noob installing

mylo2003 · 09-18-2003, 02:32 PM

Hi all,

I just threw in the slackware 9 cd and ran it..it was an easy installation and it said it completed and all however when I rebooted the PC and took the disk out, the PC gave me the error
'No operating system'...

Am i doing something wrong?

There is one primary linux partition on it which I created with cfdisk.

Anyone?

one · 09-18-2003, 02:37 PM

did you install the lilo bootloader or create a boot disk during installation?

mylo2003 · 09-18-2003, 02:43 PM

I skipped it! Dont tell me i need it!

one · 09-18-2003, 02:52 PM

well theres your problem,

ok boot your slack cd, when your at

boot: type mount root=/dev/hdx < replace x with the letter of your harddrive

example:

boot: mount root=/dev/hdx

the log in to the system as root and type liloconfig to install lilo, you can also make a bootdisk for emergencys, to make a bootdisk just type:

makebootdisk

mylo2003 · 09-19-2003, 11:19 AM

Well...i installed it again and created a bootdisk.

I ran the bootdisk and it worked! Thanks a lot one!

hrm. now how do I launch kde?

When I go and type startx i get the error message
command not found.

Any ideas ???

one · 09-19-2003, 12:26 PM

run liloconfig so you don't have to use the disk everytime you t boot slack, lilo can boot all the O.S on your system, as for startx ,, what installation did choose during setup? maybe you didn't install any GUI?

mylo2003 · 09-19-2003, 01:19 PM

Hi One,

Thx for helping me out with this by the way...

I chose kde during setup. I believe it was already selected by default when setup was going through so I just pressed enter...(unless I mistook it and it actually WASN't going to be installed by default...now i'm thinking that I didn't install it....DOH..guess I have to reinstall.)

So i understand that once KDE is installed all i have to do is run the command startx?

one · 09-19-2003, 01:28 PM

did you chooose full installation? if you did, reboot and try again
if it doesn't work, don't know whats the problem, maybe reinstaaling it would solve the problem

mylo2003 · 09-19-2003, 01:29 PM

I did choose full install...hrm...installing right now... and i'll double check that kde is installed and everything else too!

synaptical · 09-19-2003, 01:30 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by mylo2003
So i understand that once KDE is installed all i have to do is run the command startx?

no, you have to configure X. run xf86config, then you should be able to use your GUI.

mylo2003 · 09-19-2003, 01:39 PM

cool thx....

I tried typing in XF86Config at the command prompt (logged in as root) and i got a file not found error message...hrm, wondering if I have to configure any PATH variables to get this to work..i've tried ./XF86Config and have tried it in the /etc/X11 dir to no avail.

synaptical · 09-19-2003, 01:46 PM

did you install all the X stuff?

John55 · 09-19-2003, 02:03 PM

Make sure you have all the X stuff as previously mentioned. Then type as this shows xf86config (notice no caps). Then follow along with the script, answering the questions. Note: you will need your video card specs and the horizontal and vertical synch specs for your monitor. Save it when you are done, then try startx.

mylo2003 · 09-19-2003, 02:33 PM

OK.

Reinstalled totally. Made SURE that full installation was done.

darkstar login: Root
password: xxxxxxxx

"Insert some weird Quote here"

(I have tried the following...)

root@darkstar:`# xf86config
-bash:xfconfig: command not found
root@darkstar:`# startx
-bash:startx: command not found
root@darkstar:`# ./xf86config
-bash:startx: no such file or directory
root@darkstar:`# ./XF86Config
-bash:startx: no such file or directory

Hrm....?????

mylo2003 · 09-19-2003, 02:54 PM

just tried something that might be of some help posting..

Went to the /etc/X11 dir and typed in ./XF86Config and got a bunch of error messages...

Here is a few lines(they all look very similar)
XF86Config: line 439

epth: Command not found
XF86Config: line 439:Modes: Command not found
and etetera ectera...