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Old 11-25-2005, 10:37 AM   #31
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WOOOHOOOO !!!! IT worked !!!! YEAH BABY!!!!!

Now I got to figure out this partition thing. I have the hd partition with a win98 bootdisk. Installation asked about the large cyclinders are too big, instead should be 1024? Now I'm at the "command (m for help)" prompt I have a list of options and don't really know which way to go from here.
 
Old 11-25-2005, 11:25 AM   #32
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search for the partition-HOWTO with google... it's a really nice guide to partitioning in linux
 
Old 11-25-2005, 11:40 AM   #33
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You could start for example with the following, assuming the 10 GB disk you mentioned:

/ 5,5 GB
/home 1,5 GB
/tmp 1,5 GB
/var 1 GB
swap 500 MB

You just have to create the partitions with cfdisk (or fdisk, but cfdisk is preferred) and save the changes. After that you have to type "setup" (you will be given the instruction to do this on the screen). In the setup process you will be asked what partitions to use, point here to the newly generated partitions and decide to format it with reiserfs or ext3.
If you don't know which partition to point to during setup look in the partitioning HOWTO. Here you will get good info on Linux' partitioning scheme.
 
Old 11-25-2005, 03:51 PM   #34
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I have a warning on my screen....

invalid flag 0x0000 of partition table 4 will be corrected by (w)rite.

I'm stuck at the command prompt.

I found a site that has pretty good step by step instructions, but I don't think my hd is partition correctly.

http://www.bitbenderforums.com/vb22/...?postid=311808

I'm on the third black screenshot and that is as far as I have got. When I select "P" option, I get no numbers for the device boot, start, end, etc....

This is too confusing......
Sorry guys to be such a pain in the butt.....
 
Old 11-25-2005, 04:09 PM   #35
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don't know what happened the system just jumped to a screen where I have set the partitions on the hd. I set the primary to 5gb and the logical to 5gb. System just asked to write the partitions and I said yes to both, primary and logical.

Now system asked to reboot.....this is SOME strange stuff, linux.
WHOA... system just ran through a ton of stuff so fast that I could not even read it.
Now I'm back at root@slcakware:/# ...........now what??

I'll keep pluggin along here.....
 
Old 11-25-2005, 04:42 PM   #36
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Type "setup", chose your keyboard layout and be sure to have written down the partitions you created (you should know how it is called, for example hdb1, hdb6?). Do a full install, be sure to write lilo to master boot record and/or to create a boot floppy. After reboot do a xorgconfig as root, be sure to know what graphic card you have installed. Search for "scroll mouse" in Slackware forum to get a scroll mouse working. Create a normal user with "adduser", log out from root account, log in as the newly created user, type "startx" and pray that I haven't forgotten anything
 
Old 11-25-2005, 07:28 PM   #37
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Ok got all the way to installing network card. System even asked for Installation disk. Then system asked to reboot and I did now I'm think I'm back to the very start of things.....???
 
Old 11-25-2005, 08:56 PM   #38
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Thank you all for helping me try to get this up and running.

I'm tossing the towel. It's just too complicated for me.

Thanks
 
Old 11-25-2005, 10:32 PM   #39
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Don't give up! You can do this! Just take it a step at a time.
 
Old 11-25-2005, 11:21 PM   #40
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http://www.slackware.com/install/

Dude if you throw in the towel that will be a very bad thing. Slackware is tough, but it rules!
 
Old 11-26-2005, 07:43 AM   #41
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Nice going tweakerxp - you made progress: more than I did with RH7.2 way back and RH was supposed to be a newbie-friendly distro. I seem to recall that it had some kind of CD-ROM drive problem which didn't load a required module!! Yikes

Anyway, if the distribution is installed correctly and the drives are partitioned correctly (a previous poster suggested a partition table, but a far simpler one for starting out is: SWAP = 2 x RAM up to a Gb, / = 4Gb /home = rest), once you reboot you'll be facing a virgin system and will be expected to login. Again, if your system is correctly installed, you only have one option really: type root at the prompt and whatever password you entered during the system installation. This will make you master of the computer's universe and it is here that you would ordinarily create a new user who is your everyday account. The easiest way to do this is once you've logged in as root, simply enter startx at the prompt. This should default you to KDE. Then go to the menu ('K' on the panel) and under system (I'm going on memory now because I use Xfce) select user-manager, and create a user for yourself. Now when you reboot or login again - login as this user and enter startx at the prompt to bring up KDE. In which case, well done!!! You've arrived.
The devil is in the detail however. After this point, you will still have to configure your system - a Windows machine will automatically configure a system for you which sounds nice, but actually does lead to a whole host of significant problems down the line. The GNU/Linux way requires you to configure the system settings: this is tough on a new user who may just want to plug-in and go. At the risk of sounding elitist, this underscores some of the most different aspects of the Windows and the GNU/Linux worlds is that the former is more like an entertainment centre with a computer attached, whereas the latter is firstly a computer that you configure to do what you want it to do, because a computer is first and foremost a tool. Mostly I'd suggest you set it up as a workstation for general purpose, so it'll be a compromise between ease of use and convenience on one hand and security and robustness on the other. This requires you to undertake some tasks that might not initially seem obvious to you:
1. lock down and configure your system - there are some excellent guides for you, and even one on this site, prepared by Shilo which is Slackare specific and easy to follow for a quick step through getting a functioning system that is stable and responsive.
2. become acquainted with the console and using the command line. At first, coming from a Windows environment typing at a text window seems counter-intuitive to speed and efficiency, however once you start to use it, you will find that using a mouse to point-and-click is not the most efficient way of doing things, and that it sacrifices efficiency and power for visual convenience.
3. when in Rome ... . Be willing and prepared to experience the differences involved in using a different computing environment. This isn't Windows, and while you will undoubtedly make comparisons between the two, and no doubt you will find yourself preferring Windows for a time, experiment with GNU/Linux, don't take it too seriously, but play around with it, try learning bash (the language your shell/terminal uses) which is a powerful programming language in itself.

