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1. When it comes to the boot-loader part, do i select:
*format-format floppy disk in /dev/fd0
*simple- make simple vmlinuz > /dev/fd0 bootdisk
*lilo - make lilo boot disk
*contiunue -leave bootdisk menu and continue with the configuration
I want it like in Mandrake were when I bootup, it I have a selection of either Windows or Linux. What selection would that be?
Second, On the Modem Configs the selection has it from COM1 to COM4 and then no-modem. But wheres COM5?? Look here in this sample:
According to the sample picture, I dont see dev/ttyS4. Its under the Modem catagory.
Its
/dev/ttyS0 to /dev/ttyS3.
Im sorry but this IS NOT fun.
So, should I choose the floppy format? Because it says make boot disk. I dont know which one that is from the selections above. I want to boot Lilo automatically like I did in Mandrake.
those pictures are from several years ago, they just simply haven't been updated... i can confirm the options are there as i have slackware in front of me right now...
dude, why don't you just have someone that knows his way around linux install slackware for you and set-everything-up for you so that you can start using it right-away???
So, should I choose the floppy format? Because it says make boot disk. I dont know which one that is from the selections above. I want to boot Lilo automatically like I did in Mandrake.
Originally posted by unixfreak So, should I choose the floppy format? Because it says make boot disk. I dont know which one that is from the selections above. I want to boot Lilo automatically like I did in Mandrake.
dude, you don't need a boot floppy... forget about that... install lilo to the MBR and you're done...
just tell it you don't wanna make a boot floppy if it asks you... it's very simple...
by the way, one of the basic things you need to learn to use (if you wanna learn linux) is vi...
it's a text-mode text-editor, the most basic tool for configuring linux... learn to use vi, and you'll be able to configure anything on your slackware box without any stress...
(the slackware installer doesn't have partitioning options anyway, as it expects you to do have done the partitioning before running "setup"...)
I thought you said it had the Fdisk as a Built-in partitioning tool???
i said slackware has fdisk, not the slackware installer... fdisk/cfdisk are there for you to use (if you need them) when you boot the cd, but you won't find them once you start the installer...
i know you like asking the same question several times, and i can feel another "when do i run fdisk" question again, so i'll say it pre-emptively:
you don't need to use fdisk/cfdisk, you already partitoned when you installed mandrake...
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