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Can not install Slackware 3.1 Linux

Can not install Slackware 3.1 Linux

Post by ITCAMBRIDG » Thu, 26 Jun 1997 04:00:00



Hi-

I just got a Slackware distribution for Linux 2.0.29, and can't find the
right boot image to create a boot image disk. First I tried bare.i image
file for my generic IDE CD-ROM, but hangs during booting when it gets to
CD-ROM drive right after the hard drive. Then I tried every other image
file that were in the distribution for IDE drives and got the same result
from all of them...

I've had install the Slackware for 1.2.3 a while ago on the same machine
with the same configuration and used idecd image file and had no problems,
but I can't find the idecd image dirve for Linux 2.0.29 in their
distribution.

Any ideas what I could do? Where I could find idecd image file for 2.0.29,
or what happend to it in version 2.0.29?

Thank in advance for any ideas

Kevin

 
 
 
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Can not install Slackware 3.1 Linux

Post by Bria » Fri, 04 Jul 1997 04:00:00


Hi Kevin:



Quote:> I just got a Slackware distribution for Linux 2.0.29, and can't find the
> right boot image to create a boot image disk. First I tried bare.i image
> file for my generic IDE CD-ROM, but hangs during booting when it gets to
> CD-ROM drive right after the hard drive. Then I tried every other image
> file that were in the distribution for IDE drives and got the same result
> from all of them...
> I've had install the Slackware for 1.2.3 a while ago on the same machine
> with the same configuration and used idecd image file and had no
problems,
> but I can't find the idecd image dirve for Linux 2.0.29 in their
> distribution.
> Any ideas what I could do? Where I could find idecd image file for
2.0.29,
> or what happend to it in version 2.0.29?

'bare.i' now includes the atapi IDE drivers that were a part of the older
'idecd.i' boot image files.

I suggest you check your hardware configurations, especially SB compatible
sound cards, network interface cards and internal modem cards that may have
been added since your last Linux install. I have found that many of these
cards hog I/O port space beyond their configured positions. Try removing
all adapters except those absolutely required for operation (HD/FD only).

If you find an offending adapter, try configuring it I/O port far from
competing components.

Hope this helps you out.

Regards,

Brian.

 
 
 
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1. Installed 3.1. Have questions (not only about 3.1)

Hello!

I just upgraded from 2.8 to 3.1. Not really upgraded. Just made
total reinstall. Now i have some questions

--- 1 ---
I think i have made a grave mistake. I have created 64Mb swap having
32MB RAM. AFter installing X and KDE i have realized that i actually needed
about 120MB of swap. Is there a way to resize file systems ?

--- 2----
I am using russian koi8-r locate and moused really interferes with the
letters (russian
small "PE" for example). The handbook says to set the variable (dont'
remember the name now,
but i typed it correctly i am sure) to 0x03. I did that - nothing changed.
How do I REALLY choose
other chars for mouse arrow. Btw, why there is no mouse mode like in DOS.
Just changing
the color attribute w/o touching the chargen ?

--- 3-----
I have SB 16 (non PNP) and  compiled VoxWare drivers for it. As you know
SB16  only has
MIDI port (no MIDI device). When I tryied ommiting sbmidi device from kernel
config befire
compiling , the kernel does not compile. So, i had to compile the kernel
with OPL *AND*
MIDI devices. Is there a way to compile kernel w/o midi device?

--- 4----
Is there a way to move language switcher from CapsLock to some other key ?

This is all for now :)

Thanks in advance.

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