can't get right

gaaslight · 09-02-2011, 02:41 PM

I've been following this thread and attempting to get Slackware64-13.37 installed to a partition on my hard drive.

I downloaded the install dvd *.iso ran isohybrid on it then dd'd to my 8Gb usb

It boots fine but when I run setup and select my installation source as /dev/sdb1 and the installer ask for the Slackware source directory. I enter /slackware64 but it can't seem to find it.

I copied the entire contents of the usb drive to my hard drive in the directory /stuff. When I select /dev/sda1 as my installation source the installer can't find the /stuff/slackware64 there either.

I ran

Code:

mount /dev/sda1/stuff /mnt

and/or

Code:

/dev/sdb1 /mnt

before running setup

BCarey · 09-06-2011, 10:59 AM

You might try mounting your installation sources somewhere else than /mnt because the installer uses /mnt for the install destination and this might be causing a conflict. Maybe try creating a /mntsrc directory and use that.

Brian

gaaslight · 09-07-2011, 05:06 AM

Thanks Brian.

I did

Code:

mkdir install
mount /dev/sdb1 /install

and selected pre-mounted directory as then installation source, the /install/slackware64 asthe directory.

I am answering this post from my new Slackware installation.

BCarey · 09-07-2011, 08:44 PM

Glad to hear you are up and running.

Brian