If you have an older system that doesn’t have an internal DVD but you do have an external USB DVD, here’s how to build a CD to boot from. This will probably work with any version of SLES 10:

Boot Linux and mount the SLES 10 DVD. mkdir /tmp/mini-boot cp <path-to-DVD-mount>/boot/i386/loader/* /tmp/mini-boot mkisofs -o /tmp/mini-boot.iso . . . → Read More: How to create a mini-boot CD for SLES 10 SP1

On Fedora, edit “/etc/sysconfig/init” and set:

GRAPHICAL=no

Also edit “/boot/grub/grub.conf” and remove the “rhgb” option on kernel options line (“rhgb” standing for “Red Hat Graphical Boot”).

If you want to disable X11 automatic startup, change “/etc/inittab” default run level:

id:5:initdefault:

to:

id:3:initdefault:

You will then have to start X11 manually if you want to use . . . → Read More: How to disable graphical boot on Linux