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Trouble finding USB source for Slackware 14 Install
I am newish to Linux, and definitely new to Slackware
Following a few tutorials, I have successfully opened Code:
setupI just cannot figure out how to use my Code:
/dev/sdb1/What is the easiest, simplest, most efficient method of installing Slackware using one USB stick? |
Is /dev/sdb1 your USB stick?
If you are trying to install from a USB stick, here is a tutorial. -->http://alien.slackbook.org/dokuwiki/...ware:usbboot&s[]=install&s[]=usb I have also done it using UnetBootin. Another link. -->http://unetbootin.sourceforge.net/ |
Depending, if your using an iso.file or not create one or two new directories before running setup. then mount the usb to one and the iso to the other if your using an iso to install from. Do not use /mnt, that is what the installer uses. Then select premounted dir. I'm not sure but I think they have changed it will there is an option to use an iso.file with out having to mount the iso file first.
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How did you do it using UNetbootin? LILO wont install for me, leaving everything non-functional. Also, I am only loading [A] packages. alien's page did not work for me. dd doesnt work at all. I input exactly what the guy posted and it does absolutely nothing useful for creating a working USB installer. |
Its been a while since I did it. I installed Slackware 13.37 on my HP netbook.
There is a set of instructions on the above link called 'Installing Other Distributions Using UnetBootin' I followed those, if I can remember correctly. You need the .iso image file of the CD for it to work. |
Also, I am running windows, NOT any linux yet.
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Currently, I have:
Making the bootable disk is easy, what I need to know is how to properly install it after the disk has been made (using UNetbootin only!) |
If you had already gotten this far, then what you need to do next will be determined by where you are going to install the packages from, whether it be an iso file a directory, or internet download. Using uneboot will only get you back to being able to run setup again.
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as I said earlier make two new directories, Name them what ever you prefer, be somethimg like this
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mkdir /slack /slackiso/slackware64/ #not sure what the full path is [ |
Well after I complete the install, should I remove the usb disk or boot back into it?
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where are you installing slackware to?
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My laptop, separate and unconnected to networks. Freshly formatted HDD. All required packages SHOULD be on the USB from UNetbootin.
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Your USB stick has to be formatted fat32. I have some threads where users were having problems with their USB stick. Some manufactures put stuff on the stick that causes Unetbootin to fail. Deleting the partitions on the stick, re-create one, and a format will fix this kind of problem. You run the unetbootin-windows-581.exe file, with the formatted USB stick in the system. Install unetbootin to the stick. ( I have not done this in windows only linux ). I can not tell you more than that, for the install of UnetBootin. The installer should prompt you if needed. Now you need to boot the system from the USB stick. To make that work, you need to go into the BIOS and change the boot order, make USB ahead of HDD, or floppy or CD/DVD. Save the change. Now boot it, you should get UnetBootin. The rest is on their web site. Basically, you tell UnetBootin where the .iso file is, and it moves the files onto the USB stick. After that finishes, boot the system again, Unetbootin should allow you to run 'setup'. The rest is a Slackware install. Lots of tutorials on that. |
after the packages are installed you will go through some configuration menus. One of them will be to setup lilo. If this is the only hard drive on the laptop then when it ask where to install lilo select the MBR option. Then you should be able to boot without the usb key. you can skip the make bootable usb key menu.
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I am confused on the last part how do I get the path? |
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