbs, etc... are all
first rate.  It gives IBM's DVD based installer a run for it's money, 
only no music. :(  How about a built in Ogg Vorbis player?  The 1812
Overture plays quietly in the background...

The GUI disk druid let me create mds, pvs, and lvs in just about any
combination I could dream up.  Very nice! 

I can't wait to see how fast this baby loads Open Office. :)