hi

there are somethin called virtual consoles/terminals in linux just press and ctrl+alt+f1 ,ctrl+alt+f2 etc..............you can open 6 terminals....................
and then

type
export DISPLAY=hostname:0.0

i preassume you r doing installation from the local workstation...............

regards
hrishy

[Edited by hrishy on 05-27-2001 at 11:46 PM]