Florin Andrei wrote: > (I'm doing tests in a VirtualBox instance, so take this with a grain of > salt.) > > If you give the VM only 512 MB of RAM, the text-mode installer kicks in. > It does not prompt you to configure anything related to the network or > hostname. The system boots up without a network interface configured. > Also, it won't let you choose the install mode, I guess it defaults to > Minimal (which is fine by me, but still it's a bug). > > If you give the VM 768 MB of RAM, the GUI installer is launched, and > this one allows you to configure the hostname, the networking details, > and choose the install mode. The system boots up with networking and all > the niceties enabled. > Someone posted that you can use VNC to install CentOS 6. Excerpts: "Anaconda therefore includes a Virtual Network Computing (VNC) mode that allows the graphical mode of the installer to run locally, but display on a system connected to the network. Installing in VNC mode provides you with the full range of installation options, even in situations where the system lacks a display or input devices." Visit installation guide for more info: http://docs.redhat.com/docs/en-US/Red_Hat_Enterprise_Linux/6/html/Installation_Guide/vncwhitepaperadded.html Ljubomir