If you are into languages, GNU/Linux comes innately loaded with most programming languages and you will be able to install some cool IDEs for programming and web development. There are also a great range of games, productivity suites, utilities, browsers, email clients, and so on. At first the range of options and the strange sounding names can be a bit daunting, but try different applications until you come across the ones you like most to do the job. You will encounter difficulties with installation and use of new programs, because an icon generally isn't automatically added. If you use KDE there is a menu updating tool to load new apps onto the menus. To install programs generally you will face one major hurdle which is library dependency. If you default to adding Slackware-specific packages, generally speaking you should be okay.
The range and extent of user choice given to users of GNU/Linux can also be a cause of its problems - there is no homogenised benchmark machine like there is in Windows. However, it is because of the homogenised configuration of a Windows box that in part makes it so vulnerable to malicious software. However, a Slackware package from http://www.linuxpackages.net will load into your system quite easily, and if it requires any dependent libraries that should be quite easy to pick up by using a google.com/linux search.

Slackware doesn't have any of the bells and whistles and automations that some other distros come with, so hence some people here were recommending that you continue with Ubuntu. Ubuntu, Mandriva, and some others will come with more automatic configuration scripts, although Ubuntu has a pre-selected application list. If you want to let the software do most of the work for you, then you may want to consider something like Mandriva or OpenSUSE - check out http://www.distrowatch.com for comparisons. But as a Slackware user I confess my bias - you've picked a great system, and it's great because it is minimalist and gives you a robust base upon which you can build. Subscribe to the user group lists, lurk on the forums here for the distro, and enjoy the learning curve. Set tasks for yourself: keep your Windows box for everyday work in, but use Slackware for all Internet activity which is not mission-critical; see how that goes. Begin to play around with OpenOffice.org as an alternative to MS Office and gradually expand your comfort zone with GNU/Linux. You'll soon get the hang of how to be productive and confident in using GNU/Linux, but as with everything else, it is all a matter of practice and exposure.
Good luck.

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Old 11-26-2005, 10:03 AM   #42
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ill give u step by step instructions on installing Ubuntu

1) Download the Ubuntu "install" disk. Make sure it is the x86 version

2) Open Nero and select "burn ISO image"

3) set your BIOS to boot from disk

4) Insert the Ubuntu install disk and follow the instructions

5) reboot and you will have a new ubuntu system!


i think the reason your CD was not booting was because you had burned the iso file onto the dvd. if you open the cd in windows and see only 1 file you have done it wrong

DO NOT TRY SLACKWARE. slackware is not a distro for newbies. here is a list of newbie friendly disto's

1) Mandriva
2) SuSE
3) MEIPS
4) Ubuntu
5) Linspire (if your willing to pay $100!)
 
Old 11-27-2005, 08:07 AM   #43
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Ok ... I got mad and took a few minutes off to cool down. Then Installed Ubuntu. SWEET what a pleasure it was. Ubuntu found everything in my system. Installation went quick and SIMPLE. I understood everything Ubuntu asked me to do.

This is the way I thought Linux should be. I'm going to agree with Jack, Slackware should NOT be recommended for newbies like me. You don't need anything complicated for the first time. I think that is why more people don't try Linux.

This was a great experience for me. I'm going to continue to use Ubuntu for a while and who knows I just might be a penguin head someday!

Thanks to all !! Y'all have been a great help.
 
Old 11-27-2005, 08:15 AM   #44
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Quote:
Originally posted by tweakerxp
Thank you all for helping me try to get this up and running.

I'm tossing the towel. It's just too complicated for me.

Thanks
You will be back for more

I felt the same way during my first, let's say 50 installs, but I kept coming back to get some more slackware.
 
Old 11-27-2005, 10:54 AM   #45
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Glad to see you go for Ubuntu.

As I mentioned, stick with Ubuntu for a while and get used to using Linux. As time goes on you'll get curious about other distributions again and again. The great thing is that you can try many different distributions for free. As you learn and gain confidence, you may find yourself making a more difficult but also rewarding move to a new distribution.

Don't forget:
http://ubuntuguide.org/

Enjoy!
 
  


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