Need help with partioning etc....

SykoMachine · 01-31-2004, 03:33 PM

yes i know
im probably not advanced enough to be using slack
but i figured since i had an extra computer
then
what the hell

SykoMachine · 01-31-2004, 03:45 PM

ok
well i just tried the mount /dev/cdrom /mnt/cdrom command and got:
mount:block device /dev/cdrom is write-protected,mounting read-only

not knowing what this meant
i went ahead and typed in:
ls /mnt/cdrom
and got:
README.TXT extra isolinux kernels live slackware testing

thanks

S-M

newinlinux · 02-01-2004, 10:28 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by SykoMachine
ok
well i just tried the mount /dev/cdrom /mnt/cdrom command and got:
mount:block device /dev/cdrom is write-protected,mounting read-only

not knowing what this meant
i went ahead and typed in:
ls /mnt/cdrom
and got:
README.TXT extra isolinux kernels live slackware testing

thanks

S-M

great, u are actually looking at all the available files and directory in cd2. This is what you should do next:

cd slackware, you will see another sub directory named kde, then you cd kde. when you see something similar like below, u type pkgtool. pkgtool select install from current directory in pkgtool, then hit install throughout the whole process of installing kde.

root@darkstar:/mnt/cdrom/slackware/kde# pkgtool

SykoMachine · 02-08-2004, 08:28 PM

i finally got it installed
now
when i try: unmount /mnt/cdrom
i get :unmount: command not found
also
how do i boot to kde?

newinlinux · 02-08-2004, 09:03 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by SykoMachine
i finally got it installed
now
when i try: unmount /mnt/cdrom
i get :unmount: command not found
also
how do i boot to kde?

it should be umount /mnt/cdrom, not unmount /mnt/cdrom

SykoMachine · 02-08-2004, 09:12 PM

o
ok
this is what i get:
umount: /mnt/cdrom: device is busy
umount: /mnt/cdrom: device is busy

and how do i boot kde?

newinlinux · 02-08-2004, 09:37 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by SykoMachine
o
ok
this is what i get:
umount: /mnt/cdrom: device is busy
umount: /mnt/cdrom: device is busy

and how do i boot kde?

do this:
#cd /
#umount /mnt/cdrom

to start kde, you can use xwmconfig . Select kde then ok it.
type startx at the command line, it will bring you to kde.

SykoMachine · 02-08-2004, 09:52 PM

when i type xwmconfig it says command not found
lol
i know
your thinking noob....

newinlinux · 02-08-2004, 09:58 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by SykoMachine
when i type xwmconfig it says command not found
lol
i know
your thinking noob....

LOL, well i didnt think that way. I am a noob too, just maybe know a little more than you at this point of time.

kind of strange if u dont get xwmconfig, are you on slackware 9.1? Sorry, need to reconfirm as your sig is MDK.

newinlinux · 02-08-2004, 09:59 PM

were you at root when you entered xwmconfig?

SykoMachine · 02-09-2004, 05:14 PM

yes i was at root
i also tried without being in root

and the reason i dont have slack and the reason i dont have slack in my sig is because ive yet to even be able to get in KDE yet
lol

newinlinux · 02-09-2004, 06:23 PM

SykoMachine
if i am you, i would have reinstalled the whole thing one more time and select all the packages available in the 2 cds. That's is the best way for all we newbies. Why dont you try that out? It could be a lazy way out, but it sure can solve the problem, if you really want to learn the stuff, you can do it when all your stuff are up and running. Sorry, this is the best i can think of now.

SykoMachine · 02-09-2004, 06:30 PM

yea your probably right
ahh..i hate being a noob......

newinlinux · 02-09-2004, 06:35 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by SykoMachine
yea your probably right
ahh..i hate being a noob......

yeah, me too

SykoMachine · 02-09-2004, 07:16 PM

you will never believe what i just did....
I STARTED SLACKWARE!
lol
sorry
im proud of myself after all the time
many thanks to newinlinux