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While loading 13.1 the following sequence appears on the screen
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INIT: cannot execute /etc/rc.d/rc.4
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INIT: cannot execute /etc/rc.d/rc.4
INIT: Id "x1" respawning too fast: disabled for 5 minutes
INIT: cannot execute /sbin/agetty
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INIT: cannot execute /sbin/agetty
INIT: Id "c6" respawning too fast: disabled for 5 minutes
usb 2-1: new low speed USB device using ohci_hcd and address 2
usb 2-1: New USB device found, idVendor=0458, idProduct=003a
usb 2-1: New USB device strings: Mfr=1, Product=2, Serial Number=0
usb 2-1: Product: Optical Mouse
usb 2-1: Manufacturer: Genius
usb 2-1: USB disconnect, address 2
The previous 6 lines are repeated for addresses 3 thru 12, and then the screen goes blank. The same pattern repeats if I substitute a different usb mouse.
Originally 13.1 did load quite happily with this mouse.
Did you upgrade your Slackware 13.1 using slackpkg? If so, are you perhaps running a 32bit Slackware but have you uncommented a 64bit Slackware mirror in /etc/slackpkg/mirrors ? If that is the case, you will now have a lot of programs on your harddisk that are unable to start because they are 64bit and your 32bit kernel refuses to support them.
Did you upgrade your Slackware 13.1 using slackpkg? If so, are you perhaps running a 32bit Slackware but have you uncommented a 64bit Slackware mirror in /etc/slackpkg/mirrors ? If that is the case, you will now have a lot of programs on your harddisk that are unable to start because they are 64bit and your 32bit kernel refuses to support them.
Eric
I did upgrade and am 32bit, but as far as I know I've never edited /etc/slackpkg/mirrors. So perhaps I got the 64bit packages by mistake. Either way I get to reinstall, and be more attentive to details in future. Thank you for your help.
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