So I am going to install Slack64 14 onto an older machine (Athlon 64 X2, 3GB RAM) and its been ages since I installed Slack on a computer, but last time it went very well so I am wondering if this machine is too old to run Slack64 14??

Basically, I went as follows:

• Booted from Slack DVD
• Used fdisk to clear up /dev/sda
• Partitioned using fdisk with /sda1 bootable (primary & RAID autodetect), sda2 as SWAP (primary), sda3 as extended (remainder of HDD), sda5 as logical (filling up entire extended partition as RAID autodetect).
• Tried to copy the partition scheme from sda to sdb using

Then I formatted /dev/sda1 & /dev/sda5 using

And I ran setup. First glitch, it doesnt list sda1 & sda5 in the partition list. Looks like sda isn't detected by setup at all.

sda is a 320GB Seagate ST3320620AS.

I'll keep searching, for now my mind is not clear I need some rest.. If I can get past these roadblocks, I should be OK.

Thanks!

My memory cleared up and I remembered that the sfdisk command above doesnt work, this one did the trick!

Also, I forgot to create the RAID arrays BEFORE running setup .. d'ah..!! Thats what happens when you are tired and lose control. Time to sleep.

My Slackware box at work is an Athlon XP 2000+, 768MB RAM, 80GB hard drive. Runs Slackware 14, 32-bit with Xfce quite nicely. Even better with Windowmaker.

If you don't need a raid0 you can safely go on, when you will create the raid make it degradated and then add the sdbN partition to it, the kernel will do the job of copying the data around.

Here a guide for growing the raid

I'm running Slackware 14 (64-bit) on a Sempron 140 w/ 3GB RAM and it runs flawlessly. You should have no problems at all!

OK I installed it to see what were the changes since last version and I like the new stuff!! Feels snappier too!

The only problem is that I have installed it with full option (all packages). Now for a server, I suppose I dont need (or I shouldn't install everything (KDE, blackbox, other DE's, office programs, etc).

I'd rather start light then install additional packages if need be. Usually, if I install everything and I uninstall packages I dont need, I end up with a broken system because I delete packages I think are safe to remove but another one is using it..

So for a server that will nbeed to run PHP, apache, mysql, python, and other web related technologies, what kind of install do you perform?

I also like the TightVNC capability to remote login to the server and have a GUI to move files and play around...

Waiting for feedback!
Cheers!

Usually if I don't need free space i just let all the packages here and I always go for full install. It happened to me once to leave out kde to save space.
About TightVNC I think X server redirection is better, you can also use it in windows with Xming.

Ive managed to setup and install Slack the way I need it, I installed tightVNC but I am wondering why I do not have any icons?? See screenshot. Logging locally on the server in XFCE I have icons, everything is just fine. Is it some kind of cache or setting to be reset?

Brand new install and brand new tightvnc user.. no settings or files should be left from previous installs or setups..

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Simply open Xfce Settings > Appearance and define the Tango Icon theme.

I'd like, but its not there... Ive double checked again, locally using root's acccount the icons and the "Theme" entry is there in XFCE's settings window.

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Running a file server/internet gateway with 64-current on an Athlon64 X2 4600 with 2 gigs of ram. Running 64-current on the box that USED to be the server (Athlon64 3200+ with 1 gig of ram) with no problems at all. So 14.0 should be a piece of cake.

You call that an "older" machine? Holy ceerapp...

I have Slackware 14.0 installed on a 400 MHz PI (K6-III+) with 256 MB of RAM and a 350 MHZ PII with 448 MB of RAM.

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I have 14 on p3 500, 1gig ram, 2 ide, 1 3tb sata running from sata add on card, if it weren't for stupid power outages uptime would be in years.

My Dears, is it possible include in this thread a Windown Manager choose for X?

Thanks!

Another "older" machine here: